J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by johntin

Ise thanks for your reply,

Where I live, Whitby, N Yorks, nothing happens quickly, the moulds I had made for my orthopaedic footbeds had to be sent away to be fabricated, hence the wait.
Again where I live there is nowhere that I could get boots properly fitted within probably a fifty mile radius, as far as Im aware. Let alone specialist sport podiatrists.
I can imagine things getting quite expensive to sort my problem.
Whitby is a great place though.

Update.
frustrated if I am honest.
I went to a podiatrist who did higlight problems with my feet,they took moulds to make orthapiadic footbeds, which take four weeks to complete I was told these would go into ski boots.
I traveled quite a few miles to a boot fitters in Castleford but they where very busy, two hours later I gave up waiting so on limited time went to another establishment,I explained my problems, I tried on two pairs of boots, and ended up with a pair of Rossignol Bandits which where comfortable, the boot fitting was not in depth as the last e-mail threads suggest the lining was not took out so my foot could be measured in the shell. Anyway wore them in at home for twenty minutes etc for a period of time.
Meanwhile my orthopaedic footbeds arrived which I now wear in all my footwear. The podiatrist with a struggle managed to get them into my ski boots and a struggle to get them out.
last week I had a chance to try my boots out with my footbeds fitted, at the Xscape ski slope, Yup guess what, my feet where bloody agony, little toes on both feet went numb, cramp under little toe area this happened after about twenty minutes, agony. I am so disapointed, my family and friends had a great time in their hired boots.
Went to Ellis B in centre the boot fitter there advised me my orthopaedic footbeds where not suitable for ski boots and seemed very knowledgeable and advised custom footbeds, (saying boots where ok doing measurements with lining out etc took his time) so he made me my footbeds, moulded heated etc took over an hour. So Im now bedding these in at home, and sometime soon I hope to go back to xscape and see what happens or feel what happens.
So thats my sorry tale so far, any observations would be helpful, dont be to harsh.

Freezywater thanks for advice, just rang up Severn Sports at the crossgate branch, talked to a guy called Nigel, very helpful good advice took time to listen, had a good idea what my problem could be.
so I think a visit is due.
Again thanks every one.

Thanks for your advice,I take it that Ellis Brigham at Castleford come under the title of good fitters? or is there anywhere closer for me , I live on the N E coast near Whitby.

I have not skied for ten years,but going in feb.

The last three or four times I skied my feet were in agony a mixture of crippling cramp and pins and needles, even after boots were removed it would take at least 30 mins for the pain to go.

I tried rented boots and bought my own boots, still no joy, even had some insoles fit at a ski exibition again no joy,(I get a very similar pain ice skating? )

Ten years have passed so I hope things have improved fitting wise, shortly I am going to see a podiatrist for advice, and in a fortnight I hope to go Ellis Brigham at Castleford. should I take my old rear entry boots for assesment or start from afresh?.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated I really would like a pain free holiday with my family.