Ski Club 2.0 Home
Snow Reports
FAQFAQ

Mail for help.Help!!
Log in to snowHeads to make it MUCH better! Registration's totally free, of course, and makes snowHeads easier to use and to understand, gives better searching, filtering etc. as well as access to 'members only' forums, discounts and deals that U don't even know exist as a 'guest' user. (btw. 50,000+ snowHeads already know all this, making snowHeads the biggest, most active community of snow-heads in the UK, so you'll be in good company)..... When you register, you get our free weekly(-ish) snow report by email. It's rather good and not made up by tourist offices (or people that love the tourist office and want to marry it either)... We don't share your email address with anyone and we never send out any of those cheesy 'message from our partners' emails either. Anyway, snowHeads really is MUCH better when you're logged in - not least because you get to post your own messages complaining about things that annoy you like perhaps this banner which, incidentally, disappears when you log in :-)
Username:-
 Password:
Remember me:
👁 durr, I forgot...
Or: Register
(to be a proper snow-head, all official-like!)

Boot fitting after lots of injuries!
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Hi all, first time poster here.

Just back from a weeks skiing and although I had an amazing time I definitely need a properly fitted pair of boots.

I had a big accident a few years back were I broke (amongst other things) my back, femur, hip and pelvis. The biggest issue I now have is my right leg is around 15-20mm shorter than my left making skiing for more than a couple of hours a day very painful.

I know there are many boot fitters out there but are there any who can correct such a big discrepancy in leg length as I assume this would be way too much to lose/make-up in beds and liners?

Any info is obviously much appreciated!

Cheers,
Jamie
snow report
snow report
 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

@jsyjamie, Yes, good bootfitters can correct for leg length differences.

I'm fairly sure that the usual plan is to correct half the difference, so your (max) 20mm becomes only a 10mm adjustment to the boots and isn't particularly hard to do.
ski holidays
ski holidays
 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?

@jsyjamie, welcome to Snowheads. There are a couple of boot fitters post on here and hopefully they will be along soon to comment.

Sounds like you had an horrendous accident - good on your for still getting out and skiing.
latest report
latest report
 You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.

Hi @rjs, thanks for the reply.

That is good to know. I was looking at either Surefoot or Profeet so will get in contact with them.

Cheers,
Jamie
snow conditions
snow conditions
 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

@jsyjamie, when adjusting a boot for a LLD you need to have the length difference from your consultant, as most fitters aren't qualified to measure this and even those who are would prefer not to have to as it is really difficult to get a correct, repeatable and accurate measurement (the most accurate way is from the x rays when the trauma was caused)

up to 10mm should be able to be accommodated inside the boot BUT this will affect ramp angle and forward lean and boot fit on that side, so critical to have your ankle joint ROM tested, if more is needed then it can be done externally on a solid soled boot, at this point it becomes a lot more specialist and more difficult to do (still possible)
snow conditions
snow conditions



Terms and conditions  Privacy Policy