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Small feet, big calves, what boots!!!!!!!!!

Small feet, big calves, what boots!!!!!!!!!

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Started by Geething in Ski Hardware - 1 Reply

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Geething posted Aug-2005

I have a problem - I am going skiing next year and have always had trouble finding boots - I have a size 4 feet but bgi wide calves (should have been a rugby player!!!). Can ayone suggest any boots that might be suitable for this problem - I am beginner/intermediate level!!!
Any help will be appreicated :(

Adambuttonuk
reply to 'Small feet, big calves, what boots!!!!!!!!!'
posted Feb-2006

Now from a Size 4 foot, I'm assuming your a female, so I will answer based on that.

My girlfriend has awful trouble getting any kind of rental boot to fit as she is a size 5 with HUUUUUGE calf (insert joke about Russian Shot Putter) so, we decided that enough was enough and to buy some. Went down to our local ski shop as boots are one of those things that unless your me (Mr Normal Feet) you can't buy them online.
After an hour of fitting, She went for the Salomon Irony 7 Women (heatfit) all in with boot strecthing and exact fitting was £170!

Here's the thing: patience is everything, they should be like your old slippers and if they hurt anywhere they're wrong, spend as much time in them as you can, especially in skis or ski position as this is how you'll be most of the time. My girlfriend had the liners heat moulded, then the outer shell stretched slightly at the little toe bone to fit them snug as the proverbial bug.

If you have large calf's then avoid

Rossignol
Atomic
Technica

Wider calf boots are

Salomon
Dalbello
Head

Also avoid the whole "Conformable" insole hype that Snow and Rock tend to do, they will sell you anything for more profit remeber and only 3% of people actually need them

Incidentally, I ski in Head Mojo boots from www. filarinskis.co.uk (plug plug)

Topic last updated on 21-February-2006 at 16:15