J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Trencher

Or go to US resorts.

There is no off-piste within the boundaries of the resort. Any area that would be unsafe to ski is roped off, but most of the area is checked for avalanche hazards, and made safe.

Anywhere within the yellow boundary line is fair game.

Unless you ski in very cold conditions frequently, or have a medical condition, the battery boot heaters are an expensive precaution. Charcoal toe warmers work very well and are comfortable in all but the tightest fitting boots. I have Thermic boot heaters, but seldom use them. It's easier to use the charcoal toe warmer for the odd occasion I need to supplement the boot gloves.

jcat wrote:i have the same problem, i have just purchased a pair of atomic live fit 70w boots, skiied them about 4 times now on the dry slopes and they kill my calf muscles.. i had them heat moulded in the shop.. hoping they get better soon :)

You likely don't need the spoiler in the cuff. Try the boots with the spoiler removed. The spoiler is that rotatable piece of plastic that sticks up past the top, at the back of the boot cuff.

Iceman wrote:

The GOAT is buying me some xmas :)

Just in case..... I linked to a size small.

sebmurphy wrote:
I going to try and get out whatever the weather. I think it's important to be ok in all conditions. Might as well practice a little bit in case i get caught in a storm when i'm skiing.

When you have a whole season to play with, the poor condition days are best used for practicing low speed drills, and staying on groomers that you know well. More injuries seem to happen in poor light than at any other time. It's not worth injuring yourself, and wasting the rest of your time there. Good powder and trees would be the exceptions.

brooksy wrote:
Another potential problem is you get them in the UK go skiing & find the boots hurt on the first day... What are you going to do?

So really is there an absolute answer?

It's certainly my experience, and I think most other people's, that boots will be most painful when standing around and riding lifts. If you can walk and stand around the house for a couple of hours comfortably, then pain isn't likely to be a problem.

Whether you can ski well in the boots is another story. If the boots have not only been fitted, but your alignment checked and set up for your skis, then you stand a good chance.

My daughter has external tibial rotation of about 25 degrees. With the right footbed, she is able to ski normally. this works because the alignment can be corrected.

From your description, my guess is that no amount of boot work or specially mounted bindings are going to make skiing on two skis a good proposition. So if skis are out, then the alternatives might be a sit ski, or some form of snowboard.

Snowboards are actually very adaptable in terms of stance. although most snowboarders mount their bindings flat, it's possible to add all kinds of canting, and heel/toe lift. The bindings can be set at any angle as well. If snowboarding is possible, then at some future stage, a custom snowboard might allow even more tailoring of the binding positions. At the same time, it's important that the forces involved would not cause injury.

I know in the US there are several adaptive ski centres that specialize in teaching people with disabilities to ski and snowboard. I would contact such a centre, as they may well have worked through this particular disability before.

SwingBeep wrote:If you buy someone something like that, you're implying that they don't know how to carry their skis properly. Your dad might like something that made getting his boots on a bit easier http://skisnowboardboothorn.com/index.html

Now that's useful.

Now I need something that will allow my socks to easily slide over the grippy custom footbed without pulling the socks too tight over my toes. I'm thinking a strip of ripstop nylon might slippery enough, and strong enough to be pulled out.