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Burnaby, BC
Canada
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Posted - 04/10/2007 : 7:59 PM
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I'm not sure if this is a symptom of something I'm doing wrong or if my boots just don't fit.
I've used my tele gear twice now, once on a trip to Elfin Lakes and once riding lifts at Grouse. I'm using old Scarpa T3's that are similar to the modern T4's. Both times I've skied, the skin on the front of my shins has been rubbed really badly - to the point where they were raw and bleeding at Elfin and I got blisters from Grouse from just a few hours use.
When I did the hike into Elfin, I had the boots on tight, which apparently you're not supposed to do. At Grouse, they were tight again, but I thought they were supposed to be on tight when you are skiing downhill?
Maybe I'm doing something wrong but maybe they just don't fit... can someone out there help me figure out which one it is?? If they don't fit, then I'd like to get some new boots while stuff is on sale.
Thanks,
Andrew |
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
1321 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2007 : 11:42 AM
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Do you have socks long enough to go above the top of the liner? Are they falling down and bunching up or anything? That is the obvious stuff.
You might not have to get new boots even if you can't solve the problem, you could just get new Intuition liners... which you should basically do if you don't have them anyway, since they are so good :)
Although, I am currently experiencing a shin-bruising problem with my intuitions so who knows. |
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Burnaby, BC
Canada
180 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2007 : 10:35 PM
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Thanks for the suggestions!
I went skiing again last weekend and tried some new things which seemed to work well. I made sure that my liner socks, long underwear and outer socks were all layered on top of each other without any bunching and tied the liners tight. I tighened the buckle over my instep as tight as I could get it and then tightened the one over my shins, but not as much as the one over my instep.
At the end of the day, the skin was a little bit raw but not nearly as bad as the previous week...
So where can a person find Intuition liners? What makes them so good and how much do they cost?
Thanks again! |
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North Vancouver
262 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2007 : 11:50 PM
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Intuitions are the business. Closed cell foam (you can cross creeks without having to take your boots off - getting 'em wet is no problem), ultra lightweight, warm in 30 seconds in the mornings, best insulation going, thermomoulding... I could rave for hours about them.
Go visit Rob Watt, the owner of Intuition, just opposite and north of Maynards, near the south end of the Cambie St. bridge. He's a great guy and often will fit you himself. I can't say enough good things about Rob or Intuition products.
As for shin rub (bite). I find it's worse if my longjohns fall below the cuff, so I just have some thin Ultimax socks that come way up and that seems to work, with the buckles done medium tight. This works for both my older T2's and my Excursions (both with Intuitions).
Hope this helps,
Mark
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
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 | LeeL
Advanced Member
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 Extreme ski tourin, mountain bikin addict who hikes at least once a year
2506 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2007 : 8:11 PM
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| generally - how much do these cost? |
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
1038 Posts |
Posted - 04/21/2007 : 5:04 PM
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| Were ~$120 for ski boot liners a couple seasons ago. |
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
1321 Posts |
Posted - 04/21/2007 : 10:17 PM
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| I got some this season. It was around $130. |
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Ski boot problems
