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Angle of touring boots

Haslenott

Diva in Training
Hi! This might have been answered already, but I cant seem to find it.
Im having issues with my skiing boots escpesially when going downhill. It seems that the angle of my boot is too steep, which results in difficulties in actually giving my thighs a break, and Im standing mainly on the front of my foot inside the boot. My calfs are quite short and broad, and the foot small. Some guy told me that it is possible to adjust some of the Atomic boots, but I have a Dynafit Radial Pro and was wondering if any of you have experience with these boots? Is it possible to adjust the angle of these boots as well? I need them to be as straight as possible, I think. Looking forward to reading your answers, would appreciate quite easy english :smile:)))

Karoline
 

Jilly

Moderator
Staff member
Forward tilt on these boots is only 11deg. My Atomics start at 13 and go to 17. So you're pretty straight to start with.

Have you had a fitter check them? Have you had an instructor look at your stance while skiing?
 

tjm235

Ski Diva Extraordinaire
What bindings are you using? The issue might not be the boots, it could be the delta angle of the bindings. Some touring bindings have pretty high ramp angles, and with short boots it can get exaggerated. I have small feet and sometimes have had to shim the toe piece on my touring bindings to get a more neutral angle. This is old, but good read on ramp angles of touring bindings https://wildsnow.com/10733/get-up-rise-up-stand-up-for-your-ramp/
 

Pequenita

Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Some touring boots have adjustable forward lean, but the Dynafit Radical Pro do not look like they do. They are 11º, which is on the upright end of the spectrum. There might be something else going on for you that isn't boot forward lean-related.

ETA: some of the popular women's AT boot with adjustable lean are the Scott Celeste: 12º and 14º and Scarpa Gea 14º, 16º, 18º.
 
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