edelweissmaedl
Angel Diva
Jumping in with my first post here. I noticed some intriguing Zipfit comments in some other threads and and am hoping to see if I can draw out some more. I guess I‘m kind of trying to find out how/what it took to love your Zipfits or give up on them?
I noticed a few people felt like the Zipfits gave great heel hold, but often had too much room in the toe area. I had the opposite experience and was hoping a few more ladies might be able to chime in.
A little backstory to my journey. I started out as others here have buying my first pair of boots at more of a chain ski store. Luckily?! got the length right with a 22.5, but they had limited selection and it was a medium volume boot and before long I was swimming in it. Moved on to the Atomic Hawx Ultra 95 (the 110 had a better liner, but the plastic was so stiff I feared I wouldn’t be able to put them on by myself) so I opted for the 95‘s. Sadly they also didn’t have the heel hold I was hoping for and the liners packed out quickly. I was was ready to give up on those too, but a different bootfitter thought Zipfits were the solution. I decided to give it a go and he ordered some 22 Garas for me. First day out with them I experienced entire foot numbness others mentioned. Went back to the shop and they put toes caps on me and we reheated the shells for more toe space. That helped, but I still had heel movement which was very surprising given my expectations of Zipfits. I even had more Omfit added. Last modification was butterfly pads which I wasn’t thrilled with...the whole point of Zipfits was to not need pads like that! I also could never really flex the Atomics. We went up to VT over Christmas and I went to see a bootfitter there I found last year after the first day of skiing. Ended up buying new boots and at least for now hoping the stock liners work out, but I am afraid they’ll pack out too. He said I could try putting my Zipfits in the new boots, but not there yet. He mentioned that the inside side of the Zipfit liners felt like he expected them too, but the outside side was too hard. He offers intuition liners, knows about Zipfits, but doesn‘t sell them. I now own these expensive liners, but just don‘t quite know if I should keep messing with them.
I noticed a few people felt like the Zipfits gave great heel hold, but often had too much room in the toe area. I had the opposite experience and was hoping a few more ladies might be able to chime in.
A little backstory to my journey. I started out as others here have buying my first pair of boots at more of a chain ski store. Luckily?! got the length right with a 22.5, but they had limited selection and it was a medium volume boot and before long I was swimming in it. Moved on to the Atomic Hawx Ultra 95 (the 110 had a better liner, but the plastic was so stiff I feared I wouldn’t be able to put them on by myself) so I opted for the 95‘s. Sadly they also didn’t have the heel hold I was hoping for and the liners packed out quickly. I was was ready to give up on those too, but a different bootfitter thought Zipfits were the solution. I decided to give it a go and he ordered some 22 Garas for me. First day out with them I experienced entire foot numbness others mentioned. Went back to the shop and they put toes caps on me and we reheated the shells for more toe space. That helped, but I still had heel movement which was very surprising given my expectations of Zipfits. I even had more Omfit added. Last modification was butterfly pads which I wasn’t thrilled with...the whole point of Zipfits was to not need pads like that! I also could never really flex the Atomics. We went up to VT over Christmas and I went to see a bootfitter there I found last year after the first day of skiing. Ended up buying new boots and at least for now hoping the stock liners work out, but I am afraid they’ll pack out too. He said I could try putting my Zipfits in the new boots, but not there yet. He mentioned that the inside side of the Zipfit liners felt like he expected them too, but the outside side was too hard. He offers intuition liners, knows about Zipfits, but doesn‘t sell them. I now own these expensive liners, but just don‘t quite know if I should keep messing with them.