 Poster: A snowHead
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Had my boots about 4 or 5 seasons
Shell size is 22 and they were comfy but nice and snug and felt really secure in all circumstances. But I think the inner must have compressed now because last week in the heavy powder I felt as if when the snow grabbed my ski a bit my boot stayed put and my foot slipped a bit.
When I cranked up all the buckles it felt better.... but I am now in danger of my feet going to sleep and with the buckles around the calf really tight I found it harder to push my weight forward.
Is it just my crap technique - or have I now got too much volume in my boot?
Do I need to
a) Get new liners for my current boots(Is this possible?)
b) Tighten my buckles (which ones are critical?... should the boot need to be tight around the whole calf?
c) Get new boots (scared of both the cost/the pain/getting it wrong!!!!)
Sorry for a boring question
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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 had this problem briefly. I wound the buckles right out and then moved them up a notch. There's a lot of adjustability if you mess around with twizzling the buckles and trying different notches.
Undoubtedly a zillion bootvendors will turn up in a minute to tell me I am talking rubbish and you should buy new boots three times a season. 
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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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Thanks Lizzard..
Do you reckon I crank them all up - or the ones round the foot - or around the calf?
Does it make sense that I hadnt really noticed my feel were starting to move a bit while the pistes were more predictable?
Its just every time I complain about equipment... hubby tells me its my skiing.
I was also on narrowish skis I've had about 9 years and he was floating away on his B3s - Someone tell me I'm not just a pathetic skiier!!!
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jayne durham, sounds like you may have compacted them (assuming they were the correct size/fit in the first place). Does 4-5 seasons mean seasons or weeks?
Anyway, you can get new liners in a variety of forms if the shells still have life. You may simply need proper fitting that will allow you to tighten them appropriately. this need not be terribly expensive except that you do want to visit someone reputable...
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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'm pretty convinced they were great when I got them... I took the liners out and checked the amount of room in the shell etc - I got them in the first place coz my other boots were too big
Think I've had them 4-5 years and they've probably done 4 - 5 weeks each year.
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jayne durham, I tightened the top two the most. However, I have a high instep and if I tighten the buckle over the top of my foot too much it cuts off the blood to my toes, which is less than ideal. I also have a higher calf muscle than a lot of women.
I should just keep messing with them until you find what suits - that's all I did.
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so that will be 16 to 25 weeks, the liner is probably pretty well packed out, there are a couple of things you could do
1 volume reducer under the liner or between the liner and the footbed, this it s tempoary solution and will not last for ever [it is the cheapesst though]
2 assuming the shell is in good condition then a new aftermarket liner may work well, depending on your boot your foot and ability you could go for a heat mouldable [thermofit style] around £80 - £100, a zip fit [cork and clay liner, which will give more performance] £170, a PU foam liner, again more performance, and depends on your foot and boot if it is suitable £170 - £200 dependant on model the thermo and zip fit can be moved to a new shell in the future should this be required
3 new boot the pricey option
good luck
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jayne durham, fair enough then. I reckon that 20 weeks is about the life of any bit of kit. Shells can last longer depending on the shell. Sounds like a trip to Chamonix might be required? Or CEM?
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David Murdoch, I've used my boots for six seasons. They are fine, can't see why they shouldn't last the same again.
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Lizzard, How many days do you ski on them? How hard do you ski on them? If not very many (and yes, I do know where you live) and not very, then they may well last you for a long time.
Personally, my boots reach the odour limit after 20 weeks. And that is with Febreze, etc. Gloves easily die after a season (I clearly have sweaty extremities) and skis go all floppy/lose their bounce after about the same length of time.
Just my opinion mind.
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Why cant I have a decent bootfitter who lives around the corner!
Thanks CEM, Lizzard and David
I'm back in Les Arcs in a week. I think maybe I'll try the Lizzard approach to get me to the end of the season and then either go for a weekend to Oxfordshire or the Chamonix option.
Both are a trek though if I get new boots and they need adjusting. and wot if they hurt - when my hubby got his new boots from Chamonix he was in agony for the first week... bahhhhh 
Hey - no one said it was my skiing - thats a result - or is everyone just being kind!!!
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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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jayne durham, I had a similar situation with a pair of boots a couple of seasons ago. Visited CEM in Bicester and got a pair of Zipfit liners to replace the old ones. Very pleased with them - they revitalised my old boots, and were so much better than the original liners ever were. I was prepared to by a new pair of boots if needed, but CEM said the existing shells were fine even if the liners were dead. I'd say its worth the trip for you, even if it's another hour to Bicester for you than it is for me.
Won't help with your rubbish skiing, but at least your feet won't move around.
Joke 
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You know it makes sense.
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Hey guess wot - I've just realised my boots are out in Les Arcs anyway - what a muppet I am!!!!
I'll bring them back after next trip. 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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jayne durham, 
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Poster: A snowHead
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jayne durham, don't rush if you do want a zip fit, i have run out of anything below 24.5
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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jayne durham, time to buy new boots, salvage that last trip's skiing.
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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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David Murdoch, I am a bird - we don't have your nasty niffy feets problem.
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FAQ
. Mind you - with the number of jackets you've got I probably wont recognise you. 