 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm just booking my ski's online, need to know the sole length. would that be 27.5 (or 275mm) (UK size 9) as that's the only unknown number on 'em!
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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'm a UK 9 and my boots are 325mm, 27.5 sounds like the size of the liner and your boots will be longer than those! (27.5 mondo is 8.5 to 9 ish according to the conversion chart I found) On my boots the length is stamped on the side of the heel
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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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Ah! Can't find a sensible looking number, but have measured 315mm across the bottom of the sole, end to end. Sound right?
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You need to look for the number moulded into the plastic near the heel. The length will be in millimetres and is not to be confused with the Mondo size which is usually quoted in centimetres and is roughly the length of your foot.
Failing that, measure the total length of your boot from the from the front of the toe lip to the back of the heel one.
Last edited by You need to Login to know who's really who. on Fri 25-12-09 18:01; edited 1 time in total
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martinm, sounds about right 
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The first pic altis has posted is where the length is on my Nordica boots
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Ta.
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My 27.5 Salomons are 315mm long
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I had a pair in my hands recently and it was imprinted into a recess on the underside of the sole. You are looking for that value in mm as quoted above of around the order 300 +-
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Megamum, I bet that two years ago you would never have imagined in your wildest dreams that you would be giving accurate information to other posters. It's that lovely mix of expertise that makes sHs so valuable. Awww.... I'm bubbling up here 
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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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They are Salomons madmole, so sounds spot on.
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You know it makes sense.
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martinm, I expect that will be close enough to book hire skis with. Most hire skis have some degree of movement in binding length so providing you give them a measurement that falls within their various ranges of binding movement that should get you a suitable pair in store for final adjustments. I don't know if you've hired before, but if not don't forget to take a boot with you when you pick them up so that the bindings can be adjusted for you - you will also need to know what you weigh and what sort of skier you are if you don't already know what your bindings should be set on. Apologies if you already know this, but it would save you a trip minus a boot if you didn't - have fun when you go 
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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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Yeah - hired a few times, but never prebooked online and been asked for the length before!
They (Ski Republic) ask for age, weight, height and level too, so should be all setup and ready to go.
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Poster: A snowHead
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martinm, If that's who you are going with check the quality of the skis they hand you to make sure that they are what you are expecting, if the skis look OK then check the setup before you go off with them. We had a bad experience with them when they didn't provide kit that was up to the spec ordered.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Will do. I've booked a specific model (Salomon Tornado X-Wing ), so as long as they're in decent condition and waxed I'll be happy.
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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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martinm, Good luck - we also ordered a specific model and those we were offered were not even close 
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