Calf pain - any advice?

I have a large calf too, had to have the top of the boots "flared" to make some room, I suggest you take your boots with you to see a fitter, might be an easy adjustment that can be done.

It sounds like you had all the right things done when you purchased the boots, i would suggest it is more to do with muscle cramps then anything. Make sure you fully stretch at the beginning of the day (not just a quick bend over a proper full body stretch) I would also highly recommend stretching off at the end of the day otherwise you will sleep with strained muscles which will not repair. I tend to use a foam roller at the end of each day, its painful but you feel fresh as a daisy the next day.

You can also stick your hairdryer in your boots for 5-10 mins then pop them on and walk round the house in them for 20 mins and this will help mould them to your feet. Although it can take a considerable amount of time for boots to fully mould to your foot shape.

Whats with all this reincarnation of threads from 2 years ago lately?

my calves are 16" i can do the boot up nps i have spoken to the shop who said to take them back and they will have a look :) the left one is ok its just the right one.. ok when skiing just hurts like mad on the drag lift! and there is no spoiler in them. tried the hairdryer in them last night.. hopefully its a bit better :/

jcat wrote: my calves are 16"

This is probably the cause of the problem. Modern ski boots seem to be designed for 13" – 14" calves, skiers with larger calves are forced into a position that is to the rear of where they should be.

These articles should give you a better idea of what the problem is http://www.solutions4feet.co.uk/files/ankle_flex_article.pdf (see size matters) http://custom-bootfitting.southernski.com/balance-in-skiing-is-critical.html

The solution usually involves heating the plastic with a heat gun until it softens and flaring the cuff backwards using a special tool. A hair drier will have no effect as the plastic used in most ski boots doesn't begin to soften until 110 degrees centigrade.

thanks for your comments :)

thanks for your comments. i went back to the ski shop and they gave me some heel lifts and they heated and flattened the tongue so it didnt dig in. although i wasnt convinced this would help i had a great ski holiday with no boot or calf pain. :)

People ski about all day and dont take enough fluids on. Can be the cause of a lot of problems that is easy to put down to things like the fit of their boots.