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New Ski Boots for My Son

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:07:49 GMT

Looking to Buy my son(17) Ski boots he is tall and skinny, with thin ankles - ideas makes please :?:

Re:New Ski Boots for My Son

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:15:23 GMT

Try this post recently made by CEM

cem wrote:
NO BRAND MAKES WIDE BOOTS OR NARROW BOOTS

every boot brand makes a range of different boots in diffeent lasts i will use atomic as an example they make lasts in 93mm, 95mm, 98mm,100mm, 102mm, 104mm so 6 different widths and options within some of those

head make 95,98, 99, 103,104 so less options and the boots that are most commonly stocked are the 103/104mm lasts

now these sizes are in a boot sized 26/26.5 (yes the shells/liners are the same only the insole differes as has been said)so the width increases as the size increases and gets narrower as the size gets smaller

the really common boot that people with wider feet end up in is the head edge, whilst it is a good boot it fits a bit like a padded ski boot box, it is VERY high volume in the rearfoot with lots of padding, so feels great when you put it on at first, but beware that it will get lose in that area if you have anythign other thyan a very wide heel.

people often come into our shop and say they have wide fee, then we measure them and find that they are at best medium width and often times actually narrow but with a foot that functions wider than it actually is

so beware of being told that brand X makes boots for wide feet etc etc

oh and as a foot note, Lange make boots in 92,95,97,98,100,103 and 104mm so not just narrow ones as people think

Take him to a proper bootfitter, soon :D

Re:New Ski Boots for My Son

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:56:12 GMT

Thanks for that, we were told "possible Salomon".

We are going to Meribel, next year so we have a little time.

Re:New Ski Boots for My Son

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:13:11 GMT

snowy0000 wrote:Thanks for that, we were told "possible Salomon".

We are going to Meribel, next year so we have a little time.

I have gone back into Salomons' for the 1st time in 20 years, as there is now a last to suit my feet. Also in the frame were Atomic and Full Tilt. It all depends on the shape of the foot in the boot.
You have plenty of time until your hols in Meribel, but be aware that there were shortages of certain models before Christmas a couple of winters' ago when my OH needed new boots. It would be a shame to have to be fitted into whatever the shop has left. If you are with a fitter, and they have nothing to suit, he'll leave without any.

Re:New Ski Boots for My Son

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:50:32 GMT

We are going to Castleford escape in the Morning, so we are stating to look at whats on offer.