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[liquidfeet]

Me too. Ski boot "footbeds" come in at around $200 where I live and ski.

Custom "orthotics" done by a podiatrist are different, and more expensive. They are not normally made for ski boots, though. I think they are made to be used in street shoes.

 

[MissySki]

Me too. Ski boot "footbeds" come in at around $200 where I live and ski.

Custom "orthotics" done by a podiatrist are different, and more expensive. They are not normally made for ski boots, though. I think they are made to be used in street shoes.

Ahh maybe that’s the distinction! I feel like some people call them orthotics in ski boots too, but perhaps it’s a bunch of words being used synonymously when they shouldn’t be..?

 

[Jilly]

My Orthotics were done by a Podiatrist. My custom insoles were done by my boot fitter. I had my insoles in no time. The Orthotics were weeks getting made.

Orthotics can be made from plaster casts or a computer program where you walk across a pad. Lots of work involved so more $$.

 

[newboots]

I’ve never paid $500 for custom ski boot footbeds! I think more like $150 - $200ish depending on where and what type the shop uses.

These were from the podiatrist. I refused.

 

[MissySki]

These were from the podiatrist. I refused.

Understandably, that’s a lot! Is it worthwhile to get insoles made by a bootfitter or have the out of box option worked well?

 

[santacruz skier]

Superfeet for $60 work well if you have normal feet! I had old Surefoot custom $250 and was told I have pretty normal feet so Superfeet is all I really need. And, my bootfitter makes custom $300 insoles but I don’t need them!!! Good bootfitter!

 

[MissySki]

I wish I had normal feet

 

[fgor]

My custom ski boot insoles cost me NZD$220 if i recall correctly, which sounds similar to the USD150-200 estimation in this thread. They were totally worth it for me, I'd do it again if I had to.

I'd love to have normal feet!!

 

[liquidfeet]

Ahh maybe that’s the distinction! I feel like some people call them orthotics in ski boots too, but perhaps it’s a bunch of words being used synonymously when they shouldn’t be..?

Yes, people do that.
I got the orthotics once, using the plaster cast method. They were made to bend in the right place for street shoes. I don't use them.

The normal custom footbeds are what I use in my ski boots. The placement of the foot's arch, whether it's forward, middle, or back from the "average" person's arch, as determined by the manufacturers of those off-the-shelf inserts, is a big part of whether your feet will like them. My arches are not in the average person's place, nor are they shaped the same. So custom it is for me.

 

[Jenny]

I swear, if I ever won the lottery (which I don't play, so . . .) my feet would never have anything that wasn't custom-made for them ever again.

 

[SarahXC]

If your arch doesn’t line up (mine doesn’t) with your normal size in off the shelf inserts but they are otherwise sufficient might see if it lines up better in a size up. It’s an easy thing to cut the toe down to the right length/shape.

 

[Jilly]

A custom footbed could have a manufacturer's name on it. Sidas is the brand I have. My boot fitter made them about 8 years ago and they are still good.

My orthotics were in the $500 range and covered by insurance. They have a lot more "stuff" on/in them and are only 3/4 size. Metatarsal pads, heel lifts, arch support. The foot beds only have arch support, deep heel cup and some contouring at the toes.

Big difference between the 2.

 

[elemmac]

Superfeet for $60 work well if you have normal feet! I had old Surefoot custom $250 and was told I have pretty normal feet so Superfeet is all I really need. And, my bootfitter makes custom $300 insoles but I don’t need them!!! Good bootfitter!

My mom wears orthotics in her everyday shoes, but her bootfitter recommended trying Superfeet before jumping into a custom footbed. Point being, you don't even need "normal" feet for Superfeet to work for some people.

 

[newboots]

I, too, would like normal feet!

My insurance would not pay for podiatrist's custom orthotics. The off-the-shelf podiatric footbed feels good on the bottom of my feet; it's just the crowding of my instep that bothers me. I'll get there, though!

 

[scandium]

I ski on an off-the-shelf orthotic from my podiatrist with modifications mostly around the forefoot - 1st metatarsal offload/metatarsal padding, and in my day-to-day shoes also a heel post. But just the black Superfeet in my snowboard boots.