Simulate multiple hours of skiing for boot fit purposes

[ezramec]

Okay, this is a weird one. I don't live in a ski town. I live very far away from a reputable boot fitter. And I don't get many days a year with kids / distance / etc. So inevitably, making a full boot fitting appointment and then dialing in fit over multiple days is just hard to do well without burning many of the days I can get in a year.

Is there a way to approximate what's going to happen to my foot over multiple hours of skiing, without... actually skiing... to figure out if my boots need further adjustment, or at least to get a better approximation?

I am not opposed to wasting my time at home, and I've become relatively comfortable doing DIY ski stuff (played around with canting to improve my footbed position, mounted my own skis).

[Core Shot]

Going to the gym in ski boots is full GSA
Get on the treadmill with pack shovel ropes iceaxe and a handle of jack

[t-the-east]

Something like this?
https://www.amazon.com/Aeroski-Power...35180458&psc=1

[ezramec]

Going to the gym in ski boots is full GSA
Get on the treadmill with pack shovel ropes iceaxe and a handle of jack

This is the dream.

[singlecross]

Mount some bindings to a couple of skateboards… make sure to loosen the trucks up so you can turn. Please take video

[TAFKALVS]

You could do a ski trip to a mountain with an on-hill bootfitter. Then ski in the morning and go in the afternoon for adjustments. Pretty common thing at any destination resort with retail shops.

[gregL]

Is there a way to approximate what's going to happen to my foot over multiple hours of skiing, without... actually skiing... to figure out if my boots need further adjustment, or at least to get a better approximation?

There's nothing that puts the same stresses on your foot that skiing does, but any time spent in your boots in a standing position will give you an idea. I often have new boots to assess in the summer, and have been known to spread a truckload of compost via wheelbarrow while wearing a pair of Redsters. The problem is you still have to travel to a bootfitter to deal with the fit issues.

[XXX-er]

You could do a ski trip to a mountain with an on-hill bootfitter. Then ski in the morning and go in the afternoon for adjustments. Pretty common thing at any destination resort with retail shops.

This ^^ is what I did at the 2010 Olympics at whis, there wasliterally every kind of product available, I got Dalbellos at Fanatyk they were open till 9 every night, there was also a Surefoot dealer so one of the crew bought Surefoots ,

we all got the 1/2 price stone grinds for racers & course workers

I was on a crew doing course work so right after buying the boots we boot packed a slope and no blisters

[GoldenBC]

Just clipping into your bindings and really torquing on your feet will tell you so much more than standing in your boots alone.

[skinipenem]

^this. It would be very difficult to get a great alignment and perhaps even fit without skiing the boots at least a day. Unless, of course, you knew your angles already...

[ezramec]

There's nothing that puts the same stresses on your foot that skiing does

Yeahhh, that's kinda what I thought the answer was going to be, but I'll play with some torque just to speedrun a little bit of it. Will be ready to bring an extra six pack to the on-mountain bootfitter next go-round.

Thanks y'all.

[mntlion]

most resort shops are open in the evening. Buy boots the night before, ski day 1 and go in for tweeks after skiing them the first day? No need to spend HOURS at home over thinking this and finding problems.

Also your feet WILL hurt if you try to do a few full days skiing right off the sofa. Very few people can run a marathon with no training, let alone back to back ones...

[m2711c]

Yeahhh, that's kinda what I thought the answer was going to be, but I'll play with some torque just to speedrun a little bit of it. Will be ready to bring an extra six pack to the on-mountain bootfitter next go-round.

Thanks y'all.

no need to reinvent the wheel here. what worked in the past is bound to work again in the present….







fact.

[altacoup]

The transmission or turbo in that Saab would blow before you got enough time to figure out a proper fit.
Fact.


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[SnowMachine]

The transmission or turbo in that Saab would blow before you got enough time to figure out a proper fit.
Fact.


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Bahahaha. One of my good buddies in high school had a 900 Turbo with a 5-speed. It was a really cool car.

When I was about 14 my mom bought a limited production 9000 Aero. That car was full of badassery. I used it to absolutely embarrass my buddy in his Dad's Mustang Cobra on junior prom night.

My Mom is sadly still a Saab person. She currently has a 9-5 Wagon. Ewwwww. I think she's had 5-6 Saabs.

Shit, sidetracked by Saabs.

It seems like a good enough excuse to go on a multi day ski trip. Make bootfit appts before you go.