Ski boots

If the shell fits you well you can always buy a custom liner like Zip Fit or Intuition and have it fitted.

Thanks for your reply

I found that my boots I bought 3 years ago and had not worn for 2 seasons caused me a problem this year. I took them to get them stretched and thought this had done the trick, but sadly I experienced -

Loss of feeling in my toes
The soles of my feet ached after about half an hour
The ski hire shop in resort asked me why I was wearing thick socks? (they were Salomon ski socks)

So I ended up removing the new insoles I had bought, loosening the clips, so I could adjust them more easily throughout the day and putting pads where the boots might rub on toes. This sort of worked!

I need to get this sorted before next year as I had to rest every hour or so and take my boots off to get the feeling back in my feet.

I know ski boots are not slippers but when they hurt, THEY HURT!!

dgou wrote:

So I ended up removing the new insoles I had bought,

That's the likely culprit. Off the shelf foot beds work for some, but not for others (assuming these were not custom made).

No they weren't but they still cost me £35! Is it wrong to ski in boots without them in, even if they are more comfortable and I can wiggle my toes better without them? It was a joy not to have aching soles!

I can't have my boots too tightly done up owing to circulation problems (DVT) so to be able to adjust them more easily just by moving the clips across was so much better.

My husband joked that it would be good if ski boots had a memory for all their settings....and that they stayed on the most comfortable, as there are 4 lots of clips to fart-arse about with! (fart-arse is a technical term you understand!)

dgou wrote:No they weren't but they still cost me £35! Is it wrong to ski in boots without them in, even if they are more comfortable and I can wiggle my toes better without them? It was a joy not to have aching soles!

I can't have my boots too tightly done up owing to circulation problems (DVT) so to be able to adjust them more easily just by moving the clips across was so much better.

My husband joked that it would be good if ski boots had a memory for all their settings....and that they stayed on the most comfortable, as there are 4 lots of clips to fart-arse about with! (fart-arse is a technical term you understand!)

Back to Lockwoods pronto!

Your ski socks should be quite thin, and IMHO your foot needs a platform within the bottom of the boot:ie: a decent supportive footbed.

You should be able to wiggle your toes with the footbed in place.

Yes I will return and speak to them. The new footbed was OK whilst in the shop, but obviously a day's skiing is totally different. I still have the receipt and box, but whether they will refund or exchange is another matter. I can only ask.

Comfy ski boots would be a dream come true for so many! :-)

Dgou, if Lockwoods can't help you, then contact Colin Martin at: http://www.solutions4feet.com/ not so far from Lockwoods, and cem on here.