 Poster: A snowHead
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Calves too big for my ski boots. I'm not the biggest person, 180lbs and 5'8, but my calves are massive. Even with the extensive and slack given on boot I still cannot fit in them.
Does anyone have any great exercises I can do to get these calves smaller? Weight lifting no go, just makes them bigger!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ladies boots are shaped differently and usually lower on the calf, they're not all pink. Might be worth trying?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Would it be indelicate to ask if the bulk is muscle? If not then the best way is to do some serious training to reduce body fat. Otherwise see a bootfitter and see if there are any adaptations they can make. A good fitter can do wonderous things. Where are you located? Ladies boots will not cut it.
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even if you losen all the tensions, and only close them on the last hole?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Even with loosening the straps to the last notch, unfortunately these boots don't work. But I will definitely check out the ladies boots, hopefully you are right with no Pink! 
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That's a savage problem, let us know how you get on.
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I have 19-20 inch calf muscles. there are boots out there that will fit but they are not common, the trick is to find a good boot fitter who knows his stuff and they will find you a set of boots to fit
Sadly my boots are no longer made (rossignol soft 1) but I've had Salomon and Koflach boots before
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@GearSpoke, A good boot fitter will have a jig to stretch out the rear of the cuffs to accommodate your calf muscles. Solutions4Feet at Bicester (CEM on this forum) has one.
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@GearSpoke, i had a similar issue 10 years ago. Try Saloman X Wave boots
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@GearSpoke, i'm sure others here want to know but are too diplomatic to ask (I'm old enough to be tactless): how did you come to have a pair or ski boots that don't fit?
Surely you can't have got them in a shop - you would have tried them on.
So: online?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@Jonpim, i wondered that. Maybe the OP has put on a lot of weight since buying the boots. In which case......
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Have you tried milking them?
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You know it makes sense.
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Stop wear high heels!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| Jonpim wrote: |
@GearSpoke, i'm sure others here want to know but are too diplomatic to ask (I'm old enough to be tactless): how did you come to have a pair or ski boots that don't fit?
Surely you can't have got them in a shop - you would have tried them on.
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Not tackless, I would say straight to the point, and a good point at that!
Actually I have owned them for a while, unfortunately after being on the rowing team at Sonoma State, my calves grew too big for my boots. Of course the diet they had us on was not the best. But then when it was ski season again my boots didnt fit. when I went down to the store they marveled at the fact I could barely fit into anything. So my assumption those working at the local ski shop just didn't know what I needed, so I ended up leaving, depressed but looking for alternative ways. So with the new years, I have started dieting, and have limited my weight lifting! Just cardio. Hopefully, I can get these suckers down to a decent size!
I already know anything I order offline, will never fit the same as they show in the photos. Depending on their return policy, and sales I tend to avoid making large purchases online!
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Poster: A snowHead
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@GearSpoke, find your local boot fitter rather than standard ski store, www.epicski.com is a US based forum where people can probably give you someone local to you in terms of fitter, there are a load of things that can be done...the calves will not get smaller so the boot has to be made bigger, there are a variety of jigs and methods of bending the cuff of the boot back to accommodate a large calf muscle so all is not lost, just work with a boot fitter and you should get it sorted
good luck
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Good Point! Does anyone in this thread live in The Great Northwest (Bellingham area) and can point me in the right direction?
By the way, I know this is late but, @Shredder who ever you are, your Calf joke "have you tried milking them" Nice!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@GearSpoke,
Don't know what size you're talking about, but my calves are 21½ inches, and I fit into Salomon Quest boots with the ratchet moved to it's very last hole.
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| @GearSpoke wrote: |
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Then i suggest it is time for some new boots, and put your old boots up on Ebay.
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ice is in our future, but the fact I am limited to having brusedcalves just may be worth it to get a few good days in then go hunting for good boots! 