Cold toes

[SallyCat]

Hey! I know nothing about neuroma, but I had some foot pain when hiking a couple of years ago and used a metatarsal pad to alleviate. I found a few insoles that had the pad/bump built in to the orthotic itself, which would solve your issue, @merrydog. Of course it would have to be in the right place and the right size and shape, but I'd bet my boots that there's a fitter out there who could MacGyver you something to keep that raised area intact. Good luck!

 

[sibhusky]

Trust me, I know your pain!!!!! I've only discovered two places that could solve my problems: a private individual working out of a bike shop in Whitefish, MT was best ( a ski diva instructor there referred me). He was a racer himself for many years and went on to coach a kids' team. He does all their work.
The 2nd is the The Boot Doctor (himself ONLY) in Telluride, CO. Do not waste time with his underlings! Since it's my favorite ski mountain it was a win-win situation. Once resolution was found, all other boot fitters must copy their work.

Guessing it was Duie Millette in Whitefish.

 

[snowski/swimmouse]

I think you've got him! Like I others, I was ready to give up on the sport from the unbearable pain, but this guy was a miracle worker! Too bad I live soooooooo very far away.... : ( Two weeks ago I resorted to going to Advanced Prosthetics where the fellow did indeed solve the issue.....

 

[sibhusky]

@grlacey spent some time with him last season as well.

 

[BethL]

Intuition liners = magic warmth! Still working on getting the boot buckles adjusted properly, but my toes were basically fine in zero/subzero temps today at Winter Park, without toe warmers!

 

[snowski/swimmouse]

Awesome! Too bad it seems too risky for me to try them after a full year to get my boots right (without severe pain). Even a tiny change could foul up everything... : (

 

[Jilly]

Should have brought this up earlier. But Salomon came out with heated liners this year....

 

[grlacey]

@grlacey spent some time with him last season as well.

I did spend a bunch of time with Duie in Whitefish. He was great! I will probably work some more with him this year. Boots still need tweaking. I have difficult feet. :(

 

[mustski]

I have found that the Intuition Liners in my Dalbello boots do not keep my feet or toes any warmer than previous boots I have owned. The Dalbello Chakra boot came with the wrap Intuitions; I was hoping they would be as warm as advertised, but I've yet to appreciate any significant heat retention with them. As a liner though, I do like them very much.

The intuition liner in the Chakras isn't one of the better ones. It doesn't have to be be heat molded and molds itself as you ski. I have skied both the Chakras and the Kryzmas. The Kryzmas have the true wrap around liner and are much warmer.

I have Intuition liners and am still always fiddling with boot buckles. Tight while skiing and then I loosen on lift up.

Yup. Fiddling is required for me. I have finally come to an agreement with the Kryzmas. After I took everything out that the boot fitter put in, they are much better. I kept my footbeds but ripped out the shims and the heal lift. I went through the same things with the Chakras which were a size smaller. It wasn't any better and there was less room in the toe box so they really aggravated my neuroma.

Bounce has your fitter tried adding a metatarsal pad to your footbed? Each neuroma is different so this may or may not help but for me adding the pad allowed my foot to "spread" out and over the neuroma and it was slightly happier.

Of course the challenge was keeping it in place while getting in and out of a tight boot, over time the adhesive was not able to keep it in place.

The fitter put a "neuroma bump" into my footbed. It can't move around and my foot automatically lands in the right position. It helps somewhat but it doesn't completely solve the problem. I'm in a lot of pain by the end of the day. Skiing is the only time my neuroma bothers me. Murphy's law!

 

[badger]

My Chakras came with the Intuition that indeed required heat-molding and does wrap around. (hence the extra stiffness!) Perhaps the earlier versions were made this way? Mine is not new by any means.

 

[mustski]

Are they black or light colored intuitions. Both are wrap around, but the light colored doesn't require heat molding. I had a quick heat device placed inside to speed up the break in, but it's not the full on heat mold required of the stiffer, black wrap around intuitions.