flyingsquirrel
Certified Ski Diva
It's August! So clearly I'm back on my ski boot nonsense.
Quick recap:
- new skier (1 season under my belt), advancing relatively quickly (ended season 1 very comfortable on all blues and some blacks)
- learned at end of last season that my original boots were fitted incorrectly and were both too long and too wide (fml REI - never making that mistake again)
- got fitted in park city by an AWESOME fitter than suggested the Salomon S/Max 90 in a 22.5 but waffled as they fit pretty snugly / comfortably out of the box and may still be slightly big but BSLs of most 21.5s would not fit my current ski bindings (they're integrated and it seems like would need to be completely replaced)
The new question:
I know boot flex is completely relative and adjustable w/ bolts and boot fitter magic, but how far does the ~magic~ go?
I randomly felt compelled to look at some boot options online today and found an insane deal on Salomon S/Max 120s in a 22.5. I am petite, and while was comfortable skiing at 80/90 flex, know that 120 in the same boot would certainly be too stiff. Is it possible to soften a boot down to a 'relative' ~100? If so, is it possible to do so without permanent measures?
I feel i'll eventually end up in jr race boots in a 21.5, but am mostly hoping that this new addition will get me through another season or two of improvement as a stop-gap so I don't have to replace my skis yet.
Quick recap:
- new skier (1 season under my belt), advancing relatively quickly (ended season 1 very comfortable on all blues and some blacks)
- learned at end of last season that my original boots were fitted incorrectly and were both too long and too wide (fml REI - never making that mistake again)
- got fitted in park city by an AWESOME fitter than suggested the Salomon S/Max 90 in a 22.5 but waffled as they fit pretty snugly / comfortably out of the box and may still be slightly big but BSLs of most 21.5s would not fit my current ski bindings (they're integrated and it seems like would need to be completely replaced)
The new question:
I know boot flex is completely relative and adjustable w/ bolts and boot fitter magic, but how far does the ~magic~ go?
I randomly felt compelled to look at some boot options online today and found an insane deal on Salomon S/Max 120s in a 22.5. I am petite, and while was comfortable skiing at 80/90 flex, know that 120 in the same boot would certainly be too stiff. Is it possible to soften a boot down to a 'relative' ~100? If so, is it possible to do so without permanent measures?
I feel i'll eventually end up in jr race boots in a 21.5, but am mostly hoping that this new addition will get me through another season or two of improvement as a stop-gap so I don't have to replace my skis yet.