Jesski
Certified Ski Diva
Hi all,
Just started skiing again after a year off when my husband was recovering from a surgery and couldn't ski and I'm noticing some issues with my ski boots from a couple years ago and wanted to get some input. I'm currently skiing in Nordica Sportmachine 95 flex. I have had my foot scanned at a running shoe store previously for running shoes so I know the following about my foot: I have high arches and a high instep; my ball of foot width falls into the 'C' category and my heel is narrow. My feet are long, especially for women, coming in at about 9.5 heel to toe length. My calves are probably medium - when I wear compression socks I am in the medium width for women. No fitting adjustments were made to the boot when I got them other than a sport insole.
I felt good in them when I got them a couple years ago but now feel more unsure. My most recent ski trip my heel was lifting a bit in these boots; I didn't feel like I could exert pressure equally on the skis from these boots and I felt like they might be too stiff for me? I'm only an intermediate beginner-I can ski down blue runs but it isn't always pretty. I used to be better and even tackled some east coast black runs but seem to have lost some muscle strength too recently as well as muscle memory (and nerve!)
I'm not sure if I just lost strength and now don't feel as confident in the boot as I used to or if it is worth going back to a bootfitter to make adjustments or look for a new boot altogether.
I know its hard to assess these things based on a post; just thought I would through it out there. I have a hunch my muscle strength has gone down (I was sick and diagnosed with an autoimmune illness in the meantime and been struggling with low hemoglobin etc) and that might just be why I feel so unsure skiing currently.
I kind of wish it were the boots...but maybe it's just me.
Just started skiing again after a year off when my husband was recovering from a surgery and couldn't ski and I'm noticing some issues with my ski boots from a couple years ago and wanted to get some input. I'm currently skiing in Nordica Sportmachine 95 flex. I have had my foot scanned at a running shoe store previously for running shoes so I know the following about my foot: I have high arches and a high instep; my ball of foot width falls into the 'C' category and my heel is narrow. My feet are long, especially for women, coming in at about 9.5 heel to toe length. My calves are probably medium - when I wear compression socks I am in the medium width for women. No fitting adjustments were made to the boot when I got them other than a sport insole.
I felt good in them when I got them a couple years ago but now feel more unsure. My most recent ski trip my heel was lifting a bit in these boots; I didn't feel like I could exert pressure equally on the skis from these boots and I felt like they might be too stiff for me? I'm only an intermediate beginner-I can ski down blue runs but it isn't always pretty. I used to be better and even tackled some east coast black runs but seem to have lost some muscle strength too recently as well as muscle memory (and nerve!)
I'm not sure if I just lost strength and now don't feel as confident in the boot as I used to or if it is worth going back to a bootfitter to make adjustments or look for a new boot altogether.
I know its hard to assess these things based on a post; just thought I would through it out there. I have a hunch my muscle strength has gone down (I was sick and diagnosed with an autoimmune illness in the meantime and been struggling with low hemoglobin etc) and that might just be why I feel so unsure skiing currently.
I kind of wish it were the boots...but maybe it's just me.
