J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by cem

prehaps ise should apply for a job with one of these companies as he seems to know so much about what they have done wrong;)

great area with some great skiing, as others have said food will not be a problem and beer is cheaper than a lot of french areas....... if you need to sort lessons i would use either BASS.. british alpine ski school or The Edge snowsports...both are brit run ski schools which mean their instructors are all ISTD [top level to allow them to work in france]

assuming the fit around the foot is good there are a few thing that can cause the problem you are suffering from

1 the curvature of your shin [from side to side] does not match the cuff angle of the boot, the cuff adjuster on the boot may resolve this
2 the forward lean angle of the boot does not match your ankle joint range of motion, the addition of a heel lift may lift the foot into the correct place and allow the whole of the shin to contact the tongue which should spread the pressure
3 your foot is pronating [collapsing] and you need a supportive footbed to hold it in the correct place
4 you have a very limited flexion in your ankle, again a heel lift or reducing the forward lean of the boot
5 sharp shin bone, the kind that you could slice tomatoes with, trategic padding on the tongue to spread the load across the whole of the tongue

as to who to see??? where in scotland are you?

and i thought he was going to go for the 95mm boot rather than the 98mm :wink:

ok to frighten you about the exchange rate a little, these prices are actual prices in chamonix 2 weeks ago compared to uk prices...with the € at around 1.03 to the £ i know where i would be spending my money

Head S90 UK £220 france €350
atomic TI 100 race boot UK £350 france €500
salomon falcon CS UK £270 france €399
head raptor ltd UK £275 france €429

1cm of lift is not really something you want.... there are a few facts about your boots i need to know to go much further


1 put your foot in the empty shell [take the liner out] and with your toes brushing the front of the shell how much space is there behind your heel? 8-12 mm race fit, 12-16mm performance, 16-20mm comfort, 20-25mm extreme comfort, 25mm+ bucket
2 find the centre of the shell and move the fronot of your foot side to side at that point, ho much spcae either side of your foot? for performance 0-3mm each side of the foot comfort 3-5mm each side



my first guess is that if you have a low volume foot then the performa has too much volume for you

BTW 26.0 and 26.5 are the same shell, the difference if anythign is [bnot on all models] a small amount of padding in the top of the liner to make it feel snugger, it will pack down to the same within a week.

the insole will stabilize your foot and help a bit with the fit but it sounds very much like the boot jsut has too much space in it.....being as you are on the green isle i would suggest a trip to the northern territories to climate ski in Belfast, they should be able to find you somehting a bit lower in volume....stay away from looking at a specific brand, the one that fits is the correct one, the toes will feel on the end of the correct size when the boot is new, this will ease with 10-20 mins in the boot all manufacturers make a slim boot some just better than others but all good if they work for your foot

hope that helps

CEM also used to be the guy at Lockwoods, i left 4 years ago [come the end of this season]

the fit of the boot around the calf can be adjusted by a variety of means.....adding padding around the cuff, a spoiler plate, or an eliminator tongue pad are all ways to reduce the volume around that area, what is important is that the range of motion at the ankle is assessed to make sure that the adjustments don't thow you off balance