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New member - ski boot fitting advice needed

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 10:54:59 GMT

Hello all, I am due to go skiing in Courchevel for the first week in April and fully expect to have severe foot pain - this post is seeking advice on where and how I can minimise the foot pain before I sadly and very regretfully have to consider giving up the sport... :0(

I am an intermediate / advanced skier, physically fit but overweight (weekend rugby player).

A number of seasons ago, Lockwoods in Leamington Spa diagnosed my foot pain as having a "forefoot varus" in both feet and advised an anatomic insole, a pair of custom molded Salomon boots (Crossmax 10) and Zipfit inners.

For a variety of reasons, I got the insole created by a third party unrelated to Lockwoods (by an NHS foot surgeon) and although it was clearly a good insole, I'm not sure it was very compatible with the boot. When I went skiiing, I suffered enourmous pain again.

So I am looking at going back to Lockwoods or Solutions 4 feet and getting another fitting done. I am prepared to start from scratch or reuse bits of my existing kit, e.g., new insole and inners with the old shell.

I supect that Lockwoods and S4F are equally competant, but does anybody have any recommendations on what I should do, where I should go and / or alternatives?

Many thanks Sasha

Re:New member - ski boot fitting advice needed

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 11:02:11 GMT

Both are widely recommended, CEM who runs solutions for feet even posts on here so if you have any specific questions I am sure he would be happy to answer..

Re:New member - ski boot fitting advice needed

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 11:06:26 GMT

Just booked an appointment with S4F. Thanks

Re:New member - ski boot fitting advice needed

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 13:16:29 GMT

Dear "footsore"

I sympathise, because I suffered for years with painful feet while skiing. The breakthrough came when I finally hit upon a pair of hired boots that were really comfortable. At about this time I was also told that my feet have a higher than average arch and therefore boots press down on the top of my foot, stopping the circulation to the toes and causing agonising pain. Once I had slackened off the clips, relieving the pressure, the pain went away and I was once again able to ski in comfort.
This may not apply to your situation, but may be of use to others.

New member - ski boot fitting advice needed

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 14:56:29 GMT

CEM also used to be the guy at Lockwoods, i left 4 years ago [come the end of this season]

New member - ski boot fitting advice needed

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 15:10:58 GMT

cem wrote:CEM also used to be the guy at Lockwoods, i left 4 years ago [come the end of this season]

Time flies when you're having fun

Re:New member - ski boot fitting advice needed

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:08:13 GMT

See my entry for another member recommending an excellent orthopaedic boot fitter in Les Menuires- if Lurch (Armando at his shop "Au Pied des Pistes") can't help you, I'd be very surprised!

New member - ski boot fitting advice needed

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:36:12 GMT

sasha320 wrote:Hello all, I am due to go skiing in Courchevel for the first week in April and fully expect to have severe foot pain - this post is seeking advice on where and how I can minimise the foot pain before I sadly and very regretfully have to consider giving up the sport... :0(

I am an intermediate / advanced skier, physically fit but overweight (weekend rugby player).

A number of seasons ago, Lockwoods in Leamington Spa diagnosed my foot pain as having a "forefoot varus" in both feet and advised an anatomic insole, a pair of custom molded Salomon boots (Crossmax 10) and Zipfit inners.

For a variety of reasons, I got the insole created by a third party unrelated to Lockwoods (by an NHS foot surgeon) and although it was clearly a good insole, I'm not sure it was very compatible with the boot. When I went skiiing, I suffered enourmous pain again.

So I am looking at going back to Lockwoods or Solutions 4 feet and getting another fitting done. I am prepared to start from scratch or reuse bits of my existing kit, e.g., new insole and inners with the old shell.

I supect that Lockwoods and S4F are equally competant, but does anybody have any recommendations on what I should do, where I should go and / or alternatives?

Many thanks Sasha

Hi Sasha

I have the saem foot problems and they are finally gone after 20 years!!! thanks to Rob Graham at Daleboot in Kitzbuhel. They also have other outlets around Europe too. You can see my writeup in the Ski boot threads