Member of the Month

GayWolf420
June, 2025

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Boot tightness/stiffness conundrum- comfort vs. control

profile picture
WisconsinBadger4
Posts: 28 - Karma: 37
Got new Intuition PowerWraps in my FTs cuz the stock ones felt mushed out/too roomy in spots. These new ones are super tight and I love the control and connectedness I have over the ski now— but man, they have barely any “suspension” now, I feel every single bump I hit to the point where it gets painful and annoying.

Is there any way to find a balance, or is this always gonna be a tradeoff we face? Can a boot be tight and snug and max “connectedness” while also forgiving?

Should I try my new tighter liner with a softer flex tongue? Mine are 8s
4 years ago
2 0
profile picture
dolanslebensraum
Posts: 5959 - Karma: -13,093
Go to a huge ski outlet and try on every boot they have until you find the best fit.

fit is more important in my opinion. If you have a rigid boot that hurts to crank down you wont have as good control/connection as you will have with a comfy boot you can crank down without it hurting
4 years ago
2 5
profile picture
TreyDudski
Posts: 362 - Karma: 3,827
WisconsinBadger4Got new Intuition PowerWraps in my FTs cuz the stock ones felt mushed out/too roomy in spots. These new ones are super tight and I love the control and connectedness I have over the ski now— but man, they have barely any “suspension” now, I feel every single bump I hit to the point where it gets painful and annoying.

Is there any way to find a balance, or is this always gonna be a tradeoff we face? Can a boot be tight and snug and max “connectedness” while also forgiving?

Should I try my new tighter liner with a softer flex tongue? Mine are 8s


Dumb question but have you gotten them molded already?
4 years ago
0 0
profile picture
WisconsinBadger4
Posts: 28 - Karma: 37
TreyDudskiDumb question but have you gotten them molded already?


Haha of course, if a shop sold anyone an intuition without offering to mold right away, they should probably be fired 😂
4 years ago
2 1
profile picture
WisconsinBadger4
Posts: 28 - Karma: 37
DolansLebensraumGo to a huge ski outlet and try on every boot they have until you find the best fit.

fit is more important in my opinion. If you have a rigid boot that hurts to crank down you wont have as good control/connection as you will have with a comfy boot you can crank down without it hurting

So tricky man, I swear so many boots feel great until I ski em
4 years ago
2 0
profile picture
WisconsinBadger4
Posts: 28 - Karma: 37
DolansLebensraumGo to a huge ski outlet and try on every boot they have until you find the best fit.

Just saw you posted on another thread you live in summit co, what’s your favorite shop/bootfitter? I’m in Denver, down to make a commute to a mountain fitter if I gotta
4 years ago
1 0
profile picture
TreyDudski
Posts: 362 - Karma: 3,827
WisconsinBadger4Haha of course, if a shop sold anyone an intuition without offering to mold right away, they should probably be fired 😂


lmao I had to ask, I would just got to a shop and try on as many boots as possible and just ask question after question... happened with me and I totally had to change my size/shape of boots
4 years ago
0 0
profile picture
SavageBiff
Posts: 3483 - Karma: 14,759
WisconsinBadger4Got new Intuition PowerWraps in my FTs cuz the stock ones felt mushed out/too roomy in spots. These new ones are super tight and I love the control and connectedness I have over the ski now— but man, they have barely any “suspension” now, I feel every single bump I hit to the point where it gets painful and annoying.

Is there any way to find a balance, or is this always gonna be a tradeoff we face? Can a boot be tight and snug and max “connectedness” while also forgiving?

Should I try my new tighter liner with a softer flex tongue? Mine are 8s

The #1 thing is proper fitting boot, if they fit very well before the intuition then the new liner needs broke in, if they didn’t, you need to see a good boot fitter, one who measures all dimensions of your foot, instep, ankle and calf, either for a new boot or to get your current boots modded( ground foot beds, foam supports, foot beds, posting, canting, molding, punching, booster straps )
You should not have to crank your boots they should be firm, supportive, warm and comfortable with 0 wiggle room. The proper flex, also matters.
4 years ago
0 0
profile picture
Session
Posts: 5408 - Karma: 22,546
Intuition has different thicknesses in certain areas depending on the model.
4 years ago
1 0
profile picture
Chunderface
Posts: 2566 - Karma: 10,057
How many days do you have in the Intuitions? They start out really rigid and tend to get worked in kinda slowly, which I actually like. But I don't know that this would relate to your suspension issue. What footbeds do you use?
4 years ago
1 0
profile picture
piss.boy
Posts: 1491 - Karma: 10,621
Buy full tilts
4 years ago
1 0
profile picture
SavageBiff
Posts: 3483 - Karma: 14,759
Actually found this funny for once probably cause he already is in fts
BruceDogFartBuy full tilts
4 years ago
1 0
All times are Eastern (-4); Currently it's 8:45AM