 Poster: A snowHead
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Agree, I tried some SK2's, too thick for me, so the SK4's should be ideal. Current boots were done in my thin ( worn out) smartwools,
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I can’t wear wool - Colin sells some Monnet socks (black and orange) which don’t have any wool content. Can’t fault them.
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Falke SK4
I have 3 pairs. As does the Mrs!
You can sometimes pick them up in TK Maxx.
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Not something I've paid loads of attention to but I think could be quite important!
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You are right. They are not that important. Just use orinary socks
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Not something I've paid loads of attention to but I think could be quite important!
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You are right. They are not that important. Just use orinary socks |
I suppose it depends on your feet and boots. My old ski boots were a bit too big for me, and any pair of socks worked really well. I used Bridgedales. My new boots are a much closer fit, they're fantastically more fun to ski with but my socks were too thick - my feet always felt pinched, cold, and uncomfortable. My bootfitter asked me to try new socks before they would blow out the boot - I switched to Smartwool Ultralights and have been in boot bliss ever since.
So what counts as "not that important" really depends on you. Skiing is (for me) a very expensive hobby, but in the grand scheme of things the £20 I spent on a pair of good socks is not that important.
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Just resurrecting this old thread about socks as I'm not sure what I should get.
I am a novice skier, but I am trying to ensure that I avoid cold toes/feet and have some comfort. I am interested in the compression variety as I expect my legs will not be used to the rigours of skiing all day! I will be renting boots, so don't have any fancy fitted kit.
Would I be better off with SK2 or SK4 or SK4 Compression, in your experienced opinions?
Thanks all!
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What a nice resurrection! I'm still using the SK4's I bought five years ago, I use them exclusively for skiing and they're still great. I suspect the boot makes a bigger difference for cold toes than the socks do - what I want is just really thin socks that don't bind or crumple up. Don't over tighten the midfoot of the boot to allow good blood circulation to the toes.
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Just resurrecting this old thread about socks as I'm not sure what I should get.
I am a novice skier, but I am trying to ensure that I avoid cold toes/feet and have some comfort. I am interested in the compression variety as I expect my legs will not be used to the rigours of skiing all day! I will be renting boots, so don't have any fancy fitted kit.
Would I be better off with SK2 or SK4 or SK4 Compression, in your experienced opinions?
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how much of a novice are you? IMO, SK4 will give you the best feel but won't keep your feet warm if you end up with poorly fitting boots... They also won't soften any uncomfortable edges or seams in the boot liner if there are any. As a beginner I'd probably stick with SK2 while you're using hire boots - I don't think the feel of a thin sock is going to help you (or even be noticeable) over comfort and warmth.
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Novice in the sense that I've done 1 week of skiing in the last 5 years. Perhaps beginner is a better description?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Smartwool
Falke
Decathlon merino
We tend to wear until crunchy.
Then wash in shampoo.
Then dry in the sun.
We are heathens.
Expedition habits.
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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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@valais2,
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We tend to wear until crunchy
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Bleughh 
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After reading advice on this venerable site I wear Falke SK2. Best socks I've ever had, no more sore bits on toes or inner ankles and warm enough for January skiing.
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You know it makes sense.
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@Hurtle, yep…
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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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Another fan of the falke socks, warm and they don't bunch. Having said that I'm currently using 40 denier knee high tights and my feet aren't cold at all - it's all down to boot fit!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Late to this thread, but go Merino, all the way. I've got half a dozen pairs of Icebreaker ones, dating back to ten years or more, and they're still doing a great job. Two or three days wear between washing, if you need to, so just a couple of pair fors a week's holiday is all you need, without worrying about washing them. Or, TBH, just one pair for the week if you're not too sweaty.
Not tried the Decathlon ones, although I'm a fan of most of their stuff, just haven't needed to buy any for such long time.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I use Sidas ultra thin socks for first couple of days then gradually thicker proper ski socks after my boot liners have packed out. I’ve always found it worth getting proper ski socks with L and R fit
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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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Crinkly bottoms are a definite problem.
I’ve always been astonished at how much socks can make a difference to the feel of a boot. But as my technique has improved over the years it’s more a question of comfort than performance. Mostly an adjustment of clips takes up slack or responds to the marginal increase in volume.
But sometimes that issue of comfort can be important. I have one pair of expensive socks which can ball up underneath my foot. That’s a significant pain and detracts from concentration.
What else other than crinkliness?
Wetness.
With 20,000 sweat glands on each foot, it’s vital to wick moisture away to avoid cold feet, and in my case I have had minor frostbite through over-tight boots and poorly wicking socks. Problem is there’s little escape for moisture from a plastic boot so I do tend to run thicker rather than thinner socks.
Just how important are socks in performance?
Well this incident perhaps gives an insight. The Grom18ans was skiing as usual (ie at a stupidly high level of competence) but at lunch he said ‘These Atomic boots seem weirdly tight but loose at the same time’ - which led to us scratching our heads a bit - but off we went, with him as usual coming past me backwards at speed with a huge grin. All became clear later. We’d put almost identical 25 liners (which were completely trashed) from another pair of Hawk’s into the Grom’s 26 boots. Oops.
Which proves… not a lot really
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Another vote for Falke
@Layne, i went through a similar phase of trying to find the right thickness (i.e. the same thickness as the sock I had when I got my boots). Falke at least categorise their socks by thickness which is really handy i.e.
Medium cushioning for comfort and control
Light cushioning for great control
Ultralight for pro skiers
https://www.falke.com/uk_en/men/sports/sports-socks/ski-socks/
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@Awdbugga,
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buy the same socks you wore when you had your boots moulded.
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Exactly. I bought my Falke SK2s at the same time as I bought my boots (and liners) from S4F, in 2009. Nigh on 40 weeks on snow since then and everything is still going strong. And my feet very rarely get cold and when they do it's usually at Hemel, where they stay on the snow all the time, without any respite in lifts.
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@Hurtle, 2009?….???!?
15 year old socks?
GOSH
Time to start a ‘how old are your socks’ thread … maybe
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Another vote for SK4s
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