Ski Boot Help

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I bought some new salomon ellipse 8.0 ski boots three years ago, like these in the shop they were fine. However after a short period of sking the right one starts to hurt as if to small at the front of the ankle - looking this site I think it is the peroneus tertiu that hurts

So can anything be done, I was thinking of a longer buckle or moving the buckle right to the edge

How much does it cost to heat up the boot to make more room for the foot anyone know?

shin pain in a ski boot, especially that caused by proturding tenons or retinaculum is a real individual thing to cure...sometimes it works other times the only solution is to chage the boot... firstly have you got a supportive footbed in your boots? if not, get one! this is the foundation and will reduce any excessive pronation of the foot, it is this pronation which can cause the tendon to protrude and cause pain. next is to make sure that the instep height matches that of the boot, whilst you suggest a longer clip, often it is the other way round, the fact there is a gap the boot collapses in on the leg which causes the pain, so possibly a heel lift or a volume reducer shim to take up any excess space.

there may also be a set of laces on that boot liner (there was on some but not others) sometimes just removing the laces is enough to resolve the problem......

next it may need to be a bit of work on the tongue of the boot to remove material or add more material around the point of pressure, cutting or grinding a window into the plastic of the tongue can be a very effective way of releasing the surface tension and stopping the compression

hope that helps a bit

Just a poor fit for you that you will need help in sorting out, back at the shop if you can or specialist boot fitter at a cost. Near me and indeed on CEM's doorstep is the this company http://solutions4feet.co.uk/

Had same problem with a couple of pairs of rental boots because they did not fit properly, but once I purchased my own had the insoles made which for me raised the heel slightly in the boot, not had it since, had lots of other issues with boots but not that one again.

TC wrote:indeed on CEM's doorstep is this company

:lol: I think it is not only on CEM's doorstep but in fact is his doorstep ) ...

Hi

I had exactly the same problem with my Rossignol Salto boots. The solution for me was to place heel packers under the boot lining, raising the heel by about half an inch. An added bonus is it gives a better ski posture.

TC wrote:indeed on CEM's doorstep is this company


I think it is not only on CEM's doorstep but in fact is his doorstep ...

I should read the footers on the messages!

As my teachers used to say read the whole question before answering, in which case it's what CEM said!!!

What do I know!!!

kevski wrote:Hi

I had exactly the same problem with my Rossignol Salto boots. The solution for me was to place heel packers under the boot lining, raising the heel by about half an inch. An added bonus is it gives a better ski posture.

you just need to be a little careful with big lifts... for some people it works well, others will feel great in the store but when you get on skis it can tip you too far forward which you compensate for by sitting back

a lack of ankle joint range of motion is normally why we use a big lift in a boot, this is to try and gain usable flex. that said it sometimes wporks to sort this problem as each skier is an individual

TC.... forgiven :lol: