Friday afternoon I went to the Salomon shop at Tremblant to get footbeds made. I've been having serious issues with my Xena ski boots and found that my old (20 yr) foot beds worked better than anything except my Orthotics. And for the past 10 years or so, I've been using the off the shelf Superfeet- green. They've been great for the other boots, but not the Xena's. So I made an appointment and went to see JF. (same guy that SkiMave had!) He first measured my foot, just like they used to at the shoe store. I've discovered that my feet are wider than I thought. But the Xena's are the right size and width. So he chooses the right size foot bed and he gets them warmed up. The footbed is assembled and placed on the bottom of your feet. Then the whole system is sealed and air removed by vacuum to seal everything together. After 20 min he takes the whole thing apart and grinds the works to fit the boot. I was made to try the footbed in the boot and walk around the store. They felt great and warm. The old "confortabe" weren't as they were solid plastic. The test would come the next day.
Saturday. I put on the Xena's and buckle everything the same as JF did in the store. New pair of the same sock even. Heaven. I'm in heaven. The boot is snug and fits just about perfect. Needs another 20 days before it will be. So the cork in the footbed will help to keep my feet warm and cushioned even. Best $200.00 I've spent so far this year. And I thought it was great that the Salomon shop would work on a Rossi boot!
Saturday. I put on the Xena's and buckle everything the same as JF did in the store. New pair of the same sock even. Heaven. I'm in heaven. The boot is snug and fits just about perfect. Needs another 20 days before it will be. So the cork in the footbed will help to keep my feet warm and cushioned even. Best $200.00 I've spent so far this year. And I thought it was great that the Salomon shop would work on a Rossi boot!
