 Poster: A snowHead
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Trying to sort out a family member without spending a fortune. Advanced piste skier trying to replace 15 year old Salomon giving blisters. Any really low volume women’s boots out there?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Full Tilt?? Soul Sister??
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Second vote for the Rossignol's and as said, narrow heel but still allows for a muscular calf! (and so cosy with the merino wool...)
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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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I have narrow feet (the only part of me that's narrow!) and I have Atomic Hawk Ultra. Extra bonus is that they are really lightweight.
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Mrs Oceanic has very narrow feet. She uses a 93mm last Atomic Redster WC. They were too wide with the original liner, but fit nicely with a Palau Overlap liner (10mm foam version).
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@BobinCH, 98mm is hardly a “narrow” last ...
Certain models have “low volume” versions.
But, “boots on a budget” rarely ends well...
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| Oceanic wrote: |
| Mrs Oceanic has very narrow feet. She uses a 93mm last Atomic Redster WC. They were too wide with the original liner, but fit nicely with a Palau Overlap liner (10mm foam version). |
Wowsers! Aren’t they stiff? This one is a mid forties week a season skier so might struggle to drive a race boot?
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| BobinCH wrote: |
Wowsers! Aren’t they stiff? This one is a mid forties week a season skier so might struggle to drive a race boot? |
They make the Redster WC in 110, 130, 150 & 170 flex versions. She has the 110 flex version (40 years old, three weeks skiing a year, but learnt to ski when she was a child).
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@Oceanic, The Redster WC seems to be only available in 170 flex now. The Redster STI has replaced it for the other flex points, with I gather a slightly different last. I guess there might be some Redster WC 110s in clearance.
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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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| rjs wrote: |
| @Oceanic, The Redster WC seems to be only available in 170 flex now. The Redster STI has replaced it for the other flex points, with I gather a slightly different last. I guess there might be some Redster WC 110s in clearance. |
The WC110 seems to be listed on Atomic’s website. I think Atomic won’t sell it direct to consumers over the web though, as the vast majority of people will need boot work doing to get their feet in to it, so they only sell it through ‘racing’ shops.
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The Lange XT is a superb boot, my daughter (twenties) is using a pair, and absolutely loves them. Although the Atomic is a bit lighter, if that matters..
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You know it makes sense.
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| under a new name wrote: |
@BobinCH, 98mm is hardly a “narrow” last ...
Certain models have “low volume” versions.
But, “boots on a budget” rarely ends well... |
These are the low volume versions - see the Lange descriptions. Narrow last/low volume is typically 97 or 98mm. Medium last is 100. Wide is 102+
Only ones I can find less than 97mm are race boots like the Redsters. I suspect she’s currently got a 100mm last average boot from 10 years ago and is swimming in it. A 97mm modern Lange will be a big improvement! Aftermarket liner if there’s still too much space. Those Lange are Euros 299. If I take her to the shop in Verbier we’ll quickly get to 800chf. IMO it’s worth the risk.
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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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@BobinCH, Race boots intended for teenagers can be narrow but not nearly as expensive as the adult boot, manufacturers want to encourage the kids to keep skiing.
Atomic do Redster STI 90 and STI 70 boots with a 93mm last.
@Oceanic, I was just going off the Amer Sports race catalogue for this winter, it doesn't list any Redster WC model other than the 170.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@BobinCH, I think my last Salomons were 92mm stock (and somewhat blown out).
You might want to look at Salomon is the Swiss stock em?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The actual last width of the boot will depend upon the mondo size as manufacturers quote the last widths of each model based upon a particular size - usually a 26/26.5 - but it may vary between makers. For example, Amer (Salomon & Atomic) base their widths on a size 26/26.5 shell for both mens and womens boots.
So the sizes above 26/26.5 will proportionately wider and the sizes below will be proportionately narrow.
I'm not sure what the change in last width is likely to be but it's important to know as, for example, if the change per size is 2mm then if a foot when measured on a Brannock comes out at 24 mondo and 96mm width then that'd be equivalent to a 100mm width in a 26 mondo so it's not actually a narrow foot at all.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@spyderjon, as always ... on the money ... 
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And of course you can then have a wide last width but a low volume and vica versa. My Dynafit Mercury/Vulcan boots are pretty low volume with a narrow heel but have a 102mm last width.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@BobinCH, what size? Someone is selling a pair of Lange RX 110 in 24.5 on the local fb page.
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| rjs wrote: |
@Oceanic, Amer Sports race catalogue for this winter, it doesn't list any Redster WC model other than the 170. |
Interesting info, thanks.
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| Scarlet wrote: |
| @BobinCH, what size? Someone is selling a pair of Lange RX 110 in 24.5 on the local fb page. |
Thanks but too small. Need size 26/26.5
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