J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

Rose,
Do you think toes break easily then? Do you know why you've broken your toes four times? Bruising up to your knee sounds pretty bad. Mine was just confined to my big toe.

I have asked lots of people about this, and several people have said they broke their toes by kicking a wall, for example, instead of a ball. I just can't imagine how my toe could have hit the inside of my boot so hard that it broke.

I do hope I haven't got osteoporosis. That would be awful. I don't think I have, because I have always eaten lots of dairy products and I do a great deal of weight bearing exercise (I have just been carrying heavy logs a pretty fair distance), and no-one in my family has it. Also, I had lots of other falls during my ski holiday and I didn't break anything else.

I suppose I can always get a scan for osteoporosis, like you did.

Ally

Trencher wrote:Ally, let the boots air out after use, before you put them away in a bag. If the they are really damp, pull the liners out to make sure they are thoroughly dry, and put them back in before storing them.
If you want to look really hardcore, put a piece of duct tape in front of the first buckle, to stop snow getting in :wink:

Thanks Trencher,
I'll make sure they're dry before I put them away. I don't think I've got much chance of looking 'hardcore' though, duct tape or not, because as soon as I do my first snow-plough I'll be rumbled :lol:

Ally

Hi Eljay,
My toe is much better thank you - not completely healed but greatly improved.

I was going to put a photo of it up on here, but poor Pablo didn't think he'd be able to bear the grossness of it, so I didn't :lol:
It was all black and blue looking and then the nail fell off and it looked even worse. I have just done an 8 mile hike today on the Coastal Path and it is a bit sore, but not too bad.

I still haven't found anyone who's heard of someone breaking their toe in a ski boot. I even asked my Profeet boot fitting technician, and he hadn't either. So it is still quite a mystery. Next time I'm in the surgery for something I might ask my GP to get the hospital records and see if the radiologist thought it was broken, as well as the radiographer. I don't think I've got osteoporosis or anything like that, because my orthodontist had a careful look at the bone density in my jaw for my dental implant (and I would have thought all my bones would be the same, although I may be wrong).

Have you got any news to start a new thread with?

Ally

Snapzzz wrote:Ally, will that boot bag pass as hand luggage when flying?

Snapzzz,
It occurred to me that you might have been thinking of buying one of these bags yourself. So, I thought about it some more, and actually measured my wheelie boot bag as best I can (it's difficult to be entirely accurate). It looks more like a soft mini-suitcase than a bag. The actual box bit of it is 56 cm long, but the little wheels stick out a further 2 cm making it 58 cm long. It's also 36 cm wide and variable depth, but about 23 cm with my ski boots in the main compartment and my gloves and salopettes in the second compartment.

EasyJet and British Airways both seem to specify a maximum hand luggage size of 56 X 45 X 25. So I think my boot bag might just pass - in that I think it would fit in that metal open measuring box they usually seem to use because I think the wheels would stick through and they might not object to that. But it would be a bit touch and go. The few times I've flown they only check the flight bags that they think are too big, and they might think mine looks okay.

I suppose I could ask Profeet if they reckon it complies with the flight bag rules. I would have thought they'd designed the bag to be okay, because the dimensions are so close to those required.

Bandit,
Thanks again. I won't put my nice new boots in the loft - I didn't buy them so that they could become a 'mouse house' :lol:

Ally

This year one could ski in quite a few places in the U.K. at the beginning of January, because there was masses of snow.

This is a photo of our dog in the snow in our road. Effectively we had a 2 mile blue run all down our road for about a week, only passable with a 4X4, and one of our neighbours did actually ski down it (although I haven't got a photo of that unfortunately). We had between 2-6 inches of top quality snow. It was a great pity I didn't have my own skis and boots or I'd have been ski-ing down it all week.

If you click on it, the photo gets bigger.

And lots of people were ski-ing down our local hills/mountains - the Preselis :D



Ally

bandit wrote:Ally, try doing the ironing in them, flex forward as if you are skiing, and move between feet regularly. There is 1 item on the Profeet list, that I don't agree with. If you have your boots undone when walking around in them, there is a good chance that you will catch the buckles on lift station stairs (or similar) and the clips can get bent. I do know that CEM suggests closing the clips loosely, and he had to replace clips for me and my OH due to us having bent buckles :oops:

Also, if you walk around with your boots undone, they you might get toe bang and rubs as your feet will not be held in a good position in the liner. Personally, I think it's easier to walk about with my boots done up, not skiing tight, but definitely fastened.

Modern ski boot foam has memory, don't leave it too long before you run them in )

Thanks Bandit,
I think you and GetJim are right, and it's okay to stand in them for a short while, with legs in the ski-ing position (I'm afraid I don't 'do' ironing but I'm sure I can think of another suitable activity).

When I have to walk in the boots I will try doing so with the buckles done up as lightly as possible, and failing that I'll try them undone (but carefully, after your experience).

It looks then as though I'll have to return as soon as possible to the Snow Dome before my boots 'forget' how to ski :lol: Do you think their 'memory' will last until the end of June? Also, I want my muscles to 'remember' as well, or I'll be snow-ploughing again :D

What was your verdict on the correct position for storing ski boots?

Ally

GetJim,
Thanks, I think you're quite right. But it is all very confusing :shock:

My actual instructions say this, under 'ski boot care':

'Ski boots are not designed to be of comfort for anything other than skiing. We recommend you always open all buckles when walking around in your boots, or if sitting or standing tall, this will maximise circulation and relieve pressure.
When walking step gently in your boots. This will help to avoid bruising the foot plus minimise wear-and-tear along the sole of the boot. The thickness of the sole affects the interface within the ski binding (DIN safety standard) and is therefore very important. Cat Tracks are rubber sole protectors and may be worn if regular walking is unavoidable in your boots.'

Anyway, all I've done with them so far is try them out in the shop, ski on them in the Snow Dome, and put them back in their special wheelie bag - so I can't have wrecked them yet :D

I was also given instructions about not drying them out on pipes etc. in case of melting them.

Does anyone think it matters which way up they are stored - lying flat or standing up?

Maybe I will just leave them nice and safe in their boot bag until the next time I go to the Snow Dome - or possibly take them out now and then for a little cuddle :lol:

Internet photo of my boots. If you click on it, the photo gets bigger.




Ally

Thanks everybody :D

Dave Mac - I'm glad you liked my report and thanks for the 5 stars (I reckon it was you) :D

Brooksy - you're quite right - I was thinking of getting insoles for my wellies as well, but I think I'd have to buy bigger more expensive wellies to have room for the special insoles.

Snapzzz - I'm pretty sure my very special trolley boot bag is too big to be allowed as hand luggage on a plane, but I don't mind about that because usually we go on the train. I wanted something I could wheel about on the train from here, the London underground, in Paris, and through the snow once we get to the resort. Boots are very heavy. And it takes two pairs so if my daughter decides she wants her own boots as well I will be able to carry hers too.

Claire - I'm glad your kids are okay :D I really think I should write to the Snow Dome about the safety issue with that Poma. If whoever it was that got hit by it hadn't been wearing a helmet I'm sure it would have really hurt. All I did was let it go, as usual, and it swung up in the air and round and hit them on the head. I will send you a pm next time I'm going there.

Alistair - I hope I'm sorted as well :D

Huard - thanks, I will try walking about in them a bit. However, I think one is only supposed to walk on carpet with them, in case of wearing out the soles. My technician told me to keep an eye on the soles of the boots and if they start to get worn to bring them back in for new soles before they get too worn which would mean buying new boots. I am hoping they will last me for the next 30 years or so :D

Ally