MissySki
Angel Diva
I was able to try out my new boots this past weekend. As a refresher from my bootfitting, we did go up to a higher flex with the assumption that we likely would need to soften them once I skied a bit. I over flexed the next level down, so my fitter preferred we go up in flex because he can easily soften them versus trying to do the opposite.
First impressions of my boots
Where: Sunday River on ungroomed black and blue terrain, opening weekend.
Fit: Wonderful! I've never skied pain free on day 1, and I usually have really really bad pain in the forefoot area, so this was truly amazing to finally find that. My fitter did a fantastic job of shaping my boots to my feet to start., I couldn't be more grateful. My feet were a little scrunched feeling in front, but I expect that to ease as the liners break in. They actually fit so well that I had my booster strap nice and tight and then everything else just latched and everything felt tight/my feet didn't move at all. All in all, super pleased.
Performance: I definitely notice the stiffness. I feel like I need to try really hard to flex enough and that I might still not be getting there. Also, my shins (near the top of the tongues) were sore by the end of day 1 from pushing forward so hard. I'm NOT one for heel lifts (actually kind of hate them because they usually wreak havoc for me), but on day 1 I for some reason remember saying that I almost wished for a heel lift because it felt like I needed just a little more leverage to flex forward and engage my ski tips more. I do have the booster straps with (I think) 3 layers, so I wonder if just cutting one of those out would help things.
Anyway, how does one know for sure if a boot is too stiff for them? Right now I kind of feel it's a question of when, not if, we will soften but I also don't want to be too hasty when I've skied them all of 6 hours on limited terrain. I'm not sure for example if I just need to get used to a higher flex for a bit, get my ski legs back, if they'll break in some with more use because day 2 already did feel a little better than day 1, etc. Or should I just be like no this is obvious and it should be dealt with asap? With the holiday weekend coming I will probably be skiing them another 3-ish days, so is that enough time to really get a feel for what the path forward should be?
I've messaged my bootfitter with my initial feeling from being on snow so I know we'll be talking soon and I can see what his thoughts are. Curious what the divas have to say in the meantime though!
First impressions of my boots
Where: Sunday River on ungroomed black and blue terrain, opening weekend.
Fit: Wonderful! I've never skied pain free on day 1, and I usually have really really bad pain in the forefoot area, so this was truly amazing to finally find that. My fitter did a fantastic job of shaping my boots to my feet to start., I couldn't be more grateful. My feet were a little scrunched feeling in front, but I expect that to ease as the liners break in. They actually fit so well that I had my booster strap nice and tight and then everything else just latched and everything felt tight/my feet didn't move at all. All in all, super pleased.
Performance: I definitely notice the stiffness. I feel like I need to try really hard to flex enough and that I might still not be getting there. Also, my shins (near the top of the tongues) were sore by the end of day 1 from pushing forward so hard. I'm NOT one for heel lifts (actually kind of hate them because they usually wreak havoc for me), but on day 1 I for some reason remember saying that I almost wished for a heel lift because it felt like I needed just a little more leverage to flex forward and engage my ski tips more. I do have the booster straps with (I think) 3 layers, so I wonder if just cutting one of those out would help things.
Anyway, how does one know for sure if a boot is too stiff for them? Right now I kind of feel it's a question of when, not if, we will soften but I also don't want to be too hasty when I've skied them all of 6 hours on limited terrain. I'm not sure for example if I just need to get used to a higher flex for a bit, get my ski legs back, if they'll break in some with more use because day 2 already did feel a little better than day 1, etc. Or should I just be like no this is obvious and it should be dealt with asap? With the holiday weekend coming I will probably be skiing them another 3-ish days, so is that enough time to really get a feel for what the path forward should be?
I've messaged my bootfitter with my initial feeling from being on snow so I know we'll be talking soon and I can see what his thoughts are. Curious what the divas have to say in the meantime though!