 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi,
My girlfriend tried my Head edge 10.7's on the other night to get an idea of how ski boots feel. I take size 9 UK shoe size.
My girlfriend carries a bit of extra weight, although her feet are quite small, the boots were not quite able to buckle at the top, although all the other buckles were fine.
We will be going skiing early next year and just in-case the new gym regime doesn't quite work out, i was wondering if anyone had had this problem before, and what kind of solutions are out there.
Thanks in advance.
Stepee
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Depending on her actual size, ladies boots normally accommodate ladies calves  and are a different shape to men's boots. I'm sure CEM or someone more knowledgeable will be along soon with advice
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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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^^ wot cathy said. We bought my other half boots last year and the ladies' boots are designed differently, often with a lower calf section as I understand it. However CEM will bring his wisdom to the topic soon I'm sure.
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In the extreme case a good bootfitter can fit an extended clip to the boot cuff to accomodate unusually large calves but I'd suspect a proper ladies boot would solve the issue.
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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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Or a proper bootfitting would include heating and stretching the top of the boot.
So I'm told 
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Ditto what everyone else said. Look at how calf muscles differ between men and women. Men have slimmer legs at the bootm, with a C shaped calf muscle. Women's calf muscles start a lot lower down. Hences women's ski boots are designed differently.
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Rossignol Liberty boots are particularly generous in this regard. Most hire shops will carry some or similar. If you want to be extra sure - I'm not sure the gym will help here, it's not an area of the body that will be changed quickly - then visit a professional bootfitter beforehand (Lockwoods in Leamington is not too far from you).
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As someone with larger calves myself (not helped by having had a DVT), she will be best going for a proper fitting. I have ladies boots but they have all needed stretching and extra long clips at the top. I have now made an appointment to see CEM as the boots I got last season, despite the stretching, still killed me and I was miserable all week.
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Although I have very small feet, I have quite muscly calves and my old boots used to cut into my calves really badly. I now have Head Dream boots and the shape around the tops of the calves are totally different and have absolutely bags of room. Obviously she would need to try on lots of boots in a reputable shop, but if you look at the shape of these boots online, it might reassure her that there are boots out there to fit girls legs.
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stepee, I agree with the others, men's boots and lady's boots are different entities. I also agree with curry-queen, Head Dream/Edge boots have bags of calf room. Same cannot be said for Lange/Rossi (in my experience). 
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I'm another chick with large calves which tend to swell even more when I'm skiing. I blame the lymphadenectomy! I bought Salmon Idol boots at the end of last season with the aid of a bootfitter after having made an expensive and painful mistake with new Nordica boots. The Salomons do not come so far up my legs and have adjustable boot clip positions, so seem ideal for someone with wider calves. However, the foot shape is just as important as any bootfitter will testify. If your girlfriend is a new skier and is hiring boots, she should be able to try plenty on in the hire shop and change them if they are not suitable. If she decides to buy her own boots a visit to a bootfitter is definitely her best option.
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queen bodecia, This is true, when I was renting boots I was back every 2 hours in the rental shop getting a different size. At learning speeds it didn't seem to matter so much that the foot length was too long - but a calf which cut off my blood circulation did! When you're a real newbie you haven't really got a clue WHAT you need - that makes it difficult! So I'd rent in the resort - that way she can do as I did, go back every day until she finds something which doesn't make her weep on the magic carpet! 
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My wife's bootfitter refered to her as having a 'Sporting Calf'.
She was pleased with that description and her new Head's seem to fit well, though we've kept her old Salomon rear entries, just in case ! 
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You know it makes sense.
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Peter S, "Sporting Calf" I do like that description....such a pity I don't do any sport to blame the size of mine on!!
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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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Head boots have a wide fit for both feet and calves. my mate wears them and his calves are the size of my waist.
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