 Poster: A snowHead
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Have just booked a last-minute(-ish) holiday to Alpe d'Huez in a couple of weeks and need some help with ski boots! Having moved from skiing to snowboarding about 6 years ago, I tried skiing again last March and absolutely loved it, so am considering moving back! I obviously don't want to buy boots until I'm sure, so I'm just going to rent for the holiday.
But... I have really skinny legs. Last March, I found that even with my hire boots at maximum tightness they still felt really loose around my calves, which isn't exactly conducive to pulling off some nice sharp turns. Can you get boots for particularly skinny legs, and would hire shops stock them? Or is there anything I can buy that will help secure my legs in the boots?
Thanks!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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alt, welcome to  !
Yes, boots will fit skinny legs, but you will be going for pot-luck with hire boots. What you really need to do is buy boots - that will make the biggest difference to your skiing - having properly fitted/fitting boots.
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Did you point out to the hire shop how bad they were? There should be a range available and many boots can be unscrewed and adjusted for thinner/fatter legs. If you don't tell them they won't know though! (look on the inside of the 'hook' side of the clip mechanism and you'll see the adjustment screw on most boots - so you can see if it is set to small, med or large).
or as wtfh suggest - your own pair can definately be made to fit - there are lots of boots out there and some are very definately slender...
aj xx
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Having had mixed success with hire boots and now have just bough my own, my advise would:
- consider asking for a smaller size first, I'm 8 or 9 in shoes and trainers, but the new boots are size 7
- ask in the shop to try a different pair, most have a few different brands and will initially randomly choose one in the size you asked for
- after you've skied in them for a day or so don't be afraid to go back to the shop and try a different pair if they don't fit right
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| zebedee wrote: |
- ask in the shop to try a different pair, most have a few different brands and will initially randomly choose one in the size you asked for
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No decent shop will "randomly" choose one in the size you asked for. In fact a good shop will not even ask what size you are. They'll measure your feet accurately, ask questions about your ski ability and type of skiing you want to do and then suggest a suitable model or two to try on.
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| uktrailmonster wrote: |
| zebedee wrote: |
- ask in the shop to try a different pair, most have a few different brands and will initially randomly choose one in the size you asked for
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No decent shop will "randomly" choose one in the size you asked for. In fact a good shop will not even ask what size you are. They'll measure your feet accurately, ask questions about your ski ability and type of skiing you want to do and then suggest a suitable model or two to try on. |
I think alt was talking about hiring. So all those minor details like measuring your feet or asking questions (other than what size you are) are overlooked, perhaps the guys in the hire shop can tell what you need just by the way you walk in 
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if youre hiring and cant get boots tight enough, try slipping a piece of high density foam between the tongue and the boot shell. This should fill it out a bit.
Please someone correct me if i'm wrong 
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| element wrote: |
if youre hiring and cant get boots tight enough, try slipping a piece of high density foam between the tongue and the boot shell. This should fill it out a bit.
Please someone correct me if i'm wrong |
There is a thing you can buy called an Eliminator Tongue http://www.bootfitters.com/eliminator.htm that's designed for that. Cost's £17 though.
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| zebedee wrote: |
I think alt was talking about hiring. So all those minor details like measuring your feet or asking questions (other than what size you are) are overlooked, perhaps the guys in the hire shop can tell what you need just by the way you walk in |
Oops, sorry! I thought we'd moved on to buying rather than hiring. Yes most hire shops will spend very little time on you unless you demand it.
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Ooh an Eliminator Tongue. I think that was the kind of thing I was looking for. Or possibly a booster strap, which look like they could be a bit more portable (between boots, not resorts).
As for buying, I'd hope that I'd be able to find a pair of boots that wouldn't need any extra accessories, but I suppose I'll just have to see what I can get!
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alt - most ski boots have a booster strap built in? What kind of boots did you have - 4 clip or one big clip?
aj xx
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