 Poster: A snowHead
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How tight to you do up your boots and what order do you do up the clips 
I tend to have the top two clips as tight as I can with a bit of give on the two lower ones
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Almost until my feet hurt. Generally as tight as possible, but a bit looser for the first run of the day.
I know I remember being told that there's a 'recommended' order of doing up the clips, but: I do up the strap first, then the top of the two horizontal buckles, then the two vertical ones, then the lower-most buckle, then tighten up the buckles working my way up, finall tightening up the strap. Well, something like that, I just sort of, do it really...
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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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Buckle around the ankle, closes the boot and pulls the heel back.
Buckle around shin, highest buckle, tight for the piste and hardpack as it directs energy to the ski tip for more pressure.
Buckle over the instep, should close on it's own after a couple of good hard flexes.
Buckle over the toe box, keeps the water out by applying pressure across the 'Dam'.
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If boots fit properly do they really need to be tight ? I don't really cramk mine up too much. Too tight can lead to cramps, blood supply issues, cold feet etc etc.
I particularly find that tightening them up too much early in the day tends to be a bad idea - my feet tend to need a bit of time to find their natural volume for the day and give me problems all day if I cramp them up early on.
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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 just crank mine up when I'm racing - otherwise they are comfortable.
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SMALLZOOKEEPER, I was told that order by a bootkeeper ages ago, and it's now a habit. He also advised that at the beginning, before the clip across the ankle, it was a good idea to bend your knee forward to get the heel back as far as possible, then the clip made sure it stayed there. Clunk click, clunk clip - can't wait! My boots now live in France. In the old days I'd have been clomping round the house in them by now - pretending it was necessary "to make sure they still fitted" 
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My foot is a snug as it can be in the boots, so I can't do the buckles up much more anyway. Maybe the liner will pack down a little more as I wear them but the only room I have in them is a bit of toe wiggle.
Sounds pretty snug/tight to me...!!!
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