Ski Boot Problem

Hi all,

I wonder if any body has the same problem as me. I own a pair of Salamon X wave boots which I have had for four seasons now. They are the most comfortable ski boot I have owned. When I purchased these I had the custom sole fitted etc. The problem is this year whilst skiing, the first few days were great, then my left leg shin was aching like mad. This really put a damper on things as I kept stopping and adjusting my boot to alleviate the ache/pain etc. I am not sure whether I have the shin bang thingy, or has my posture altered over the last few years etc. I am a advanced intermediate and I do ski a little aggressively. I would be glad to here other folks views.

Many thanks
Antosh :(

Hi

Its possible that as the liners have packed down, the excellent fit you had is no longer quite so good.

I had a similar problem with Atomic M11's.

My advice would be to go into a shop in resort, explain the problem and they will undoubtedly sort it.
My boots came with "conformable" footbeds and after I'd had a couple of weeks on snow everyting had compressed a little and I was getting very achy feet and ankles. The boot fitter took out the conformables, placed a cheap pair of footbeds in and put mine back on top.

Result? The boots were literally better than when I bought them.

Cost? Nothing, except the price of a couple of beers!!

From experience I find bootfitters over there much better than your average Snow and Rock girl, with much more know-how. They've seen and heard it all before and have all the tricks of the trade.

Lastly, I know how demoralising it can be when comfy boots start to hurt. But don't worry, there is an easy solution.

Good luck!

Antosh wrote:Hi all,

I wonder if any body has the same problem as me. I own a pair of Salamon X wave boots which I have had for four seasons now. They are the most comfortable ski boot I have owned. When I purchased these I had the custom sole fitted etc. The problem is this year whilst skiing, the first few days were great, then my left leg shin was aching like mad. This really put a damper on things as I kept stopping and adjusting my boot to alleviate the ache/pain etc. I am not sure whether I have the shin bang thingy, or has my posture altered over the last few years etc. I am a advanced intermediate and I do ski a little aggressively. I would be glad to here other folks views.

Many thanks
Antosh :(

how many days is that though? 4 seasons is a bit vague.

The custom foot bed will compress over time although it's a bit odd, mine would last me two seasons or so. Likewise with the inners packing, a couple of seasons ought to be ok but it depends on which Xwave, 8 and below have fairly soft inners while 9 and above are better. I got two seasons out of some 9 inners.

Is the pain diffuse? all over the shin and deep or is it a point pain? for the point pain a tib' pad is enough and I use one myself.

I use one of those big plasters you get from Boots on each shin and they do the trick nicely.

I thought that generally shin bang is caused by some looseness in the boot cuff. This may not be at the top, where a power strap would help.
Two products are made to help with this problem.

http://www.manoove.com/shintronic_info.pp

http://www.bootfitters.com/eliminator.htm

I had a case of shin bang after a bad chatter experience on an alpine board. I put a piece of old sleeping pad foam over my shin until it had healed and avoided the same conditions that caused it, Have you checked your boots to see if anything has changed, forward lean or cant adjustment ?.

It's a painful experience.

Trencher