Boot Recomendations for Thin Feet

Hi

I tried to get some ski boots fitted earlier this week and am having trouble finding boots for my thin feet.

I tried on a pair of Lange Banshees which I believe have a last of 98 but they were just a bit too wide (only very fractionally though) and I remeber somebody saying it is easy to make them bigger but making them smaller is a problem.

I was recomended the Saloman Falcon CS Pro's as these can be made to have a closer fit. Is there any other options for a performance fit for impossibly thin feet with out going to a race boot?

I used to have a pair of Raichle race boots with foam injected inners which were great at the time but have now broken down and don't fit very well.

Cheers

Tim

Tim, the old flexon has be reincarnated by a canadian company called full tilt, there are a few stockists, it runs at around a 95mm last similar to most of the race boots out there, the heel however is not as narrow as the race boots.... you could try a soft flexing race boot something like the Atomic TI 100 [the TI is the 95mm last 100 is the flex] may work very well, irt is not overly stiff, only marginally stiffer than the boots you have tried ...in the hands of a good fitter it cna be made softer should this be required

the alternative would be to put a zip fit liner into eithewr the banshee or the falcon, it will not take up much space in the front of the foot but will snug up the mid foot and rearfoot by a good amount, and as this is where the control comes from it may work well...really difficult to comemnt much further without seeing your feet

good luck :D

cem, that's the kind of advice only a good boot fitter could give. It is good to have you on the forum.

Do the full tilt boots authentically squeek like the raichles ? :lol:
Those thermoflex liners are so comfortable and warm.

Trencher

I've just hd to replace my old Raichle Flex comps which I used during my last couple of seasons as the heels are shot and I've failed to find replacements. My feel are quite narrow.

I've bought a pair of Salomon Falcon CS Pros and they certainly feel snug. Three weeks tomorrow wll be the real test though.

Tome spent wth a good boot fitter is your best solution though.

Trencher , tis a pleasure to be here

the falcon is about 3mm wider than the full tilt, the heel is probably about the same and the instep on the full tilt is lower, the full tilt in most cases comes with a spiral wrap thermo moulded liner which gived a very good impression of the foot when it is moulded. the only down side of the full tilt is like the predecesor the flexon the clips are prone to breakage, but at least now as there is an active supplier you can actually get spares;)

Tima,

Do not think in terms of that ski boot or that ski boot because someone "who has thin" feet likes them.

Think instead of trying all sorts of boots (at this point forget price). This means at least 1 hour of fitting (per boot)! Some you will reject in 1 minute!

Then one will come around that will fit just right.

I have very strange feet and I have yet never had a boot that I could take form store to slope! All my boots are "modified"!

I suspect you are a beginner so you do not know what to "feel" in a boot!

1. No pressure in one spot after 30 minutes
2. Toes are free to "wiggle" inside boot with all buckles tight
3. Ease of flex. You should be able to move fore/aft with ease and not feel any pressure points anywhere.


4. No up/down free play in heel area (if so no big problem since you caninsert heel lifter)

5. No free play zone in cuff area ( if you can insert TWO fingers in cuff, must adjust buckles)


Boots are more important that;
skis
poles
ski jacket
and for some husbands!

Hope this helps you!

a lot of the problem is that manufacturers make most boots to fit Mr or Mrs Average,...ruled by accountants.... if you have wide feet then you can either fine a wide boot or have them stretched,...easy to do!! if you have narrow feet , then you choice is severly limited, trying on loads of boots will show you one thing, that the majority are too voluminous, in Tim's case i would thing seeing as he has tryed a falcon from salomon and felt it a little wide he will need to go to either a race boot in a95mm last in a soft flex, something like the aatomic Ti 100 [possibly too stiff dependant on body weight and ability, although a goof itter can soften this boot to around 80] or something like the full tilt as suggested, the only other way to get the fit he has described is to either add a foam or zip fit liner to another slightly higher volume boot..... this will work to a point but depending on how much skiing he is doing will proably pack out in time to a loose fit, there is no simple solution other than expecting to have a good fitter work on the job or settle for second best.

not wanting to disagree too much with Pav, but do not dissmis a boot too quickly, if it is tight in the store it will get good with a bit of work, if it feels too good it will end up like a bucket

BTW not a plug, but i have a full size stock of Ti 100 which by the sounds of your foot may be a great option :wink:

and you think you have thin feet .....




Trencher