SHOW US YOUR BOOTS! & WIN A NEW PAIR!

Share your story and pic about how and why you kept the original 3-piece design alive all these years like Seth Morrison's submission OR why you're current boots aren't working and why you specifically want a new pair of FT's.

Each month, the most most inspiring, convincing or entertaining submission will win a new pair of Full Tilt boots of their choice.

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I've always loved my raichle boots but they are unbearably stinky. The expenses on febreeze have put me in a terrible financial situation. Help me and my stinky feet regain their former glory with a nice new pair of Full Tilt boots. The dude abides.
Luke Ox (2 days ago) View Entry
I am 16 years old and from the East Coast. These boots have been passed down from my dad to my brother and then to me. All my friends are rockin there new Tom Wallisch full tilts the past few years, but I have stuck with these babies. And there was no real reason to switch to a new full tilt. That is until this past season the shell of the left boot started to crack... These have always been a true classic it is going to be sad to see these go. But I think I need to move onto a new pair.
Will Roache (3 days ago) View Entry
I’m from Belgium, indeed that’s in Europe and yes we have no mountains here. But what we do have are big fridges to ski in all year round. Being side lined for 3 months now due to a knee injury and being really bored of not being able to ski! I decided to enter your guys contest and give it a shot. I had no old raichles laying around at home so I had to improvise and make something myself… This is what I came up with, a paper full tilt hot doggers miniature. I know it’s not an exact copy but making something out of paper was harder than I expected! I hope in a year or 2 I can leave my indoor snowpark days behind me and make the move to the alps. Taking the tricks I have learned indoor to the big mountain style of riding and hopefully I will be doing it on nice pair of full tilts! It would be unreal!
Ken De Munster (6 days ago) View Entry
I'm 6'2", 190 lbs, and I ski HARD... Ever since I broke out of my Dad's ski school and began charging on my own at the age of 10, I've had problems with the gear I've had failing me when I need it most. Bindings have pre-released in the middle of high torsion powder turns, and short tails of traditional skis have put me in the back seat on many a cliff stomp. These boots served me painfully but solidly for three years, until this season when all four of the upper cuff buckles broke off. as you can see, each was frankenstinianly replaced at my expense. On three occasions, buckles sheared off as I was clamping down the boots for a steep drop into the backcountry at Stevens Pass, Wa. The fourth is lost in the snow somewhere at Crystal Mountain, burst on a shin driving turn somewhere mid-run. I need a swaggy lookin' boot that can hold up to my constant torture as I put all of my 190 pounds in my shins to stay in control while i'm in top gear. Help me out, Full Tilt!
Matt Leitzinger (7 days ago) View Entry
I was fitted in england for a pair of full tilt hot doggers prior to my first season. i was so excited about them because i was intent on skiing park for the first time. When i got out to whistler for the trip of a lifetime i pulled on my boots and went up the mountain. after a couple of days i was getting a lot of pain in my shins and toes and so went to a boot fitters to ask them what was wrong. i found out that i had been fitted a size too big and my entire foot/shin was moving in the boot. i was recommended to buy a new pair, but i had no money to spare and so i had to soldier on. after a month i couldn't take the pain anymore and had to stop all together. i had to take 2 weeks off before i could ski again, and i was still in a whole load of pain. this was last season. i am now planning a second season, and wouldn't risk another boot fitting in england. full tilt boots are the perfect fit for my foot, which is narrow, and...
James Morpeth (10 days ago) View Entry
Last winter I was skiing with my old pair of boots that ive had since 1992 and I came to an ice patch and slipped and broke my leg because my buckle snapped of and my foot came flying out. I trust that if I had full tilts this wouldn't happen again.
Parker Montgomery (11 days ago) View Entry
I have been rocking my dads old race boots for the past 2 years as my other salomons had gotten stollen on a skiing trip out west. I hope to receive a pair of full tilts to relieve my shin bang and the heavy weight of these boots. These things absolutely kill jumping up on to rails with. Hopefully someone will hear me out!
Mike Shaw (11 days ago) View Entry
I've been skiing park for the last 7 years up here in Alaska. I have been using a pair of men's Nordica boots for 4 years now. The front bindings no longer work, they weigh roughly 5lbs each, and last year the left insole of my boot fell out. I already double up on socks because the boots are too big for me. These boots have served me well for what they are but, I'm sick of the shinbang and the pain! It would be kickass to own a new pair of Full Tilts!
Gabby (11 days ago) View Entry
I was pretty down at the end of last season. I had a broken back, and one of my best friends was leaving college to attend a free skiing school in Norway. I wanted to be supportive of his dream, so when he needed money, I bought his old Full Tilts. I overpaid, they had a “custom spray paint job,” and were on 150+ days, but what’s a few dollars between friends? Despite heavy use, they ended up being the best boots I have ever worn. Landings no longer hurt, and I finished this season without any debilitating injuries. I liked the boots so much that I decided to give them an overhaul. I stripped the spray paint and dyed them, replaced the heels, and added cuff spoilers and booster straps. Now they look slightly better, and I get better fit on my skinny legs. These boots are good, but I’d like to get a smaller pair (26.5 instead of 27) with some custom foot-beds to fix my awkward stance. My dream is a pair of Seths, which I promise I would never dye or paint! I’m glad to have found a new friend in FT boots.
Kyle Monahan (11 days ago) View Entry
so last week i was at the local thrift store with a couple friends and as we walk past the ski section my friend yells "dibs"!! the full tilt free boots contest was the first thing i thought of so i grabbed em and literally ran to the cashier. so $5 and a pair of RAICHLE FLEXON COMPS later i am entering the contest to win a pair of hot doggers so i can give the RAICHLES to their rightful owner.
Mason Darley (0 months ago) View Entry
Please give MIke new boots so we can go out to pasture, we're 22yrs old and feeling every bit of it. We first started skiing with Mike in France back in 1990, he would throw himself down anything then, Steep & Deep was his Motto and we where right there with him living the dream baby. Then we follow Mike to New Zealand and started craving up his local hill on some old Straights he had. Since then we have seem many changes, new ski's (well these are due an upgrade), Kids, new ski clothes (Mike struggled with giving up his Retro Jacket) and a change in Mikes Motto. It's been nice cruising with the kids these past few years but now the little buggars are skiing the whole mountain and Mike is like a man possessed and back to his old ways, we just can't take this for much longer. Mike has lovingly glued patches on the inner boots and shows concern when he looks at our fayed buckles, so some old boots a break and let Mike hit the steep & Deep with a fresh pair. Cheers Raichle & Raichle
Mike Higgins (0 months ago) View Entry
As you can see, it's gotten to the point where I can no longer shove my foot into my 3 year old boot. Over the years I've made some style adjustments, and this past season it was supposed to look like the hot doggers, however many people including the liftee can tell the difference. I entered this contest because I want to stop wearing wannabe boots, and win the real thing. (Also because I'm gonna need much bigger boots, and I'm sick of getting wicked shinbang after every jib). Full tilts would solve all my problems, and get me more style points
AJ (0 months ago) View Entry
Cool boots right? No.....i'm a guy, not a girl. These boots were handed down to me by my mother and i have used them for the past two seasons. At the end of every ski day (even in the summer because I built a backyard park) my feet, calves and especially shins kill! Full Tilts look like great boots and I would love to be able to ski without being in pain all the time. Thanks Full Tilt Guys
Michael Madonia (0 months ago) View Entry
Well... As you see, I've been riding with some kind of futuristic Hot Doggers... Do you think that I'll be killin' it like Tommy with thoses ones :D ?
Greg Mansio (0 months ago) View Entry
The first time I snowbladed Tuckerman Ravine on k2 Fattys, I had to use salomon rear entry boots that were 330mm bsl, a full 35mm larger than my foot, the performance just wasn't there for such a demanding descent. If I won Full Tilts I could go back to Tucks and be more in control of my blades. Thanks!
jon (0 months ago) View Entry
i am tired of these and would really like a new pair of boots please!
jack weller (0 months ago) View Entry
hi, I would love a new pair of ski boots! I am researching to find best boots out there. I have tested running shoes and Wish they would do the same for ski boots. If these would meet the criteria of being a great ski boot then I would definitely give you a high recommendation!
Susan Lehman (0 months ago) View Entry
After a 30 year break I re-started racing last year and naturally turned to my Flexon Comps. With the new carving skis I thought I might need different boots but, having tried a couple of alternatives, I was soon back in my old boots. Living in England, I am limited to ski-ing on plastic dry slopes, but in my Flexons I am still managing to keep up with a lot of the kids and put in some respectable times (see last week-end’s race http://www.lsersa.org/races12/bo12ovr.pdf ). When the youngsters see my boots the usual comment is “isn’t it time you got some new boots” to which I normally reply “probably - they are older than you...” I think it would be great to surprise them all by turning up in a new pair of boots that are exactly the same design as my old boots! Also, my Flexons seem to have softened over the years especially when used in warm conditions, which unfortunately is the norm on plastic slopes during the summer race season. I would love to find out how the more modern plastics in the Full Tilts compare in warmer conditions.
Mark Oliver (0 months ago) View Entry
With freeskiing going to the Olympics, it seems like part of the sport is starting to take itself a little bit too seriously and forgetting about the fun part of the freeski lifestyle. So, one hungover morning while on the ski lift, I started to wonder what my ski/party crew and I could build to represent our sport and bring that vibe back as much as possible. We decided to build a beer bong in a ski boot. To build this magnificent piece of art, we had to sacrifice an old pair of ski boots, invest gigantic amounts of money in a hardware store and spend countless hours building it. In the end, when we saw the result, we knew we had something very special in our hands. I’m asking you guys at Full Tilt for a pair of boots because I feel that your company is all about that vibe, providing high performance equipment while not taking yourself too seriously. The picture shows the boot after 8 months straight of partying, Full Tilt’s very own Andy Parry at the IF3 while claiming his prize for the Line Traveling Circus and myself drinking from it.
Charles-Eric Dolce (0 months ago) View Entry
These ski boots were the first that ever fit my narrow feet and big calves properly, plus I just loved their performance and neon flash!! Once I out grew them, I kept them cause they were in great shape & I figured one day my kids would grow into them. 31 years later, they’re still with me, still in pretty darn good shape, even after being put through the ringer by my daughter, then my son, both of which are double black skiers and tree hounds! Even with no one left to use them, I still didn’t have the heart to toss them, as they’d become ski “antiquities”. Then 2 weeks ago, my son was checking out your web site for new boots that reduced shin bang, and viola, he saw your competition, remember my neon Raichle that he’d used, asked if I still had them, and the rest is history.
Vaike (1 months ago) View Entry
So I have these Raichle's that were pass down to me a few years back from my uncle. As you can see, next to my friends and there NEWER boots, Dalbello and the new Full Tilt's, I am easily the coolest one on the mountain amongst my friends. However, being cool can not make up for the pain I feel each day from worn down liners and a size or two too small (got these when I was 17 and now im 22) so they are a little smaller for me. I would really like to retire the "Cool Card" and step up with some newer, more comfortable boots.
Jared W (1 months ago) View Entry
I' ve been skiing since 3 and have owned many top of the line race boots. When Hansen Boots came out, I thought they were going to be something. Well, I was right ! They were the worst ever. I need the best NOW , before it's tooo late.
Steve Larson (1 months ago) View Entry
there are so chill and confortable it the most sick boots with the best style i want to win new boots because i realy like this brends and i am a fan of full tilt i come to the web of full tilt boots every week to see new things and i cant wait for the new 2013 they are so seck and fuckinh beautiful
philippe (1 months ago) View Entry
This is me and my lovely date about to go to the prom together. The entire night was about class and style and I felt like my salomon demo boots were NOT classy. After the dance, my shins were so bruised! Please help me win a pair of classy fulltilts so i can go to next years prom in style.
Ryan Begin (1 months ago) View Entry
This season at the local mountain, I asked a lift operator if snow cover is any good. His reply was – Yeah, you can go pick some flowers! Like he knew that this is the only activity my ancient boots are good for! After years serving some distant family member, then my older brother, they got to me. As white snow melts away and green grass shows (see picture), these N-years-old boots have yet again finished a season on a good mark! What doesn’t have a good mark, are my shins – covered in red-to-brown marks. What else can you expect from these boots that have started to grow solid! On the first run of the day, to give boots some flex, I have to pull the tongue down for few minutes. This makes me look pretty stupid before a day of skiing even started! Then again, working on the garden in skis and ski boots, won’t win me the ‘most intelligent’ award either. Thanks to a ski mask, people don’t to see me clenching my teeth while putting these boots on and limping down the stairs to ski! Thank you Full Tilt!
Andrew Kushnir (1 months ago) View Entry
I bought these Full Tilt boots in 2009 and since then, everybody wanted to try them as my friend in the photo. Thank god his size was as mines so he was very happy to give them a try. These were the first Full Tilt boots to be brought in Kosovo. My friend bought them from me in 2010.
Ben (1 months ago) View Entry
Dude! These were just getting broken in after 20 years. Catastrophic failure on Mt. Washington in New Hampshire mandated a quick fix for the descent.
Jim Hostetler (1 months ago) View Entry
I got into skiing when i was about 9, since then everything i do is about it. Unfortunatley my parents arent skiers and dont understand the gear is expensive so ive been on a very low budget every season i usually get my boots at goodwill the ones i used this season are who knows what year dolomite womens boots size way too small they cost me $3 they look terrible and perform worse. Crazy shin bang and i swear they put in shock multipliers. The worst part is the toe and foot part is too small but the shin part is way too wide and when i tighten them all the way the clip gets stuck down and theres nothing worse then shredding in these humiliating boots all day then being stuck in them until you can sit by the heater for 10 minutes (that why theres the big melted spot at the top). All i ride is park and there is nothing I want more than full tilts! I need a more flexible boot! i would love some booters but ill take anything at all! Your boots are the best please hook me up!
Eric Pease (1 months ago) View Entry
Skiing all year round, it would be nice to have comfort instead of the shinbanging death traps that I normally rent at the dry ski slope. The other option to grinding away my ankles would be to use my dad's 1970's Caber BioSystem boots which I highly doubt would fit in modern binding. If I were to buy my own boots, Full Tilts woud be the only option as I hate settling for second best. Sadly, I don't have that type of money so free boots would be extremely appreciated. Please let me keep my ankles. Magnus Kermack - Aberdeen, UK
Magnus Kermack (1 months ago) View Entry
Searching for parts for my old Salomon's landed me on your site... My old boots just won't stay in the bindings any longer since the heel attachment has fallen apart. I love the FT design that allows some flex in the boot like my old classics. Nothing fits like these old boots now days .. except maybe the FT's.
Ted Frend (1 months ago) View Entry
Hi my name is Joe. I would give you some immensely elaborate story about how my current boots dont fit even a little and about blisters and how awesome full tilts are, but lets be real here. We all know this story; its been said and seen many many times. So why not try something different. First, I wrote a haiku for you: My ski boots are dead Skiing first chairs is my dream Will you hook me up? Next, allow me to provide you with a joke: What are tight, smelly, cramped, and in pain? Answer: Joe's feet in his boots. Ever tried hiking in boots that are too small? Not fun. Pain, cramped arches, and agony. Why doesnt he just buy new one's? you are probably asking. Well, probably like everyone else here, I realy just can't afford them. Now the 5 paragraph analytical essay Thesis: You should select me as the winner of a new pair of full tilt boots because my boots no longer fit, I cannot shred in non fitting boots, and because I can rep full tilt and Teton gravity research like no other. My boots, despite not necessarily...
Joe Walton (1 months ago) View Entry
I have had great troubles with boots my entire life so much I turned snowboarder for over ten years. I have sense turned back to the good side yet still having the same problems with boots! My setup currently is Salomon. This incredible boots that you are raffling look great and very similar to a borrowed pair of boots back in the day. Please consider me w/o a photo, recently. Broke my phone and been unable to retrieve from the cloud. Thank you in advance for your consideration, Kevin Dunn
Kevin Dunn (1 months ago) View Entry
I have REALLY serious shin bruising problems. In the past, a 6 day ski trip equated to 3 months shin bandaging and care. That's why the greatest Swiss boot experts told me to get the custom made Strolz boots that I now use. They have hand-made to measure injected leather inner boots, perfectly sized shells, special made inner sole and come with lifetime free service. They have allowed me to ski pretty hard, all off-piste, but the shin impacts on my left leg, weakened by a badly healed ruptured Achilles tendon, still limit me to only several consecutive days before the pain starts inhibiting my technique. If anyone could appreciate a great boot it's me ! And all my ski friends will tell you that I should get them because I'm worth it! This is a link to a film we made when we got the boots : http://bit.ly/I3Mxh6 Enjoy it ! And please send me some info about your boots even if I don't win! You'll see on the photo that a great thing about my current boots is that my name is embroidered into the shin strap ;-) I'm hoping the FT's will be able to do better!
Bob Wigetman (1 months ago) View Entry
It's time to replace the old ones!
Larry Kantner (1 months ago) View Entry
Because my boots are stuck in the 80's!
Travis wade (1 months ago) View Entry
Ever since I saw Bill Johnson win the Gold in 1984 with Flexons, I was hooked and bought them in 1985. They were comfortable and a great fit. Now fast forward to 2012 and when I put them on before a ski trip this year, they just shattered! both sides!. I've tried many other boots on but they don't compare to my original flexon's and I realize that FT still makes this great boot. If I win, I'll then convert my wife into a pair as she struggles with a poor fitting overlap 4 buckle boot.
Charles Swanberg (1 months ago) View Entry
Im a 16 year old avid full tilt and travelling circus fan from Scotland. I've wanted a pair of full tilt boots since 5 years ago and i am aching for a pair and so are my feet!. I ski everyday taking an hour bus journey up to an artificial ski slope and on weekends a four hour bus journey up to Glenshee. Ski'ing has been my life ever since I was little . My boots right now are my mums old pair of 1998 Technica's which have seen there share of shinbangs and are now cracked on the shin, I would save up to buy full tilts but use the money i earn at my mums shop to fund my tickets to and from glenshee and also ski hire. I desperately need a new pair as I have basically no boots to work with and dont have the funds to be able to buy myself a new pair. Ive always been obsessed with the freestyle side of ski-ing and full tilt lead the way when it comes to boots. Im tired of my old boots and cant do any tricks without my feet coming out due to the clips...
Fraser Graham (1 months ago) View Entry
i don't even own a pair... i've wanted full tilts for a long time, but no luck, cost to much
bowen brewer (1 months ago) View Entry
First pair of boots i have ever bought, and have never had so much fun. They were amazing, better than any boot i have ever worn. I am a passionate skier from London, just waiting for school to finish so i can move to the snow. I would completely love a pair as i am going to be wearing them each and every day for a year, and have nothing for big mountain skiing. Thank you very much. These boots where just incedible. Leo
Leo Zunz (1 months ago) View Entry
I’ve been skiing on my original Raichle Racing Flex boots for over 22 years. They replaced my Nordica’s, which broke down after 10 years. I bought them because they were so comfortable and a perfect fit. I have just loved these boots, but I’m beginning to worry that they are fatigued and that something is ‘gonna give’. I’ve already had to glue the velcro on the powder straps. Over the last several years I’ve been skiing more aggressively in the deep powder in the Kootenay mountains at Whitewater, so I realized I probably need to replace my boots. I have sporadically shopped for boots over the last 3 years, but have yet to try on anything that feels as good on my foot as these. I do get lots of comments on my boots, often from people who had similar ones in the past and now look longingly at mine. But what spurred this on, was a 16 year old fellow skier who was ‘wowed’ by my retro boots, and mentioned the contest that was happening on your site. So here I am. Ski season is over on Monday and I can’t wait till next year, but I really...
Rollie Read (1 months ago) View Entry
The pic shows my lovely daughter, Litzi., age 7. Note how her right thumb naturally points up when placed near my beloved (but completely trashed) pair of Raichle Flexon Comps bought in the early 1990s. In stark contrast, her left thumb points down for my new (French-designed) boots which cause me considerable agony every time i put them on. Take pity on an old man and send me a new pair of FTs. Only then will Litzi and her three brothers see their dad thrash the Alps with a smile on his face again!
Paul Nuki (1 months ago) View Entry
i got this boots in 2000 and still use this fucking boots. i got 5 holes, and don't give a shit because I love the sport but have no money for it! so i hope i win!!
Fredrik Holtet (1 months ago) View Entry
Howdy, I'm from the reno/tahoe area and I would just like to say that I am extremely passionate skiier. I spend most of my time in the park but I can go out and appreciate any aspect of skiing. April is going to be the 18th month in a row that I have gotten to ski at least once a month with these boots. From driving up gnarly access roads to get to a patch of snow in the middle of summer to skiing crazy lines in 3 feet of powder in mid winter, i love skiing. I bought these boots a few years back after a long summer of doing horrible landscaping work for my pops... From day one, I was in love with the lightness and simplicity of the boot. It always seemed that durability was an issue for me and my ski equipment. Whether it be bindings or skis, something always goes wrong. Yet, through thick and thin, these boots have held their own. In the winter, I work in the terrain park at a small local mountain in Tahoe (Mt.Rose). From boot packing rails...
Jarrod Martinez (1 months ago) View Entry
Ahhh, the venerable Flexon. Growing up skiing at the 270’ vertical drop Boston Mills in Ohio bashing bumps was really about the only thing we did to have fun. There were no terrain parks so the only jumps we could get away with were doubling moguls in close proximity. No Park Bulley’s grooming out kickers daily. This collection of Flexons has taken me through my 20’s and now into my late 30’s in style. I keep getting older and skiing terrain keeps getting better, which is kind of a bummer but the Flexon’s have kept me happy and relatively shinbang-free for a while. I now instruct at a little resort in Southeast Michigan and I am the minority in the locker room when it comes to boots. Lots of Technicas and other stiff-as-hell race boots and my Flexon’s are there every day, bucking the trend, people ask me all the time what kind of boot that is. I am kind and answer them…but I am thinking, “Dude, if you have to ask then you wouldn’t get it”. I would love to keep spreading the good word in a pair of fresh Full Tilts. Thanks...
Jonathan Mobily (1 months ago) View Entry
Hey Full Tilt, So here's the deal, I have been skiing these Dolomite S98 Airs for about a season now. But let me tell you, while I am sparkling with an ear to ear grin after some epic Crystal Mtn. pow my feet are crying. I swear my shin bang has changed the shape of my legs. A 2 square inch bulge on the front of my shin is never a ton of fun, and by the time summer rolls by I am pleasantly surprised with the fact that the state of my feet from ski season is not how they always are. Last season season I went through three pairs of boots , I was 14 and growing FAST! Now at age 15 I have thankfully stopped growing at a height of 5'11 with a ladies size 11 foot, which is crazy big for a girl. Thank god I am comfortable in guys boots. But maybe not hand-me-downs... This pair that I am using now in particular. These boots have been beat on since who knows when, but hey they were a quick $14 fix that kept me skiing. But now what used to be a removable heel piece...
Shayla Johnson (1 months ago) View Entry
You know you need new boots by where your wife makes you store them. Note, the flies have chosen the boots!
scott broadhurst (1 months ago) View Entry
Because it seems like a natural step to go from my red-black Raichle's to a pair of red-black Full Tilt after 27 years and none of my friends would see the difference ! :-)
Nils Schneider (1 months ago) View Entry
I've skied in these boots all through high school and college. From Jay Peak, Stowe, and Sugarbush, VT, to Winter Park, Steamboat, and Wolf Creek, CO, these boots have been with me through everything. My skiing career is now transitioning from recreational moguls to a possible shot at something bigger, as I am now training freestyle aerials. A pair of full tilt classics would work wonders for my aerial career.
Derek Kvedar (1 months ago) View Entry
I got these boots new, and as you can see treated them well ! The bad news is as I got older my feet settled, arch or what ever happened, and now my feet are to big for them. I get away with unbuckeling them every run, but it,s painful. I had the black and yellow flex on before my 9.9,s I ski a race stock 211 sg volkl and love these boots pain or not. I worked for Sport chalet when they carried your boot and sold many, nothing is as responsive, flexworthy and light. Thanks Jeff
jeff (1 months ago) View Entry
At the beginning of this season, I was at loss for what to do about boots. My previous used pair of boots from my local sporting goods store no longer fit, but it was too late to purchase anything online. So, the day before my local hill opened, I got an email saying that their park was worked on the whole offseason. On the road that day, I started a life changing experience. I was driving by a yardsale, and out of the corner of my eye, I saw a pristine pair of raichle boots. They turned out to be perfect fitting, good looking too. I am a fifteen year old male, and I am proud to say I rocked raichle boots from the 1980s for a whole season shredding the park. White and pink boots for an estimated 70 days of skiing. I love the boots, but I believe I should win a new pair of FT's because with my raichles, I am restricted by shinbang and foot pain, and I cannot progress to the level I'd like. If I had a pair of Full Tilts, they would save me a lot of pain. As fun as this season...
Rich Gedney (1 months ago) View Entry
These are my shoes i had them for about 3 years, and they suck... every time i ski it hurts!! I use 30 minutes to get the shoes on, and 20 of... every time i take them of i can't walk normally they murder my feet! THey are also very heavy and annoying poopy. I love skiing and I'm going to y local ski park 3-4 times a week , so it's pretty hard to learn new tricks with this boots! My friend have the hot dogger tom wallisch pro model... and i tried them, they were like walking on pillows i loved them after 2 seconds! So please can i get som Full Tilt Boots so i can ski and learn new tricks!
Sebastian Bergan (2 months ago) View Entry
There are many reasons that I should win new boots. One, I made it to the National Geographic New York State Finals Geography Bee. My dad said if I got into the top five round, he would buy me new boots. But I failed, and the chance of me getting my first pair of ski boots that I didn't rent was gone. And also, my feet are crazy wide and flat, and the intuition liners would be great. LONG LIVE SKIING AND FULL TILT!
Sebastian de Lasa (2 months ago) View Entry
Dear Full Tilt, thank you for this opportunity--approximately 7 years ago, (or shortly before FT started making boots) I was in the market to buy ski boots. I ski tour often and was looking for a light weight touring-type boot. I looked around--scarpas, garmonts etc. and was completely dismayed at $850 price tags. Light weight and super light volume is what I wanted--I ve always skied with raichle boots, so I decided to build my own. I bought a pair of the pink raichles on Ebay and stripped it down. What I ended up with: Raichle chassis, Krypton Tongue, buckles from an women's model raichle race boot, a couple of door hinges from ace hardware, and some snowboard buckle pieces. I ve used these boots for 7 years--I am in need of a new pair of FT boots, problem is, for some damned reason not one ski shop in the region carry s FT boots (western montana) Consequently, I ve seen exactly one pair of FT boots at my local ski hill. If awarded a new pair of boots, be assured I will promote the heck out...
Evad V (2 months ago) View Entry
Shell of my circa 1983 Raichle Flexons finally died after 29 seasons, loaned them to my brother to ski Snowbird, he returned them with both shells cracked, one rather badly as depicted in the attached photo. Full Tilt's are the only boots out there for me now.
Rod Hudson (2 months ago) View Entry
the agent... they broke and i really want full tilt.. the cracked own the side and I'm missing a buckle.. they from 3 years ago... i free ski and like the boaters and drop kicks .. thanks i really want to win
andrew pumford (2 months ago) View Entry
Devastated. I’m absolutely devastated. THESE gorgeous red and yellow beauties (see photo) are the Flexons I was going to go pick up. Off craigslist. For free!!! I know… I know… one of the buckles is missing… I was going to buy one off ebay and fix it. I couldn’t believe my luck when I saw the post because these are the exact same boots I got to try on, back in my teens during a school ski program, and fell in love with. So awesome! So rad! So unattainable. :( Which they STILL are… unattainable… :( because the guy who posted them forgot to tell his wife and she started spring cleaning and threw them out. ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME!!!?!!! AAAARGH!!! So… as I said… I was devastated. I’d love to be the proud owner of a pair of Soul Sisters (YOU try fitting a ladies, long, narrow, low-volume, foot) but can't do that just yet. Those Flexons were the right price (free) and the right fit (perfect) and the right style (rad!) and I knew they...
Carmen Castrucci (2 months ago) View Entry
I love, my boots, I try not to let any other gear steal attention from them (shown here). But then again, with full tilts I might not even want the boxers.
Jack Elliott (2 months ago) View Entry
Through a quest to find myself an incredible boot that will alleviate the black toes, bruised heels, and sore shins of my current boots, and not being able to afford the comfort and performance a beautiful pair of Full Tilts provides, I designed my own 3 piece boot, the PoorBuilt. Although the PoorBuilt are composed of items found in the recycling and copious amounts of duct tape, and serve absolutely no purpose for skiing, I think they have features that will seriously put Full Tilt sales in danger. Some of the features are: Styrofoam shock absorbing sole, -6 flex foam tongue, newspaper ‘notuition’ liners, and buckles that don’t do anything. Because of the ingenuity and predicted demand of these boots, that will create large competition for FT, I will make a deal. If FT pays a fee of one pair of boots, I will immediately cease the production of PoorBuilt, preserving FT as the original, premier 3 piece boot. Please Full Tilt, make the best decision for the future of the company……….
Logan Dobson (2 months ago) View Entry
Beginning of this season my son was saying these were hurting his feet . I told him to man up but he said when I can do a 900 like he can I could talk . He then picked up a pair of Drop Kicks but he's growing at warp drive and has already put a ton of miles on those this season. Time for another pair .
Jim Hess (2 months ago) View Entry
Maybe you never heard of Romania... but BE SHURE, Romania heard of "the original 3 piece boot"! Bought them in a second hand shop, learned to ski on them and this way found one of my great passions in life: skiing! ...how awsome can that be! In the picture you can find all the 'history' I could get my camera on, and the only Raichle 3 piece with coregated tongue I still have arround the house :) Thank you Raichle for inventing this boot, sorry that you gave it up AND Good Job Full TIlt for buying the molds and for rekindling history. THIS PIECE OF HISTORY, MAKES HISTORY ! I would love to rock my history in a pair! Sincerely, Puiu D. - Romania :)
Puiu Darlea (2 months ago) View Entry
hey full tilt i have been freestyle skiing for about 4 years now and i am good. but i think i would be 10 times better if every time i go off a jump or hit a rail, i am not worrying about my shins. i get the worst shin bang and i can't take it any more. i have been asking for full tilt boots for 3 years now but there to expensive for my family after the skis and the bindings. so i have been been trying to rock these harible 4 buckle boot that has been in my family for about 4 years now. my older brother had them now i have them. i just want a boot that doesn't kill my shins after every single landing. i dream every single day of just owning one of these fantasic full tilt boots as u can see in the picture.
liam (2 months ago) View Entry
As you can see in the picture I need a refresh. I have had these boots since I was 10 and maybe even younger. whenever I put on these boots I'm embarassed to go on the hill, no matter how good my trick looks, I'm always concious of people looking at my ugly 1 buckle boots. Hopefully i can win a pair! Thanks Full-Tilt!
jakob mihailovich (2 months ago) View Entry
Hey, I started skiing when I was 2. Then we moved to Tofino B.C. Canada, a surfing town. My parents have skiied there whole life. The closest mountain is 3 hours away with a deadly road. I started going in to the park and hitting the flats or the knuckle. My toes would get bad toe bang. I always wanted a pair of full tilts but we could not afford them. So if i when or don't i will still ski.
Jack (2 months ago) View Entry
These boots go back really far. My older brother rented these maybe 15 years back at a local mountain, there he got an injury and was taken by helicopter to a hospital, the mountain let him keep the boots, he has been using them for those 15 years, then he bought new ones, I have used them for 2 seasons now and they have started to grow uncomfortable, they tell a story any time you look at them and I have fixed the cracks that sometimes open up near the buckles, they are what tell me to keep going as they have been going for such a long time. With these boots I have to ski through the cold that almost always seeps through. But no matter what I love them because they are a part of our family if that makes any sense. I would like new full tilt boots simply because it’s a new part to an old story, it’s a add-on to the great history of passed-down and skiing in our family. A couple people I know have Full Tilt boots, and I am just jealous, thank you for this opportunity!
Andrew Kushnir (2 months ago) View Entry
My skiboots are older than myself... I am a 12year old jibber from middle part of Sweden. I use my mothers former skiboots. She bought them in the late 80s.. She was on her way to the recycling station with them but I have used them now for two seasons. Time flies and fashion changes..but not always obviously!! These ones still look quite modern but for next season they are too small so I really need a new pair, so please!!!
Isak Davidsson (2 months ago) View Entry
My skiboots are older than myself... I am a 12year old jibber from middle part of Sweden. I use my mothers former skiboots. she bought them in the late 80s..
Isak Davidsson (2 months ago) View Entry
I really like to ski and its my life and these boots dont really fit any more so i rent boots and that sucks. I wear a size 12 now. thanks you guys are the best.
michel langlois (2 months ago) View Entry
I ski everyday and I love it. I can't afford great boots like full tilts, so I'm stuck with these duct tape boots. It takes me very long to put them on everyday, and I waste quite a lot of duct tape. Also, I could use some warm, water resistant boots, because sadly, I get very cold and wet in my current boots. Please help me get great new boots so I can continue to improve! That would be amazing! Thanks Full Tilt!
Colin Dowda (2 months ago) View Entry
hey full tilt i have been freestyle skiing for about 4 years now and i am good. but i think i would be 10 times better if every time i go off a jump i am not worrying about my shins. i get the worst shin bang and i can't take it any more. i have been asking for these boots for 3 years now but there to expensive for my family after the skis and the bindings. i feel after this session my shins will look like this picture. i just want a boot that doesn't kill my shins at the end of the day
LIam (2 months ago) View Entry
i think i should win new boots because i am a very good freestyle skier but i ski in a bad 4 buckle boot that gives me horrible shin bang and toe bang.i need a good boot that eliminates all shin and toe bang and i have heard that full tilt does this. that is why i think i should win a new full tilt ski boots
Liam Mansfield (2 months ago) View Entry
Hello, I'm from Chicoutimi Québec, I'am still sking with those boots, my husband and I have bought them in ...2008 maybe... it was "in" to have thise boots, all my friends had RAICHL boots in that time, but only myself is still sking with that. I think I need a refresh. Thanks!
Linda Tremblay (2 months ago) View Entry
I just started skiing last season but I have huge dreams with it. I love it and I was already throwing 360's and doing boxes! I'm so glad I was introduced to this and it's going to be something I will do for the rest of my life. Unfortunately my Raichle 470 SportFlex are in need of replacement..
Ryan (2 months ago) View Entry
The Progression of my boots (left to right). I bought my first pair at a thrift store in Sun Valley on the strong recommendation of an employee. I got them just cause they were cheap and said to be awesome. They are awesome. I just can’t use anything else. I then bought the flexons then F1s and now the classics. At this point I only need the next generation boot to complete my collection. Ride the best, forget the rest.
Ryan Blaser (2 months ago) View Entry
I ski everyday and I love it. I can't afford great boots like full tilts, so I'm stuck with these duct tape boots. It takes me very long to put them on everyday, and I waste quite a lot of duct tape. Also, I could use some warm, water resistant boots, because sadly, I get very cold and wet in my current boots. Please help me get great new boots so I can continue to improve! That would be amazing! Thanks Full Tilt!
Colin Dowda (2 months ago) View Entry
I think I could really use a new pair of full tilt boots because I love to ski park and powder and the boots that i currently have are on pist boots which are completely the opposite of what I ski! I'm tired of my shins and calfs being constantly sore from big jumps and skiing deep pow. I would really really like a pair of full tilts so can ski what I like to without any pain in my legs. It's can be very difficult on big landings not having a boot with any landing support because the boot is made strictly for begginer, groomed runs. Thanks!
Massimo Hertzer (2 months ago) View Entry
Well iv got these SWEET GNARLY FT's as you can see...because my artistic ability only is so good..these are dynasfit's, ya i need a upgrade bad, i got theses sick nasty liberty's to ride on but no boot to fit em with because these ones are like..gar BO, But they look sick ya!? Well id pee my pants if i got a pair of tilts so yea i don't know what else to say to convince you gentlemen to throw a pair at me....Hell ya FT!..and this is my 5th time submitting this..soo maybe this will work
Samuel Greenfield (2 months ago) View Entry
my mom's complaining that my boots stink (supper bad) through out this season my shins have either been swollen or bruised from kickers and cliffs. I love my boots but I think is time to get some full tilt hot doggers. i have had my boots for a year but got them used and they have been worn well I think there an 05 but not positive. that's why I think I should get new boots. thanks! Lynden
Lynden Corley (2 months ago) View Entry
I must first off tell you how appreciative I am of the time, money, and energy put in to this contest. By holding it, you give the chance for people in need, such as myself, to have a one in a lifetime opportunity to obtain something much better than we have ever dreamed for. So let's start with this story! Skiing is not my hobby, it is my lifestyle. I am skiing every day possible, riding all day, in the mindset of my future and the thought of progression. However, at the end of the day, I am in pure torment. These Sanmarco TR3's that i ski day in and day out on, are the ones to blame. I experience the worst of toe, shin, and any other bangs known to man. From charging big lines, to sending 60 ft jumps, these boots limit my capabilities on the mountain and are literally destroying my body. I think everyone should win new boots, and get to experience the most technologically advanced boots on the market. However, I do believe I deserve a new pair of boots more than the other contenders. It would help my progression as a skier a tremendous...
Tavish McGuire (2 months ago) View Entry
I've had these Hot Doggers for four seasons, and they have proven to be the easiest boot to get in and out of!! I only need to switch all buckles to the Aluminum ones because they got so thrashed. Liners have seen better days too, but won't ski any thing else, I love em and am lookin' for a new pair!
Colin Lay (2 months ago) View Entry
I think i deserve the ski boots because all i have for freestyle boots are 2nd hand 40$ nordica race boots which always give me shin splints or shin bang and i want all afterbang. My boots are 2nd hand, someone must've got them soaked because everytime i dry them out they stink really bad and my dad gets a little crazy. My mom hates my boots because they stink up the house so shey poured a whole bunch of baking powder on them, and even though i tried to shake it out, the soles are all gritty. i want full tilt boots because they are the coolest looking and highest quality freestyle boots. also i want to be able to be able to stomp handrails and hit big jumps like my role model Tom Wallisch. btw i dont live in the united states i live in canada, alberta, city is castor and our box # is 202.
isaiah (2 months ago) View Entry
While wandering my way through college, I worked at the local ski shop between 1990 and 1997. In 1990, I bought these Flexon’s and never looked back. At the shop, I became known as the “Flexon Ambassador”, literally selling hundreds of pairs over my tenure. As recognition for my loyalty, the local rep made arrangements to get me one of 90 test pairs of Raichle HD Thermoflex liners. I balanced them perfectly with a set of Superfeet. You could say I developed a little OCD when it came to my boots. I’ve worn out a couple of sets of Cat Tracks while beating the parking lots and lodges through what I’ve figured to be over 400 days on the hill. Well, I’m sad to say, they’ve finally broken down. The inner fleece liners have begun to delaminate and I’m beginning to chafe. Don’t get me wrong, I not necessarily asking for a new set of boots – I’ve got a perfect pair. I’d be ecstatic if you simply sent a new pair of size 9-1/2 liners before our family’s spring break (April 2-6). Please help me stop the chafing...
Scotty Ireland (2 months ago) View Entry
Travelled from south eastern Ontario, to the Canadian Rockies in 1986 to work at Lake Louise Ski Resort. My ski boots broke the second week there so I travelled to Calgary to by a pair of boots worthy of the abuse the Mountains could give. I chose the Flexon Comp because at the time, the MG's (Manual Groomers) at the hill were wearing them. I skied five times a week for almost five months that season and the boots never let me down. When I returned to Ontario I said I would replace them when they exploded. Twenty-five years later it has become apparent that they no longer insulate my feet from -28 degree Celsius weather? Not really exploded but a good enough excuse. Thank you for letting me tell my story. I know what my next boot will be - FT. Regards, Greg
Greg Millard (2 months ago) View Entry
Well I need new boots because my feet grew along with my dog ate my liners, I have no idea why my dog ate my liners. I am not size 10 shoe, male, and my ski boot is 9 shoe size, male, and I really get pissed off whenever I go to ski. Also this is in the middle of the season, I have NO money and want Full Tilts so bad. I also get shin bang all the time which is a major pain to do any work. When ever I even put my boots on I must take my feet, squish it, put it in the boot with lube and put everything to the untightness of the boot. Just 1 on each binding. I am very pissed on this subject and want and love to get some FULL TILT BOOTS, I would need 10 or 10.5 shoe size. To fit my new skis my uncle may get me.
kyle kloepping (2 months ago) View Entry
These boots were my last resort. It was a mater of days before Grand Targhee opened and i still didnt have any boots! I went to 2 secondhand stores but i have a size 12 foot and there were none that would fit me. So, i went to the local ski swap and i found some that fit but i found out later that they are racing boots. Now at that point i was willing to get bright purple boots just so i could ski but i really like skiing park and pow and these boots just aren't cutting it. I can never get them to fit right and something in the right boot keeps on digging into the left side of my heel. So when i hit a jump it digs in even more. Its also really hard to walk in them because of their angle and they aren't warm at all. I am really trying to progress in skiing but these boots are just holding me back... Ski boots are the 1 thing i need more than new skis. The Full Tilt boots seem perfect to what i need and do. This would help me become a MUCH...
Ben (2 months ago) View Entry
my boots are not working for me because i always get shin bang when i go skiing and my archs of my feet are killing me everytime i go off a jump and land cleanly. also, i have heard that full tilts are insanly comfortable and always warm which would be great for me.
Kevin (2 months ago) View Entry
Here's the "A" to the "Q" you've been asking; no I didn't get them from my parents, I purposely bought these at a ski swap for $5. i bought them because once covered with pants, they look like FT's, of course, being old and crappy, i get gnarly shinbang and bruises on every single toe. Q: what are the cuts in the tongue for? A: My attempt at modding them so that they could flex more. i wanted full tilts but i can't afford them, so i settled for these, by painting the tongue and writing "FT" on the side, i hoped they would look like last years hot doggers, but that obviously didn't work. I ride park everyday and am at 53 days so far this season. i can't continue hitting 50' and 60' foot jumps with all this pain. Full Tilts are my dream! and i would loving to have a pair, i think it would be the best for my performance and progression in the park. Cheers, Aiden.
Aiden Parece (2 months ago) View Entry
Twelve year-old Tom Goodhue shows the big boys a thing or two in the park as he airs it out in his Drop Kicks. Growing like a weed, he'll need a new pair next year!
Tom Goodhue (2 months ago) View Entry
Rocking the hot doggers for 3 seasons now, in the last month i have broken 2 buckles and the screws will not budge. the ski shop has had to drill them out but advised me to get new boots, i have no money to buy some new ones so am currently rocking kneissl boots that i found stashed away in a bin at my local snow dome, i will never wear a different boots than full tilt, help me out
Danny Roockley (2 months ago) View Entry
Hi, I'm a 20 year old student from Norway, I would like Full Tilt Ski Boots Drop Kick 2012, because I've run 7 years on some bad shoes. never been able to afford and buy my real Full Tilt shoes for freestyle. it would be awsome if I got a pair of Full Tilt.
Kristian Vaage (2 months ago) View Entry
Hey full tilts, Im an east coast skier and I really wanted full tilts. I went and ebay and bought a pair of boots that were titled "full tilt ski boots" and a picture that was hard to make out. i figured full tilts are full tilts but Raichle flexon comp boots are NOT full tilts. A new pair of drop kicks would be cool.
Chase Baker (2 months ago) View Entry
Skiing in Colorado every week requires some pretty good gear. However, my old boots are very old and we picked them up for 25 dollars at a thrift shop. I really wanted to go out and buy myself some new boots but I couldn't scrape together the money. So I took a picture of a drawing I made next to my older brothers Konflicts and I hope you guys like it.
Andrew Stiller (2 months ago) View Entry
I am one of the few lucky people that can say they spend more time in their Full Tilts than their regular shoes... I have a ton of days(100+) in my Konflicts and would appreciate a new pair to finish the season or ring in the next. All I need for skiing a little Utah back country is my beacon, my capt. america underoos and my full tilts! Thanks for the consideration!
brandon ellett (2 months ago) View Entry
I am an ordinary skier and I broke my full tilt konflict boot
John Demers (2 months ago) View Entry
i believe i should win because i have always wanted a pair of Full Tilt boots but never had the money my self
jack weller (2 months ago) View Entry
I've been jibbing with Tecnica Dragon 100s for over a year now. All I do with my friends and brothers is ride the park and back country and this takes a huge toll on my shins. Two weeks ago, my boots cracked right through the front. I sent them in and no luck with the warranty, so i'm still riding these boots. My friend has a pair of booters and they are the most comfortable flexy boots I've ever felt. Please FT, I could use these!
Max Simpson (2 months ago) View Entry
these are my henke boots from the late 1900's i believe i deserve the new boots bcause these are antiques that you deserve to have.
adam saft (2 months ago) View Entry
First off as you can see my picture is very creative and entertaining. If you look closely at the picture I have at least one thing to incorporate it into one boot. The first thing you may notice is the main theme of the picture, the old style Raichle boot. I skied these for a while and loved them, I just think that they are worn down and I could use a new pair that I can not afford. Lets start connecting the boot, the guitar stands for the Seth Morrison style boot. It has the guitar strings to show the metal strings used in the actual boot. The next thing is the liquor, there is four bottles of liquor to show the Konflict boot, the Konflict boot is mainly the boot I would like to have. The next thing that relates to Full Tilts is the hot dogs, obviously the hot dogs stands for the Tom Wallisch Hot Doggers. Another things to connect this is the jersey’s, socks, and the medal. This shows the Drop Kick boot. To represent the Full Tilt Booter boot is the work boots all the way to the right of the picture, the First...
Tyler Vallieres (2 months ago) View Entry
Return of the prodigal son. I grew up around my Steamboat based, Olympian uncles Keith and Paul Wegeman (1952 Olympics, Skiers Hall of Fame). I wanted to ski like them and wanted equipment just like them. They were using Molitor boots (the original cable buckle system) in the '60's so I got a pair. I loved the buckle system! I strayed during the "plastic revolution" in the '70's and bought a pair of Hansons. The Hansons gave me shin bang so bad my shins would bleed but I hung on to them because I thought they were "cool". I finally broke down and went looking for new boots. Molitor was long gone but enter the Raichle Flexon! No more shin bang- ever! No more cold feet! Over the years life's responsibilities have reduced ski days to a couple/yr but I am ready to launch back into my favorite sport. Sadly, as you can see, my Raichles are not quite as ready as I am. I would love to retire them with honor and slip into a new pair of Full Tilts! Thanks for keeping the legend alive and making it even better!
Jerry Downing (2 months ago) View Entry
I have been learning how to ski over the past 2 seasons, I tried rentals for the first couple times and they were awful. One pair actually made me bleed because they were too high and tight on the calves. I went to a ski show this past fall and invested in a pair of my own boots. After trying on more than a dozen pair, I thought I found "the boots". I have worn them all this season and they make my feet go completely numb after 2 or 3 runs, and I can't ski for the rest of the day. I have had a lot of work done on them to make it better, and nothing has worked. I really enjoy skiing and I’m getting pretty good, but my boots are a real problem. I have been doing research on boot design. The three-piece design by FT is what I’m looking for, easy to put on and take off and comfortable. I didn’t know that existed. I’m not ready to give up on skiing yet, but I need good boots. So I only have one thing to say…Pick me, pick me!!
Bonita Converse (2 months ago) View Entry
Hello, I'm Tommy Cogswell, I have been skiing for 3 years now, and it is time my boots progress with me. I love full tilts and I have had a lot of people recommend them to me I would love to win the boots as I am trying to pick up some sort of sponser next year and I can't afford to buy new boots, so please please select me to win I need this really bad thank you very much -Tommy.
Tommy Cogswell (2 months ago) View Entry
To all those who make Full Tilts possible…. I’m just an ordinary guy from Maine who loves to shred. I’ve been skiing these boots for almost 3 years. I came upon them one day when I figured out that my old boots were getting really small and the shin and toe bang was awful. I needed boots really badly and I had seen these just hangin around in the lost-and-found at my local mountain. I snagged what I thought were Full-Tilts. I felt the rescue of these boots were necessary to further my ski career. But up close they were really old Raichle ski boots. However once in my ownership I discovered the boots to be extremely comfortable and I never had any more trouble like I had with my old boots. Over the years of many jumps and rails being hit these have started to deteriorate. As much as I would love to keep these boots I think their time has come and I just cannot afford the newer versions. Honestly though I don’t think I could ever ski any other boot with as good of results. Some days I feel like it’s a very unrealistic goal...
George Lobozzo (2 months ago) View Entry
Hey i got these very used from the rental shop i work at for 20 bucks last year. I thought they would do fine but i ski hard and when i took a big drop i cut the shell with my ski edge on accedent. I kept using em and later cracked the bottom pad in my toe. One of my friends just bought a pair of your dropkick boots and let me use em for a day. They were sooooooo freaken nice and just performed perfectly for me. Help me get off these worn out rentals!!!!!! Thanks
jacob dailey (2 months ago) View Entry
Heeeeeey full tilt crew. Now I have been snowboarding for 5 years and I think it's time to retire from it. All my friends are amazing skiers and make me look like a retard with their full tilts and surface skis. I have tried skiing and it is a blast. Now from all the boots I have observed full tilts are the best. I skied with some solamons once and that was a experience that I will hopefully never go back to. Now to the story of my boots. I was ready to go to church one day when I found my church shoes fit perfectly in these ski bindings. so I rode around in them for a liitle bit and decided they need ankle support so I got some duck tape. And just to keep it cool i put some cables for looks. Guys my mom wont even buy me a 10 dollar pair of some peice of dog shack boots from the 70's at the used equipment store. Please full tilts your my only hope.
Noah (2 months ago) View Entry
Dear Full Tilt All season I have been saving up to get a new pair of ski boots. I almost had enough to get the conflicts but then I snapped my ski and all the money I had been saving up went to getting a new pair of skis. I ski a lot of park and the boots seen in the picture above are a nightmare. The shinbang in those boots bring tears to my eyes, it is the worst pain ever. the insides are held together with duct tape and the upper buckles because of the shin bang i used hanging wire to extend the buckle so i can flex alittle in the boot. thank you for taking the time to read this. this would be such a big help thank you. Cole Bourgeois
Cole Bourgeois (2 months ago) View Entry
I really hate to part from these, but I think it's time to stop being a pack-rat...wanna trade? I'll even throw in $20.00 if you take these off my hands.
Bob Dalton (2 months ago) View Entry
I really need a new pair of boots because my pair are so torn, worn and smelly when I remove them. the insoles are coming apart but I find them comfortable to wear so I keep wearing them even though I know they need a break..I have put new heels already four times so they can look wearable but they really reallt gotta go
Carmen Lebron (2 months ago) View Entry
I have had these Raichle boots for three years, and I love them. The only problem is that I get really bad toe bang. Over the years they have got less and less padding so they are not as comfortable as they used to be. I love the new full tilts, I tried on my friends "Seth Morrison" and they were more comfortable than anything else I have ever tried on. I pay for all my stuff and I really don't have the money for new full tits so please hook me up. I have been skiing the park since I was a little joey. I remember the first time I boosted off the kicker of the rail! I really respect the full tilt team and hope to be have as good as them. I have the Tom Wallisch "The North Face" coat. If I could get the Full Tilt that would be amazing, I have three siblings and my parents can't afford to get me these boots. I know anyone can win this contest but to me to win this is more of a dream I have. I love skiing to death so please help me out.
Andreas Kariotis (2 months ago) View Entry
Ohh NO! The worst possible thing that could happen has happend! I have outgrown my dad's old Flexon boots (a vintage masterpice). And it's unbelievable that he has thrown away his first red flexon boots from the early eighties when he "uppgraded" to these flexon classic. It's nice knowing that these ski boots are around just with another name. After thrity years these ski boots are far the coolest and comftarble boots in the slopes to day and I need a new pair. Good inventions last long. Second generation fan from Sweden.
Max Alteg (2 months ago) View Entry
Well, what can I say? Everything old is new again. My brother and I watched our dad slip into these many years ago. After we finished laughing it turned out he really new what he was talking about. I found these identical to his at a church garage sale. They are a little beaten down but are still the best I have found. What a boot!
Brian Dillow (2 months ago) View Entry
These are my old used beaten up pair of boots that I have been using for the past three years now. I absolulutley loath the they are to soft on the groomers and way way too stiff in the park. I can't afford an awesome pair of boots yet so I hope I have some luck in this! Thanks. -Derek
Derek Dunn (2 months ago) View Entry
I've been skiing since I learned how to walk. For me skiing isn't a sport it's a passion no one will ever take away from me. I have been working hard on a farm and at QFC earning money for passes and new gear which i am outgrowing. I have old solomon boots which are two tight for me but I want to ski without having to borrow boots. Please this would mean the world to me. My mom was diagnosed with cancer which is making it hard to work and take care of her. New boots would allow me to persue my passion. Thank You sincerely, William DeGennaro
William DeGennaro (2 months ago) View Entry
On 2/27/12 while at snowbowl in Missoula MT my velcro came off the power band strap. Bought these boots brand new at gull ski back in the winter of 88-89 i think. I am a father of three and new boots really are not in the budget for me. I was in the 7th or 8th grade when i bought my flexon comps. I think they are about a half size to small. I love the photo on full tilts page of the classic boot. I figured I would throw my old k2 gyrators in with the boot... keepin it classic! jbird
Jason Bird (2 months ago) View Entry
I love my Raichle Flexons from the 80's except the neon pink buckles and boot liners make me the object of ridicule with my daughter and her friends. I even went as far as painting the buckles and logo black but the pink is fighting back. Help save me from the 80's with a cool new pair of Full Tilts.
Ron Harkness (2 months ago) View Entry
These boots (his and her's) have been passed down my family for about 20 years now. My dad skied in them for about 6 years, my brother 3 and I'm on my 3rd. As you can imagine, they're not the comfiest boots, and the liners are far from intuition liners! I would love a pair of FT because i get horrible shin bang everytime i ski, and with these, that would all be afterbang!
Pete Maizonnier (2 months ago) View Entry
My boots were so painful that I dropkicked them out the door. Now I have no boots so I think I need me some Full Tilt Drop Kicks. I love the park it's what I do every time I go skiing. But my current boots take thirty minutes to get on and off each. And full tilts just have the style and image I want my friend has a pair and when I put them on I was amazed at hour fast i could get them on and how comfy they were.My boots are well aged, and overcook... I'm a skier since age 4. My life kept me sort of away from skiing, when i became a tall adult for a period of time, but since my kids now ski, i renewed my love and affection for the pleasure of riding, and carving. On a smaller scale, i did what i could do to recap my so beloved raichles, but they seemed to be on the last shift. It is so sad to see that i now need to recycle 3 pairs of flexion comp to create 1 pair i can actually put on my feet. And since i'm a Quebec...
Braedin Butler (2 months ago) View Entry
I loved my Boots, they tell a story so when I have beaten & broken them and I have a tough time throwing them! I teach children to ski..every scratch, Knick or divet has a story..These Pair taught Kevin how to Ski! Kevin was 4 Autisitc and wonderful..He now skis the Glades! My husband knew what they meant ..so now they its a Tomato Garden!
Lisa Marino (2 months ago) View Entry
A good friend called me to today to let me know about this contest and said “You really need to submit an entry since you are in NEED of new boots.” And which I am… Every year I end up buying a pair of new boot in hopes they will fit my abnormally wide hobbit feet that have grown bunions from years of skiing in boots that are to narrow. In the winters I travel to different states to ski they’re resorts, and would be so grateful to ski knowing my feet will be taken care of in an awesome pair of boots. And good luck to everyone!!!
Sabrina Retterer (3 months ago) View Entry
FT WELL AS YOU CAN SEE…..I’M HALFWAY THROUGH SKI SEASON AND STILL FLAT OUT BROKE WITH NO WAY TO BUY A BIGGER SIZE BOOT…….BUT INSTEAD OF GIVING UP AND MISSING OUT ON THE REST OF THE SKI SEASON I CREATED THE “SWEET MORRISONS”……..A COPY OF THE FAMOUS “SETH MORRISONS” USING EVERDAY BREAKFAST NESSESSITIES: RICE KRISPIES, MARSHMELLOWS, CARAMEL STRIPS AND BLACK LICORICE………BUT AS YOU CAN TELL BY THE PIC……IT WAS A COMPLETE FAILURE!!!!!! I’M NOT GOING TO MISS OUT ON THE REST OF THE SKI SEASON AND SO I WILL KEEP TRYING…......UNLESS I COULD WIN SOME AWESOME ‘FULL TILTS’ FROM YOU GUYS!!!! PLEASE DON’T MAKE ME RESORT TO MAKING SOME “FRUIT DOGGERS” PLEASE!!!!!!!
Christian Avery (3 months ago) View Entry
BEHOLD! The Iron Maiden signature Raichle ski boot circa 1985! I purchased these believing that they would give me the power to ski and shred guitar like a god, but I was mistaken; they turned my feet and legs into hamburger meat. Don't get me wrong, they are pretty awesome to look at, but I can't feel my legs. I need comfort, and Full Tilts. Also I'm attending college this year as a freshman, and i don't even have a job yet. This is my first year of skiing and I'm progressing like a mad man, but my iron maiden death trap boots i feel are holding me back, i could be the next Wallisch, but without sufficient gear, we may never know. I will have to get a job soon and that will barely be enough to pay for my college tuition and rent. I can't afford such luxuries as the infamous Full Tilt boot. Please, i need your help. Pick me, or else i got tetanus for no reason at all. I only intend to acquire one set of boots for the rest of my life, and I would like them to be your boots.
Ian McBryde (3 months ago) View Entry
So today I was wearing my super old Solomon boots, skiing the fresh powder at Snowbird. These things are so old that they were worn by the original skiers over in Scandinavia (really old). Over the years, the boots have become quite loose, allowing for a lot of wiggle room. Anyways, I was hucking a small cliff and landed a little too flat, subsequently flying over the handle bars and tomahawking down the hill with my skis on! Now I've got some serious boot-bang that is going to prevent me from skiing the next week while were getting dumped on here in Salt Lake! Help me prevent boot bang. I'll donate the ancient boots to the Smithsonian. Please pick me. Thank you!
Tim Staub (3 months ago) View Entry
I love the park it's what I do every time I go skiing. But my current boots take thirty minutes to get on and off each. And full tilts just have the style and image I want my friend has a pair and when I put them on I was amazed at hour fast i could get them on and how comfy they were.
Jack Bakos (3 months ago) View Entry
Hey there, I work for the US Forest Service as a Wildland Firefighter. I work during the summer months and by the time winter rolls around I am getting laid off. I love my job because I can focus solely on skiing throughout the winter season. I have been wearing the same pair of Salomon 1080's for the past 8yrs which now give me such a sharp cutting pain in my calves that I find myself forced to take days off to recover. Again, I have no means of income during the winter so buying myself a new pair of boots is out of the question. This is my pleading with TGR/Seth Morrison/Full Tilt: Please PICK ME! Thanks, guys!
Andy Staub (3 months ago) View Entry
In 1994 I moved to Breckenridge & worked for Right Fit Sports(now Surefoot) and custom fit these flexon equipe/flexon comp's for my feet. I have only skied in these boots since then. Like Seth I hoarded parts even a new ceramic fit liner that now has atleast 1,000 day's in them. These boots have taken care of my feet and kept me alive (heart & soul) for 18+ years. I worked for LINE skiis which brought me all around Co and UT ripping it up with some of the best.The boots have been it some of the most knarly areas inbounds/out of bounds and back country, from Colorado's Quandry peak to Utah Provo peak . I would have not have been able to to this if it were not for the BOOTS. straying from my free ride days I'm racing @ Wachusett mtn and mann did I catch grief on my antique boots until I smoked most of them through the course. again "das boot ya ".Please help me up-grade to the new millennium. I'm not sure how much more they can take captain but I'm racing and park jibbing in them this thursday..THANK YOU for the opportunity.
Jason Gerry (3 months ago) View Entry
I loved my full tilts. I saved money for over a year to be a full tilt owner.Once I was able to afford a used pair and got them strapped on my feet, I knew I couldn't go back. I was on the internet looking for a larger size for my growing foot. An offer came up I couldn't refuse. What good luck that I was able to swap a pair.So my boots were shipped months ago and I never got a pair in return. I was scammed...
Pete Duncan (3 months ago) View Entry
Full Tilt, The thing is, I dont have ski boots. I snowboard and desperately want to ski but my parents are making me buy my own stuff, and i currently have zero dollars. I want a new pair of Full Tilt because not only would it be amazing and help me make my conversion to skiing, but it would also greatly lessen the financial burden of having to buy boots on my own. My birthday is also coming up soon and there is honestly nothing more i would like than a free pair of Full Tilts.
Joe Croson (3 months ago) View Entry
i just bought all new ski equipment this year spent over 2 grand on all my swag and what not but what shocked me the most was buying the Salomon SPK 90's at first these boots were great but after 3 legit epic rail jam runs i started getting shin bang, i noticed that these piece of shit Sally's deserve nothing but to be in the trash can!! regardless i want full tilts, trade, swap, or even buy a pair. A new pair of Fulltilt's could really help on the park.
Andrew (3 months ago) View Entry
I purchased my Raichle Flex-on comps in the winter of 87-88. I have use the flex-on comps without a problem. Until today, 2/27//12, when I went to strap the power strap over the Hard tongue of the boot, the Velcro came undone. I I bought these boots when i was in the 8th grade. Now they are a little small, but use them anyways. I submitted a collage of photos. I took excellent care of my boots. I have a photo of my boots in use at Snowbowl, Missoula MT with my instructor using full tilts, soul sisters. I hope you enjoy the photo!
Jason Harley Bird (3 months ago) View Entry
My boots were so painful that I dropkicked them out the door. Now I have no boots so I think I need me some Full Tilt Drop Kicks.
Aidan Walker (3 months ago) View Entry
I need some new FULL TILTS bad!! last time i went skiing these things split in half on me jumping the cat track!! HELP
Soren Ireland (3 months ago) View Entry
Need I say more? OK here goes. I took up skiing again three years ago after 18 years of knuckle dragging on a snowboard. My friend gave me his old equipment. I bought new skis yet used his boots because they fit and I wanted to get on the mountain. Mass ridicule did not ensue like I thought it would and three years later I am still in these boots.The shear outrageous rising cost of living, Increased resources needed for growing grommets, and a constantly shrinking paycheck (thanks to the Medical Insurance Industry) has kept me from buying any new gear for myself. I recently outfitted my kids though, and bought my wife some gear including a pair of Full Tilt Sallys in hopes she will someday join us on the slopes. I love her boots and wish they were mine. So there you have it. Grant me new boots before I become the subject of a thread on a popular skiing website ridiculing some old bastard who still skis in rear entry boots.
Scott Jack (3 months ago) View Entry
Hi, Here is a picture of my Raichle boots (FlexOn Comp Flow). I still ride them as I did not find anything superior (except most likely the FullTilt boots I intend to win through this contest!!!). Thanks to Full Tilt reviving this color scheme on the top of the line Seth Morisson model; my boots really deserve this. These boots are very loyal as, after all these years, they only show minor signs of aging mostly on the liners that I had to dress with gorilla tape and silicone. Please note the ''heel height adjustment'' indicated by the arrow at the bottom left corner. Thanks,
David Landry (3 months ago) View Entry
i need a new pair of full tilts because i recently converted from all mountain skiing to freestyle and every time i stomp a move my old woman's Salomon storms give me the worst shinbang! so i need these new boots to take my skiing to the next level without all the pain in the shins!
Mason Darley (3 months ago) View Entry
For the past few years, I've been using these beat up old boots. Living in Pennsylvania, there really isn't much to do besides ride park. Every day that I go out, I come home with black shins and crushed toes. I can't afford new boots because all of my money is being put towards a trip to Windells, where I'll be able to progress my skills. It'd really help out a lot if I was chosen for a fresh pair of new Full Tilt boots so I can painlessly go ski.
Liam Cunningham (3 months ago) View Entry
I am a 14 year old guy from Orangeville, Ontario. My old boots were some used rossignols that i bought for 50$ at our local shop. I LOVE to ride park at our local mountain and i recently picked up a new pair of Salomon suspects! since these skis were so expensive, near 550$ (which i payed for myself working at minimum wage) i wont be able to get new boots until Christmas this year. My boots at the moment give me severe toe bang and both of my ankles feel broken when i put my feet in. I would love to win a pair of hot doggers from you because full tilts have reputation of being extremely comfortable. i hope i win and even if i dont, thanks for the opportunity! By the way - photo is of my bruised and cracked toenails! YUM
Zack Jedrzejko (3 months ago) View Entry
Flex index of boots 50….. P0ST-TAPE flex index 75…ish. FT help me, I’m 6’5” 210 lbs and its obvious I need some Full Tilts. In 2010 I rode my bike from CA to NY to raise $40k for diabetes research. In the process of riding too small of a bike my toes went permanently numb b/c of unwanted pressure on my little traveler region. The Doc said I may not be able to have kids b/c of the pressure of the bike seat, but I know sterile or not “hot dogger’ing” down the mnt the wife will be impressed. I took a new job in CO so I can butter all winter long. A pair of FT is just what I need to keep my numb toes happy and “hot doger” down the park/back bowls to impress the wife. To ride the boots that legends like Dave Crichton, Tom Wallisch (epic slope style in X-Games), Timmy D, and Seth Morrison would be an honor and privilege. Eric G you’re a mad scientist and genius. Win this contest or not some day I will be pillow hoppin on Full Tilts.
Ryan Rosenhahn (3 months ago) View Entry
I want these boots because every time I land a big jump I crush my toes against the front to the point where I can't walk normal after a day of the terrain park. I also have been wanting some Full Tilt Boots and just cannot afford them
David (3 months ago) View Entry
My current boots are horrible. They have a 104mm last and my foot swims in them like a fish in a fish bowl. I've got skinny calves, so I get major shin bang from the movement up top. Trying to remedy this, I moved the buckle system to the minimum size, and still had to saw the ends of the buckle mounts off so that I could buckle it down as far as it would go. Even then, it doesn't go as far as I would like because the plastic deforms and the buckle won't close (see picture)! As for the liner, it's thin enough that my toes get cold when it's 40 out. The liner is also starting to bunch in places that cause pinched nerves. I found this out when I took my foot out after a long day of skiing and my foot never woke up, even two and a half months later! A number of other unfortunately placed pressure points are making sure that by the end of the day, I can't feel my feet, despite the over-sized last. And then I think; this could all be solved with shiny new Full Tilt classics! Problem fixed!
nick fischer (3 months ago) View Entry
March 1987: Full flowing mullet draped down my neck, staring at a bold statement in black and blazing yellow: Flexon Comp. Hokey bejeezers, how they fit. And FUH-LEX. Not to mention how spanky they look with those florescent pink poles over there. Sold! I walk happily out of the store with my beloved Bumble-Bees. Time Lapse: ski - get married - ski - move - have kids - no ski - move to mountains - ski again. And always, my Bumble-Bees. 2012: Booting up the Bees. What's that? Torn liner and nasty ankle irritation? Rust on buckles, cracked sheathing? Are my Bees bound for that great Hive in the Sky? Moribund, I visit the local shop. And behold! Do my eyes deceive? “Have you heard of the Raichle Flexon Comps?” the kid asks me historically, pointing out these neo-ankle-huggers called Full Tilt. “Have I heard? Sonny, you don't know the half of it.” It's like a whole family reunion of Bumble-Bees! I’ve gotta have a pair of Full Tilts. No, you don't understand. I HAVE to have a pair. 25 years says nothing else will do for my size-eleven-and-three-quarter mutant flippers. Or my pink poles. But more than that, you’ll ensure my...
Jefff Sotropa (3 months ago) View Entry
Since it works for Tebow, hopefully it rubs off onto me. My boots are trash, they are hammy downs from a friend, and I am just ready to throw them in the trash and have a pair of nice, more desirable ones I can enjoy. NO one wants old, crappy, already been used boots which I believe includes everyone joined in on this contest right now. Full tilts are the new style, every park and powder bums want them, therefore if my Tebowing comes in handy, I will hopefully have myself a pair of your game changing boots.
Ethan Alan (3 months ago) View Entry
I should win these boots because I just ooze steez
anthony diorio (3 months ago) View Entry
I love my Flexon Classics. They've stuck by me through the years and I've known them for more than half my life now that they are coming up on their 20th birthday. I've known them longer than I've known most of my friends, I've known them longer than I've known my wife. Does it bother me that they are purple and neon green? No way! That was all the rage in 1992 -- and it's coming back, I’m sure of it! Did it bother me when the guy at the ski shop laughed at them last year? Well, yah, it stung a bit -- but my love for the boots prevailed and I know he went home that night wishing he could ski just one day in my boots. What bothers me is the little bits of purple rubber that fly off when I put them on or take them off. What bothers me is the tongue that is holding on by one last little shred of foam hanging on for dear life. Mostly what bothers me is that I will soon have to part with my beloved three pieces. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE HELP...
Chris Gailey (3 months ago) View Entry
I have been skiing for 12 years and not a single year has been on anything but the 3-pieces. I love them to death but I think it may finally be time to move on. I remember the first day i skied with my boots, and how much they hurt.
Daniel DuBois (3 months ago) View Entry
Kid, skier, snowboarder... haven 't used anything else but the real thing ! A pair of the first snowboard hardboots (white Raichle touring boots with pink and green tongue) are missing... completely wrecked those. All these 3 pairs are still in use ! Now looking for a pair for my wife... might need some help ;-)
Kurt De Boeck (3 months ago) View Entry
These boots were my uncles when he was a kid, he is currently 38 and now they are mine. These things are super painful and I can only wear them for about an hour before I have to take them off.
Ian Smith (3 months ago) View Entry
My last set of Tilts kicked the bucket and these are all I have left. Would begging get me anywhere?
Bob Dalton (3 months ago) View Entry
Hello I just want to see you the 80's Raichle boots. It was the first boots of my grandfather. He was woking few years in raichle swiss and raichle was offered at every body who worked in the company a pair of these "beautiful" shoes. The blue was my grandmother's shoes. I can not try these because they are too short but I can wear the red. I can you tell that it is not the more confortable shoes but when we know that thes have 30 years it's fabulous. I have never use these for skiing because my it's a remembrance to my grandfather. if I win a pair of full tilt I could finally show to my grandfather the "new generation" of Raichle . (This is obviously not for my grandfather but also for me :P) Sorry for the mistakes but i'm a swiss a guy and I don't speak too good english. Thank for the read and as we say in Switzerland A+
Martial vez (3 months ago) View Entry
I think its time to show the girl skiers some love in this contest and cure my shinbang so I can work on my afterbang. As you can see there is a bit of a problem with my current boots. This past weekend after skiing on Saturday I sat my boots by the fire to dry out for the next day. Early the next morning my friend’s mom moved my boots really close to the fire and then turned the fire on. Ten minutes later I run over to my boots smoking as they were literally melting away. Needless to say the 3’’ diameter hole in the upper that looks like the plastic is running down my boot is horribly uncomfortable on my calves and feet. These boots flex in all the wrong areas now unlike the 3 piece soul sister boot that is packed with girl power just like me. I would love a pair of “free tilts” that will keep my feet warm, calves protected, and skiing all day outlasting the guys. I discovered this weekend that when your boots are melted you wont have a good time. Thanks for the consideration!!
Allyson Ramer (3 months ago) View Entry
parceque mes en sienne il me font mal et jai entendu que vo botte son tres confortable et il ont du style.
Alexis (3 months ago) View Entry
I am a 15 year old from Orangeville, Ontario and i have be riding park for 4 years now. When i got my first skis my family didnt have enough money for boots so my mom said i could use her high heels. They have worked great for a couple years now but i have recently noticed many weird reactions when im stomping dub corks in the park. I thought it might be because i wasnt wearing the popular boots (FULL TILTS) like everyone else. I thought maybe you guys could help me and stop me from getting these dirty looks! Thanks!
Patrick Jedrzejko (3 months ago) View Entry
My boots are well aged, and overcook... I'm a skier since age 4. My life kept me sort of away from skiing, when i became a tall adult for a period of time, but since my kids now ski, i renewed my love and affection for the pleasure of riding, and carving. On a smaller scale, i did what i could do to recap my so beloved raichles, but they seemed to be on the last shift. It is so sad to see that i now need to recycle 3 pairs of flexion comp to create 1 pair i can actually put on my feet. And since i'm a Quebec skier, cold is getting into front pieces broken, so i think i would deserve a nice original FullTilt ski boots. Give me all your propaganda accessories and i will be a good ambassador here, on a lot of slopes in and around our superb montain region. Thanks to you, keep up the good work.
Phil Castonguay (3 months ago) View Entry
After searching for a year to find Where the Full tilt legends are born, I nearly gave up through exhaustion and madness, a witch doctor in a small village brought me back to health told me the story of THE LAND OF THE LEGENDS helped along with an image he took using his Nikon d3 camera (they had poison frogged a passing journalist) and kept the camera! and his leaving words were, "maybe it is just easier to ask Full Tilt for a pair of boots!
nathan (3 months ago) View Entry
Well i switched over to skiing last year. i have been hittin the park a ton and can throw rodeos of the kickers but i feel the need to improve from my old school 3-piece boots. I almost feel as if i'm bein held back. Tom Wallisch is definently my favorite skier ever so when i saw he made his own boots with full tilt i had to check 'em out. i love them. But i dont have enough to buy my own because . . . cars are expensive. especially after you wreck one. So i would love so much for you guys to pick me! I need the help! I always will love Full Tilt Boots! As you can tell by the picture i love Wallisch!
Zachary Ellis (3 months ago) View Entry
My Dad gave me these boots two years ago. I had Nordicas but after a week on them my feet hurt to much to bare. He immediately gave me his old Raichle boots that did not fit him anymore. They were the most comftorble boot i have ever worn. Unfortunately i have out grown them and can no longer fit into them. I would love to have a boot with the same feel and think Full Tilt makes the best boots in the game. It would be great to win a pair!
Jackson Wheeler (3 months ago) View Entry
I live in Maine, where it is a pretty sick place to go skiing. This year I have fully gotten into park and I love it. My only problem is that my boots are so crappy that all my latches are falling off and I only use one of the latches to keep them to my feet. When I hit jumps no matter what size I get toe bang that makes my toe nails bleed and fall off. haha I have been looking at all the other kids with Full Tilts and have wanted a pair since the first Konflicts came out, it would mean a lot to me to win a pair of these since I can't afford some and can't get a job. Well gotta go skiing! God bless and peace!
Sam (3 months ago) View Entry
Hey guys! I have recently started skiing with the line midwest team[tony seyffer]. That has cause me to go bigger. I have started pulling 5s and doing switch 270. I have 2 figer lengths of room in my boot and there all the way tight. I have got so bad of shin bang its cause me to not be able to ski for a week. Can you guys please help me win these boots so i can through down even harder? thank you!
Joe Renshaw (3 months ago) View Entry
I have an old pair of ski boots that arent working for me. They were custom made for some chick and i got them for 30$. They kill my feet but I love to ride park. I don't have the money for new boots. I would love to win some of your boots, they are awesome!!
jesse holt (3 months ago) View Entry
In 1991 I won some Tecnica TNT's, but I ended up swapping for what I really wanted - these wonderful Flexon Comp Flows. I wanted the best possible response so for the last 20+ years I have been wedging my too-large feet into these slightly blown out 293 shells. From Colorado to Sweden they have served me well for everything from bumps with Kris Feddersen to gates with Eva Twardokens to weeks in Crested Butte with Kim Reichhelm. I've run the middle cable behind the tongue to soften them up for eurocarving on a snowboard and swapped to stiff yellow DH racing tongues that I got from Jeff Olson for high speed work. Mercury himself could not have wished for a better pair of winged wonder boots, but they have seen so much use that both the shells and liners need replacement. I can still fit in my 30-inch waist Levi's and my 293mm shell Flexons, but 20+ years later I'm more comfortable in 32-inch jeans and I know I'll also be more comfortable in 301mm shell Seths or Konflicts.
Dane Thomas (3 months ago) View Entry
Look my shoes, you can't find any people who have worse shoes than me! They make me painful when i'm skiing with. I buy them ten years ago and i can't wear them one more winter ! It make me cry because i really like this shoes (the look, practical) and the only stuff i want for change is full tilt 's boots !!! And i'm a french guy, FROGGIES POWER ! Please, Help me ...
baptiste welsch (3 months ago) View Entry
I don't speak too good english because I live in Swiss and I have 16 years old. I want new boots because my father has this boots and I love it.. It was his first pair of ski boots and now I use this when i do freestyle because They go really good and I haven't the monney for buy a new full tilt's boot. I think that in 1 years they are break because they have lived her life. Thank for the read and I wait for an answer. Vincent
vincent thomet (3 months ago) View Entry
I was 16 years old in this picture. One of my favorite drops on Mt Hood that yields about a 40-50' trajectory. Wore them boots out by 18. I ski harder and bigger now than I did then. I never realized what they were until after they were gone and got into stupidly stiff and heavy front overlaps from Lange (XRI team). As I got a year or two away from high school and found myself skiing alone most of the time, I reached a point of burnout. Parabolic skis confused the industry enough to help spark my motivation to give it a break. Knowing I needed a death/rebirth experience with the sport to restore/amplify my stoke, I took a break from skiing, gave all gear to thriftstores, and moved to Arizona learning to hang glide over the course of the following 8 years. My first winter there had me kicking myself for giving up my gear after realizing how serious of a Mt sits up north in that state and the snowpack that it recieves. I scrounged for cheap ass snowboard gear to check the Mt out and...
Roone Maier (3 months ago) View Entry
I'm a 19 year old skier from CT. My local mountain is Ski Sundown in New Hartford CT. I started sking about 7 years ago and have been a park skier for about 5 of those years. I have never had a park boot, and the boots I currently used(now broken and in a land fill) are about 7 years old, about 7 sizes to small, and in no way in hell a park boot. I got them for free from a good friend since I could not afford my own. My birthday is comming up on February 27th and I would love to win a pair of full tilts!
Sean Gomez (3 months ago) View Entry
These are my boots, as you can see I have none. With tuition and rent I have only enjoyed the stories of skiing from a second degree source; my roommates. They are both respectable skiers and have even offered to teach me, however none of their boots fit me, a boot size 10 with my awesome size 11 feet and calf's of steel don't go well together. It sucks going to a resort and being the only guy left standing on the side of the chairs watching all the people have fun, and don't get me started on the treatment I get in Sierra Nevada College. I want to learn to ski and embrace that new culture of champs.
Guillermo Reyes (3 months ago) View Entry
I’m 18 years old and my feet have just recently stopped growing. Because it seemed that my feet would never stop growing, my parents always made me rent boots, hoping to save money instead of buying a new pair every year. Most people know how inadequate rental boots are, they have been worn millions of times by different and nasty feet. The soles have been worn down and stretched out , making it impossible to find a tight comfortable fitting. As you can see in my picture, I have developed a time consuming but effective way of protecting my feet from rental boots (just imagine doing this every time you decide to go skiing, IT SUCKS!). Now that my feet have finally stopped growing I want only one brand of boots to touch these feet, FULL TILT. The versatile rib tongues and active bootboard are exactly what I need. Please save me from bubble wrapping my feet ever again!!!!!
Matt August (3 months ago) View Entry
My father buy these boots 25 years ago, I ride them for 3 years and I loved them ! I bought some new full tilt boots 2 years ago and I also love them. These boots are so comfortable and stylish ! I allready tried salomon spk promodel, nordica or head boots but I never get the feeling that I got with my fulltilt boots ! They are perfectly adapted for my riding skills. Soft enought for deep landing in switch on a big air. I got the Tom Wallisch Hot Dogger boots 2 years ago and I still love them ! But now I need to buy a new pair of boots because they are near scrap. Everybody told me to go get some salomon boots because they are sick and a lot of thing like that but I'm so comfortable in my full tilt boots that I don't whant to change for another company. I worked really hard to buy my first pair of fulltilt boots 2 years ago. And now I would really like to get a new pair ! I will always wear fulltilt boots because...
Louis-Pierre Gosselin (3 months ago) View Entry
Well I thought I was all set for some eastern ice when I got my new setup, including these bright white old model year Rossis. After one cased landing in the icy new england park, they were done; not that I noticed this fact, my toes just felt a bit loose on hard turns. Finished out the day with 6 more toe wiggling runs. Taking them off back at the car was a new experience, given they more resembled a 3 piece than when I put them on that morning. My boots now look like a Harry Potter fan on release night. I think I'd rather ski some real the 3 pieces than the aftermarket alterations I have now.
Lucas Moller (3 months ago) View Entry
MacGyver with Fred Flintstone feet seeking Full Tilt for LTR. I'm a faithful man, but there is a limit after 20 years. magic is gone after 300+ days (and 10 pr skis) on these. don't get me wrong: we've dropped into Corbett's, hiked up passes, but they've been laughed at on 3 continents. Tired of cruising Ebay to savage and cannibalilze for limited parts; (note the yellow soles from last 'upgrade.') What damage could have been done with Full Tilts from the beginning? I need fit AND performance.
Ray Leenhouts (3 months ago) View Entry
I used to ride these Raichle Snowboarders several years in the nineties, before I switched to soft Burtons when the winds in snowboarding changed and hardboots were totally out. I kept these Raichles to be able to ride my asym alpineboard evrey now and then. My first boots were normal Sorels so these were a huge upgrade in my riding. About five years ago I changed back to skis after 15 years on board. My current skiboots are stiff Salomons bought from spring sale but I'd like to switch to something more comfortable and with nice flex.
Teemu Asikainen (3 months ago) View Entry
I've only been skiing for the last 3 seasons and would have probably given up by now if it wasn't so addictive because it is so painful to get my foot in and out of ski boots! I simply can't find a pair of boots that are wide enough for my feet and that don't send my right foot to sleep or cause me pain! Being that I'm already on my second pair of ski boots, it is becoming an expensive hobby. My ski instructor at Courchevel raved about how comfy his Seth Morrison Full Tilt ski boots are and how now, he will never wear anything else. My feet are crying out for a pair of Full Tilt boots. I really want to improve my technique but the pain is holding me back! I'm going out to Montgenevre at the start of April 2012 for my birthday and I'd love to have a pair of Mary Jane's to show off and sing about to anyone I possible can! Long live Full Tilt boots!!! :) Anita (Cornwall, UK)
Anita Curren (3 months ago) View Entry
This is my second year that I have been freestyle skiing and I've learned backflips, 7s and such, but I need no boots in the worst way. What really stinks about the ones I have now is that they are Women's ski boots but they were the only ones that fit. Now I am the only one in our crew who doesn't have Full Tilts and I leave the mountain with the worst shin-bang every time I go. If I were given Full Tilts, I would upload videos to show my improvement in my skiing with them.
Kurt Wilson (3 months ago) View Entry
This is a picture of my son from last weekend 2/4/12 racing in the same boots I raced in for the Air Force twenty five years ago. We tried other boots and he keeps coming back to my old Flexon Comps he has been voted most improved racer by his teammates and coaches I fear there is not much life left in these baby's. His high school coaches love these boots and she and I exchange story's about the good ole days. I purchased a pair of FT classics last year and love them. I would love for my son to win a new pair to keep the tradition alive. Also my daughter started racing this year and we plan to get her a set of FT's When I grew out of my Flexon's I was heart broken and thought all was lost Thanks for keeping the best boot ever made alive.
Matt Dawson (3 months ago) View Entry
This is the original K2 ski boot circa 1973-74. This is what Wayne Wong skied in, one of the best freestyle skiers in the 70's. Anyone who still has a pair of these deserves some awesome Tom Wallisch Fulll Tilt boots. I have great skis but I'm still rockin' my dads old rear entry boots from 1994. My feet kill me all the time!!! Please help!!!
Payton McCord (3 months ago) View Entry
These boots in no way serve their purpose. The shin bang they give me is so bad that i had to do to the doctor and they said if I want to walk correctly when I'm older they suggest to stop skiing or get new boots, but i can't afford anything that isn't about 25 bucks on E-Bay. PLEASE! HELP ME OUT!
Ryan Dicarlo (3 months ago) View Entry
Bill Johnson's Olympic boot? These things might not have been the ones on his feet during his epic victory in 1984, but they sure were around then! They are so old; they came back in style as this year’s classic. I am a full time student that only has a part time job that doesn’t leave me with enough money to buy some nice new Full Tilts, so I have to keep these 28-year-old beauties alive. That means wearing thru liner after thrift store liner and praying the plastic doesn’t shatter on me as I’m skiing because I would be devastated. The Flexon/Full Tilt shell design is perfect for my feet, keeping them happy season after season. Please don’t let me go back to that horrible world of skiing in a painful overlap boot!
Matt Larsen (3 months ago) View Entry
CHECK OUT MY FLEXON COMPS I BOUGHT BACK WHEN I WAS 18, IM NOW 43 AND IN SEVERE NEED OF NEW PAIR OF BOOT EVEN MY PICS IN SEPIA MY BOOTS ARE THAT OLD. BUT THEY DID ROCK!!!!
ANDY GRANT (3 months ago) View Entry
CHECK OUT MY FLEXON COMPS I BOUGHT BACK WHEN I WAS 18, IM NOW 43 AND IN SEVERE NEED OF NEW PAIR OF BOOT EVEN MY PICS IN SEPIA MY BOOTS ARE THAT OLD. BUT THEY DID ROCK!!!!
ANDY GRANT (3 months ago) View Entry
I've been riding for about 7 years now (on snowboard for 6 years). I switched to skiing last year after I had to have reconstructive elbow surgery after I shattered my Radius in my elbow joint. When I left snowboarding I missed riding park. I saw Line Traveling Circus and freeskiing and I was hooked. I picked up pair of full tilt booters and never looked back! I love the easy 3-piece design. The only problem is that they are getting worn out and don't fit anymore. I know I will always ride full tilt boots from now on and I have even got a few of my friends hooked on them as well. Mine are unique and that’s what I love about full tilt is they are unique and I can rest assured no else has the pair I'm wearing! To put it simply when I wear them I look steezy!
Anthony Keenan (3 months ago) View Entry
Halfway through this season I decided I wanted to ski again after being off the mountain for 5 years. Tight on cash I searched high and low for a cheap pair of twintips and boots, I checked Criagslist obsessively until i finally found something I thought I could work with. The boots that came with the skis are race boots, and about two sizes too big, and the only way they feel right is if I'm wearing at least three pairs of socks. Everyone I ride with rocks FT's and has so much steez, and I just want to be able to shred the park and share the same steez that all my buddies have in an unreal pair of boots.
Zach Comeau (3 months ago) View Entry
Sadly my 30 year old Flexon Comps had to stay at Bukovel. What an awesome design. Skied like new held together with P-Cord. No other boot can handel field repair like that! This has to be the best boot design ever. Change the toung and it is the most powerful "soft" boot edge to edge. I could use a new pair because my big toe nails keep getting stuck in my bindings!
John Cook (3 months ago) View Entry
I need new boots mine are way too small. :( i love free skiing but i can with theses that why i need new one hopefully full tilt! i hear their the best. Thanks
Luka Bozinovski (3 months ago) View Entry
Hi, my name is john. I am a 12 year old skier. I have been skiing and riding in the terrain park for 8 years. I am very good in the terrain park. The only thing holding me back to my full potentiel is my boots. I have nordica racing boots and I can't stand them! They are falling apart and I don't have the money to buy a new pair. That is why I think that I should win a new pair. Please! Thank you for reading this.
John (3 months ago) View Entry
Full Tilt Classics vs. Aircast XP Walker Extra Pneumatic Shell: Full Tilt: 3-Piece Design, one of the best boot designs ever Aircast: 2 Piece Design, easier to get on with a broken ankle Flex Index: Full Tilt: 6, for responsive, smooth natural flex Aircast: Infinite, for no movement at all giving you the perfect limp Bootboard: Full Tilt: Rigid for maximized responsiveness and feel of snow Aircast: Foam and rubber, to make sure you slip on your face in the snow Buckling System: Full Tilt: 3 cable deign with ratchet buckles for even pressure and quick adjustments Aircast: Velcro, because who doesn't love the sound of Velcro Liner: Fulltilt: Performer liner, light and molds to your feet Aircast: Air liner, because pump sneakers worked so well Conclusion: Fulltilt Classics are great for ensuring you will never need an Aircast XP Walker Pneumatic.
Kyle Stearns (3 months ago) View Entry
I have been skiing for a few years now and love the powder and cliff drops. My boots are rentals that are not bad for rentals but only if you are on groomed runs. I need boots that will ley me cliff drop without worrying about breaking my ankle. I love your guys boots and really want some so that i can trust what is on my feet. Please keep letting me do what i love without hesatating. Thanks.
Colton Edwards (3 months ago) View Entry
My boots have worked well enough. They have seen me become the rider that I am at present. They have some homemade part and that is why they are so comfortable. However, I have read in the Internet that the best boots now are full tilt and I would like to know whether that is true.
Francisco (3 months ago) View Entry
Hi im Flynn. I think that I deserve a new pair of boots because well I broke let falling off a cliff. During this accident I was wearing some ski boots that were two sizes two small for me and took about 3 people to get them on. So now I'm stuck in the cast for 4 more weeks on top of these 5. And they might even have to re break my tibia and fibula to make my leg grow back into place properly. So I'm really hoping to get into a boot that actually fits when I recover.
Flynn Bloom (3 months ago) View Entry
I am a ski instructor for kids from beginners to advance freestyle and thanks to student loans and no snow on the east coast i am low on money and have to put up with my old salomon X screams with missing buckles and a torn power strap. i have to give up saving for a car to try and get boots because i have to ice and put hot towels on my shins after teaching things like switch landings or rails and sometimes even normal teaching. some days ive been using rentals or borrowing boots from friends who didnt come in that day. i should win because i love the sport and teaching enough to fight through this pain, however life would be good without it. thanks FT and TGR!
Joseph Altmire (3 months ago) View Entry
My name is jesse and i would love to have a new pair of full tilt boots because those are the only ones ive ever had. they are getting to small and hurt my feet when i use them. if i could get a pair of full tilts it would be soooooo appreciated. thanks
Jesse (3 months ago) View Entry
I think i should get new full tilts because my boots give me the worst shin bang in the world and any full tilt boot would help me alot skiing park
neil (3 months ago) View Entry
I have been skiing since the age of 7 and the only boots I've ever owned are flexons. my current pair is 11 years old and was the last pair the ski shop i worked at sold. I have stolen all my friends old pairs to part out so i have finally decided to buy a new pair of full tilt boots. I talked my wife into buying a pair of full tilt boots last summer and she couldn't be happier. I am a father of three so a free pair would help immensely. Either way i will always be a flexon skiier. Think snow!
john casper (3 months ago) View Entry
I shoult get a pair of new full tilt boots because Ive been skiing these old raichles ever since ive been skiing park. And i love them! so i figure if i love these boot then ill love a pair of full tilts! Also the ole raichles are getting pretty small!
Caleb Olsen (3 months ago) View Entry
So here's the deal. I really do ski in these boots 6 days a week for my job. Both boots are not fully connected. I strap the top buckles around the top part of my boot so it doesn't fall off of the boot. I like to think of them as my 'organic FT's'. I've had these boots for about 7 years...and before I acquired them, they were rental boots. These bad boys have been around the block. If you're supposed to do what you're good at in life, then these boots would respond with, "Then sorry for partying." Being able to ski without worrying if the top part of my boot is going to fall off or give out is a dream of mine, and it would be an honor for Full Tilt boots to make that dream come true.
Richie Wagner (3 months ago) View Entry
Eight years ago, our 5th grader, Joel, relentlessly lobbied me to try his passion, downhill skiing. His wisdom forced me off the couch and transformed my winters. Exactly one year ago TODAY, an Emergency Room blood pressure cuff displayed numbers that screamed out a life changing message: TIME OUT and GET OUT! So...after 34 years as a MIDDLE school guidance counselor, I retired at age 62. Consequently, I no longer feel like a human piñata! Therefore, skiing has replaced chaos. Unfortunately, my 8 year old Solomon ski boots are terrorizing my lower back, legs, knees and freezing my toes. The buckles are loose, boot liners/ insoles are compressed no longer providing protection or comfort. I consulted Joel, now a freshman at Penn State University. His response flowed easily, punctuating deep insight: Dad! Listen! get Full Tilt boots like mine! they’re absolutely the best… and… you certainly deserve them”. My immediate response was unemotional but factual: "Joel, this semester your college bookstore totally ate my credit card....the only way I'll get new Full Tilt boots to ski safely, comfortably and stylishly would be for a modern day MIRACLE to occur." PS: I need a miracle! TRUE...
John Wagner (3 months ago) View Entry
I'm one of few skiers in the Temple University Snowboard Club. I'm also a freshman. The following events resulted from this "double whammy" of traits: On the club's trip to Mt. Tremblant this past winter break, I was surprised by the number of twin tips there were, and the number of full tilts on the mtn! (My home mountain has 7 slopes, and I was the first kid to have twins there many eons ago). SO, I was engaging in college antics, and was eventually forced by a horde of inebriated upper classmen to don the contraption pictured above (the Tom Wallisch mark III). With a bit more cardboard duct taped to my leg than pictured above, I got them on right at the beginning of the park and straight shot for a roller. Long story short, my right shoe came out of the ski in midair and I ate it. Am I too dumb to win a new pair of FTs? No. JUST DUMB ENOUGH. ps 4 layers of folded cardboard is surprisingly sturdy before it gets wet
Connor Sullivan (4 months ago) View Entry
All of the skiers and snowboarders I ride with have actual boots. I still have to rent race boats from the local ski store because all of my money goes to school books, cel phone bills, and car insurance. While all my skier friends have full tilt boats, and they brag about how nice they are, im stuck with metal towed race boots that bruise my foot when I go off kickers. I have lost about three or four big toe nails due to this. Getting a pair would make me sooo stoked to go out and destroy the mountains.
Kyle Winters (4 months ago) View Entry
These are my only boots. They are 8 years old now. I took this pic last weekend. You can see: - One tongue broken from over use, the other broke when I broke my leg last year. This is my 3rd set of tongues! - Broken power strap buckle on the left boot. - Ankle buckle wire on the left boot broke in the backcountry last weekend. They are dying fast! I have my first ever trip to AK planned this year and need a stiffer boot that won't break! In spite of all that, I am stoked every time I can get out in them!
Ian E (4 months ago) View Entry
Last winter, I shoveled 26 driveways, and last summer I mowed 18 Lawns, for a profit of $411, just enough for a pair of booters I had always wanted. The first weekend of the season, I skied for 8 hours and my feet felt better than when I started. The next day, I found this lock on the ground, next to my locker, and my face went cold. My boots were gone. Full Tilt, I need you to bail me and masterlock out. If not, I'll be skiing the old fashion way, with some sandals and duct tape!
Bridge Dudley (4 months ago) View Entry
hey guys, today i went skiing in my boots, they are old rossies that my neighbour gave me three years ago and are a bit to small. i get alot of toe-bang from these boots and today i did a front flip and got some killer to-bang and so i went into the chalet and when i took off my boos my toe nails were lifted up and bleeding. it would be a great help if you guys could hook me up with a new pair of fresh full tilts, thanks Marc.
marc lafontaine (4 months ago) View Entry
Right now i have a cheap pair of random boots that we found at a local ski store. They are not very comfy and I can use them for park, but they don't allow me to go the next level. I want a pair of full tilts to bring me to the next level of skiing so i can perform better on rails, boxes, and jumps. I also want to ski in comfort so skiing is more fun for me. Full Tilt > Everything
Jordan Weinstock (4 months ago) View Entry
SO I CAN RIDE IN CONFORT AND BE ABLE TO SKI ALL DAY
tony furr (4 months ago) View Entry
So I have a problem on my Triple Misty 14's. My feet like to get caught underneath my edges thus leading to failure and humiliation along with lacerations. My friends laugh when I pretzel 270 and they only 50-50. I get bad cramps in the back-country and not to mention, frostbite. The flex on these are good, but maybe a little too much and the ankle support is minimal. Please keep me safe and send me some boots before I cant ski for the rest of my life. Selling for 10$ or best offer. Thanks mangus!!
NICK FORBES (4 months ago) View Entry
I should win because i only have one boot. My other one was stolen.
Sebastian Delgado (4 months ago) View Entry
I started skiing last season and enjoyed it, this year i decided to try and start freestyle skiing. I had a budget of about 200 dallors for skis, boots, bindings, and poles. I picked up a pair of 20 year old nordicas, with no idea what they would be like. The only problem is ive had 2 severe bike crashes resulting in 18 stitches on my left shin and 9 on my right, both were from sticks/rocks, wounding all the way to my bone. The boots do not work, and my doctor told me i cant ski or else im risking severely damaging the bone unless i get a boot professionally fitted for my situation. I can not afford them, nor can my parents due to a financial situation relating to my dad being deployed to Iraq for 2 years. I love skiing and would love to continue, but i cant unless a miracle as this happens. Please help me out Full Tilt!
Lucas allinger (4 months ago) View Entry
i ski everyday, could really use a new pair. I'm a ski instructor who doesn't make crap and can't afford them myself, i know I most likely wont win, but if you hook me up every pair of boots I for the rest of my life will be full tilts. Thanks for the read guys!
Lawrence Lambert (4 months ago) View Entry
i ride everyday possible, i am on the schools race team. and i bought these old rentals because it was the only thing affordable and i would rate there stiffness about a twenty on your scale. they are terrible and i am suffering shin bang and cold feet. being on the mountain 5+ days a week these prove inefficient to anybody aside a begginer
jeremiah burke (4 months ago) View Entry
Hi FullTilt. First of all i love skiing, but haven't found the right boot, last year i saved up and bought the ace of spades and got it heated up and everything, but my toes are freazin' in these bad boots, it takes away the joy of skiing. My toes we're freazin' so much at the last day of skiing in November that i was going down before the others, it felt like i couldn't turn or something, maybe because of the cold. I crashed hard, ripped my ACL, and have now gone through surgery and everything! I desperately need Full Tilt boots for my rehab sessions, and for hitting those kickers, maybe already this summer :) Thanks for reading this. Martin from Denmark.
Martin Helbo (4 months ago) View Entry
Ft, well i got my first set of twins this xmas (2011) over the past 4 weeks ive been told by numerous people how much ive progressed but the thing is im using my friends dad old boots, theyre good but as you can imagine a new pair of ft would help me out even more with my progression and also im planning on saving up to get full tilt boots in the near future! It would also mean i would push myself to get a whole lot better while looking super sick in really steezy boots ! Thanks guys for having a look at my entry! Oh and also, i forgot to say im scottish! :)
Lewis Doherty (4 months ago) View Entry
Hello, my name is Patrick and I'm a powderholic. 20 years ago I climbed to the top of Lake Louise with friends to lay some fresh tracks just days before the lifts started running . After 4hours of trekking up the mountain, my Lange boots were frozen shut: I/we could only pry one of them open...I skied down, in waist deep snow, with one ski on and the other on my back. Not a good day but it made me see the light. I bought these Raichles ASAP and have been ecstatic ever since. I got married with these boots; had two kids with these boots. Oh yeah, I've also hunted fresh pow for two decades in these boots but sadly they are showing their age: Two buckles have lost their spring; one strap broke and has been replaced by 1mm static climbing rope bound with duck tape; and the liners are shot. The problem is, I LOVE THEM! I've come to realize that I can't live without powder. My question is, can Full Tilt help me get over my addiction to Raichle?
Patrick Sampson (4 months ago) View Entry
I live in Summit County, CO and host at Arapahoe Basin. I have been skiing the Flexons for over 20 years. The year after Raichle closed shop I found several pair at a consignment shop in Keystone, two of which were my size. I bought both of them even though I already had a pair. I am down to my last pair. I got new Intuition liners for these three years ago but am not sure how much longer the shells are going to hold up...please help!!!
Frank Klinger (4 months ago) View Entry
you gotta help me snowboarding sucks i want to get off my butt and on to the slopes so can you help me
Spencer Mann (4 months ago) View Entry
Twenty seven years ago I left the ski industry. My last boots were Flexon Comps and they were red. No one has a photo of the old red/gray boots. December '11 was my first foray back to the hills since then. I have no boots. I can still turn 'em even on rental boots. Retirement is coming. Again, I have no boots. Do an old guy a favor and get him started off correctly. Did I mention that I have no boots?
Spud (4 months ago) View Entry
i should win this boots because i have shit boots and they hert like hell and i can ski with them
cole goshko (4 months ago) View Entry
Imangine skiing down a mountain and every stop you make you see a black piece of plastic on the snow next to you ski's. Now, fast-forward 5 hrs and you get the courage to ski the black diamond slope. Ski's don't exactly stay to well without the bottoms so halfway down the slope disaster happens. All because I had what you see on the bottom of my boots. Please help me so I don't have to go through that ever again.
Jason Klug (4 months ago) View Entry
i'm french and my skin is sweet
mathieu (4 months ago) View Entry
well iv rode with full tilt boots for a while know but sadly this year my ft hot doggers became to small for my feet. i was planing to get them again but did not have the money to buy them:( instead i had to buy a pair of salomon spks so please find it in your heart to give a free pair to me as i love the comefort and snogyness that full tilt boots give me. Thank you for listening
Lewis Doherty (4 months ago) View Entry
Hi fulltilt, this year i worked all summer saving up for a pair of new skis. I reached my goal but i forgot one thing... boots. Now i have to use my old boots that are a little bit to small for my feet. I have been dreaming of a pair of full tilt ski boots since i started skiing. Please choose me!!
Jay Lamont (4 months ago) View Entry
I made my boots look like Full Tilts so my friends are jealous of my sick boots
Carson Jones (4 months ago) View Entry
As the Mom of 3 teenagers all the sports budget goes to the boys. Thus I get to buy any thrifty deal that I can for myself. I started skiing 4 years ago with stuff from the kid down the street. I would really like to have a brand new pair of my own boots. Signed Thrifty Mom
Diane Hodgins (4 months ago) View Entry
I don't know about you guys but when I'm trying to send a nice big Screamin' Semen and I've got cold feet it kinda turns into a flail n bail. I pretty much wound down every car window in the car park last time. Unfortunately my current boots just don't make the cut when it comes to keeping my feet warm so please for the love my Screamin' Semen bits vote for me!!
James Morello (4 months ago) View Entry
Dear FT, I learned to ski on these Raichles in the mid-70’s. Looking back, I am glad I learned on these old Raichles. They forced me to stay dead over my skis in all snow conditions…from ice to over my head deep powder. Too far forward and it was HUGE cartwheel time. Too far back and I was on my bum. I lost one of my favorite skis in a giant powder crash off the Continental Divide with these boots. I had to ski down on one ski for hours and never did find that ski again. I really do need a new pair of boots. I have several pairs of boots that I’ve picked up, mostly at second hand stores. But I haven’t found a boot that I really love like I loved my old Raichles, so I’m seriously thinking about putting them back to work...seriously! My racing/ski instructor friend keeps swearing by Full Tilts. If what he says is true, then Full Tilts would be my ticket. And the best part is, they would have a distant ancestral link to my old Raichles. Now that would give me something to be proud of!...
Ran VanHaverbeke (4 months ago) View Entry
As you can tell I have gone through alot of pain to earn a pair of fulltilt boots (my permanent marker dropkicks) But it would be wonderful to own a pair of REAL dropkicks! I lost hair due to the duct tape and my feet will have marker dropkicks on them for weeks but no joke if I win the real ones I will wear them all the time! Please (I am tired of driving a nail though my foot to keep my feet on my skis ;)
Morgan (4 months ago) View Entry
I am simply too chicken to ski down any more mountains without Full Tilt boots. I no longer feel comfortable jumping off cornishes in my hand-me-down Salomans. My legs are too tender to handle the shin-bang. I have just been winging it in my old boots and besides, it puts me in a fowl mood. I have researched and have finally pecked these boots. After free-ranging the Internet, I found this competition and said, “What the flock, why not enter." Other boots are paltry in comparison. I’m not cocksure that I’ll win this competition and I won’t count my chickens before they hatch, but I hope that I win a pair of eggcellent Full Tilt boots.
Jacob Lightman (4 months ago) View Entry
I broke the boots that i saved up all summer for. These boots made me feel like a new skier. With no shin bang and being able to put them on faster ive been able to spend more time out in the park stomping my corks. It would help me alot to win so i can continue this season with your life changing boots
tim (4 months ago) View Entry
They say that if you can't afford a classic, you make your own. Here are my 25 year old Flexon Comps. They're still in great condition but even if I still wear a size ten, they are too small. I haven't used them for over 15 years and even if my wife says they must go, I keep them. If you guys at FT set me up with a new pair of boots, you'd make my feet and my wife happy. It would also prove that you don't thrash a good pair of boots. Cheers. John
John Di Nezza (4 months ago) View Entry
My mom went to a second hand store and bought some boots there horrible for park. so i bought some more there stiff and for more back country i would only dream of having a pair of full tilts to shred the park with. My old boots are beat up pretty bad it would be awsome to win a pair of full tilts
Mitchell (4 months ago) View Entry
Even though it was cool in the air, it sucked having to ski down on boots that had two working buckles since the other six broke.
George Gunning (4 months ago) View Entry
hi my name is alec i have been begging my parents for 2 years now to by me skis and boots my dreams still havent cam true me and my buddys work year round shoveling snow ,raking leaves,mowing lawns ex. we split the mony equally but i still dont get alot i am saving up for skis i have been saving for 3 years now. I have been skiing since i was 7 and still i have to rent accept when my buddys invite me to go sking my parents wont pay for the rentals so i am stuck with using my own mony and not having enough for boots and skis i almost have enough for the skis but i relay need the boots full tilts are the SICKEST!!!!! boots i have ever seen to own a pair would be such a honer i know you probaly get lots of these but if you could read mine and take it into considieration i would be very pleased.
alec Silverman (4 months ago) View Entry
I need a new pair of boots because i was using my solomon pluse boots which were 50 dollars new and the toe plate was so worn down i ripped out the toe gripper on a 40 foot jump doing a backflip so then i used my dads boots from the 1980s which were kinda nice but a couple of years ago he spray painted them crome to look cooler (kinda, not really though) and one of the buckles is broken and i cant get new boots cause a broke two pairs of skis this season
Noah Juran (4 months ago) View Entry
Dear Sweetest Full Tilt, I can not afford boots, so I have to borrow boots that don't fit from friends or family or rent. I promise that if I am chosen to receive these Full Tilts I will make the boots look just as good if not better than they look while this model is wearing them.
Neil Halpenny (4 months ago) View Entry
Geez, I thought I was the last guy on earth "keeping it alive", until Al Gore invented the internet and you guys popped up on my radar. These are original Flexon Comps, which I've been skiing in for almost 30 years. Decades after all my buddies' Nordicas and Langes exploded, they're as solid as the day I bought 'em. The performance, I don't need to tell you about, but it was the incredible fit that's kept me in them for decades. It's also why I can't entertain you with gruesome photos of mangled feet (sorry.) You can imagine how sketchy the liners got to be after the first 20 years, so I started lurking on eBay, hoping to score replacements. As you can see, I succeeded, thanks to a sweet girl in San Francisco (more specifically, her witless ski bum ex-boyfriend ... but that's a whole other story.) With apologies to the Ski Patrol for the paperwork, I'm happy to ski in these till I die on the slopes. Because they're comfy, and because red goes faster (and matches my bindings!) "So if you plan to be buried with these, why are you...
James Demers (4 months ago) View Entry
i just got line after bang, and the only bang I'm getting is shin bang, i can't even put my times on after skiing because Salomon sho guns, that are suppose to be"freeride" boots suck, and i have then taped up because I've gotten frost bite on both feet, i have no money and i need boots full tilt!
matt ownes (4 months ago) View Entry
Dear Full Tilt, I wish i had a photo of my boots to send you, but unfortunately i have never been able to afford my own pair. The photo you see is one of the various rental boots friends of the ski resort industry has been renting out to me for free. For many years i have been doing this hoping to save up enough money to buy some sick Women's Full Tilts that my feet will thank me for, but being a hard working college student with bills, $400 + dollars for boots is still a bit out of reach. I love skiing but without awesome boots such as Full Tilts i will remain to shred hard on some rentals. I want a new pair of Full Tilts because they are not only the BEST boots on the market but also the most responsive and STEEZiST boots alive. I would be so grateful to have some boots to call my own, but even if you don't hook it up Full Tilt is still the sickest boot company alive!!!
Danielle Dozbaba (4 months ago) View Entry
Dear full tilt, I had the old booters until first day on the mountain of last year. My ski came off in the middle of a dfd and i slammed my right boot on the kink. I thought it was fine but when i went in for lunch i saw i had cracked the sole right down the middle. I was pissed. I can't afford new boots so I am currently skiing my moms 26.5 boots from the 90's and I am a size 28.5. My feet kill at the end of each day and I have lost basically all of my toenails and my heel is swollen and bruised. I want the hot doggers but I can't afford them and I might not be able to ski this season because of the pain. A pair of full tilts would really cheer me up right now.
brendan stevens (4 months ago) View Entry
The snow just started to come finally in mid january and ive already managed to destroy my boots by breaking the boot almost completely in half. I tried the duct tape fix but it turns out it doesnt slide across boxes too well. This summer I created an awesome backyard setup with boxes and a huge drop in and now im outa buisness. I really need some full tilts to get back out there and keep shredding this winter!
Michael Rohrer (4 months ago) View Entry
i should win new boots because i broke my foot and all toes because went off a jump and they jammed into the boot breaking feet and toes and my boots are 12 years old and i ski every weekend at loon mountain in new hampshire and every time i go off a jump a piece of the buckle of boot falls off and i always since i started skiing wanted fulltilts im always on your website asking if i can get tom wallisch boots or first chair but we cant aford them i reallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy needddddddddddddd themmmmmm please i really want them but they are to exspensive im tired of getting surgery for a sport that is all i think about please send them to me please
griffin (4 months ago) View Entry
I want to share my story with you in a rhyme Cause I’m heading out the door to go shreddin and I don’t have much time I have been looking to buy some full tilts now for a few seasons But every year I can’t get them for so many reasons School, Girlfriend, No job, just to name a few But I want the Tom Wallisch Hot Doggers so badly in blue With them I could hit jumps and rails and make it look easy And People would see my boots and say “dang that guy looks steezy” I’m so desperate I tried to recreate Full Tilts perfect ski boot design But all I had were a handful of Legos that aren’t even mine I’m sick and tired of skiing with old beat up used rentals While people look at me and think I’m still learning my fundamentals Which is why I’m entering this contest and giving you guys a shout Cause I’m in dire need of new ski boots and was hoping you could help me out!
Dillon Andrus (4 months ago) View Entry
Because the Full tilts that I have are too small for me and hurt my feet, and as you can tell, I'm kind of low on money currently. So please pick me!!!
Jack Dailey (4 months ago) View Entry
Right here we got the 2013 Tom Wallisch Hot Diggers (proto types). Proto types I feel just can not compare to the real ones. These boots got the style I want but just don't quite cut it on the performance. I need the best boots money can buy. I need full tilts.
Jon Paleka (4 months ago) View Entry
i am a ski instructor at sunlight mtn. and unfortunately the downtown shop doesn't carry full tilt, even though my comrade timmy and i emphasize the importance. im in boots from first chairs to last calls on ski patrol sweep runs. these FTcomps (when buckled) have aided nothing but better times for my days. though now i must rest off-hill during the week while nursing shin splints from working in broken boots for what has had to become only weekends now until i can ski and not separate muscle from bone. please help!!! the ankle strap is no longer holding and that tooth track is seems to be the one boot part that is not for resale. there are quite a few other shred spots on the shoes though i think the screw stopper says it all... and its stopped working. the nut wont secure down anymore and neither does the buckle. when i was 2yrs old i remember being enthralled with da bulls. pretending to become their friends to the point that my mom (r.i.p.) would go along with the game and say they could stay for dinner sometimes, after she made sure it...
adam burger (4 months ago) View Entry
yes skiing with my friends love it funny
antoine (4 months ago) View Entry
My daily boots are 29.0 and for a tight fit, 28,5. We got a pair of these Full Tilt Orage LTD at home. They are not mine but I had the permission to ski with them if I can fit in. They are 26.5 !! I tried everything, heat mold the liner, barefoot in the boot, removing the shock absorber sole! The longest I did is 1 hour of ski and ended up with pain and blisters. Full Tilt are so nice boots but I would really like to have my own pair at my size! Picture is a comparaison to my regular liner....
Justin Marineau (4 months ago) View Entry
These are my dad's old Langes which happen to be the only boots that I can use right now. My dad raced in these boots and it's hard to stomp those landings with these stiff boots. They are heavy and very hard to hit any features. Hopefully you can help me out, with a new pair if lighter more fun bots.
Caspar Hendrickson (4 months ago) View Entry
I used to ski fast and hard growing up and in my 20’s, but now the greens and blues are where my 3 young skiers and I spend most of our time. Watching my boys progress has made skiing more fun and enjoyable than ever. The issue I have is these darn worn out boots. I have been skiing in these for 25 years. I have tried other boots but couldn’t find a better fit than these so I’ve stuck with them. They are sadly on their last leg, the liners are worn almost through in the heel and the buckles slip loose when riding the lift so I’m constantly adjusting them. I’ve been out trying on boots and WOW, Full Tilts fit and feel great! The best by far! I’m dreaming of owning a pair, but after getting equipment for the kids, there isn’t much left over for ol dad. If I don’t get some new boots my kids are going to be out skiing me! Well….. that’s probably going to happen regardless, but these boots would buy me a few more years.
Chris Hall (4 months ago) View Entry
I think my problem is pretty apparent. Hugs and kisses, JC
JC Canfield (4 months ago) View Entry
I need a pair of Full Tilt so I can try alpine skiing and make my daughter happy. I’ve telemarked exclusively for decades and like having free heels. But lately I find myself just doing alpine parallel turns on my tele gear. Last year I think I dropped my knee twice. This year I made a deal with my 11-year-old daughter (who rips on alpine gear) that I’d get alpine gear if she tries tele. She’s now learning to tele and I’ve got to hold up my end of the deal. Not a problem since I’m now a “free-healer” (ski any type of turn) rather than a “telemark” skier. Also, my wife says that if I’m not going to ski tele anymore I should really try out fixed heals for the added control. Not sure if I agree but who can argue with both a wife and child? After researching boots and talking to friends they suggested I look at Full Tilt. I looked and like the design. I especially like the ability to change stiffness so I can tune the boot to the conditions and the way I like to...
Donald B. Eburne (4 months ago) View Entry
I use my Full Tilt boots for everything. Winning a brand new pair would rock! I ski everyday non stop. Full Tilt all day!!
Steven Floor (4 months ago) View Entry
A glorious end to a fine pair of boots. My Rossi Course K's carried me down many slopes. Held tight by Markers, Looks & Axial2 140Ti bindings, to Elan's, Olin Mark 4's, K2Fours, Rossignol Z9's, and EVEN RENTALS ! (With me, it's always been: Boots 1st, skis 2nd) I've taken every vertical foot I can from them, from So Cal, to Central Oregon, and too many trips to Utah to count. But alas, their time had come. What more fitting than a Vikings funeral ! That Ullr might find favor and grant us record snow fall this year !! And, like the Phoenix, from the ashes will arise a NEW pair of boots ! Stronger ! Faster ! Boots to concur all before them ! Boots to rule the mountain and take no prisoners ! Boots like no others before them ! Full Tilt Conflicts !!! PS: My wife was not too happy about the burned yard in the morning... Sorry babe :)
Michael W. Shoup (4 months ago) View Entry
Well as you can see my toe is very screwed up because my boots suck! If I had a pair of Full Tilt"s my toe would be normal and I could be enjoying skiing to the fullest! I hope i can get some comfy Full Tilt"s for the rest of the year!
Max Yates (5 months ago) View Entry
Im not going to the thrift store to buy a pair of boots that look hiddeous and take a pic just to post here nor say my current boots are sh** they are 30 years old and i cant afford a new pair. Ive always loved FT boots and id live to get a pair for free!!! Skiing can be an expensive sport so if ur here to complain that ur poor and cant afford ski gear find another sport
Evan Meier (5 months ago) View Entry
Dudes! I bought my own Full Tilts this year and this is the reason why everyone should ski in nothing BUT Full Tilt boots!
Jake Dunlap (5 months ago) View Entry
I'm not going to put up a pair of boots from the '80s and pretend that's all I use every day. However I'm not trying to get full tilts if I don't deserve them. The boots in the picture are mine, and have been for quite some time. The plastic folds when I buckle them up, and when I bend; highly unstable. I also have a HUGE bone on the top of my foot that distracts me from the task at hand. Only full tilts will help me forget about those pesky bones. Despite factors like these I was the most improved of my group last year, confirmed by Gennevieve Simard... I've been all over the spectrum of skiing and have settled on the park. I lived on trampolines last summer, last winter and this summer and have been doing my homework. This year I quit smoking (5 years), got 169cm volkl ledges, dropped out of school and took a job coaching in the mountain (hill). Skiing is my passion, I love getting mad creative and my goal is to go big so can turn the women's park world upside down. I have big dreams and lots of potential,...
bridget (5 months ago) View Entry
I have begun to notice that the seven years of hard riding and heavy landings have taken their toll on my poor boots. What was once a soft cushiony lining has been worn down to near enough bare plastic and despite every endeavour it is now impossible to clamp them tightly to my leg, causing me to flop around inside them like a fish and lose the small amount of control I once had. The solution, it seemed was to stuff the front of the boots to try and get a tighter fit although it was time to admit that a new pair was needed after loosing one of my girlfriends ski socks off piest in Val d’isere. Until I can afford a pair of Hot Doggers I remain stuffing the front of my boots with toilet paper before I hit the slopes. This is a time consuming task and things can get very soggy by the end of a long day. I am in dire need of new boots, but with every spare penny I have going on bog roll, using the best part of an entire roll every day, I don’t know how I will ever save up.....
michael spendier (5 months ago) View Entry
I went to the ski shop today to get my boots fitted to my bindings and they laughed at me.... my boots are now around 30 years old and im afraid im going to hurt myself if i ski on them any longer. when im out in the park for hours my shins hurt so badly i have to stop. id lobe to not have to worry about my equipment.
cav wolski (5 months ago) View Entry
FT is the f*cking best boot factory in the world. It would be a honor to wear one of these. FT is skiing. Skiing is my live. Having no FT boot means you have never lived an awesome live.
Benedikt Langegger (5 months ago) View Entry
I have never had enough money for Full tilts and each year say im going to save up and buy a pair but i have always had to get new skis and passes and never end up having enough money. these 30 year old Raichle boots are the closest i have been able to come to the 3 piece boot. i would love a pair of full tilts so i can be comfortable when i ski, take my tricks to another level, and look good while doing it.
cavanaugh wolski (5 months ago) View Entry
During my youth my mother spent all the alimony money on herself; she dressed in fur whilst I, age 9, barely had a winter jacket in the coldest of seasons in upstate New York. I used to watch how the others lived, like Tiny Tim, I gazed half frozen through the windows peering into my neighbors home where the heating was working - and there I fantasized about luxury and comfort. Then one winter day the wealthy humble parents of a friend that used to beat on me invited me to go on a one day ski trip in the Catskills (bless their souls). My person was taking the place of their spoiled hyperactive cousin. It was 1984. (The missing spoiled cousin didn't want to join them that year, and to my good fortune we had the same foot size even though he was 10 years older). And it was as if my prayers were answered. I slipped my feet into their cousins 3 point flex boots. My feet, my shins, thus my central fun loving nervous system and my desires to ski were born. I effortlessly managed the first run. By the end of the day...
Miles Duncan Jr. (5 months ago) View Entry
While sittin in colorado ski and golf selecting my new setup, my eyes were immediately drawn to the booter, however i foolishly selected the ghost 100's because i thought they felt better on my foot. Turns out they are deathly uncomfortable and i should have gone with my gut and got the booter, now im somewhat bootless. i absolutely love your team and the 3 piece design, and i would be so fuckin stoked if you fellas hooked it up with a pair!
Dylan Marsden (5 months ago) View Entry
Make more chick boots with same look of the guys line!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Puhleeeeeease!!
Lindsay (5 months ago) View Entry
Second try!!! Why i want a new pair of FT´s ? Because this crash wos the end of my session last year! With better fitting boots this never happen. P.S.: I am from AUSTRIA <3 is i t also possible to win ?
Markus Lichtenegger (5 months ago) View Entry
Why i want a new pair of FT´s ? Because this crash wos the end of my session last year! With better fitting boots this never happen. P.S.: I am from AUSTRIA <3 is i t also possible to win ?
Markus Lichtenegger (5 months ago) View Entry
Well I’ve been riding the exact same pair of boots for 6 years. I bought them new for $40 so that tells a lot about the quality (it sucks). My feet are in agonizing pair after a day on the hill. I’m in college and paid for all my own tuition, housing and books so I have no money left for skiing. Why don’t I just get a job? Well I worked 50 hour weeks all summer to pay for college and every cent earned went towards college because my parents are too poor to help since my mom had surgery on her optic nerves. In addition I will be serving be a religious mission for 2 years next year and I’ve paid $10,000 of my own money so I can help people in the world who are less fortunate. I’ve given everything I own for college, my mission, and skiing and even with a job I can’t pay for skiing. It would mean the world to me if I won a pair of Full Tilts since I’ve already given everything I can for education and other people. My boots are hindering my tricks, steez, and afterbang help!
Andrew Benson (5 months ago) View Entry
I can't remember the last time I got new boots! I have been unemployed since April and any new equipment goes to my constantly growing son!
Pat Underburger (5 months ago) View Entry
I ski 5 or 6 times a week in MN. I ski park competitively and wait all summer for skiing. I am 13 years old and I ice my shins almost every night because of the shin bang. This was a problem last year, and so I went to get new boots. I wanted full tilts but cold not afford them so got the so called "just as good" cheaper boots that I am 100% sure are not. I would love to be able to ski without shin bang for the first time and I hope you will give me the chance. I know it will help my skiing so much! Thank you.
Blake Rolfing (5 months ago) View Entry
Growing up, my ski bum parents had a dog named Raichle. Since he was named after the one and only ski boot, at Christmas an old red Raichle was hung by the chimney as his stocking. Every summer I would use my mom's old purple, pink, and green flexons to water ramp in, and finally understood why my parents were obsessed. Last winter I couldn't afford a new pair of boots due to the freestyle competitions that I do. So found some yellow and black flexon comp juniors at the thrift store for $10. Absolutely fell in love. The 3 piece design only makes sense. I love keeping the "hotdoggin" origins of freestyle skiing alive through a pair of boots older than I am. As much as I adore the attention a 17 year old girl wearing a 20 year old pair of classic Raichles attracts, I am terrified for the day that the old plastic snaps. Now Full Tilt, if you want me to keep shredding the "new school" with the "old school", and not to mention showing the boys how it is done, a new pair of boots would be quite the hook up.
Jamie Wanzek (5 months ago) View Entry
A gift can define a Christmas in some ways. In this case for a skier, boots or skis could change a Chirstmas from bad to good, depending on there quality and type. By being a die hard skier in the state of Colorado, its pretty hard to not want the most productive and top of the market gear out there. I am single and with a very low income who could barely afford a ski pass this year. I am in a desire need of new boots and you, FULL TILT, could change my Christmas very easily. Thank you for this oppurtunity! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Chris Freking (5 months ago) View Entry
Dear Full Tilt, I am a father of an 18 year old senior who skis pretty much every weekend. This will be his last Christmas with us before he leaves for college this summer. I wanted to get him a gift for Christmas that will sum up his past memories with us and something he has been wanting for a long time. As a skier he is very active in the winter and needs serious help on boots. Boots are pretty much the most expensive thing you need other than skis, which he got for his birthday this year. I am in lack of money this holiday and need your help to giving him a wonderful remembering Christmas, other than a droning stressful Christmas with some crappy ski boots he will probably throw in the trash when he leaves the house. Thanks for reading and I hope I can thank you for my sons future thankful Christmas. Sincerely, Max Applegate
Max Applegate (5 months ago) View Entry
I work at a ski resort and my boot broke within the first 2 weeks of our opening! I don't have an on-mountain job so I can't get a pro deal and there is NO WAY i can buy new boots at this time in my life (thank you student loans). I really need new boots so that I can take advantage of the fact that I work at a ski resort. It's the worst tease of all not to be able to go out on the mountain that is RIGHT OUTSIDE! I need help!
Rebecca Noel (5 months ago) View Entry
I have no boots and just want a pair.
David Strawser (5 months ago) View Entry
Formerly, I lived in Tahoe and bought these awesome Raichle's which have served me well. They're now 20 yrs. old and still fit like a glove. Liners lasted just fine. Fantastic control still. However, the straps are falling apart and duct taped several times over. The plastic RR logo has broken off on one boot and they are majorly scuffed up from shredding. Still sport the first set of heel plates too, and have the spares which were never needed. I certainly got my money's worth and think I could do the same with a new pair of Full Tilts.
Darren Gappa (5 months ago) View Entry
1991 Raichle Flexon's. The sticker was put on by my ski coach from Colorado State at Copper Mtn after training in 1992. I have tried other boots but nothing else works. My flexon's are killing me. The Lining is worthless, the toe and heel are both chipped so I pop out often. I live from paycheck to paycheck and cannot afford to replace. Consider me as I have the Epic Pass and NEED to be able to ski bumps and drops without ejecting. I can't keep up with my kiddos as they laugh at me all day long.
Greg McIntosh (5 months ago) View Entry
I'm a volunteer patroller at the local mountain. I've had my current boots for 5 years now and not only are they packed out, but they also were purchased a size too large. So by the end of a day of skiing, it's becoming ever harder to control my skis. I want to get a pair of boots that will be comfortable before getting packed out and will still give me that control I love from boots that are uncomfortable. Full Tilt offers this, I hope to try it out!
Ian Jones (5 months ago) View Entry
Because the sun is out and so are the guns SUN'S OUT GUN'S OUT Yeahhhhh buddyyyyy
Nick Stamas (5 months ago) View Entry
The first day I stepped into those two planks of wood and fiberglass called skis, I went from skiing two or three runs on the bunny hill to skiing the chair lift, it was my favorite thing to do; my passion never died and never will die. My dad has always bought me used boots at the annual ski swap in Wenatchee. Since I am only 5’ 5”, with a size 11 foot, I cannot jump as high as I would like with those heavy boots. Ever since I was seven I have always dreamed of being a pro. I have the Nordica SportMachine I got them used at the ski swap but I am using an adult boot with a junior size body so that’s the main reason I need Full Tilts. My friend Trever and I have always wanted Full Tilts. I hope you choose me for the sweepstakes but whether you choose me or not my dream will never stop. Passions can’t break, bones break not passions. Thank you for reading this.
Dylan Rose (5 months ago) View Entry
Dear, fulltilt I have right now 2009 agent technica boots last season I got my first job when I was 14 as a ski instructor so being on my boots 5 days a week (for work) then my free time skiing after work of on days off I would basically ski 7 days a week (it was the best job ever) although it didn't do anything but hurt my equipment with little kids all over my skis and boots skiing over them and stepping on them and just my regular skiing they have become to look like I have used them for the past ten years and last I am a teenage boy last year I was size 9.5 men's now I'm a 10.5 or 11 but that's what happens to some boots when your a skier like me who eat sleep and skis another reason y I deserve these boots is because my parents just like many other families are not in the best financial desicion we own a small greenhouse business which it's industry is nothing anymore. You might be saying then what are you doing with your money from work well as a highschool sophomore I am...
Bobby Sposato (5 months ago) View Entry
Full Tlit, My name is Ian Engerbretson, a broke college student with a passion for skiing. Since this summer, my boots have yet to be found in Timberline Lodge's lost and found. So, left with no money and no other options, I took off my bindings and put my old aggressive inline boots on my skis. I took out the insoles and screwed them in. Besides being ridiculed, almost breaking my ankle on every run, and having frozen feet, I can still ski. Its fun but not nearly as fun as having my feet encased in the splendid eminence of your boots. Oh Full Tilt, bestow unto me the joy of thy glorious creation!
Ian Engerbretson (5 months ago) View Entry
I have been skiing since I was 4 and racing since I was 8. I fell in love with Raichle Flexon Comp Ski Boots in 1984. I got them when my feet boycotted the Lange Bange of my youth. After racing so hard that I busting out the extra rivets on my first pair Flexon’s, I got my second pair in 1988. Fast forward today, skiing with my kids I often dream of the days that my feet loved me while I skied and smiled at the end of the day. My feet have struggled with an enjoyable day on the snow since 1991. This summer I missed a log and cut my foot with a chainsaw. The foot healed well after the surgery, but this month I realized that there was no way on God’s green earth that I could ski with my current boots. Please help me! I need boots so I can live like a kid again. I want to jump for joy and play like I did in my teens and twenties! Please help my gain my childhood back! Help me Full Tilt HELP ME!!
Douglas Lynch (5 months ago) View Entry
Toe bang doesn't even compare to the shin bang I get. I did 4 seasons in Beaver Creek, CO and my shin bang was so bad that it felt like someone had taken a baseball bat to them. I'd wake up in the middle of the night in torture. I still sucked it up and went skiing every time. I have chicken legs and have tried everything from booster straps to making my own shin pads out of foam. I wish you guys could come up with a pump system like reeboks old style. I did try on a pair of the booters though and they felt awesome. Well, I've skied the Lange FR, Salomon SPK, and Rossi Scratch all to no avail. I don't ski 120 days a year anymore but it's still my passion and I sure could use a pair of your steezy boots.
Ryan Wood (5 months ago) View Entry
Hey. i love fulltilts. most of my friends have them but me:( i have crappy 2 year old 2 season used spks. (not used by me). my booster straps are rippin apart, i landed off a rail and tried to turn to get out of the wau and i ran over the strap and ate spit. they are a size 8 and i wear a 10.5, i had to sit down on the hill,take off my boot and sit there and crack my big toe back into place! i didnt take a pic of them cuz im dissapointed with them... help me.
Cooper (5 months ago) View Entry
Well. I LoVE Full tilts! As you can see in the picture i have pretty sick boots ;) haha ya i am pretty out to date with them they got passed down from my dad to me. i ski a lot of park but with no boot style. i have tried full tilts on and they were so comfortable. i get made fun of for my boots now haha wow i cold show them with full tilts. I really want a job so i can afford them by myself but sadly i am too young. Man full tilts are hyphy! Thanks hopefully i win some :) thanks, Will!
Will Sherrer (5 months ago) View Entry
Who's ready for Christmas??? My rear entry's are! I've finally realized that you can't have everything for Christmas. My other boots broke on a trip to Vermont last year so I had to revert back to my old rear entry's. I've wanted a pair of full tilt ever since I saw their flashy design in the park a few years ago, coming to find out they're one of the best boots on the market. Seeing Wallisch play basketball in your boots really set them over the top. My rear entry's decided to help me for this contest by dressing up for Christmas so here is a picture of a park skier(me) asking Santa(you) for a pair of Full Tilt boots.
Zach johnson (5 months ago) View Entry
This will be my 3rd big toe nail in less than 1 year due to my current boots, I think it's time for a new pair.
Jake Thibedeau (5 months ago) View Entry
Hey Full Tilt whats up! As you can see I am in a cast. A couple weeks ago I was in a ski jam presason. I had a pair of atomic "rollas" on these boots clearly had no support in the ankle. I ended up doing, attempting a k fed on an A frame rail and the blind two just didn't come around and got flung over and all my weight landed on my left leg. well i ended up fracturing my ankle and tearing a few ligaments, i honestly have no idea how it happen I must have just fallen a certain way. I get my cast off in a few days, and with the help of pt I am hoping i will be able to ski by this Christmas. A couple of my friends have full tilts and the seem like the most comfortable boot imaginable. The way they are designed I think they would be able to give my ankle perfect support. I cant afford a pair of boots this year and am really concerned about using these boots i have. I was just wondering if you guys could help me out. Thanks guys!!...
Peter Shadbegian (5 months ago) View Entry
My old Atomic T9's have served me well for a number of years now. However the heal piece is wearing down and I may only have a season left in them.
Lawrence Kuracina (5 months ago) View Entry
Why should I win...? To "one up" my oldest son since I can't out ski him any more! It would pain him to death to see his old dad in a pair of new Full Tilts. But with new Full Tilts you never know what might happen on the slopes! (Old boots - 1988 Nordica 997 Comps cracked cuff with Salomon band aid, son's Flexons in background)
Russ Yerger (5 months ago) View Entry
So these are my boots that I've used for the past 3 years, they are Technica TNS Fibertechs from the 80's or 90's, they're so old i can't tell when they're from. My family does not have the money to buy me new ski gear and i am a student so I currently have no time for a job. While skiing my friends summer set up both of the toes shattered as seen in the pictures and ripped off both of my big toe nails. They aren't skiable in the winter because of frostbite risks.
Ian Ferguson (5 months ago) View Entry
The season has just started for skiing and my toes are already black and blue from my 08 technica agent boots. I have no money and I would love to have a new pair of boots that wont destroy my toes every year. I like my toenails, and I would like to keep them... Thanks for the opportunity.
Jace Schaecher (5 months ago) View Entry
After tele-skiing for the last two decades, I realize that my knees would be better off with the heel locked down... My '88 Flexon Team boots still look pretty cool - but just trying on these steel-like constructions made my legs scream in pain.
Per Finne (5 months ago) View Entry
So I've been rocking my lime green Flexon Comps for over 15 years now. It's been so long I can't even remember my previous boots. Oh wait, I can, they were the old red and gray Flexon Comps from the 80's. I guess I just love these 3-piece ski boots. My Flexons have been great to me but are finally falling apart and I would love to replace them with a new pair of Full Tilt boots. I of course will be a great ambassador for Full Tilt boots and wear them long and proud. However, as you can see in the picture, momma also needs some boots... If I can win me a new pair of Full Tilt boots, I can get momma her own pair and make her happy. And we all know that when mom's happy, everyone's happy. Please help me make mom happy. Thanks!
Jayson (5 months ago) View Entry
I had my eye on a new pair of Seth's this season, but lost my lifes savings investing with that stock trading baby you see on the TV commercials, so I'm stuck with my Dad's old hand-me-downs. They're a little beat up, they're way too big - and they smell really, really bad. With the pittance of an allowance my Dad gives me it will take me forever to save up that kind of scratch, and delayed gratification is not my strong suit!
Kellen Riley (5 months ago) View Entry
Hi my name is Luke and i`m in desperate need of a new pair of FT boots as you can see in the picture i have to wear two layers of ace bandage and padded socks just to protect me from shin bang i had to stop skiing for two weeks multiple times last season ! they are held together by duck tape and a dog collar there three sizes to small and my aunts old boots i really need a new pair of FTs please help me out ! Sick of hand-me downs and pawn shops
Luke Laberda (5 months ago) View Entry
i live in Denver Colorado and am in very high need to get new ft's. i have been skiing since i was 2 years old and this year i finally had enough money to get a pair of rossignol scratch pros and i was left with no more money to buy boots. my salomons have just gotten too small and take about 30 minutes to get on and an uncomfortable ride all day. I plan on skiing until the day i die but doing it with a comfortable boot that is the best in the business would make that experience much better
Ryan Woods (6 months ago) View Entry
Help bring me back! Many moons ago, I freed the mind and freed the heel, mostly to get in the backcountry with relative ease. As the tele sport has progressed, the gear just keeps getting heavier! I'm ready to lock 'em down again and could use some new kicks for my in-bounds and slack-country alpine practice. The alpine boots I got now were eaten up by mice, after a drunk pal penned out the future of tele back in 2004, which he got right (see photo). Hook me up with some full tilts and I'll stop sick air for you, but I might try dropping a knee when landing.
Jon "Kaz" Kazmierski (6 months ago) View Entry
my technicas rnt cutting it plz give me some new fts yeahh
andrew pumford (6 months ago) View Entry
Well these are the boots i have and they are from 1988 they are rossignol they have one buckle and are small on me. My dream for when I grow up is a pro freestyle skier AKA the next Tom Walish. thanks try to pick me,Luke Hayward
Luke Hayward (6 months ago) View Entry
Hi there, these are "my" boots, i didnt have realy my own boots, this are the boots from my mum from the 80's i think (haha :(). I didnt have the money in those days to buy me some new boots. The boots are pretty damn small and evertime i want to ski my foots are full of pain, my smalest toe are already deformed... I hope full tilt give me the chance to ride my ski without pain :) Thanks everbody
Michael (6 months ago) View Entry
Dear full tilt, There are two reasons why I think I should win new boots. First is because my current boots are women's, which really sucks because I'm a dude. Second is that I spent the past two hours making a dope monkey collage hoping to impress you people. PLEASE HOOK IT UP WITH A FREE PAIR!!!!
Trevor White (6 months ago) View Entry
When i began skiing two years ago i bought these boots at a ski swap, at first it wasnt too bad but then the second year came around and life was misserable after each night of skiing the boots would become soaked and when i skied it felt like i was skiing on spikes, after i saw a video that said full tilts are one of the warmest ski boots on the market and mold to your feet I wanted them so bad. This year i’m going out west and plan on using my boots for a third year but I really want to enjoy the skiing with some new full tilts!!!! If you could help me out that’d be awesome thanks for reading!
Gabe von Lembcke (6 months ago) View Entry
Roses are red, violets are blue Full Tilt boots are steezy And are brand new Unlike my current which seem oh so old Every time I ski my feet get too cold But with Full Tilts on I believe I will Go hard all day without a chill Boots since 8th grade I jam all my toes With those new Full Tilts I’ll show up my bros Skiing all season ain’t no thang With Full Tilt there’s no more shinbang No more money from buying my pass New boots aren’t an option cause I’m all out of cash (My boots and my skis are the only thing I need to hit the mountain. The fact that I couldn’t get those boots on my feet for the pic should speak for itself)
Joseph Ducharme (6 months ago) View Entry
After a crushing injury to my right foot, the two operations (Lis-Franc fusions) to fuse my arch left me with a couple very angry nerve/pressure points exposed at the top of the arch. Ten years ago I bought the boot that hurt the least and it got me through my PSIA Level 3 exam, so I immediately bought a second pair and stored them. Now that pair is worn out and they are no longer available. I took my girlfriend to Evo Sports in Seattle to get her a pair of boots and while I was there I tried on a pair of Full-Tilt Konflict. I was in Heaven. If my right foot is happy, I am happy and I know the Konlfict will only get better as the Pro Quick-fit liner molds to my "Franken- foot". I couldn't swing the deal this year so I'm budgeting for next year and pressing on through this season... unless... Cheers! Scott Ritchie Ski Instructor, Crystal Mountain, WA
Scott Ritchie (6 months ago) View Entry
Skiing in Minnesota has everything from flat icy jump landings, to 2 foot bombholes at the end of everything in their park (My local ski hill). As you can see in my picture I have a pair of Rossi race boots that were handed down to me. I am college student so I'm basically broke and skiing park in race boots isn't exactly fun. They have absolutely no flex and are about impossible to put on if there cold. Having a pair of Full Tilt's would be amazing! With these types of landings having flexible boots is a must. I just completed my own rail for my backyard that I can hopefully set up better and it would be sick to have new boots to hit it with. They would go great with Wallisch's skis! After all: "NO SHINBANG, ALL AFTERBANG!"
Briggs Peine (6 months ago) View Entry
These are my boyfriends Nordicas that he bought three seasons ago, and he bought them used. This is his fourth season out in Aspen and we are finally settling down here! He tried on a pair of FT's today and he loved them , of course! I want to get them for him for christmas but they are just too expensive. He has done so much for me and works 60hr weeks so that we can live in Aspen together and so I can be happy. He's even trying to teach me how to skii this winter (converting from snowboarder). We want to ski in SA together next year! He's an excellent skiier that deserves an excellent pair of boots!
Sasha Rose (6 months ago) View Entry
These are my bOOts original Flex on comps that i refused to replace for years now and have skied on since new in 1979 or so. Have they been abused? yes. Color faded? yes. buckle adjusters rusty? yes. Liners worn and ripped some? yes. (maybe dog chewed on it some)Toes worn out? yes. Do they still work great! yes. Do i need a new pair? NO.hmm well maybe, Do i want a new pair? YES :) So glad Seth liked them enough to convince full tilt to keep making them after raichle stopped
Dan Petit (6 months ago) View Entry
On one of the most epic days at Mission Ridge, I bit off a bit more than I could chew and broke my clapped out Tecnica boots. Fortunately, my ski partner caught it on camera and at least there is a picture to show for it. When I overshot my landing and hit at the transition to flat, my poor boot snapped and so did my neck. I had whiplash for about a week but the memory still lives on...unlike my boots. Please help a brother out and send me a new pair of Konflicts! I just purchased my wife a pair of Mary Janes and we could be one of those nauseating couples that match!
John Hisey (6 months ago) View Entry
Me: Knock, Knock. FT: Who's There? Me: Snow. FT: Snow Who? Me: Snow Me a New Pair of Full Tilt Boots!! :)
Michael Voisin (6 months ago) View Entry
Hi. Im 13 years old and I will be like tom wallisch. That's why I want some new shoes. I just got some old head shoes and they realy suck!! Please pick me !!! I got some big dreams!!! Ps. I live in Norway contact me on email.g9stre _123@hotmail.com
Sindre Meirowitch (6 months ago) View Entry
My dad's old rossignols from before the 21 century are the perfect recipe for shin-bang and broken toes. When I tried on my friends full tilt booters it was as if my feet had an orgasm and my shins where singing. I would like nothing else then to win a new pair of boots from you guys... even if they're a pair of old booters from 2009 (those blue and white ones.) Everyday when I land a bit flat or hit an icy mogul I'll think of Full Tilt and how awesome you guys are... but if not I'll just go another season cursing Rossignol every time my shins take a beating. I hope you guys can figure something out and help my season run a little less painfully. Thanks, David
David Kolbrener (6 months ago) View Entry
Hey, I have been shredding on some Nordica Superchargers for the past year and i am tired of shin bang and heavy boots so i am looking for a boot that can solve all my problems.I tried to buty the most flexible boot Nordica had but it just wasn't enough. Full tilt's 3- piece technology is genius with the interchangeable tongues, for soft and hard boots for hitting cliffs, carving in powder, and jibbing in the park. The 3 cable system is also genus to eliminate pressure points that me old boot had. Looking of a boot that can keep me shredding in comfort in the backcountry and park of Vail, Colorado. That is all we do here so.................. Full tilt boots have a natural flex, they are lightweight, and they are easy to get in and out of. My feet keep growing and i have grown out of my Nordica's. I am having to buy boots every season or so, and as the quality of full tilt boots goes up so do the prices. Hopping for a new boot, full tilts have been my first choice since the very start. Thanks, Connor
Connor Dalbow (6 months ago) View Entry
I would love a pair of FT's so I can treat my healed broken foot this season. Although my 8+yr old...2nd hand...ex rental...stinky and damaged boots have treat me passably over the years. it's time for them to retire and to give my feet a tingle free season. My feet and I would be so grateful. And every day when I don my new FT's and every night when they come off I will have a smile on my face and say thank you people of www.tetongravity.com And everybody in Verbier and other surrounding areas, family and friends of friends will know of this win and know of tetongravity for its amazin competition and their generosity!
Erica Meese (6 months ago) View Entry
I would love a pair of FT's so I can treat my healed broken foot this season. Although my 8+yr old...2nd hand...ex rental...stinky and damaged boots have treat me passably over the years. it's time for them to retire and to give my feet a tingle free season. My feet and I would be so grateful. And every day when I don my new FT's and every night when they come off I will have a smile on my face and say thank you people of www.tetongravity.com And everybody in Verbier and other surrounding areas, family and friends of friends will know of this win and know of tetongravity for its amazin competition and their generosity!
Erica Meese (6 months ago) View Entry
I started skiing when I was nine years old, and have skied every season, every day off, and every weekend ever since. Can you find what's wrong in the picture? I've never owned my own pair of Brand new ski boots, and currently do not own a pair at all! Every season I have had to either buy a used pair, or rent for the season. I've always been jealous of my friends Full Tilts and and they have said very good things about them. For last several months I scoured the internet and local stores for a pair of decent Full Tilts. That's why I am entering this. Please consider this entry when its comes time to choose a winner. -Thanks!
Tim Hall (6 months ago) View Entry
Dear full tilt, as you see here the only "boot" i have for this up coming season is to heal my ankle, i need new boots drastically and the word in town is that you guys make the best boots so here is my shot to get a pair!!!!
jerry ray (6 months ago) View Entry
So after doing some fall cleaning, I noticed the ski boots in my closet that I have used for the last 8 years of hard-core skiing and walking through parking lots. Last four years ago, a crack developed in my cuff on one of the boots; a ski instructor told me to lean forward more and this had to of been when it happened. I bought new heel and toe pads and a new cuff. Put the new bottom pads on, but noticed there's no way to just screw the cuff in. I take it into three different ski shops and they all tell me they can't fix my boot and that it would void the warranty. I would have to do it myself. Four years later, I still have the crack and cuff; but now my boots are so "broken in" I absolutely have no control, even walking through the parking lot...Plain and simple I need NEW FT boots for my feet, before I fall out of my boots while skiing! Thanks for listening :)
BRIAN BECKER (6 months ago) View Entry
Ever since I was a kid i have loved Seth Morrison. He is my hero, and it is my dream to be like him. I am a big mountain skier just like him. I have a pair of Salomon SPK Kaos boots. these boots are not the right ones for me. I worked very hard to get 80 dollars to get these boots. I thought they were okay boots. But when i tried on a pair of Full Tilts, it was like stepping into a pillow. They were the most comfortable boots ever. Also, the boots just hugged my feet. I work hard to buy a season pass every year, and I believe i could be able to go somewhere in skiing. But my boots just cant get me there. If i got a pair of Full Tilt boots, it would just accelerate my dream to be just like Seth Morrison. When I ski, I just forget about everything else going on in my life and all that's on my mind is the next turn I'm going to make. I would be so grateful if I won new Full Tilt boots. I could not get my picture to upload, so...
Nick Haller (6 months ago) View Entry
To me, Full Tilts are the only boots in the world. If you don't have Full Tilts, you don't have boots. Skiing is a necessity, and you can't ski without without boots. I need these boots. Please? These boots are the best in the house right now. I have suffered from shin bang for too long, and decided I had to give up my old boots. I NEED to ski. Please?
Clayton G. (6 months ago) View Entry
PLEASE HELP ME! Last year when I was tearing it up on the mountain with a group of friends when we saw this small jump on the side of the trail. All of my friends hit it just fine and I decided to try and one up my friends and do a 180 off it. I hit the jump perfectly and spun around backwards in the air. As soon I landed I heard a loud "Pop" and one for my skis went flying off. I ended up wiping out right in front of all my friend. When I looked down at my feet to see what happened I saw that one of my boots had exploded. I then had to walk the rest of the way down the mountain while everyone else skied down having a great time. I have always wanted a pair of full tilt boots but my family could never afford them. I have worked as a ski instructor for the last few years and I rely on the money I make from it to help get me through the year, but I can’t teach skiing if I don’t have boots to wear!
Derek Elliott (6 months ago) View Entry
Introducing the new 2013 hotdogger.......three piece, orange laces, ankle support AND they smell GREAT!
Scott Williston (6 months ago) View Entry
These are the best boots in my house right now. I might as well be using them this season, because I can barely fit my foot into the boots I have now, and no one likes a season with bad boots, they can ruin it. I've never skiid in Full Tilts before, but am dying to try them. Therre the best on the market though.... so they're way too expensive. I can't ski without boots, and NEED to ski. Save me Full Tilt!
Clayton Gutmann (6 months ago) View Entry
Kinda creepy here, but the boots I wear belonged to a dead guy. How I came to acquire these boots goes something like this ... back in '07 I was going to finally get back into skiing, but had no gear and next to no money. A new coworker mentioned that she had everything I'd need, and said I could make payments. Perfect I thought! Then she told me that it was her sons and that he had passed away almost a year before. I felt like she was getting some sort of closure by having me buy everything from her, and of course I was all geared up, head to skis, for the Winter. This topic became quite the conversation piece on chair lift and gondola rides, and my buddies regularly felt the need to let others know about it. The most common question I got ... did he die on the mountain? Thank god the answer to that question was no! These boots have got to go(R.I.P. Chase LaBarber). FT's are made for those folks that wanna shred, and this Winter here I'd love to pimp a pair of FT's along my way to earning bonus gnar points!
Todd Olson (6 months ago) View Entry
My brother and I were introduced to skiing by our mother, who skied a lot as a child. But my mom doesn't have that much money, so she said we have to pay for our addiction ourselves, equipment, lift tickets, and everything. Another problem is that we live in Chicago, the flattest area of the entire country, the nearest hill is an hour and a half away. Despite all these odds my brother and I had to find a way to go skiing. Or more importantly, pay for it. Since we are not yet old enough to get real jobs, we had to mow our neighbor's grass every day, for the whole summer and that gave us enough money to pay for an extremely cheap pair of skis and bindings. The only boots I was able to afford what these pairs of nordica's that are about ten years old and weigh a hundred pounds, and I recently discovered their was a tear in the liner, so it is doubtful whether i will be able to mount them. If you give me these full tilts, you will have a customer for life, Thanks
Sean Nugent (6 months ago) View Entry
Why do I want a new pair of FT's? Because I gave up the Raichle Flexon Comps that I had purchased in 1990 four seasons ago, and I miss them every day I hit the slopes. Why did I give them up, you ask? Because I'm an idiot! I bought a new pair of skis and bindings, and when I went to have them mounted, the guy looked at my heavily worn boots and said "you really need to move to a 4 buckle boot. They're so much better." I purchased the Salomon Xwave 10 and gave my Flexons away. Giving away my Flexons has been equivalent to breaking up with a super model, only to have my best friend start dating her!!!!!!!!!! Please, come back to me super model. I've changed!!!!!!!
Kelly Wieland (6 months ago) View Entry
I need to win these boots because my wife and I have both outgrown the skill set at which our current boots are designed and we both love to ski. With costs between daycare and gas and rent its a balance as to which who gets new gear this year while still being able to afford lift tickets. Our daughter is 4 and this will be her second year skiing and we look forward to getting out as often as we can and getting her up there with is again. Our daughter has been talking about skiing for the last month since that snowstorm on Holloween weekend, first snow and she is all about it. It has us all really excited for another season. I love the technology and looks of the line of Full Tilt boots. Thanks!
Richard Cohen (6 months ago) View Entry
The original Raichle RX 860 boot has been passed down from my gradpa to my dad and then to me. Sadly my grandfather died of cancer in 1990 and that was four years before was born in 1994. I never got to meet him but my dad tells me about him all the time. He loved skiing just as much as the next person and has passed his love of skiing through our generations. These boots are the only thing I have that was my grandfathers and when I ski in them it makes me feel like he is right there with me. My foot has started growing again though and i won't be able to wear these boots much longer but do not have enough money to buy a new pair having to pay for college and all. I would really appreciate it if you guys could help me out! S.I.P. Grandpa
Robert Traver (6 months ago) View Entry
I won`t a new pair of FT`s because my old boots i totally destroyed, heel and toe pieces is destroyed that when I jumping my bindings doesn`t work. LOOK AT MY LEFT SKI. Landings is very painfull!!!!Pleasy give me FT`s.
Karol (6 months ago) View Entry
Dear Full Tilt, Although I have never owned a pair of Full Tilt boots, I have a few quick questions regarding them. For some strange reason the thoughts of Full Tilts have been plaguing me ever since I broke my dalbello boots landing front-seat last season. In English class I find my conscious wondering off to the hill to ski some laps with a brand new pair of hot-doggers on, and sometimes during math I zone out and come to with my calculator displaying the words "Need Full Tilts.” Before this past week I had managed to quell these pesky thoughts, however I have recently noticed that they become much more vivid at night, while I am sitting at my desk studying. I even found the letters “FT” carved into my desk yesterday. The reason for this is still unknown and I have tried everything to keep my focus on studying, but it seems that the only way I will be able to focus again is with a pair of Full Tilts on my feet. I can only hope that you will aid my wish and help me regain my focus with fall exams and ski...
Ben Caccavale (6 months ago) View Entry
I am 18 years old. I've been skiing for 14 years and a ski instructor for 5 years. I entered a photo contest on Facebook for bobby brown, and jumped (fell really) off that balcony in the pic. My packed out less-than-rental-quality boots wrecked me. I'd love to know what a REAL boot feels like!
Connor Sullivan (6 months ago) View Entry
as you can tell i only have one boot, coming back from a ski trip my buddy didn’t lock his Thule box up top and my boot was forever lost on the highway. i love full tilt i have always skied them and will never stop they are by far the best boot made in the history of boot making. I’ve been skiing since i was 2 so i should know. and so does Seth Morrison (greatest skier of all time) so if you could please hook me up that would be wonderful. GO FULL TILT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
greg ryan (6 months ago) View Entry
last season i was in the park, and my boots broke on the landing and i flew foward and broke my elbow. this year i dont have any boots and fult tilts would be perfect for me. my whole family skis on them and i dont have the money to aford them. im in college in a ski town and it would be nice to have a pair of boots for the season.
brian waugh (6 months ago) View Entry
Two weeks before the ski season i burnt my hand, i cant wear gloves, i cant use my new poles at least with some full tilts i could have something nice for my feet.
Tom Waddington (6 months ago) View Entry
Sorry I couldnt send a pic cause I have nothing to taka a pic of . I buy my son all the good stuff like the high fives. They are nice boots I'm jealous.
Scott vanpatten (6 months ago) View Entry
I love the Dalbello Storm boot. I am a volunteer Ski Patrol at Heavenly. I ski the Face, almost exclusively when I am not patrolling. would the Full Tilt make my skiing that much better? I always "proselytize" my latest boot or ski. Ir I were to win a pair of these boots, everyone who knows me or asks anything about skiing would get my opinion of how great these boots are....oh....that would be if they really do make my skiing that much more enjoyable...for me...skiing is all about fun!
Becca Cunningham (6 months ago) View Entry
My Spk boot where broken last winter. And this is the only boot i have left. I really need a fullt tilt boot. the season start soon and i dont have a ski boot so i can`t go out skiing. Help me out please !
Robin Nordmo (6 months ago) View Entry
well I like the tie ups in the park but I think iIl need an upgrade....Umm and Im also from Canada...Alberta to be exact.
Ethan Beeler (6 months ago) View Entry
As you can see by the picture, I don’t own the correct type of boots to begin with. I’m so tired of snowboarding! Having to unstrap bindings and leashes every time I want to hike a jump or rail takes forever! I’ve had enough. This year I want to switch over to skiing because this is my last ski season with all of my friends before we all go off to college. My friends made skiing look like so much fun that finally last year I borrowed my dad’s boots, which were a few sizes too small to begin with, and learned how to ski. I had more fun last season learning how to ski and get basic tricks down than any season I’ve ever had while snowboarding. I also had a lot of shin and toe bang from those boots, which hurts like crazy! I really want to be a member of the skiing community (minus the toe-bang). I want this ski season to be the best one yet ,but first, I need boots to make that happen! So please Full Tilt, send me some boots!
Evan Alexander (6 months ago) View Entry
Because I do cookies of full tilt, and i don't have boots to ride this winter , enjoy !!
samuel-alexandre hébert-dagenais (6 months ago) View Entry
After reading bout Full Tilt Boots I think i have been doing it wrong the whole time... it's not my fault, it's my parent's ! just take a look at my 1994 picture! PLEASE Full Tilt, give me the chance to shred on some REAL boots. I've been called a FAG a thousand times... imagine riding that Red boots.
Tomas Eurnekian (6 months ago) View Entry
cuz i saved up and bought booters the year before they introduced the wide 102mm, i've tried everything to retrofit them to no avail... i need the wides!!! plus i bring joy and entertainment to the mountain for kids of all ages (many photos to prove it)
Joe Klepacki (6 months ago) View Entry
Whats up Full Tilt so the thing is im not doing this for myself im doing this for my dad, he's the reason im skiing in the first place, he always takes me up just about every weekend and he's the best! The thing is he has these piece of crap boots that are 1 1/2 sizes to small for him and there nasty... Also my dad's got horrible foot issues so it literally does murder to his feet and he can barely walk after using them, our dog took a bite outta the tounge of his boots too. Its bad cause he cant even enjoy skiing anymore because of his boots and i hate to see that! And we cant afford new boots anytime soon, and really i just want my dad to have the best of the best and thats deffinitly FULL TILT so im doing this for him hope you guys pick me thanks!
Hayden Mulcrone (6 months ago) View Entry
My boots I saved up for and currently own (not full tilt brand) ended up being too big and too stiff, and I basically can't ski without getting shin bang, and ruining what little time I get to go skiing. Being a uni student, I don't get much time to work and considering how much my latest trip is costing me ($AUD6600) , I am going to be struggling to get new boots, PLEASE HELP!!! (I WILL PAY FOR SHIPPING IF YOU ARE SO KIND TO MAKE ME THE HAPPIEST DUDE EVER!!!) THANKYOU FULL TILT!!! :D
Henry Taylor (6 months ago) View Entry
I love my full tilts, perhaps a little too much, as a result of all the love my buckles keep breaking and they have packed out, a fresh pair for the new season would meen once again i could feel the fulltilt confort that i learned to love and cant live with out
Julian Abraham (6 months ago) View Entry
Because it is November, I thought this would be the perfect time to tell my story. I've always loved skiing but if you haven't noticed already....I am a turkey. Every November I go through the same ordeal. Will I be eaten this year or can I just enjoy some ski time with my buds. With the help of FullTilt boots, I feel that my friends will forget the fact that I am a turkey and simply be in awe of my spectacular boots. P.S- The boots in the pic hurt like hell. I know your boots are turkey friendly.
Jared Weich (6 months ago) View Entry
Well, these 1970 Nordica Astrals have done their time and I would like to get out of them! Had a Lange 'Spoiler' in addition to modified shelf brackets and turnbuckle bolts so I could stiffen them up. PLEASE, they are like vices and I need new comfort and performance!
Paul S. Lambres (6 months ago) View Entry
I'm sitting here looking at my old ski boots and watching "Eye Trip" Level 1. I'm trying to psych myself out for the upcoming ski season, when I look at the back of the dvd case, and see Full Tilt is a sponsor. Well I start looking at there boots and next thing you know I set the page as my home page. This is supposed to be a boot that fits like a slipper? I'm imagining what it would be like to ski in a slipper...... and hense.
Jesse Johnson (6 months ago) View Entry
Dear TGR - I truly believe that I deserve these boots for a number of reasons. 1st they are about 10 years old which I bought used 5 years ago. A year after purchase I realized that the Salomon X waves were way to soft so to achieve high performance so I found a set of Salomon X wave 9.0 (to small in length) at garage sale for 10 bucks and switched out the ankle cuffs to give them higher performance. After another season I realized they started to smell like cat urine, though I battled though the season with the stench and many annoyed people from the smell I found a set of Salomons (7.0) at another garage sale that had been used only a few times and replaced the liners. Now you might ask "why haven't you purchased new boots?" Well, it so happens that I set aside $500 dollars every season to go out to Jackson Hole to satisfy my need for the steep and deeps. All my bro's in JH have been making fun of my boots for years. But between that trip and keeping up with my need to purchase ski's, binding and the...
Casey O'Brien (6 months ago) View Entry
I should win some full tilt boots because I dont have any so I have to use my shoes until I save about 400$ and alsoit would make me look kick ass on the mountain
Aaron Mills (6 months ago) View Entry
I'm in the U.S. Air Force and currently stationed in Germany. Last season all of my ski gear was stolen from me at my local hill, so I have had to save every penny I have earned to put toward new skis, and bindings. Being low ranking in the military you don't get too much of a pay check, and most of my pay check goes back home for issues there. New boots would be very much appreciated, as I would love to take advantage of being in Europe and ski all over.
Forrest Schroeder (6 months ago) View Entry
Hello, well as much as I would love a pair of FT boots for myself this is for my 16 year old son. Reason wow theres lots of reasons first I am an unemployed dad that last year promise this year I would try and get him new boots. thats when I had a job I could only take one unemployment check and get him a ski pass for school. He is the most self-list kid you well ever meet. this year he will have to use my boots because his feet has grown and my boots are the old 20 plus year old dolomite race boots that need lots of help. He is a staight A honor student who deserves more than I can give him. Thise would mean more to me than you would no. Thanks!
Ben Johnson (6 months ago) View Entry
i deserve new boots becuz my family cant afford to get me new boots and my old boots are way to small. i am an amazing skier and i realy want to be able to ski this year
stephen rael (6 months ago) View Entry
Hi ft!! So I took a pair of the originalk ft boots from 2012 and actually shot it witha .308 round 50 cal. bullet. the boots currently have a giant fucking hole in the area of penetration. please explain your self. I would like to have a word with your lab testerss./ aka why the fuck was there not a damn sniper test on these boots. You advertised that they were practicll indestructable. You may reply to this as yes and being shot by a sniper isnt very practical. Well in my word the world of ski resort bombing, yes i blow ski lodges up if you were wondering, being shot with a 50 cal is an everyday obstical. If i dot have the proper sniper proof gear bad shit happens to me and later to u. Yes u bitch warn your top executives that a man with originals , with a fucking hole i might add, is coming to find you with a large 50 cal. Run and Hide seth morrison.....run and hide. Youbetter run better run out run my gun/ foster of the people/ yes arent i funny laugh while u still can. ps if your reading...
Dick Gozinya (6 months ago) View Entry
full tilt i am an ex racer turned park and i lived off hand-me-downs but now im 15 and grown so i cant get any more stuff because my cousins are still using it. my dad is un-employed and my mom works really hard just to pay the bills and get my dad though collage. my aunt has a ski house i buy my own season pass in august to save money and i have some sticks so if you could hook me up with some boots you guys would make my season killer
Nolan Carney (6 months ago) View Entry
Following a deployment to Afghanistan in 2008, I bought a pair of custom fit Rossignol boots for damn near $1000 with some of the money I saved while deployed. To put it lightly, these boots have caused nothing but pain ever since the day I got them. I always leave the mountain in agony and more often than not, I'm completely unable to ski two days in a row. Currently, I am a poor/struggling college student who is getting very excited for Winter, but I'm dreading having to put on those f*!#$^& painful boots. I tried on a pair of Full Tilt Classics and was amazed by how comfortable/light they were. I am in love with them, but there is absolutely no way I can afford them right now. If I won a pair, IT WOULD LITERALLY SAVE MY SKI SEASON!!! HEELLLPPP!!!!
Patrick Center (6 months ago) View Entry
Being a growing boy I grew out of my old Salomons in less than half a year. However my parents refused to buy a pair of new boots... I went to the extreme and borrowed my brothers xc ski boot. There was absoloutely no ankle support so i taped up a brace using duct tape but halfway through the second boot a ran out and had to resort to scotch tape. After an hour of taping and putting on xc bindings onto my skiis I hit the slopes. Right off the bat I faceplanted (no lock in heel) breaking my nose and left ankle. I spent the rest of the night in the ER with no foot circulation and racking up an enourmous bill. I sat out the rest of the season and I don't think my rents are going to get me new boots anytime soon...I'd die to get out there on the hills!!!! Could ya hook me up?
Asher (6 months ago) View Entry
Yo Full Tilt homies! Que paso? My name is Joe Engar and I have been into Full Tilt ever since I saw Glen Plake shred past me at The Bird way back when. I am a broke joke college student (Ski Bum) and have invested more time into skiing than career pursuits, hence, I can't buy Full Tilts myself! My girlfriend is starting to get suspicious as I have recently been talking about the boots in my sleep. The jealousy must end! Please help a brother out and hook me up! I have included photos of a recent paycheck to show how out of reach my dreams are. I need the classics! Please end the madness!
Joe Engar (6 months ago) View Entry
I am a first year student at UVM and obviously I am Broke as a Joke! I was checking out my gear (which I have had for many seasons now) and I thought to myself... "You should get some new boots, the buckles are busted, there is a sharp piece of plastic which protrudes the inside and makes you bleed, no steez. You have been skiing for your entire life and God damnit, it is time for a change." I was totally convinced that I needed to cop a new pair of boots, not super picky I was willing to settle on a pair of Langs or Solomons but obviously wanted la creme de la creme, maximum swagness and most comfortable option… I’m talking about FTs baby! Something happened during this epiphany. My friend called me and asked which ski pass I had bought....problem being I had not gotten one yet. What good are new boots if I don’t have a pass to put them to good work? (no good) So here I sit with my Triple Major Pass, no money and my old boots. If I were to win these FullTilts I would have the best ski season of...
Will Brewer (6 months ago) View Entry
OK so I just heard about this competition, but don't have my boots to take a picture of as I threw them into a storage pile as I shifted away from home for awhile!!! I have a pair of Dalbellos on which the buckles won't stay locked down unless they are done up super loose!!! In order to get them done up tight enough to ski, and to get the buckles to stay down for an entire day, it takes me a 1/4 roll of duct tape, and at least 1, sometimes 2 people to help me do them up and get the duct tape on!!! I've asked strangers to help numerous times when riding on my own! Its made doubly hard as I have a ruined hip from dislocating and fracturing it 3 years ago, and just tying up my shoes on my right foot everyday is hard enough, let alone doing up these devil boots!!! I wanted to ride big mountain comps in NZ this season just been but was too scared of what could happen should these boots fail!! I desperately need a pair of FTs, desperately is no exaggeration, as I have a very narrow foot,...
Cameron Hurt (6 months ago) View Entry
By far the sickest boots I have ever laid eyes on. My boots are so bad that it was really not worth taking a picture of them. Instead I used my artistic skills (or lack thereof) to showcase how awesome it would look if I had some Full Tilt boots. If it came down to it I would choose the Tom Wallisch Hot Doggers, but I like the Drop Kicks because they give me the champion inspiration of the Green Bay Packers. I look forward to getting up early this winter and hitting the slopes on many bluebird days and hopefully I can do this in a fresh pair of Full Tilts.
Matthew Schuerer (6 months ago) View Entry
I want some FT's so bad, I wrote some poems about it Classics are red Hot Doggers are blue do I want full tilts? HECK YA I DO Booters Hot doggers drop kicks or Classics any of them are fine unless their not mine My boots are old small and my moms so some full tilts will be the f*!@ing bomb!!!
Jacob Henkels (6 months ago) View Entry
the picture didnt work, but my boots have cracked all the way up the side of my boot..i cant ski with them since they have no heel to stay in, plus my parents cant afford them..we might go under foreclosure and all im asking is for some boots..i need them to have a successful year and progress..my dream is to be a pro skier but it cant happen with no boots to ride or with shin splints from old boots. Please help me Full Tilt. i need this you can help me. Id love to rock your boots comfortably on the slopes this year. thank you even if i dont win.
Kyle Stevens (6 months ago) View Entry
i have old boots and i cant ski on them anymore...i dont have enough money to buy new ones and my parents dont either...my ski season is over before it starts if you cant help me. Please full tilt give me some free boots.
Kyle Stevens (6 months ago) View Entry
finally, after years of good service my tecnica explosions actually did just that... as you can see by the picture i'm finally past the duct tape repair stage 'cause there just isn't anything left of them. the worst part is, the bright orange was just starting to be cool again. seems like a good time to get into some full tilt boots and stop the insanity... and the shin bang. PLEEEEEASE hook me up with some full tilts so I can get out on the mountain with some sick gear!!!!
Jamie (6 months ago) View Entry
so I'm submitting twice... I think i deserve the full tilt boot because i am currently boot less and headed into the season that way, and my picture is gold (I'm cocky), taken on a 1979 canon film camera. Its me in my friends backyard setup with some airjordans as substitutes for boots, a golf club and some really wonked out pole, and a bike helmet... But I'm sure you have eyes so sorry for describing... Any who I'm only 16 so I'm not gonna try to fool ya'll and be all "hey FT i've kept the 3 piece design forever", But if anything this photo shows you i have a huge respect for the classics. And a definite need for new boots, Please help me out guys and hit me up with some FT's please thanks Joe Krawczyk
Joe Krawczyk (7 months ago) View Entry
I suppose I could write you a long "drawn out" (foreshadowing) shpeal on how i have always loved skiing, and lately can't afford to ski and how this whole month me and my friend have been taking pictures on my moms old film camera in order to try and win this contest. but only to find out tonight the (31st), that only a couple of the pictures actually took. so instead i drew a picture explaining the pro's n con's of having and not having full tilts... I will now explain the pros of full tilts: Swag, comfort, lightweight, swag, makes your front bulge 10-12 times larger, makes you stronger, makes you better as an overall person, makes you smell less, they are more or less jetpacks, easy, they are out of this world, makes you less confused, healthier, swag, AND don't forget about the steez that radiates off your body when your sportin a fresh pair of tilts. cons: They're not actually jet packs So much swag it hurts for others to look at you. p.s. hope you can read my writing, thanks
Joe Krawczyk (7 months ago) View Entry
No my reason for new boots is not mismatched socks, but other stupidity. You see after a rough night of driving from VT back to NH in a snowstorm and a car crash and hospital visit, I had the pleasure of getting tons of sleep in a chair because the house we were at had two beds and about ten people. So after the night of waking up every ten minutes to readjust in my chair we get up to pack the car and head back to VT. We had some door troubles and had to load everything in from the side, so being that i had to do this i set my boot bag down outside of the car (bad move), long story short we drove away without anyone remembering the bag and when we got back it was gone. To go skiing i used my buddy's stuff and now it smells really bad and he's angry so please give me new boots so that I can not ruin someone else's boots again, please. Again please and thank you.
Sawyer Sellingham (7 months ago) View Entry
I'm in need of some new boots after realizing my shins still hurt from last season, and I want nothing but the best, but can't afford that. The only thing I have my eyes on are full tilts!
Riley Hirn (7 months ago) View Entry
Everywhere I look, all I see is Full Tilts! Ever since I've heard of the Full Tilt boots its all I think about. I ride these old boots I picked up at a resale store for $30 so I obviously can't afford something of such perfection as these marvelous boots. i hope my entry is considered.
Josh Passino (7 months ago) View Entry
I’ve been wanting a pair of Full Tilts forever. I’m a guy with simple tastes, all I need is the very best gear. My Dad got me new Afterbangs for my birthday, and I got hooked up with some super cheap Rossignol bindings and other crazy shit from my summer job. All that was left was the steeze below the knees. I just GOTTA have your boots, nothing else will do. I’ve looked on every ski website possible, but couldn’t even find a used pair I could afford. Finally I found this deal on ebay that seemed too good to be true. I think I got ripped off tho, cuz these are not as comfortable as what i’ve heard about full tilts, and they dont even fit. Plus people look at me funny on the slopes. Guys, you’ve got to help me out here. Im all set for the gnarliest season ever. Please send me boots.
Shuba Ardagh (7 months ago) View Entry
The original Hot Dogger. Ski Boot Features: Original 3-Meat Design Medium #6 Premium Beef Frank tongue for maximized flavor Whole Wheat Bun Bootboard absorbs messes Stadium Brat Buckles for lightweight on-the-go eating Classic Yellow Mustard Cables Although it looks like I'm ready for this ski season, a long day on the slopes sure makes me hungry...and I'd rather have a boot that I wasn't tempted to eat!
Mitch Jensen (7 months ago) View Entry
i neeed some new boots becuase i have worn a pair of boots three sizes to small for 3 years in a row and have constently had to deal with brusied toes and major shin bang. new boots would be awesome!
eli cornell (7 months ago) View Entry
Roses are red, Violets are blue, My ski boots suck, And Full Tilts rule, I hate my old ski boots, They smell like rotten fruits, But Full Tilts are different, They are just brilliant All I wish is to get some Full Tilts, So I will have no guilt, About putting my feet in these horrible boots.
Daniel Gladu (7 months ago) View Entry
'Cause it's time to hang 'em up..... (and of course I had to write a song about it in the spirit of the time when I used to wear Flexon Comps while shreddin the 5500's in the pic. I'd sure like to get into the spirit of the Classic or Konflict.) Been rockin these boots for eight years runnin.... Had some good times but knew the end was comin... Glory days are all well and good.... Ahhhh, they're gettin beat up.... So it's understood.... Full Tilt rockin... Bomber days... Full Tilt rockin... Feelin crazed... Full Tilt rockin... Take me away... Side-country, backcountry, park and pipe... Come on Fill Tilt... Light the light... ALRIGHT!!! (now's the sweet shreddin guitar solo to accompany the sweet Full Tilt shreddin).
Patrick Bertis (7 months ago) View Entry
First I'can't select any state because I live in Switzerland. We have enough snow here but my money isn't enough 2 buy one of this stunning FULL TILT boots :@ My dream is to ride a 27.0 CLASSIC, DROP CICK or maby the new hh pro boot *___* As you can see my bigest problem is the toebang on the landings after big bc kickers, the solution is the best skiboot ever ---> "FULL TILT" Hope 2 get such a boot & I'll send you some nice shoots from my sick session with fun & without pain <3 peace :D
Ianis Caratti (7 months ago) View Entry
These are my boots. They were my moms that she bought in Boston in the 90's. They are full of holes in the liners and soak up water like a sponge. But the worst part is, they aren't even ski boots! I had ski boots that fit last season but being 15, I've outgrown them over the summer. I spent all my lawn mowing dough on skis and a pass and can't get boots before the season starts. Unless Full Tilt would be so kind as to send me a free pair of their legendary, Beautiful boots that I dream about every night. If I win I will make an edit with my old crappers vs my new Hot Doggers and post it to the Full Tilt facebook page. Life sucks not having full tilts, so I hope life won't suck for much longer.
Ben Randle (7 months ago) View Entry
My heart stopped after reading your website and finding out about your boot giveaway! I’m desperate for a pair as I am living a life full of internal strife and conflict, needing, wanting, even coveting all over your boots. I don’t have much choice about being a serious skier as I introduced my son two years ago to skiing, he’s now 9 years old and the little stink is dropping every line at our local mountain, Silver Mt. Unfortunately I have been cursed with long skinny and low volume feet AAA width. I can’t count how many crashes and near misses I’ve had due to crap boots in the last two seasons. I’ve tried on every boot in the stores and borrowed any boot anyone would loan me nothing works. Until a year ago I didn’t even know about Full Tilt or the legacy of the 3 piece boot and now I know it’s the only thing that will work. A good friend bought a pair last year and gave me his ancient Flexons they are 1.5 sizes too big and even at that are a decent fit. Ohh please help me out!! I’ll sing it from the mountain...
Paul Vannoy (7 months ago) View Entry
Look at these disgraceful boots. . . The heels don't even lock-down, they're all flimsy in the toe, and are about a size too large since they've packed out. I do alpine turns half of the time anyway, anymore. It was different when I was skiing 100+ days a winter, living in Jackson, and getting pro-deals on gear. Boots are expensive to the average person, and by helping me replace these free-heelin' has-beens with some new Full-Tilts I can once again get all sick out there once again (and not resort to falling back into snowboarding because it's easy).
Brian Elsts (7 months ago) View Entry
About 2 month agos, I pretty much exploded my elbow. I have had 3 surgeries on it so far and will be getting a 4th and final one in about 2 weeks. I was scared to death that I wouldn't get to ski this year until the other day we looked at the x rays and the doctor said I would be able to ski by January. Ecstatic with this news, I went home to try on all my ski gear to make sure it still fit, but I then realized I had finally outgrown my 4 old racing boots. Unfortunately, I just spent all my money on a season pass for this year, so I don't quite have the funds to buy new boots. I would rock the old three piecers I have in my basement, but I would much rather pick up some new Full Tilts. It would be sooooo sick to be able to ride on some Full Tilts this season. Thanks :)
Charlie Schmidt (7 months ago) View Entry
I am in desperate use of some new kicks. Leaving TN and Moving to Denver in January, and I need to leave my broken, beat-up boots here. They have two busted buckles, and some new 3 piece FullTilts would be a sick moving away gift. Show the east coast some love and ship um out.
John Hipsher (7 months ago) View Entry
I shattered my ankle this summer in a climbing accident. Just a few weeks back the doctor told me that I would in fact be able to ski this season. You don't want to know what that did for my spirits, it felt like getting out of prison. The problem is my boots, now 4 years old, are going to have to go through another franken fit to get around my now titanium filled ankle. It looks like someone dropped a box of dry wall screws inside my foot, and I can already tell it's not going to be the same. Having new boots to fit my new(ly shaped) ankle would make this season so much better in every way! So here's to learning how to walk again, learning how to ski again, and pushing it every day in whatever way we all know, because that's what I'll be doing in a new pair of Full Tilts!
Brice Harris (7 months ago) View Entry
I believe that I deserve new full tilts because as of now I have a swagged out freestyle skiing outfit except my boots. My mom does not think that I should purchase new ones because my "feet will grow". However, I progressed my skiing so far last season, landing corks and rodeos, that my race boots are completely shot. I really want to take my skiing to the next level and these boots can help me get places.
David Lucente (7 months ago) View Entry
hi im from montreal canada the reason for this picture is that i have no boots i will buy some used boots before the season starts , reason why is im a full time student i dont have any incomes. So my parents buys my student ski pass but cant buy new boots they are paying for my used boots like they did for the rest of my ski gear (used as well) . I love the sports ive never had brand new ski or boots . I would love to finally have new boots even more some full tilt! thanks you for reading.
Cedric Simeone (7 months ago) View Entry
I should definately win new boots because my current pair is way to small and I can't afford new ones... I have had these for 4 seasons (since i was 14) My pair of boots has given me two ingrown toenails on my big toes and a deformed pinky toe on my right foot. They have also ripped my nails off a couple of times. I indicated Pennsylvania as my state but I live in Ontario, Canada to be honest.. Make me the first Canadian to win a pair of full tilts and save my feet in the process ? :D
andreas politakis (7 months ago) View Entry
Do i need to say anymore, cardboard and duct tape do not hold up well when sking. These boots are stiff, too much flex, no comfort, lining has all kinds of sore spots, my feet get cold even in my house, always putting more duct tape on, i can not confidently handle anything from groomers to backcountry drops. I need some real full tilts!
Pam Harrington (7 months ago) View Entry
My Problem is that I don't have any boots to show you. The reason for this is that I sold my old pieces of junk in order to get some new park boots. After I had saved up enough money to buy them they were sold out for good. So now I have a season pass, great skis, no boots, and little money with the season fast approching, and of course I don't want to have to go and buy another pair of "thrift store wooden boots". So please don't let me "suffer" another horable ski season and send me a pair of your totally awesome boots!
Caleb Benson (7 months ago) View Entry
One of my lifelong dreams is to own a pair of ski boots that doesn't snap the arch of my foot during removal and send me to the ER. Either I will get these boots, or I will have a shattered dream to match my shattered foot. My feet are hungry for Hot Dogs, and only you can feed them.
Daniel Lang (7 months ago) View Entry
At the end of last winter the plan was to buy new boots at the start of the next winter, whats stopping me? The fact that I got stopped by Border Patrol in El Paso and being an overstay. (i did send in my application for extension but they lost my form) I spent some time in the detention center, wife payed my bond and since then I havent been able to work. The good thing is ill have heaps of time to ski all I need is some Boots. Can you help?
Benn Mathieson (7 months ago) View Entry
I am broke ( I have an 11 year old daughter who I got into skiing 4 years ago). She skis on Full Tilts (adjustable) and loves them. I ski on 12 year old N0rd1c@'s that are beat to hell,which in turn beat my feet to hell. I was lucky enough to scrounge enough money together to FINALLY get myself sweet new skis and bindings last winter. Typically, my winter $$ goes into her gear, not mine (good dad). All I need now is a new pair of FULL TILT boots to step my ski game up (the Seth's, Conflict, or First Ch)!!! This dad needs a break. Please help!
Charles Kirkland (7 months ago) View Entry
Okay here's the scoop. I spent the majority of my past summer working 8 hour days out on my grandpa's ranch trying to reach my goal of $1,800 to pay for the park and pipe team this up coming winter. On top of that, due to the bad economy, I am forced to rent my skis this year, but luckily I was able to nab some decent skis and boots, or so I thought. Turns out that my pair of Full Tilts that I rented had a crack directly in the middle of the arch of the foot. So I take them back to have them replaced to discover that all they have left is a bunch of orange Tecnica boots that are about ten to fifteen years old and that have shin bang written all over them. I worship your guys boot design, even wrote an essay about them in my English class (my teacher said that she preferred Salomon, I replied with "I would too, if I skied the bunny hill all day." Four days of cleaning lunch tables later, I've come to regret saying that). Bottom line: Full Tilt boots are bomb. Shin bang, not...
Trevor White (7 months ago) View Entry
Please help a skiier in need. I have a pair of 6 year old Technicas that are destroying me. Every day that I have skied for the last 2 seasons has resulted in my shins becoming rubbed raw. You see, my boots punish me for keeping pressure on the front of my boots and skiing in the proper position. Every time I have skied for more than a few hours results in the skin being completely rubbed off and even to the point of bleeding. Help stop the bleeding!
Nic DeVos (7 months ago) View Entry
Hi FT. as you can see on the pick, i dont have the innebot on my boots anymore(lost them). it realy sucks dont having boots, and i dont have money to buy some new FT here in Norway. realy suck, because i am pomped and stuked to land some bangers in the hils this ses. so i realy hope for some new boots. realy want some new FT, would be AWSUM! anyways THANKS FT for making awusm boots!^ big ups!
Vebjørn Løkensgard (7 months ago) View Entry
For the past 5 seasons Ive been skiing here in utah, ive been skiing on salomon rec. boots. But before you go thinking that This is another feel bad pitty story, Those boots have taken me everywhere and done what I need them to do. Ive put 2 season of 90+ days on em, And 2 seasons of boot packing the ridges above my house in farmington utah, after a 10 hour day at work. Yes I would love to win a new pair of FT boots, Ive had my eye on these boots since they made their return years ago. I would call myself a working class hero, due to the fact i work 50 hours a week building plane parts for ATK,I start most days at 5 am for work, I get off at 4 and blast up the canyons in my area to rush up a ridge and try to salvage the 30 minutes of daylight thats left. Ski down to my truck with the assist of headlamps. Crash out at home and do it all over again the next day. I work for my lines and I love every turn and every heart dropping line...
Kyle Wells (7 months ago) View Entry
I should win new boots because i just need a new pair and it would be very helpful to not have to buy them in this economy and the drop kick boots are awesome and have a great design.
Logan Stens (7 months ago) View Entry
Hello, my name is Alec from St. Louis, Missouri. I have been skiing park for 2 years, and all mountain since I was 4. I am starting to get pretty good in the park and am hopping to get a lot better this year. I only problem is my boots. They are a used pair of Tecnica's that I bought at a local ski store 3 years ago for $20. After the years the boots are badly beat up and give me terrible shine bangs. I have been wanting a pair of Full Tilt boots for years, but just never had enough money to get some. My last resort was to jump off my deck for a pair. I will litirately jump off my huge deck if I don't get a pair of your awesome boots. So please Full Tilt, I don't want to wear these cold, wet, and stinky boots for another year. Thanks! P.S. You don't want to see a 14 year old kid get seriously hurt, or die from this.
alec haines (7 months ago) View Entry
Hi there, I’m not going to put my needs forward, as there might be some guys who are in an worse situation. In the pic you can see one of my trezeta boots which I’m using since 1986. They attended me on my trips all through the Alps and i never could imagine that skiing could be even more comfortable. Until my local dealer told me that a FT in my size UK10.5 could fit much better than the old ones in UK 10.5(Kids)! So I'd like to give them a Try! Best Regards from Munich – Germany Joachim
Joachim Schmidt (7 months ago) View Entry
i bought konflikts a little while ago but the flex 8 isnt flexible enough . The rwason i got the konflikts was cause i got them on sale and we dont have the money to get more expensive boots. my feet arent growing anymore ,Im pretty small and dont weight that much and id much rather return my konflikt and give my mom some money and gets some boots that i can wear and really like for a long time so i dont have to get money for my mom that doesnt really have much to give. thank you.
George Rizzo (7 months ago) View Entry
You know this grandma just doesn't own a pair of great boots. I might do well going down those baby hills in a new fitting pair of snowboard boots.
fay (7 months ago) View Entry
I am 61 years old and have been sking 47 years my Lange Banshee XR's are over 16 years old I don't have the money to buy new boots! I am ready to hit the slopes in Tahoe and new boots would be great!!
david pramik (7 months ago) View Entry
Had these boots for years and im ridin park with them. dont have full tilts but i can pretend.
ky harrington (7 months ago) View Entry
So I have been spending the past couple of months looking for boots, particularly "Full Tilts" . And then I come across this add by Teton gravity Research that says; show us your boots contest. as soon as I saw that, I just about pissed my pants with excitement. But there was one problem, and that was that I could not think of any ideas for pictures. then an idea crossed my mind. My Canadian redneck neighbor has always been my arch nemesis, and what made him worse was that he was a snowboarder who sucked more than anything. To top my anger off, he always throws beer cans into our yard. So I cutout some "FULL TILT" stencils that I made and I spray painted the logo on his generator. It might be illegal but who cares! I would do anything for full tilts!
Sam Agafonov (7 months ago) View Entry
Im not like everyone else I dont really have a cool story, I cant afford new boots and to be honest. But my dream is to be pro and a new pair of boots that are good for freestyle instead of really small boots that my feet can barely fit in would be the best thing ever!
Kris Newton (7 months ago) View Entry
Here's a trip from History. Growing up, I idolized Line Skis and what J was doing to make skiing cool again. After riding Line Transfer boots with my Jedi 90 skiboards, I couldn't wait to get a new pair of boots for my new Mike Nick Pro skis. The Rachile boots that Line selected were the BEST! But after 10 years of use, I'm needing a new pair (in the correct size this time). Coming out of grad school, I have no money to purchase new boots for the next couple years. And I need something where my feet aren't swimming so I can actually charge as hard as I can! Please, I need some new Seth Morrisons!
Steven Masters (7 months ago) View Entry
last winter i somehow managed to leave my boots in the car park of my local mountain. someone took them so i now have no boots at all. They weren't good boots (nothing but massive boot bang aaaallllll the time). being a student, i'm in no position to afford new ones so i had a look in my grandparent's loft and found these cross country boots from the 1970's. The fit is pretty tight, they're not waterproof and it gets cold wearing them. there basically really bad shoes with wooden bits to fit into bindings. it's gonna be a hard winter if i have to use them.. but i have no choice :( please make my winter happy times!
Alec Willoughby (7 months ago) View Entry
EXTREME MAKEOVER: SKI BOOTS EDITION. So pretty much, my boots SUCK. They aren't Full tilts of course, just the cheapest pair ever. I've wanted Full Tilts for years now but asking"Santa" no longer works and my job just isn't cutting it to buy a pair. As a 17 year old, i'm pretty much in my prime for freeskiing right now but I need some better boots to throw some new tricks. So, c'mon, I'm begging of you to hook me up and help me trash my current boots FOR GOOD They definitely need pitched now because they smell like leftovers...nice
Maria Ann (7 months ago) View Entry
hey im brock, im new to skiing last year. i was borrowing my friends old skis and boots. i just bough a new pair this year. and the boots in the picture my friend gave me they are a half size to small and they are very beat up. getting a new pair of boots would help me out alot because my friends and i are going to jackson hole for a senior trip this winter. and all my money has to go to saving up for that. getting new boots would be a blessing. thanks. Brock Atkinson.
Brock Atkinson (7 months ago) View Entry
Never have i heard of comfortable ski boots but ive heard full tilts are like sandals and make your feet purr. Im always jelous of snowboarders because their boots actually look comfy to wear . I have had the same kankle cramping boots for too long theyve been passed around for some 15 years and come with some shin and toe bang after afterbang their also a hassle to put on and off. i thought some duck tape boots would be a nice fit and they werent actually bad....on the down side they just dont work. I need a footgasm i need some full tilts
Dylan Paterson (7 months ago) View Entry
hey im an avid park skier and I can't afford any pair of boots that are nice. Right know im skiing with a pair that are 2 sizes to small for me. I really want some full tilts to ski with in the park because they are my favorite kind of boot and i would love to have a pair that actually fit so i can actually ski
Hayden Kjelleren (7 months ago) View Entry
I just picked my nose and ate it. I haven't showered in four days...out of choice. I have acne on both sets of cheeks. Girls never talk to me. Maybe if I can rock these boots, I will be a hit with the ladies? I think it's a pretty good bet... So help a fellow out!
Benjamin B (7 months ago) View Entry
I should win new boots because I'm in Math class at Cornell University and I hate it. I want to go skiing, badly. I want to leave, go out west and ski for the rest of my life. I want to be like those happy people in the Warren Miller movies. New boots would go far in giving me a glimpse of that snowy happiness. This morning I woke up at 6 to clean stalls at a horse barn. It wasn't that bad, but it would have been better if I had new ski boots sitting in my dorm. Last night, I took 3 problem sets in Intro to Microeconomics in order to get a 100%. I want to go skiing! Tonight, I'm going to read some terribly long academic papers that mean nothing to me and then go to bed early so I can get up at 5 AM to go to Equestrian practice. I'd rather go skiing tonight than do that. Please, give me the gift of snowy optimism in the form of Full Tilt boots.
Renee (7 months ago) View Entry
Everything I ski with is old gear my friends didn't want anymore. I'm pursuing my dream of being a professional skier but it's difficult because I'm broke and my gear ( especially my boots) don't help me at all. But i have the determination all I need is a helping hand, and that's where Full Tilt comes in. In my opinion Full Tilt makes the best boots available on the market. The T. Wallisch boots that eliminate shin bang, who else has that?! This is one piece of evidence that Full Tilt makes the best because if i can eliminate my shin bang then i can ski at my optimal level for the whole season.
Gavin Rieke (7 months ago) View Entry
Hey Full Tilt! I need new boots man. Like you guy have to hook a brother up. I have had one of the most amazing summers skiing in my old SPK Kreations from 08 but.. I get shin bang all the time and i lost 2 of my toe nails in a week of skiing... I also cut open the bottom of my feet cause the padding all worn out.. ive been riding in them for about 4 years now and they have done me good but its time to step it up to some real ski boots!!! I am saving up to get some new spks but i wont have the money in time for this season! So please FULL TILT Help a brother out! I love to ride on a nice pair of full tilts and hit up the park again. Thanks to much, Mike Lamont
Michael Lamont (7 months ago) View Entry
Hey guys, I'm an East coast kid with an West coast appetite. All day I day dream of deep pow, jumping off narly cliffs and steezing on and off rails! But my boots are kind of in the way, they're a synonym for “foot bang”, can't wait for winter but not the foot pain from my boots. Help me out, can't afford new boots, heck, I can't even afford bindings (that's why they aren't there!). Oh, and I hope you like my rail, made it this summer.
Alex Harper (7 months ago) View Entry
So I couldnt afford boots this year after I bought a used pair of park skis so i decided to make my own out of cardbord and duck tape ............ with a little more duck tape they might just hold up!! I made them water proof with a wallmart shopping bag and I bet if I wear a bunch of socks they will be pretty warm........................ but seriously I really want a pair of full tilts!!! my real boots I got from a garage sale and the buckles broke so I have to duck tape my boot every time I go skiing............. they look like sweet boots and look way more comfortable then my homemade boots.............. put me in some full tilts please!!! my shins and feet will thank you!!
kyle corbishley (7 months ago) View Entry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHHHwksjcqE The link for my contest entry video. PLEASE WATCH! I've been skiing park for about three years now and these boots have been with me from the start. I've begin to do bigger tricks, but the one thing holding me back is my boots. After every day of hitting the park i end up with shin bang, bruises, and blisters. Not to mention wet cold feet. Now they are 2 sizes to small. With a growing number of cracks beginning to form on them i decided to use caulk and duct tape, but it didn't help very much. The liners have been worn down so much that they have holes and most of the stitching is coming out. I just bought new skis and bindings, leaving no money for boots. I can imagine suffering another year in these stinky boots. People have begun to make fun of me for my trashy boots. So PLEASE Full Tilt can you hook me up? Thanks
Austin Faerber (7 months ago) View Entry
I need new boots because mine wont fit into the bindings because the bottoms are so warn off that they are flat. They are getting too small too and my feet are getting crunched.
Kenneth Carr (7 months ago) View Entry
my boots have maid 2 or 3 generations in my family , my sister, my brother and me ! I used it for about 2 years and now their so scrap , so tight and not comfortable that I need new boots.. Full tilt is the best boots so I wanted to win a pair of it ! all my friend have full tilt now and its so comfortable ! My mom dont want to purchase me a pair like these so if I could win one , I will be so happy !!!
Philip-Antoine Paquette (7 months ago) View Entry
My name's Wiley and I spend my days shredding Red Lodge Mountain. The snow's less than stellar, but I love skiing so whatever. Unfortunately, my boots are 26.0 size and basically strangle my 28.5 feet and crush my toes and spirit. I finally had to cut the tip of the liner of one of my boots so my toe could breath, but now I get some gnarly frostbite. Help me out, Full Tilt!
Wiley Toepfer (7 months ago) View Entry
r u sick of shin bang; r ur shins ready to pop outa ur skin like mine; if so then get full tilts they r the best
Brendan Conway (7 months ago) View Entry
dont go for wanna be boots get a pair of fulltilts n stop the shin bang caused by the knock off brands
Brendan Conway (7 months ago) View Entry
Hi, my name is melissa I freestyle, I have before Sanmarco boots too big for me. This is really not ''steeze'' I think I am the person who should win a pair of boots FULL TILT because I love your boots and my performance will be better with boots that FULL TILT not weigh 20lbs each .. I promise to represent FULL TILT!
Mélissa (7 months ago) View Entry
I was able to buy a fairly nice pair of powder skis this summer by working hard. But since my dad got laid off from his job it looks like I will not be getting a pair of new ski boots like I had hoped for on my birthday and I will be stuck wearing the old cross country ski "boots" that are too small, the ones I wore all last season(seriously). So, for the love of powder, help a fellow skier out!!!! BTW, love you guys' boots!!!!!
Josiah Pilskalns (7 months ago) View Entry
Once again Dear Old Dad goes to the back of the line for new gear. I thought for sure this was the year I was the one who was going to get some. After passes and must have items for the kids, I am left with my old very tired gear. I do have hope to find something at the local ski swap. But we all know how fun it is to try boots on at a crazy ski swap. All good with La Nina on the way and a pass at Mount Baker. I need more cow bell!
Ted Seifert (7 months ago) View Entry
The first time I went skiing was with my neighbors in Kirchberg in Austria. They had many years of skiing experience. I had to imitate them so I could learn how to ski. The first day we did the ‘’black piste’’, I loved it. Especially the fun park was awesome. After a while, I could make prety nice jumps but the shoes wich i had rented werent made for it so they broke. I rented new shoes and went back again. Then i got sore feet because there weren’t soft that inside so it prety much sucked to land after jumping. The following year my parents went along. This year I went back to the fun park with a newer type of shoes. After two days the shoe clip and binding broke. Then a few weeks ago I went skiing with some friends in Landgraaf. A whole day jumping with wrong shoes and piste ski’s again sore feet. In February I go to Kirchberg in Austria, have now bought decent twintip skis, but i had to buy these shoes because I don't have enough money. The only thing I still need the perfect shoes. And I think you’ve...
Joris Hijmans (7 months ago) View Entry
Help my son redeem himself. I was nice enough to let him borrow my comfortable and nicely broken in boots. Distracted, like most teenagers, he left the boots in the ski area parking lot. Now his life is spent searching the various online gear swaps and classifieds hunting for my boots, hoping for his chance to get off my s^&t list and back to jibbing on the slopes!
Frank Porter (7 months ago) View Entry
Help my son redeem himself. I was nice enough to let him borrow my comfortable and nicely broken in boots. Distracted, like most teenagers, he left the boots in the ski area parking lot. Now his life is spent searching the various online gear swaps and classifieds hunting for my boots, hoping for his chance to get off my s^&t list and back to jibbing on the slopes!
Frank Porter (7 months ago) View Entry
Hello, I am a University of Nevada-Reno Student studying Civil Engineering, with a minor in SKIING TAHOE! Unfortunately, this year I was forced to sell my ski boots (Garmont Endorphins) in order to purchase my textbooks, which were record setting $850 for the semester. So, I am left without ski boots or a ski pass, but am stuck with a pair of lonesome skis, and a desk full of papers which I wont be able to get away from this winter break. Also, Alpine Meadows is left without a volunteer (I normally volunteer for the Adaptions Program to get a Free Pass). So if i could only find some sort of way to get a pair of boots (hint, hint) I would be able to get a stress free break from my studies come this winter, and rip up the TAHOE GNAR.
Darien Shannon (7 months ago) View Entry
Yea i was wearing some Rossignol R-18's. They are a rear entry boot. This morning I woke up and I guess i had a little bit of a growth spirt. Went from a size 16.5 to a 26.0, man I'm growing all the time. But I would love to upgrade to a pair of Full Tilts! I've tried on a pair before but never rode any and only heard great things about them!
Andrew Sherk (7 months ago) View Entry
I have been going through the pain for about 14 years now with these dope boots. They are a pretty sick set up but are runnin a little on the small side these days. Not quite fitting into my JJs either. College student with no money and just wanting to ride this winter without having an accident. I NEED A FULL TILT SET UP! Ill shred it up and put em to some excellent use!
Katie Osterloh (7 months ago) View Entry
I have been skiing since i four and have been riding park for about five years. i always rented my boots from the resorts i rode at until two years ago when i bought my first pair of boots, witch were very used nortica's. At first the boots would only hurt my feet when i would try something big or cliff jump (witch prevented me to progress). Then they started giving my feet blisters and bruises just from riding down the hill or in pow and now they are completely dead and im bootless for this up coming season. I have new line afterbangs and steezed out clothes but to broke to afford a good pair of boots. PLEASE DONT MAKE ME FIND ANOTHER PAIR OF $40 BOOTS OFF CRAIGSLIST. PLEASE MAKE ME THE HAPPIEST SKI BUM ON THE PLANET AND GIVE ME A PAIR OF YOUR GLORIOUS BOOTS
Justin Ardagh (7 months ago) View Entry
As you can tell by the photo, Wallisch loves to afterbang. I do the same thing, even when the cameras off, I afterbang down the whole mountain even while falling, to achieve my black belt in the kung-fu of afterbanging, I need those doggers, How can you expect me to afterbang with a pair of 9 year old Head's?
Jack W (7 months ago) View Entry
I’m not complaining…....…much…. But I’m currently rocking some boots that make me cry more than the last kid I stole ice cream off (namely my brother). I was fitted boots by a what I can only describe as a complete moron and not only do they give me shin bang, they cut off the feeling in my feet and I have grown a 6th toe on each foot?!?! Thanks to the idiot who fitted me I have to work a 77 hour weeks, 7 days a week to get some new boots. I’m off to do a season in Canada so all’s good in the hood…………….. Until the boss came in a few weeks ago and told me she’s cutting my wages by a third and I can like it or do one and become unemployed!!! The joys of temping it eh? So now I have to chose between new boots or flights?!?! Obviously flights wins which means I’m set for 5 months of boot related hell, I don’t fancy having feet that look more at home in a horror film. I NEED FULL TILT BOOTS MY SKI LIFE DEPENDS ON IT!
Joe (7 months ago) View Entry
I thought I should be a snowboarder, so I ditched my skis and boots and got snowboard gear. I've since seen the light and gave my snowboard gear away to a lucky stranger, but now I'm starting over. Some FTs would be a sweet start to get back to the sport I never should have left.
Laurie (7 months ago) View Entry
I've been telling my dad all summer that its time for a new set-up. So he tells me boots are the most important piece of gear that a skier can have, and then one day brings these old Raichle's home from the second-hand store, raving about how amazing they were back when he was a kid. Well, as cool as they are, a NEW pair of Full Tilts would be so much sweeter.
jackson (7 months ago) View Entry
Why should I win some new boots? Because the only boots I own are NOT made for skiing (instead made for sitting inside by the fire being all warm) and I'm sick of putting my feet into cold, damp and stinking rental boots at my local slope. My feet would be so much happier in some boots which are all warm and dry like my uggs (:
Naomi Norrie (7 months ago) View Entry
So after analyzing that picture, it's kinda surprising that my boots got more messed up than i did.... Luckily, I survived to tell the tale of my dreadfully water logged boots. Im in dire need of a new pair before the season begins because quite honestly, stepping into the old ones just brings back painful memories! This crash brought me facebook and youtube fame, hopefully itll bring home a new pair of boots as well =] Peace. Love. Snow *
Hayley (7 months ago) View Entry
Over the course of the past four seasons, my boots have suffered through a lot. The liners became water-logged due to two summers of training at the Lake Placid water ramps, and eventually tore. The heel and toe pieces became so worn, that even though they aren’t replaceable, I had to get new parts put on to make them suitably safe for patrolling at my home mountain. They came with me to UT, and got me through the deepest pow days of my life. The new left heel-piece is now cracked, and they even fell to vandalism thanks to a drunken college roommate freshman year, resulting in a goofy penis-creature that turns them into an interesting carry-on for flights home. They served me well, but their time is up. I’ve had my hours cut at my dishwashing job, making paying rent and bills, let alone gas and groceries, difficult. I’m still in the process of trying to lock down a job at one of the mountains this season, and while I have a grocery list of new equipment I’d like to buy, boots are a necessity that I need to take care of first. Please Full Tilt, help me...
Brendan Ladd (7 months ago) View Entry
I've had these clunky Rossi boots for the last 5 years. How am I supposed to hit kickers, get my steeze on, and afterbang like a pro when I have these blocks of concrete strapped to my feet? Help me ski the East Full Tilt! You're my only hope. Cheers, Ty
Ty Sheridan (7 months ago) View Entry
I need a Full Tilt because im currently using Rossi boots that every time I land hard Rams my toe to the end. example? couple seasons ago I hucked off a 25' rock and landed hard hitting my jaw on my knee so hard it broke my jaw straight through and shattered it in several other places. I have x-rays to prove this. making it worse was that my toes had slammed into the end of the boot as usual, though i didnt really realize it due to the crazy pain of my shattered Jaw. 3 days before new years, worst new years ever
Steven Hawley (7 months ago) View Entry
(2nd time. sth went wrong with pic-upload. sorry) It was a sunny morning on the glacier... last preparations for riding and suddenly the buckle of my boot broke. I didn't know what to do and asked a cable car worker to help me. He was very friendly and screw on the bulk... I was wearing the boot and he asked "do you feel sth?" "no" "now?" "no"... haha and the bulk was on. yey! atfer I good ski day I put off my boots and suddenly saw that the screw was quite too long (2nd picture). it's very dangerous now to ride with this boot... in addition it's too small... after skking my big toe is always swollen. it hurts a lot, but now I'm at university and a "low budget" rider... please let me win a new booot! would be so thankful! (in the first pic you can see the boot damage cuz of the screw)
Tina (7 months ago) View Entry
It was a sunny morning on the glacier... last preparations for riding and suddenly the buckle of my boot broke. I didn't know what to do and asked a cable car worker to help me. He was very friendly and screw on the bulk... I was wearing the boot and he asked "do you feel sth?" "no" "now?" "no"... haha and the bulk was on. yey! atfer I good ski day I put off my boots and suddenly saw that the screw was quite too long (2nd picture). it's very dangerous now to ride with this boot... in addition it's too small... after skking my big toe is always swollen. it hurts a lot, but now I'm at university and a "low budget" rider... please let me win a new booot! would be so thankful! (in the first pic you can see the boot damage cuz of the screw)
Christina (7 months ago) View Entry
i should win new ski boots because all last season i skiid on these ski boots that are 1 size too big. and not to mention they are super packed out. now i only have 80$ to buy new boots so i dont think ill be able to ski this season if i cant scrape up enough cash to get some booters. so i would really love a new size 25 booters. thanks guys!
alex molnes (7 months ago) View Entry
I can't even tell you the brand of my boots, I think the are some form of Markers. These are currently the newest pair of boots I have ever owned and they were bought 5-6 years ago at the local ski swap, they were a previous rental pair. They aren't as bad as the used pairs as a kid my dad put me in as I was screaming and crying cause those would rub my shins raw. These however I need to buckle down till my foot falls asleep and I can't feel anything from my knee down. It would sure be nice to have something comfortable on my feet this year when the snow starts to fly.
Levi (7 months ago) View Entry
My parents never wanted to spend money on boots for me so I've been rocking a pair of salomons from the early 90's. I don't have a picture cuz they started to fall apart and half the buckles had already snapped off so I decided to leave them in utah. They gave me the absolute worst shinbang, that you wudnt believe. Now i just need a pair of boots that i can shred the park at the canyons and rip up the backcountry without the shinbang.
Max Akselrad (7 months ago) View Entry
Not ski boots but whatever........ I put these salomons through the ringer in only a couple years. I took them on their final journey for a 5 day hunting trip in BC. Re-ducttaped them every night and melted it together by the fire. I'm glad to say we had plenty of Rum and bong-chops every night though. My stepdad got a mountain goat and I just missed a great buck with my old 30/30. I almost bought a new pair of scarpa hikers before the trip but decided to save the money for ski boots......... so if you hooked me up with a pair new of ski boots, I could afford a pair of real mountaineering boots! Or maybe new teles? :P Thanks for reading!
Kai Rasmussen (8 months ago) View Entry
Hey Full Tilt I have these boots because they are the best type of boot ever and Iv been keeping the three piece boot design alive all this time. Iv had them since the dawn of Ft and even before FT exsisted Iv been having to ride other boots since Ft wasnt around for a while but I was thinking last season how well my old boots used to work and how I need to get my hands on another pair, and a friend suggested you guys to me so I went to my local ski shop and they didnt have any Full Tilts but they were so impresed that I had a pair of "RR" s and they gave me the full history of Full Tilts and my boots so they said that I should check out your website. So I did and I saw the "win a new pair" and I thought PERFECT!!! SO what do you say?
Erowynn (8 months ago) View Entry
hi full tilt my name is willy and i live in the rocky mountains if my friend bill wins a pair of full tilts he is going to buy me a new pair of full tilts as well so..... our friend Bill has a very old pair of blue lange boots, and he definitely needy a new pair. Bill's lange boots are at least 20 years old, they have replacements buckles from other boots, the sole is so worn out, that they do not fit properly into the bindings (for safety), the velcro strap at the top does not velcro together anymore, so no power in the power strap, and the original liners are long gone.....last line down the mountain done. They do not go as fast as they used to, but the driver still wants to go fast and needs a new pair of Full Tilts to do it in!
willy (8 months ago) View Entry
I had been a dedicated Snowboarder for the previous 18 years of my life and would ski just a few times a year. Until last October, I stumbled upon a pair of full tilt das booters. They pretty much converted me into a full time skier. And after skiing almost every day for the past 10 months its time for a new pair. So how bout it?
nate vacura (8 months ago) View Entry
My boots are 6 year old Salomon whatchamacallits. The buckles never stay down, and the tightest setting is hardly tight anymore. They are completely packed out. My foot moves all over, and after a short hike my feet kill. There's zero cushion and tons of pain. This year I finally saved enough money to get some new Armada JJ's. When I asked Ian Provo what boots to get, he said the Full Tilt Konflict. They are also in Powder Magazine as a great choice for the resort powder enthusiast such as myself. At this point, it's literally impossible to ski well with the boots I have. I am still trying to pay off the remaining balance of my JJ's and anything would help. Thank you!
Evan Shea Lasrich (8 months ago) View Entry
First of all my parents gave me like 2000 year old boots. so i skied a season on them in intense shin pain and un steezyness. i skied in jealous of all my friends rocking new boots, some of which were ft's, possibly the best thing ever invented. So thennn i built a awesome summer box setup for like 4 hours. On my first hit i completely snapped the toe off the boot on the landing somehow because theyre undurable unlike your boots. Basically i need a new pair before my parents find out and get mad at me for busting my boots they just gave me. So i saw this contest on your page while looking at and dreaming about having awesome boots, and figured i should enter. And i also want them because they are by far the best boots in extreme skiing... no let me rephrase that in all skiing... and id love to have a pair to avoid the wrath of the parents!
Chris Barry (8 months ago) View Entry
I should win new boots because the only boots i have are for snowboards. I really want to try skiing again now that these new carving skis exist. Back when i was skiing 20+ years ago all you could do was small turns and it was nothing like the full carving i see skiers doing now. Skiing actually looks fun these days. Please hook me up with some boots, i want to shred the mountain on 2 planks and maybe some poles.
robert spear (8 months ago) View Entry
I sustained at Traumatic Brain Injury at Extreme Ski Nationals in 2006. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/charliegaylord is the website my parents set up with my story. I have no job now as I can't be a raft guide après my accident and would love a pair of boots.
Charlie Gaylord (8 months ago) View Entry
S.O.S. Seriously though. I have had these boots since the 8th grade and my feet have significantly grown in almost six years along with my skiing ability. With that said, I don’t even fasten my boots since my feet and shins are too large to comfortably fit in these freezing foot coffins I call boots. I am a poor college student in Colorado who just splurged on my pass with nothing but the best backcountry hiking in mind. That’s not going to happen with these 2 ton puppies latched to my feet. I need new Full Tilts to complement my K2 skis and Marker Binding set up and to make it possible for all my wildest ski dreams to come true. I have already preformed some snow dances and continuously send out good vibes for another winter with massive amounts of snow. I’m hoping the Ski Gods recognize this and send some good vibes back in the form of new Full Tilts. That way I can rep the best company on the mountain, actually fasten my boots this winter, and no longer have to stomp around with those painful memories of the awkward 8th grade.
Stephanie Wiesemann (8 months ago) View Entry
My name is Brayden Kuroda and I am 10 years old. I have been skiing since I was 2 years old. I love to ski moguls and have been on the Junior Competitive Freestyle Team for 2 years. I would love to have a pair of Full Tilt's, because as you can see from the picture I sent you, my boots are getting harder and harder to ski in. I can't imagine how good I would be able to ski if my toes weren't hanging out of my boots. I would be able to ski so much longer too because my feet wouldn't ever get cold like they do sometimes on really cold days. Sadly I have inherited my mother's 'duck feet' and since the only boots that fit me properly are Full Tilt's I have to keep my old boots. I have to save up enough money so that I can buy my dream boots (Full Tilt Drop Kicks) but that won't be for some time yet. I took my old boots to the ski swap in hopes of making some money so that I can buy Full Tilts,...
Brayden Kuroda (8 months ago) View Entry
Well I want to tell you that I never win anything but I love to ski and live to ski so I'm wining already, so I am huge fan of anything related to shreding the gnar,and the reason I entered, look I'm 28 picked up sking late now can't stop all my vacation days r saved for skiing and I get in trouble at work looking your guys website please do this for me
Nick (8 months ago) View Entry
So my boots are not in that bad a shape. However, I broke my tib and fib in February 2010 during an epic day at Cannon Mountain. Long story short, my bear trap bindings didn't release and I fell and snapped both bones like they were waffle cones. 5 surgeries, an external fixator and 2 missed ski seasons later, I'm ready to get back on it. Unfortunately, I lost some range of motion and can't get into my existing boots. I think the lightweight, easy entry/exit of the 3-piece construction is my only hope. I'm also interested in getting into a pair of FTs so that I can get something with a burly flex without sacrificing comfort. My existing boots are burly, no doubt, but I pretty much give myself a hernia getting them on / off every day. And after day 3 my shins are saying, 'NO MORE, I HATE YOU!' Come on TGR, help a brother dial it back in this year. I am committed to the cause!
MIKE A. (8 months ago) View Entry
Well my boots......THEY SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And i'm not joking every day i have to slip my feet into those wet, great big heavy boots. Every day I come home with bruised and sore legs. EVERY DAY. And trying to do park in them is excruciating. I would love a pair of hot doggers........................................................... More than any thing in the world.
Greg Taranto (8 months ago) View Entry
Alright, so those are my boots, they look great, everybody wants them, but guess what?? THEY SUCK, they are really heavy and really wide, so my foot slides from side to side when I ski, and they dont take good care of my ankles at all (lost 2 months thx to that). I want FT boots, cause they are super light, warm, stylish and with a 98mm intuition liner my foot wouldnt move around that much. Please FT, help me out and give me some love, I spent all my money on those crappy ones and I want good ones!!
Felipe (8 months ago) View Entry
So basically I LOVE fulltilt boots! I have the purple and yellow hot doggers with zebra print accents. These are definitely my favorite boots I have ever owned because they were the first ever pair of boots I bought for myself (always hand-me-downs). Unfortunately, my feet are insanely small and these boots were just a little too big! In March last year I was working on fronts and landed in a bomb hole. Long story short: my foot ripped upwards in my ski boot and I severely broke my ankle (Dont worry I still made it to happy hour at Dos Locos). But two days later I found out that I needed emergency surgery and this was the result. I'm fully recovered, but it does make me nervous to rock these boots again due to the fact that I could break myself again. Therefore I really just need a pair of boots that will fit me and not break me!! So please, find it in your hearts to hook a hurtin' chick up with some new full tilts!
Alexis Keeney (8 months ago) View Entry
Look at these things I'm riding my dads old boots from the 80's. I could really use a new pair.
Riley Boomhower (8 months ago) View Entry
i got these handed down there all torn need new ones pleaz
DECLAN KELLY (8 months ago) View Entry
Hey, this is my ski boots! has inherited the missing my cousin and there probably 100 years old and I hate them! they are stiff and heavy as stone I ride park and my friends tease me for the ugly my shoes here are not much money and need new shoes for the winter just can not think of me to another year with these shoes, being disgusted by and think on it, so plis give me a new pair of shoes! -Harald
Harald borch (8 months ago) View Entry
I have used these boots back when it was Raichle and then Kneissl and I absolutely love the design, fit and function of this boot. I am ready to get into a "NEW" pair of boots.
Raimund Winkler (8 months ago) View Entry
Those are my wife's boots, I f@*king hate them. I'll take you through a day of skiing with my wife and those sorry excuses for ski boots. First is putting them on in the parking lot I try to rip its tongue out while my wife tries to cram her foot down its throat. After that ordeal I'm not quite ready for the challenge of buckling them up. Which is impossible for my wife to do by herself. So we finally make to the top of the mountain and as everyone makes their happy way down the mountain. I take my skis off brandish my trusty pair of vise-grips and start the process of locking them on the wife's feet, and of course after 1 season of this the buckles are broken. Well shit now its time for skiing. This is pretty much the extent of our conversation through out the day. I ask "how do you feel?" the wife "my boots are too loose." My reply " I can't tighten them down anymore." and hit the replay button all day long. Keep in mind I brought her to a shop to get measured and make sure she...
tim bouchard (8 months ago) View Entry
I have my boots for 5 years now and the are trash I hate the and they don't fit
Ben goff (8 months ago) View Entry
I am not usually the type to waste my time entering internet contests or filling out surveys for online sweepstakes but after my most recent skiing accident, I think I am a legitimate contender for your annual ‘Show Us Your Boots’ contest. After thoroughly enjoying the most awesome winter I have ever seen growing up in Tahoe, I decided that I would end the tally on my 110+ day season on July 3 while Squaw Valley opened lifts for the holiday weekend. With no park setup or friends to ski with and most all the GNARly lines melted out, I set out to enjoy probably the most mellow and easy day of my whole season skiing around in shorts and a tank top in 75 degree weather. It ended up being the most gruesome and painful experience in all my years of skiing. For my very first run I hiked up to the top of National Chute on Palisades and took pictures of the beautiful summer day at Lake Tahoe before making my descent. I made a few hoots and hollers as I watched Eric Roner make turns down the spring-mogul covered chute and then dropped in myself. Upon landing just my...
Spencer Malone (8 months ago) View Entry
Hey FT check these boots out. You may think oh yeah nice boots man they are in decent condition. Why should we give this kid new boots? well the answer is i share these boots with my dad because we cant afford another pair, not to mention they are 3 and a half sizes to big resulting in you guessed it, SHIN BANG and BLACK AND BLUE TOES! I have a job and have been saving for FT's for awhile but only making $4.25(plus tips) an hour my pay gets fully consumed by my season pass, so i either have to ski another year on these giant boots that obliterate my legs or you guys can hook me up with some sick boots to make me the most stoked 16 year old on the face of the planet.
Gavin Smith (8 months ago) View Entry
Hi, I'm Austin. I'm a broke and usually homeless ski bum and I need new boots BAD. The upcoming season will be my 4th year with my boots, skiing summers and winters. My buckles don't snap down to often, and when they do they pop off when I land. I can nearly pull my foot out when the buckles actually stay down. 2 years ago while at hood I took my liner out and found maggots eating the inside, I'm still riding those boots today. Little did I know my roomate put mayo, cheese and meat inside my boot and never told me. He did that a full season before I even noticed. This winter I finally found out why there were little nasty bugs in my boots, a friend finally spilled the beans. I spent this summer living in my car at hood, and lemme tell you after 4 years and boot eating bugs, my disgusting boots smell like death when you happen to be sleeping next to them.
Austin Mullen (8 months ago) View Entry
What you are looking at is a pair of 23 year old Solomon SX 92 Rear Entry ski boots, with the original box, owners manual and the original receipt in 1988. Those boots have served me well. I adjusted them once when I bought them and other than a few minor tweaks over the years I just open them up, slide in easily, flip a single lever on the back on the boot and go skiing or snowboarding (yes, I use them with a hard plate binding on my snowboard!) Problem is they are now finally starting to deteriorate on the inside liner, the fit is no longer like a glove and replaceable liners is not an option. So what do I do? I hate the newer style 4 and 5 buckle boots that you need Sherpa to help you get into them, and then they have more pressure points than an Acupuncturist. Having a new pair of Full Tilt ski boots would make it so I do not embarrass my wife any longer with out of date boots when I come into her Ski Patrollers’ chalet and then I could concentrate on contemplating the...
Mark Gradowski (8 months ago) View Entry
Dear reader, Being a male model isn't all it's made up to be. Sure I get to jet around the world and be with any woman I please but after years of doing so, I began to realize that maybe there was more to life than being really really ridiculously good looking. Thats when I took up free skiing. Now when I'm not hitting the tanning beds or tweezing my eye brows, I'm hitting cliffs and spinning tricks. My only problem now is my current boots. Not only are they hideous and out of fashion, but they give me to bang and yucky bruises on my shins. My photographer Sven refuses to do anymore photo shoots with me until these shin bruises are gone. That is where you come in TGR and Full Tilt. I need a new pair of sleek and stylish boots such as the Konflicts that keep my shins bruise free and reflect the lavishness of my career as a model. Please consider me for a free pair of your gorgeous boots so I can get back to my modeling career and of course send the slopes harder without the shin or toe bang. Thank you and...
Daniel Syms (8 months ago) View Entry
Dear reader, Being a male model isn't all it's made up to be. Sure I get to jet around the world and be with any woman I please but after years of doing so, I began to realize that maybe there was more to life than being really really ridiculously good looking. Thats when I took up free skiing. Now when I'm not hitting the tanning beds or tweezing my eye brows, I'm hitting cliffs and spinning tricks. My only problem now is my current boots. Not only are they hideous and out of fashion, but they give me to bang and yucky bruises on my shins. My photographer Sven refuses to do anymore photo shoots with me until these shin bruises are gone. That is where you come in TGR and Full Tilt. I need a new pair of sleek and stylish boots such as the Konflicts that keep my shins bruise free and reflect the lavishness of my career as a model. Please consider me for a free pair of your gorgeous boots so I can get back to my modeling career and of course send the slopes harder without the shin or toe bang. Thank you and...
Daniel Syms (8 months ago) View Entry
Dear reader, Being a male model isn't all it's made up to be. Sure I get to jet around the world and be with any woman I please but after years of doing so, I began to realize that maybe there was more to life than being really really ridiculously good looking. Thats when I took up free skiing. Now when I'm not hitting the tanning beds or tweezing my eye brows, I'm hitting cliffs and spinning tricks. My only problem now is my current boots. Not only are they hideous and out of fashion, but they give me to bang and yucky bruises on my shins. My photographer Sven refuses to do anymore photo shoots with me until these shin bruises are gone. That is where you come in TGR and Full Tilt. I need a new pair of sleek and stylish boots such as the Konflicts that keep my shins bruise free and reflect the lavishness of my career as a model. Please consider me for a free pair of your gorgeous boots so I can get back to my modeling career and of course send the slopes harder without the shin or toe bang. Thank you and...
Daniel Syms (8 months ago) View Entry
Dear reader, Being a male model isn't all it's made up to be. Sure I get to jet around the world and be with any woman I please but after years of doing so, I began to realize that maybe there was more to life than being really really ridiculously good looking. Thats when I took up free skiing. Now when I'm not hitting the tanning beds or tweezing my eye brows, I'm hitting cliffs and spinning tricks. My only problem now is my current boots. Not only are they hideous and out of fashion, but they give me to bang and yucky bruises on my shins. My photographer Sven refuses to do anymore photo shoots with me until these shin bruises are gone. That is where you come in TGR and Full Tilt. I need a new pair of sleek and stylish boots such as the Konflicts that keep my shins bruise free and reflect the lavishness of my career as a model. Please consider me for a free pair of your gorgeous boots so I can get back to my modeling career and of course send the slopes harder without the shin or toe bang. Thank you and...
Daniel Syms (8 months ago) View Entry
i have been using these boots 4 like 3 seasons and i bought them used 3 seasons ago. and my parents dont feel like buying me a new pair and i mean look at them there super old and ugly i feel like a super gsper walkin around the lodge with these and im stuck buyin my own skis this year so i dont have my own money to buy boots and this is why i should win new boots :)
t.j. phillips (8 months ago) View Entry
I have prehistoric ski boots. I am skiing on a pair of Salomon 83 exp rear entry boots that I have been skiing in for 20 years. The sole is worn past the heel, the liner has been gone for years and I have to use a big ankle doughnut pads and heaters just to be able to ski. I have no more parts left for the heel the liner and boots are shot to hell. My wife’s bra has more padding then these boots. I get laughed at in the airport and in the lift line when people see me with my boots. I ski these because I don’t get shin bang and I like the flex. Current ski boots I have tried and they give me shin bang and don’t flex at all. I just discovered your web sight and that your boots flex and no shin bang. Save me from my misery . I deserve to win a pair of Full Tilt boots.
HUNTER WRIGHT (8 months ago) View Entry
I want these awseome new boots because they have the most amazing quality, design and functionality than any other boot in the world! No shin-bang.......SWEET! When im sking bumps, in the park or in the pow I know that these boots would be perfect for ME!! If I won these boots they would be the first new boots Ive ever had! FULL TILT IS AWSEOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tom lo (8 months ago) View Entry
Hey guys!!! I love to ski and to get in the snow this winter i have to work as a gigolo as you can see in the pic. Need to wear this fancy tux and hump old ladies. Please help me out with some nice boots. That maybe safe me from 4 to 5 of these grannies!!! Basti
Sebastian Husemann (8 months ago) View Entry
All I have to say is that I was a snowboarder and that was a big mistake and now I need some new ski boots. I have all ways wanted Full Tilts ever since I have gotten back into skiing but I don't have the cash for new ones. That's why I need some Full Tilts.
Jack (8 months ago) View Entry
Lent a pair of old 3 piece when i was learning, and even though 2 sizes too big they just felt natural somehow, well as natural as any ski boots can be to a snowboarder ;-) Treated myself so some normal nordicas that packed out so much i could fit 2 feet in one, then recommnded some Salomons with "proper" fitting. Since then they have been cutting bits out of the shell bit by bit to make the flex smooth and at this rate I ll have no boots left, just a pile of cut off bits of plastic. Oh how i long for the 3 piece feel, low volume fit and because of the to-die-for coolness - Souls Sister just have to be the one!
hebe carus (8 months ago) View Entry
I love my super comfy hot doggers,and I even wore them at my wedding. We had a wonderfull evening and we danced a lot. I had to dance with all the ladies(about 75), and they danced like hell. I was so overwhelmed and I didn't notice that I danced off my soles. I'm afraid they won't fit in my bindings now.
Mighkinger (8 months ago) View Entry
Well as you can see i'm all set for ski season................except for two things........a ski pass and a hat........just kidding, I need some boots!!!! Iv'e wanted a pair of full tilts for the last three years and all Iv'e been able too afford after buying skis and bindings are some old worn out "thrift store" boots.... you know the ones with the flattened down padding and the rusty buckles....old.........please I need some of your awesome boots!.......(btw hairy leg+duct tape=PAIN!!!!) my mistake.......ouch
Carter Larscheid (8 months ago) View Entry
Well for the past 3 years I have been rocking a pair of Raichle Flexons, and I even picked up some used Full Tilt booter liners when the stock liners were worn out because I love the feel of the boots so much. The boots have served me well, but after 2 years of use the liners are pretty dang beat and my shins are starting to get a bit sore after a long day of hucking cliffs. I love these boots, but it is really time for new ones. I wish I had the funds to buy some new Full Tilts or at least new liners but with the cost of my season pass looming I dont think I will be able to do it. So if you guys at Full Tilt are feeling so inclined you sould hook me up with some new boots!
Nick Yerger (9 months ago) View Entry
So i have these prehistorically old Nordica boots that need to be burned or something. To start off i got them from Goodwill because I couldn’t afford to buy a nice new pair of freestyle boots, I have out grown them and for the past 2 years been riding with no toe nails and it looks like my toes are becoming deformed. No shin bang prevention in these puppies so every time i get home from skiing I have to take bags of peas and ice them for an hour. You get some mad heel bang with these boots you might as well be riding with no boots cause when you land off that 50 foot kicker and your heels are through your knees. This year I would have had enough for the hot doggers but at the end of last season my brand new afterbangs were stolen so now I have to use the money to buy new skis and bindings. Please Full Tilt team do as Tom Wallisch say’s and help me out and preventing another year of black toe nails, heel bang, and the dreaded shin bang and whatever else these boots can hurt me with.
Ryan Nick (9 months ago) View Entry
These are home made boots, incorporating parts from every generation of flexon boots. Shells from kneissl, tongues from raichle, intuition liners from full tilt, buckles, cables and connetion parts from all eras.
michele king (9 months ago) View Entry
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Jack Wyant (9 months ago) View Entry
Hello, That's George from less-known country Georgia. I have been skiing for 10 years and can honestly say that It is my life. I have already made my first steps in free skiing but my ski boots doesn't let me develop. I own Dalbello Aerro 50 that is a pair of boots for very beginner skiers. after days of skiing I usually have serious problem with my feet and Shin-bang becomes my friend. Full tilts are my dream boots for 2 years but I can't afford them because I'm depended on my parents pocket. Full Tilt I need you help very much. It's a terrible feeling when you want to do a thing and make a progress but you aren't able.
George (9 months ago) View Entry
In 1988 I bought my first black and yellow flexon comps and their tongue is still in use today on my "hybrid" beauties. As my family of wife, 16yo daughter and 13yo son have grown their requirements for new sizing and upgrades has been accomodated, well into the future, including all thermoliners, shockabsorbing floorboards etc. This photo shows our current boots and there are lots of spares and colour options in my treasure trunk. My grandchildren, who have not been conceived yet, have thermo linered boots awaiting them! Thank you Fulltilt for ensuring our skiboots' future. Barry, NZ
Barry Love (9 months ago) View Entry
while still being in hospital with severe concussion and mild brain swelling i was still dreaming of my new full tilt and no shin bang
josh johnstone (9 months ago) View Entry
hi i recently brought some fulltilt hotdoggers in a 26.5 and i loved them:) i had them professionally fitted etc.. but 1 month later out grew them. since ive had them blown out and stuff.ive been trying to sell them to buy another pair but no one is interested:( i hope you can help cheers
dylan pearson (9 months ago) View Entry
They almost got it right, but still no FT!
Jack Parker (9 months ago) View Entry
Going on 25 ski seasons, your looking at "The Orginal Classic" boots that I bought back in the late 80's. I played Pro Football in the 70's and tore my ACL in both knees. Over the past few years I have had 2 total knee replacements, however the ONLY ski boot that has allowed me to continue skiing with my family has been the orginal, "The Classic". Without these boots I would not have been able to ski because I could NOT get my foot into any other boots without unbearable pain. I now have 3 children and 2 grandchildren, and invested thousands of $$$$ on ski equipment and boots, however I can not give up the ONLY boots that work for me. I have searched e-Bay over the years for parts in fear that my boots might one day fall apart. Imagine my surprise when my son showed me your ad in Ski Magazine! Because of your boots I am able to ski with comfort and confidence, but most importantly I can contiue skiing with my family. I would greatly appreciate a new pair of boots, so my family can...
Tony Passander (9 months ago) View Entry
Keep using my 93 rear entry Salomons, in spite of 3 replacements. Why? Ease of on/off; ability to change to walking mode while helping my new students get into their skis, run after them and get them back to the starting point when they can't stop, get them up after falling, losing a ski ,etc., at the bottom of the "Bunny" area; then change to skiing mode as we go up the lift to start to ski with them.
H. Griesbach (9 months ago) View Entry
i think i deserve a free pair of full tilt hot doggers because im short on scrach and ive been shredden in my moms 1983 lavendere salomons. Now these salomons aren't like any ft's. theres major shin bang and kill when you land even a little jump, never mind when i hit a rail. i totally need the comfort, proformance and abilaty of a pair of full tilt hot doggers to ski.
sager florio (9 months ago) View Entry
Hey this is Tim I think u guys should give me some new boots because I have been skiing with these old Raichle centrex boots for about two years and they hurt my feet but my dad says he is always going to buy me boots and he never does so please don't make me ski with these boots for another year so please hook me up with some boots!
Tim Mennealy (9 months ago) View Entry
Well, where should I begin....? The boots I own are perfect..... Just kidding. In fact, as shown by the picture, I do not even own ski boots; Let alone a pair of legendary Full Tilts. I've been renting for years and all the boots I've ever used seem to be older than my parents (and that's old!). New FT's would provide me with an all around fantastic skiing experience. With the original 3-piece boot design, a moldable liner, and the lightest frame around, I can finally ride the trails, and park, more comfortably and better than ever.
Adam Guare (9 months ago) View Entry
I have neuropathy from my spine's T12 location down to the bottom of my feet. Thanks to the disease that caused this I lost considerable muscle mass. Plus what I have lost over the decades I have lived. I can no longer get into my stiff boots without a loss in muscle strength. Subsequently I loose so much strength I have to end my ski day right then and there. I really need a pair of boots i can get into with minimal effort so I can get two or more runs in. Bob
Robert Wemett (9 months ago) View Entry
With out boots it's very hard to ski, but in boots your toes should be free. And after each run, your toes shouldn't go numb, but that always seems to happen to me! So, if you are giving boots away, please would you send them my way? I ski like a pro, in any type of snow And new boots would really make my day!
Mary Toft (9 months ago) View Entry
been skiing on these since the early 80s, the liner is wearing out, not to mention the plastic toe piece is down to the screws. But they are o so comfortable, could really use anew pair. its time for the museum for my flexon comps.
joseph froman (9 months ago) View Entry
Hey guys, I'm from Germany and Reeeaalllyy like shredding!! I even travel 5 - 8 hours to can go shred in the summer (or I go wakeskiing which is like 5 min from my home haha) I have a pair of race boots from salomon which are veery hard. I even had a shinbone inflammation beacause i went shredding almost every day in the winter. So that hurted very much :D I really would like to get these boots because than i could enjoy skiing way more than i do anyhow. And I would go 24 hours a day skiing. If the shoe isn't comfortable with 24 hours of shredding it's noe pleasure anymore. Peace out and keep on skiing, Dave
David Lindgens (9 months ago) View Entry
Hey, I’m not a snowboarder Or a figure skater And I don’t live on the east coast Or eat lots of free samples Or own a pair FT boots And I don’t know Will, Andy or Ian from the TC crew Although I’m sure they’re really really nice I have skis not a board I pronounce it a boot not “about” I can proudly sew my country’s flag on my remote pack I believe in afterbang and not being a boner when I land Steeze not strife And that the rancor is a truly proud and noble animal A hippy killer is a trick a chairlift is a speed And it is pronounced "zed" not "zee" "zed"! Full Tilt boots are the #1 boots out there! The 1st boot I want to own! And the comfiest part of skiing! My name is Curtis and I am a skier! Thank you.
Curtis Rajotte (9 months ago) View Entry
I want boots!!
me (9 months ago) View Entry
I really really need new boots because I need some new ones and I can't afford new ones. (( Pleas Read hole thing)) I have been skiing since I was three. I Ski two times a week so my boots are getting a very good use. Skiing is my life!! I keep up to date with your you tube page and website all the time as well.Fill Tilts are the most dope boots in the world. My favorite ones are Seth Morrison's new ones or Tom Wallischs new Hot Doggers or the Drop Kicks, THEY ARE SOOOO SICK!!!! They are my favorite boots in the world and Tom Wallisch is my Favorite skier ever and always will be!! :) Best Boots in the world and will all ways wear them no matter what!! :)
Tim Hassall (9 months ago) View Entry
Need new ones because I need some new ones and I can't afford new ones. Fill Tilts are the most dope boots in the world. My favorite ones are Seth Morrison's new ones or Tom Wallischs new Hot Doggers or the Drop Kicks, THEY ARE SOOOO SICK!!!! They are my favorite boots in the world and Tom Wallisch is my Favorite skier ever and always will be!! :) Best Boots in the world and will all ways wear them no matter what!! :)
Sam Hassall (9 months ago) View Entry
After fantasizing over Full Tilt boots for a few months because my old Full Tilt boots where TAKEN from my place, I found myself doing arts and crafts out of cardboard cut outs making replicas of Hot Doggers by Tom Wallisch day dreaming of that feeling again. While I’m extremely Looking forward to the season coming where I’ll be working on the slops, I have already got my cloths out and ski bag packed besides boots.. I doubt that any of my DIY boots will last mere seconds please don’t make me try… Long live Full Tilt!
Joel Swain (9 months ago) View Entry
I ski a lot, I have been in winter for the past 3 years without a break, but I have had so many injuries to my feet I can't find a ski boot that fits properly. I have tried on the full tilt boots and I know they would be perfect to cure all my ills. All friends say how they don't get shin bang. My park is the backcountry and when I land off a huge cliff onto a rock I need the proper boots for a soft landing. obviously I don't have those, please f.t. save my poor feet from myself.
Giles Lajevic-Augustine (9 months ago) View Entry
im 16 years old and i ski on the east coast in new jersey. My home mountain is Mt creek in vernon new jersey. My current ski boots are my friends dads old ski boots that he used when he was a kid that we found in his basement. I use them because ive been trying to get a job but nobody around me hires. I have no money and the boots i have give me shinbang even when im walking to the lift. Everybody knows how icy and bad the conditions are in new jersey and boots like that make it even worse. Skiing is my favorite thing to do and a new pair of boots would really help me out alot.
Matt Sivertsen (9 months ago) View Entry
I cant stomp the radtastic lines in my gnar-blade competitions with my current ski boots. I need some ultra mega super robo high performance boots that can handle the steeze and speed incorporated in the up and coming sport of short ski bad-assed-ness. yes, i have a mustache, yes i have my original 1992 razor blade shades - neon green, and yes i ski in jorts or zubaz and starter jackets, but NO, i dont have killer FT boots. Help me help you Full Tilt! Hook me up and make me the coolest person on the circuit, spreading Full Tilt lore. . . .
Brannen Maloney (9 months ago) View Entry
Im Ben and I ski Minnesota. And I love it. I umpire, landscape, and do anything else that will make me some money, I spend almost all of the money I make on skiing, but I love it. After investing 500$ in new skis and bindings, I did not have much of a budget for boots. When I found some used boots on newschoolers for 100$ I bought them. Sadly they did not fit at all and were a size too big, and way to stiff( I had shinbang the entire season). Also they were very heavy. I want some good park boots like the new dropkicks, or the booters. I learned what good boots can do and how full tilt liners mold to your feet,reduce shinbang, and the boots lighter than most boots I wantthed them. I just dont have the money, They would make my season so much better. Thanks
Ben Anderson (9 months ago) View Entry
OK here's what’s up. I'm a 16 year old kid from Bend. I'm 6'4" and have a boot size of 31. The problem is that my current pair of boots are 30's. My boots are Rossignal performance 6.0's, renters that the owner of Skjiersaas gave to me because he felt bad for me. Two of the buckles are broken and the tongues pinch and give me horrible shin-bang. While a lot of people complain that it hurts when they hike in their boots, I don’t even hike with mine, heck it hurts enough just skiing. I love skiing and it’s what keeps me out of trouble but due to the pain, I always am forced to stop half day to get a bag of ice and a Tylenol, which sucks... ALOT. I feel bad complaining to my parents, my mom's skis are from 1997 and we can't really afford to buy her new skis. Please help me before my boots fall apart (which they are) and my feet punch through the tips of my current pair!!!
Blake Kaufman (9 months ago) View Entry
Hey guys, well my boots are not old at all, but they are totally destroyed and worn out, I think this should be because of some nasty rocks hidden in powder and might also be because of some drops ending with me in the "washing machine"...maybe it would be a good idea try your boots to see if they are more resistant, so I could be superman again.
Peter Bijuklic (9 months ago) View Entry
These are my wife's ski boots. They are almost in brand new condition. That is because her feet hurt so bad after 2 runs that she is done for the day. I need to help her get in and out of these boots and my only hope is to get her into some mary janes. I hope to make skiing a family activity but with her current equipment this is very difficult. If she got a new pair I will give her old boots to some one else that needs boots. Pay it forward. Please help my future skiing.
Ryan Moss (9 months ago) View Entry
Dear Contest, I have been renting boots since the first time i went skiing and realised how ugly and uncomfortable they were. Recently i have started becoming a park skier, then i watched the Line Travelling Circus and saw my first pair of Full Tilt Boots. I was so taken away at how stylish and colourful they were. Then i saw reviews on how much better the were for you and how they perform which i was immediately taken in by. Wether i win or not i am still going to get a pair of Full Tilt's before i am too old. Caleb
Caleb Lun (9 months ago) View Entry
Over the past three years, I have been using skiing as a stress and anxiety release for depression that was a result of the divorce my parents underwent. With my parents thousands of dollars in debt and unable to assist me in buying new boots, I have been unable to buy new boots for three years. Despite treating them like my children, my salomon kaos boots have taken a brutal beating from frequent park riding. I have broken both of my ankles from landing too hard in my boots, and I have to take frequent breaks because of how compact the liners of the boots have gotten. They offer no warmth, but being the only thing that I am able to afford and use, I have no chooice. With new boots, I think that my skiing skills would progress greatly.
Scott O'Malley (9 months ago) View Entry
I'm 10 years old and I would really like new boots because my toenail fell completly off this year and I could barely ski . My boots suck they dont fit right and it's impossible to train moguls all day in them. I want to go to the olympics some day and for me to do that I need to be on the best boots out there...FT's.
Brayden Kuroda (9 months ago) View Entry
I don't "need" new boots, my superparks still fit size wize, but I cant do the tricks I want to because of how much they hurt my feet to land in. In my attempts to land bigger tricks my toes and legs slam into my boots so hard I sometimes have to stop skiing and take a break. No matter how tight I buckled them (with two buckles only to use that doesn't get them tight enough) my toes still jammed, but worse, the tops of the boots are so stiff and tall that it pinches into my calves and hurts my legs with every landing coming out of a spin. No company makes boots like full tilt iI don't care if another boot is labeled as a freestyle boot. The weight difference is shocking between both boots, and with that weight Isn't even more comfort. I have put on my friend's pair of ft's and I have heard peoples opinions that these boots are insanely comfortable and even more importantly, simple. The SPK boot is messy bulky thick and stiff as a board, not once flexing to soften a landing. I see skiers with Fullt Tilts and I...
Jackson Schroeder (9 months ago) View Entry
Hello i am Quinn m. im from a small town in il called deerfield. i am one of 4 skiers in the neighborhood but the only park skier my dad has skied since he was a little one and he made it big back in the day getting a sponsorship with Olin skis and my mom used to ski too. every thing was great. now i start skiing and they get me some Salomon threats and atomic boots. i start progressing in park. landing some 360's learning switch ups and i am thinnking everything is great. then my dad looses his job so i have to sell my skis to keep up with this economy. two weeks later my mom gets diagnosed with breast cancer thank god that she is still hanging in there and all i pray every single night for her two days ago she lossed her job i just started saving all the money i could to get some old fujatives and i got them and binders from a wonderful man for only 40 dollars that may not sound like alot but for me right now it is these boots that i have jsust started cracking...
quinn mclaughlin (9 months ago) View Entry
I love sports. I am never out of season and during the winter i'm a multi sport athlete. During the summer I play football which has led to me having terrible ankles, and in my current boots, they're tight and extremely uncomfortable. During the winter it gets worse though, because I run track and since I am a city kid for our practices we run on the sidewalk. SO every winter I get extremely painful shin splints. Once the ski season starts up though, my boots give me bad shin bang on top of my shin splints. I had to miss some skiing and some track so I could rehab my shins at therapy. I believe that with whatever pair of comfortable Fulltilts I could win I wouldn't have these problems. Please don't let me have to suffer to do what I love this winter!!
Ghikhan Blossfeld-Lau (9 months ago) View Entry
So I was on your website checking out the Konflicts and the technology you guys have created was really impressive. So I saw the link to show my old boots and win a new pair... Unfortunately I just sold the terrible boots I used to own. Anyways, I started reading the submissions and was really surprised how some of these guys expect to get taken seriously and surprised how moved I am at some of these guys stories. One that stuck out was Finn Wright's. This guy is an inspiration to all skiers and I would easily sacrifice my chance to get him a new pair of boots! So hook him up and I'd be just as happy as getting a free pair myself. But heres my story. Im heading into the Navy in March for SEAL training and this is my last season I know im gonna get. So I want to enjoy it to the fullest. Full Tilt Boots would do that for me! Im selling everything I have to get some Line Prophet 98's and the Konflicts.
Dylan George (9 months ago) View Entry
I've been skiing in the park for a while now: going off kickers, hitting rails, and the usual park stuff. But, you can only progress as much as your gear lets you too, and i just reached the limit with my boots. The outcome of my boots failing left me with a broken ankle. If i only had a pair of FT's, the break would never of happened.
Vinnie Bredemus (9 months ago) View Entry
i have been riding these boots for 3 years now to start off they fit the first year but the second and third year were to small therefore causing my toe nails to become permanently black, and me to try and have to hit jumps with my toes rolled up in balls not to fun. there is no protection from shin bang and every time i skied in these boots i would have to ice my shins after every sesh, the only rreason i kept going though was because skiing is my life. trying to hike rails in these boots is pretty well impossible and i really dont know how i havent really messed up my foot yet. these boots have been chewed by my dogs still seem to be alive. i rode a pair of my buddies hot doggers and fell in love but i cant afford new boots so that is why i was wondering if the dope crew at full tilt could help me out. please please can you help me out i wanna ride some sick boots this winter that will keep me comfy and look dope.
Ryan (9 months ago) View Entry
Climbing up the eastern side of Val Grisanche (Aosta - Italy) with my Scarpa Tornado, I suddenly felt pain in both shins. It was now too late to do anything. we went for another three hours. You can imagine how was the return. No pain, no game!
Beppe Moretti (9 months ago) View Entry
well the truth is i don't really have boots right now therefore i do not have a picture, but a few days ago I went into the local ski store which happened to sell full tilt boots so i tried a pair on. from that day on i tried to get my mom to take me into the store to let me try on the boots. Now my goal is to get soe full tilt boots for the season.
mark colafranceschi (9 months ago) View Entry
Well I gotta use my mom boots cause I can't afford some new ones. I moved to VA 3 years ago from tahoe city CA. Skiing is my life I watch podcast and videos of Tom Walisch all night and day. I really want to inprove my skiing but its hard cause about an hour into a session I would rather cut my feet off then hit an other feature. I have broken both my big toes and collapsed arch in my left foot. The only times I can really ski is after school and the mt. Is about 45min away so its night by the time we get there so its normal the "snow" is ice and these boots are no help. So please Full Tilt pimp my feet!!
Ian Von Herbulis (9 months ago) View Entry
Hi my name is ali and i live in the middle east i started skiing when i was 11 years old because its so hot there so they invented a ski resort and i saw some rails and i said i will try one of them and learned freestyle skiing and i bought some afterbangs and it came with boots so i tried the boots it was the worst boots ever so i told my dad can i get another pair he said no so i said i need an anti shin bag boot and i broke my boots and i couldnt afford new boots and they closed the ski resort and i said it was too late to buy boots from my count and besides our boots costs like 2000 dollars from the lack of snow so please help me and thats ok if i dont win but please help theyre gonna reopen the ski resort and one more time HELP! thank you and if you cant handle the pain then dont play the game :D
Ali al khattal (9 months ago) View Entry
Dear Full Tilt and TGR, you have no idea how much pain and problems my old Nordica’s have put me through. Like when I hit one of the big kickers I can feel my foot sliding around and making my right ski feel all awkward. You see I was born with a talipes foot, also known as a clubbed foot. This means that one or both of my feet were facing the wrong way (backwards for me). To fix my foot the doctors had to cut my foot open get rid of some tendons and twist my foot back around. In doing so they made one of my feet ways smaller than the other making skiing really awkward for me. Now just last year I found some krankin Raicchle's of my dads from way back. These boots were pure bliss apart from they were two size's too small for me. The way they didn't wobble around because of the molding inner was amazing, the softness to absorb was great and the convenience of the three piece design made walking up the park pure bliss. So please Full Tilt and TGR help me have a good time shredding again. Finn Wright.
Finn Wright (10 months ago) View Entry
Hey i think this contest is great because everyone likes free things and more companies should be doing what you guys are! Aside from that I just bought these ar6’s and squires but don’t have money for new boots. I’ve tried on many boots including the ace of spades and jah loves but have my heart set on the tom wallisch hot doggers. Please help me out my parents aren’t buying them for me and I don’t have enough money and can’t get a job so I’m stuck! Thank you!
Kevin Zegel (10 months ago) View Entry
I'm 14 years old and aspiring to be a professional skier. My three year old used dalbello boots weren't all that great in the first place, but now i have finally grown out of them. Now that i am older and a good skier, i want higher class boots. Since FT's are super light, have great flex, produce no shin bang (which i got a lot with my old boots), and look sick, they are my "dream boot". Sadly, there is no way my family can afford my "dream boot". So I thought this would be a sweat opportunity to score some Full Tilts! Winning this contest would give me more money for tickets and help me on my way to living the dream as a pro-skier!
Alex D'Agostino (10 months ago) View Entry
I have had these boots for 21 years now and have served me well.But several years ago the tongues fell out.I had them repaired but were not sewn in proper position and now hurt the top of my feet.Was stoked to see the original three piece boot back on the market and all the models really look the goods.Living in Australia and being a family man it's hard enough to afford to go skiing let alone buying new boots.So I figure the only way I'm going to get the best boot on the market is to win them,so here's hoping you guys at FULL TILT hear my plea,and choose me!
Bill Martin (10 months ago) View Entry
So my boots probably only have about 300 days on them, and nothing is horribly wrong except for the fact that I have broken both ankles in them more then one time. They fit nice and tight and are 130 flex (or at least used to be) but somehow when I am cartwheeling down the mountain my knees stay in tact while my ankles explode. Rumor has it that some badass new FT’s will keep my ankles nice and snug , comfy and safe while I am ragdolling down the mountain at 57knotts. Then maybe I can have a ski season that lasts more then a month. Well, off to surgery. . . .
Brannen Maloney (10 months ago) View Entry
these are aggressive inline skates my summer full tilts I have terrible boots right now they are stiff , hurt when i land , and give me cold feet plus they dont even fit any more.
jacob larson (10 months ago) View Entry
These boots are the goods and with them, i will be fighting the women away If i do infact win, i will wear the boots in bed on the big night This is a Promise, so please teton .. Help me get some ladies
Tom Lewer (10 months ago) View Entry
To win a pair of full tilt boots would mean the world to me! For i want tot be like Seth Morrison you see. I stare all day and all night at the new range 2011, And think full tilt boots look like heaven! Please save me from my old Salomon boots, and get me into something that i can take down chutes! So to become like Seth, I need the best! Something that will show up all the rest! Thankyou for your time! Hope you enjoyed the rhyme.
Daniel Squires (10 months ago) View Entry
Dear full tilt I have been skiing since before i could walk when my dad held me up and pulled me around the bunny hill and i ve been landing jumps switch on race skis before i got twintips and now i need new boots. theese boots i got shin bang and toe bang and chronic foot pain because of my too small salomon boots that way about 10 pounds but i cant afford new ones and neither can my parents so please, send me some boots!
matthew stackhouse (10 months ago) View Entry
check out this video! http://youtu.be/M_WEVgyg9Fc
Ryan Spykstra (10 months ago) View Entry
This picture was taken on my Birthday when i didn't get the Full Tilt ski boots i had wanted. these Solomon boots gave me shin bangs, and were so bad i hated using them. The boots didn't absorb shock and i ended up breaking my foot when using them, if i had Full Tilts then that probably wouldn't have happened. my parents wont buy me new boots so now this is my last resort, Please help me, i cant go through another season like my last one. i am a freestyle skier and need new boots. PLEASE HELP. Thanks a lot.
Thomas Watson (10 months ago) View Entry
Well, I have been skiing since I was about 14 or so and I started getting into park skiing last season. My Atomic C8:18 skis weren't making the cut so I made a purchase of a pair of Scott Punisher Jib and that has taken all my money. I do not have a job and the only pair of boots I have are Atomic Beta Ride 8.50 which are about a size 9 which does not feel very good on my size 11 foot. Every time I am on the mountain my feet go numb within minutes of having my boots on my feet. My boots force me to go into the lodge far too often just to take them off and give my feet a break from the cramped area. A new pair of Full Tilt boots would make skiing much more enjoyable and boots that fit are a necessity for park skiing which I hope continue.
Tanner Wilson (10 months ago) View Entry
hey whats up Full tilt ! iave had theese boots for a couple years and i bought them used they have done the job for a while know but they are wicked heavy and banged up pretty good they also leave my feet freezing thanks Full Tilt !
Tanner A. (10 months ago) View Entry
Dang man, I've been riding the same too-big boots and K2 Enemy's since I was 13 years old that I got at a ski swap in Truckee. I am a college kid going to Humboldt State University in Northern California and the travel distance to any hill when I can find the time to go (Shasta being the closest) is costly preventing me from getting any new gear. But, I'm graduating this Fall and moving to Tahoe City to become a ski bum! It would be an awesome beginning with some new boots underfoot.
Charlie WIlls (10 months ago) View Entry
Greetings FULL TILT! I am a drum-skiing enthusiast from good ol' Minnesota! Most drum-ski-hybrids like me obviously want to come straight off the mountain and start pumping out sweet drum beats right in their ski gear! Unfortunately, I am unable to do so because of the extreme stiffness and weight of my current ski boots. If I were to receive a pair of FULL TILT boots I would have enough flex to keep the bass drum rollin' and finaly make it into the Drum-Skier-Hybrids Association! Could you please help a drum-ski-hybrid out?
CJ Marschke (10 months ago) View Entry
Hi i am a 14 year old from mt and i just bought a new pair of really nice line invaders with really nice bindings but i have no boots! wel i guess that is not completly true i mean i have a pair of 1989 ski boots but that dosnt do me much good because for one i out grew them when i turned 4 and and because all my friends parents just bought them 2011 ski boots and i always have to buy my own ski gear and this year i jus couldnt afford them and i dont want to try to use my old boots and that is why i despretly need a pair of full tilt ski boots!
cody (10 months ago) View Entry
super nice raichle flexon boots but theey are just to heavy for what i do so if you could give me a new pair it would be great.
garrett (10 months ago) View Entry
Hey Guys at Full Tilt! My Boots are a little out dated as you may be able to see. My parents gave me these rear entry boots when i was fifteen. Last year they gave me a choice between new boots and a season pass to steamboat springs. Obviously i took the pass. Who needs new boots if i can't go skiing. So my friend has a pair of Full Tilts and i love them. I am in pain every time i ski and i need your help! Please and thanks for a chance!
Kasey Riddle (10 months ago) View Entry
These here are the Model A's. Yep. Still ridin em. Liners are beyond packed out, buckles are a little wobbly, cords are stretched, just doesn't quite fit like it used too, love Full-Tilt Boots they are by far the most comfortable boot out there and it's a rad company. Wish I could afford to buy a new pair, but I can't, so thats why I'm still ridin these!
Kevin Clifford (11 months ago) View Entry
my old boots hurt my ankle and they are really stiff and i ride park and pipe a lot and i really need new boots please
Andre (11 months ago) View Entry
I loved my boot brother - and he loved me. He never complained, never winced when I punished him, he just smiled every day and I smiled back as we skied together. He is a survivor. Our memories together are endless. Until that fateful day we were in a fire. I am the only boot that made it out alive. I lost my partner in crime and need him back. Full Tilt please help me restore my melted brother so we can ski again. Love - Lefty
Jen Granston (11 months ago) View Entry
Dear Full Tilt, I am a freestyle ski instructor in Ontario, Canada. I actually work around the corner from one of your sponsors, Max Hill. I've had these Salomon Mission 4 racing boots for 3 years. I started skiing about 5 years ago and I love it. I ski almost every day in winter and when I can't i ski in my backyard with my 4 rails, including summer and fall. SKIING IS MY LIFE. I've become really good in park (cork 9s, lipslide 2 7s) and my boots are preventing me from progressing any further. I wear 3 pairs of knee socks yet I'm still plagued by shin bang, toe bang, frostbite and loss of toenails. The picture that goes along with this is what happened after a regular day of park riding. Sometimes I can't even teach or walk the next day. I tried on a pair of Hot Doggers and they're ridiculously amazing. They were so comfy and warm and I wanted them so bad. However, my mom makes me save every penny for college. i had to beg for a year and a half before i got my Afterbangs. So, Full Tilt, please, please, please help a...
Nick Hecking (11 months ago) View Entry
throughout my life i have always skid with the 3 piece boot design. each boot fit my feet like a sock. they were wonderful, they were the only option i had if i wanted to ski a knarly mountain or just a smooth trail. sadly after i needed the money nearly being broke. i had to sell my boots. now i have these crappy boots i got of my brother in colorado. my son and i both need new boots and i hope one of us can have some great boots.i desperately need some new boots and hope i can once again enjoy a 3 piece boot.
scott shearer (11 months ago) View Entry
YO what up Full TIlt. My name is Noah Kaplan, have been skiing since I was three and it is by far my favortie thing in the world. I love to ride all mountain and park. I would first like to say that i think that the three piece boot is genius. There is only one problem with my skiing. its that i dont have the right boots. i get terrible shin bang and my boots are just terrible. Another reason why i think that i should win these boots is that i have improved to much this year and plan to exelerate even more next year and i cant do that without these boots. So basically if you dont pick me as the winner of this compition then you would be holding me back. So make the right chose and pick ME to win this contest. Thank guys, ...
Noah Kaplan (11 months ago) View Entry
Hi Fellas, WHY? Why do I deserve a pair of beautiful FULL TILT BOOTS?! I will tell you.... My name is Jenny and I have been skiing since I was three years old and I can tell you I have never missed a season. I have had my current boots for 7 long years and not only are they broken, hurt my feet and knees, too big, they have developed some kind of face melting oder that is not pleasent at all :( I m not a smelly person, I shower and everything but my boots over the years just started to STINK in more ways then one. Guys I'm a die hard skier and LOVE it more then any other sport in the WORLD. I havent been able to buy new boots since I've been going to school and have had a lack of mola but if I could buy any skis boots it would yours they are the BEST. I really want to keep improving my skiing and I think your boots will really help me technically. Please Help this Ski Chick Improve her skiing with some NEW boots and stop the constant humiliation...Here is a song for you...
Jenifer Alynn Gertz (11 months ago) View Entry
So i am a ski instructor at a small hill in new hampshire and because it is so small i tend to work a lot taking some runs in between lessons to improve my freestyle game. the boots i currently have are giving me the worst shin bang leaving me is so much pane i am unable to even try and slip them on. the reason i need some full tilts is because i feel my job is spread the the wonderful sport of skiing and i just can no longer do that with the boots i have. pleas pleas pleas send me some new boots. greatly appreciated Kyle Garrett
kyle garrett (11 months ago) View Entry
Full Tilt I need your help. I've been jamming my feet into cold, stiff, ugly, race boots for 13 years. Long days of training in these boots resulted in bruised shins, irritated heels, and, most traumatically, the loss of both big toe nails preventing me from getting a pedicure before prom. Omg I know it was horrible being the only girl at prom without big toe nails. Now that my racing career has come to an end, I'm eagerly looking forward to getting normal, no, extraordinary boots like Full Tilts to help me leave my preppy racer personality behind and to take on a new bad ass ski babe role. A pair of your boots would allow me to tear up my home mountain like a beast while still giving me the girly luxury of having toe nails =]
Hayley Fedorek (11 months ago) View Entry
Dear full tilt, i need your support!!! so about two years ago i had just got involved with skiing. i got my very first pair of skis and boots at a garage sale and was so pumped! it was only until i attended my local ski slope park when i realized i just spent $250 on skis and boots that were not made for jumps,rails, and boxes. after just one ten foot jump i nearly broke my toes. my shins felt like they were just hit by a car. i couldnt handle it. so throughout the rest of the season i had to kiss my proffesional park dreams away. last season i got more into smaller park boxes and even built a dry slope out of the base my old tree house. when winter came i had to once again put up with these ancient boots that killed me feet. each time i entered the park i feared it would be the last time i entered it, i am really good at park and just need a boot that will let me proceed in my dreams. i need some full tilts!
Logan Shearer (11 months ago) View Entry
Hey my name is Colton and Ive been skiing since I was 5 years old. I started at mt hood then moved to Alaska. I got into park riding a couple years back and have always had really heavy boots. My boots are heavy, uncomfortable, and dont flex well. They are the 2007 salomon energizers these boots are great racing boots but aweful for park and the riding I do. The skiing I do is park and big mountain. My boots dont work for either. When im hitting jumps and rails and I land off balance my ankles hurt and I also get shin bang. When I go big mountain skiing my boots dont flex and I feel restricted because i cant get into the trees I want or the the boots are to heavy and i dont have good contorl of my skis. I would love to try these boots Ive heard many great things such as they are comforable, light, and the flex is amazing. I would be really interested in owning a pair of these boots please contact me at your earliest convenience. Thank you, Colton
Colton Benedict (11 months ago) View Entry
Hi, this writes the new freestyle skier. I started skiing in December 2010 with the freestyle skis.Now i can make front flip, flat, 180 and 360 and slid. I do not want to beat my feet with slalom boots!It hurts. I would like to participate in freestyle ski races, PLEASE HELP ME!Thank You Very Much.
Edijs (11 months ago) View Entry
I am a park skiier. Unfortunatley my older siblings are ski racers. So unfortunatley I get the hand-me-down race boots. I'm sure they'r very nice but they are also the stiffest boots on the market. Probably the worst for freestyle. They won't let me get a pair of Full Tilts because they say they're too expensive. Please I need this! make my shins stop hurting!!
aaron goldstein (11 months ago) View Entry
First off my names Dylan and I like to party!Second... I love skiing! I used to snowboard but I will never go back especially if I have some Full Tilt boots! This is my first year skiing I still shred hard though whether I am just cruising or hittin the park up! But if I got a pair of Full Tilt boots my shred level will boost like no other! The used boots I have now are a size to big the buckles always come off and they're just not as fly as the Full Tilt boots ! I'm a highschool kid with no job and my goal is to be on the mt everyday....wearing my Full Tilt boots!
Dylan McAdams (11 months ago) View Entry
The season before last in Queenstown New Zealand, I fell off a balcony whilst drunk at a nightclub, trying to slide down a bannister, Jackie Chan style, falling 20 ft onto concrete. I broke my foot. I wasn't suppose to ski again, but through patient physio, I started the next season in Utah (as a liftie) Jan 1st. The problem was my foot had swollen and I no longer fit into my boot. I can't afford another boot and I am about to start another season in NZ.
Giles Lajevic-Augustine (11 months ago) View Entry
Hi, my name is Daniel Mamane and I am from Los Angeles Ca. I ski up in Mammoth Mountain ever since I was 2 years old and been skiing all my life. I try to get 45 days a year especially this year with the insane amounts of powder. I am a powder skier looking for adventure and I know your boots are the best. The boots I have right now are these old boots from 96 I think which were hand me downs and they are not comfortable. I would be so happy to get new boots because as you can see I tried to customize mine by taking out some of the insides and used duct tape to seal it off. The duct tape is at the top as you can see. Skiing is my whole life and I want to make it better with some full tilt boots. Also the back of the boot is wearing down so I need new ones anyways. They are coming off my skis almost every day because of this. Thank You and I hope I get picked.
Daniel Mamane (11 months ago) View Entry
This message is a plea for help, a desperate call to a higher being, to restore my honor after rental boots destroyed my toes last winter. FLASHBACK! I had finally decided to give free style skiing a try, and after pumping myself up by watching endless youtube videos I decided to hit the terrain park. I felt the need to prove everything to myself. Freestyle skiing brought out my love for this spinning, flipping, sliding adrenaline rush, but my feet paid the price. The more fun I had, the more pain I had to fight through, until I was decommissioned and my bruised nails were removed. That took everything from me. I still replay those fun times grinding down boxes and rails in my mind, while starring at my bandage covered feet. Full Tilt, I beg of you to give me a second chance this upcoming winter by equipping me with comfortable boots, which will grip my feet tight and set me free on the slopes. By that time I will be heeled and itching for another crack at the terrain park. I must have a blast without being hindered and I know this is possible, but I'll need your...
Benjamin Krochmal (12 months ago) View Entry
This winter I was hittin’ up the park like usual getting some big air. But, like other ill-equipped freeskiers, bootbang began taking on its full effect on my shins, forcing me out of the park by late afternoon. Instead, I decided to explore other parts of the small ski area. I soon found myself tearing down the lift line. I hit a small kicker, and came down leaning slightly back as to not irritate my shins too badly on the landing. When I sank into the snow, my body compacted towards the ground a bit more than usual and I heard something tear. I skied to the bottom and looked down to find a stick 1.5 inches in diameter and 2 feet long hanging from between my legs. It caught me through and through from back to front directly between the nads. It took many stitches on both sides and weeks of recovery during the high school racing season, but I’m fine now. Maybe if I had your boots sooner, I would’ve been kept out of harm’s way. I want YOU - Full Tilt Boots to keep me on my game in the debris-free terrain park in the future.
Michael Beauregard (12 months ago) View Entry
because i designed the next full tilt tee shirt and because I live in Australia and for some reason we have the most expensive ski tickets in the world and yet our snow is shittt. give a poor Aussie boy some boots!
Tommy Bentley (12 months ago) View Entry
Dear Full Tilt, It was only 5 months ago when I ventured my way to the peak of seven springs in PA. After having such a wonderful day i decided to make my own way through the glades. Skiing on a 20 year old pair of langes life was harsh. My shins were aching, my toes were frozen and best of all my left boot snapped and caused me to fall clear off a small cliff and into the white abyss. I felt fine then i looked down and my kneecap was smiling at me. After 5 hours in ambulances and in the hospital i finally got my 40ish total stiches. Full Tilt please give me a new pair of boots so i can slay the mountain next season without the pains of my old boots! -sincerely connor :]
Connor England (12 months ago) View Entry
Jah bless.. dem boots be on my feet
Garrett Corbari (12 months ago) View Entry
Active bootboards might have helped stomp this air like Seth and not shatter the fem.
Conrad Yarmoloy (12 months ago) View Entry
I want to get new full tilt boots because my old ones that I have are not working the way I want them to. they have no flex or lightness in them. I've also been trying to win full tilt boots on other web pages. but I haven't won any, and I've had these pair for 4 years now wanting to get another. I want these so I can do the rails and tricks better Then I've practiced and realy hope I can win this month. I put the boots on the scale and they're 4 pounds on each boot so please choose me. I was looking at the hot doggers and they look pretty sick they look like would want them.
Elijah Williams (12 months ago) View Entry
M y name is James, i'm 17. The boots shown have served me well for the last few years but, they were hand-me downs from............my dad, who has owned them for more years than i have been alive. the Power straps are breaking, they are cold and always get wet. This is my last year racing in skiier-X and then i will be spending all my time shreding up the mountain and the park. please help me Full Tilt!!!
James Dunshea (12 months ago) View Entry
This year I started doing park with my brother! It was great except for a few things!!!!!! The first time I went up to Keystone with my bro, I kept my boots in the trunk. I got them out and tried to get them on, but they wouldn't budge. I watched my brother slip on his full tilt hot doggers boots on with ease. It would take me an entire hour heating them up in the bathroom…. having my brothers friend Jonathan Finer saying. “Those boots must really suck bro.” The next time I went skiing, I decided that to avoid the embarrassment, I would put my boots on at home. Having my boots on in the car for an hour and a half really sucked. Every Monday after skiing I could barely walk because of the awful shin bang I got from them. But I toughed it out because of my newfound love of the sport. That’s not all! My toes would turn purple and blister. These boots truly suck. I’m 15 with no job and no money. I need to be comfortable not in pain while skiing and Full Tilt is my only option. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Luke (12 months ago) View Entry
So last summer when I was mowing my lawn, I somehow managed to injure my foot rather severely which resulted in foot surgery. Ever since the injury my foot has not been the same - granted it's there so I have a great deal to be thankful for...but when it comes to what I wear on my feet it needs to be the best of the best in order for me to not be in pain. I have not had the funds to purchase a proper pair of boots because I am a full time student and part time employee to pay for the bare minimums. However I am trying to do the right thing and get the best pair of ski boots possible. It is essential that I have a comfortable, yet performance enhancing pair of boots for my feet because otherwise I will not be able to get to lifts - let alone actually ski. I know your product would grant me the opportunity to enjoy all that skiing has to offer.
Laura Seymour (12 months ago) View Entry
I think I should win new full tilt boots because i don't think i can afford new ones and my feet grow a lot. Also because I am 12 and I can do backflips and rodeo 5s
John Herron (12 months ago) View Entry
Wow... I forgot to type the link, I should not be doing this at 12:03 am. I realize I've probably dq'd myself by submitting 3 entrys... but here it is for the last time! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ0j-DunA9c I want to punch myself! PS. can you email me at the first entry's address if I win (not likely) because I don't think I even remember the passwords to the other accounts. I feel like I'm cheating, all I did was try to change some typos:(
sad noah (12 months ago) View Entry
This is the link to my video I posted before.... I had to do some editing and the URL changed :(
sad noah (12 months ago) View Entry
I have started park in the last 2 years and i need you boots i have been youing race boots they dont flax at all and i need the flax for my line skis help me
Brandon (12 months ago) View Entry
The Current boots I have right now are terrible and I have had them for years. The heavy weight of the boots make it very hard to maneuver tricks and I have gotten nutted on a rail because of that. The lack of flex of my boots caused nasty toe bangs to the point where blood was coming out of my toes and early season last year I broke my ankles and couldn't ski for the rest of the year. I believe FT boots can fix this problem but I can not afford them . FT boots would make my life much better.
Alex Hoshino (12 months ago) View Entry
I used full tilts for the first time this season and it was amazing. they are amazingly light and really easy to hike in. they're really easy to put on, and the flex is amazing. i havent had shinbang since i bought them. i cant afford new ones this year and i need them so i can ski my full potential. Please help!!
GrahamGould (12 months ago) View Entry
hello, im mack and these are my boots! ive used them for 3years but all of my 5 brothers used them also. and with 6 kids in the house and im the youngest i always get their old stuff! and im 15 and mcdonalds wont employ me nore anywhere else. park riding is so intense shin bang is crazy and I really need new boots please :)
Mackenzie (12 months ago) View Entry
i used these boots for 4 years. i
Madi (12 months ago) View Entry
My old ski boots are a pair of crappy second hand ones i borrowed and was allowed to keep, they are not worthy of a picture. I live in England, in the south, and so I dnt hav as much chance to go skiing as most of u guys, who rip it Jackson Hole everyday, but I want those FTs, cause they will make every time I do go skiing even more memorable and cherished. And they look awesome.
TimDavis (12 months ago) View Entry
Because 3 years ago my left foot was crushed by a three thousand pound hydraulic ram and since then I've had trouble finding a set of boots to work. This entire season I've been skiing inbounds and out on a pair 80 hardness A/T boots which are not cutting the job. I would like to possibly compete next year in the FWS or alternative comps. I think that that Full Tilt boot would fit my narrower feet better and possibly help relieve the foot stress that I feel on a daily basis as well as improve my skiing. Thanks for considering me, I appreciate the opportunity.
Dane Wobbema (12 months ago) View Entry
i really need to win the boots because sking is my life its my one love ill never stop loving and i cant do it with my crapy boots. I get the worst shinbang in the world with them. I really wanna go pro and i need ur boots to help me so i can consentrate on new tricks enstead of not being able to try them cuz of my shins lol so please help me out with some amazing boots cuz i cant aford them lol P.S I LOVE UR BOOTS =)
Mike Casey (12 months ago) View Entry
These heavy old boots can barely keep up with my season, Every buckle is either broken or completely bent and crooked. College kids are too poor to buy new boots! Time for some new Full Tilts for Maximum pleasure!!! The boots can barely keep up with this fresh backyard setup!
Mike Lillis (12 months ago) View Entry
my boots are faling apart and in love to ski and i dont have the money to buy the boots so this is why i should win the boots
hunter ballavance (12 months ago) View Entry
You are looking at Salomon Shoguns aka The Torture Chambers. They started to hurt from the first day I skied them but being mentally challenged ( must be) I skied them for 105 consecutive days - to much fresh powder to stop skiing to change them. Now I have Plantar Neuroma in my left foot and shin bang that looks like a tan line. Do I deserve to win new boots? Hell no, what I deserve is a smack in the head . Even so I could really use some sweet FT's anyway. And that's my sad story. Thanks, Mark
Mark Heil (12 months ago) View Entry
Hi Full Tilt , my name is Noah Kelly and i have a bit of a dilemna. I made this video that explains it all... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6NRmkWy1JQ Thanks!
Sad Noah (12 months ago) View Entry
I should get these FT boots because I love skiing but my parents wont allow me to save up my money to buy these boots. I love park skiing and I can't live without it, but it is extremely hard to do intense things with the rental boots i get every year. My feet are always getting cold, always getting shin-bang, and my feet just don't feel comfortable in the rental boots. I think i should win these boots because this is the only way I'm going to get a pair of FT's.
Ben Gardner (12 months ago) View Entry
My nickname has been Booter since i can remember, my terrain pass reads-Das Boot. I deserve a new pair of boots because i have been rocking some old soloman's for forever, like since high school. I am the number three ranked skier cross skier in my state and am nationally ranked as well>#30. I run a facebook site that promotes Freestyle skiing in the local are and have many connections to the local and statewide scene. Above all I would treasure the boots and put them to the best use possible.
Josh Jones (13 months ago) View Entry
Why do I deserve new boots? Well one night in downtown bellingham, my brand new roommates and I decide to do a little bonding over a couple $2 pitchers at the Up! I take off early to get some rest, find that our front door wasn't locked...I dont think much of it and head upstairs to bed. A little later my buddies head home to find some dude sleeping in my rommates bed. They attempt to wake me and ask if I know this dude...because he puked all over my bros bed. Me being unaware of my surroundings due to the $2 pitchers, just nod and go back to sleep. Needless to say, they're pissed and move the intruder to the couch. Wake up th enext morning, dude is nowhere to be found, and neither are my ski boots. homeboy puked and stole my boots. and my buds were pissed. i need to get some boots.
Cort Koenig (13 months ago) View Entry
So these are the boots that were given to me for my first season of skiing which was this one. I hadn't really skied much before now. I thought boots didn't really matter for freestyle skiing... i was so very wrong. I had probably the world's worst shin bang with these 1980s racing REAR entry boots. So i skied with them and took a beating. The way i broke these was i was going for a backflip over rotated double ejected. Instead of my knee being blown the toe of the boot snapped and flew off. THere is also the biggest crack in the second one. Now i bootless and broke and looking for new boots. Fulltilt please help me.
David Friesen (13 months ago) View Entry
As you can see my foot is bigger than the inner soles of my current boots... i skied all of last season with my toes curled as i didn't have the money for new boots, and got off the slopes every day with my toes stiff and my ankles aching and cramping. I grew another shoe size again over summer and i don't think curling my toes is going to cut it this year. Not only are my boots to small for me but they are also 3rd hand boots, black plastic inners all the way. Theres no shin bang resistance at all and they cause me to sit back in my boots after only an hour or two of skiing each day, and even the smallest air causes me pain. I went down to my local ski store, and tried on a pair of Full Tilt Booters, they rocked. the flex was amazing, and the boot felt like a snug shoe rather then a cinder block on the end of my foot. Gone are the days where skiers must envy snowboarders boots. Full Tilt has fixed that
Ciaran (13 months ago) View Entry
These boots are so old that the plastic part near the ankle digs into my foot and hurts so much that I had to fold a cloth goggle sleeve in half twice and shove it in my boot (even though that still didn't help enough). Plus, I had to borrow them from my friend because I don't own a pair of my own. Later, I tried a pair of Full Tilts at Windells camp and loved them! The three piece system is super comfortable and just feels so much better on my foot than other boots that I've tried. If I could win a new pair of Full Tilts, I would be so stoked! I've been looking for a new pair of boots for a long time, and I think Full Tilts should be them!
Bohdi (13 months ago) View Entry
I'M SORRY!!!! THE CORRECT SIZE FOR THE LAST POST FROM ME "PAU", IS 24,5!!! that's what for is more complicated to find
pauli (13 months ago) View Entry
Hello, I'm Paula and I'd like win a FT's for my partner, my friend, my love. He's who deserves it, for many reason that maybe doesn't matter here, but as everyone in this page, the most important is about your pasion... that he made me feel and even changed my life. His boots look worse than what i'm showing in the pic, coz now have another season (one economics heavy season in fact, at Spain). For him is difficult to find his number 26,5 at stores, in Argentina where we're from. For me it's easier access to internet now that he's traveling, so I decided to write you, and pray for a spectacular surprise if you think that Facundo Isorna could fly more beautiful with a new pair of FT's :)))) Even we've been seeing the HOT DOGGER By Tom Wallisch in Spain, but everyone said he must forget it about his size for male… so what do you say? Look at him: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sOLYZWVWss -> 0:43 / 1:35 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNRaRDEXMsY&NR=1 -> 1:53 / 2:17 BTW, excuse me for my poor english; many thanks!!!
pau (13 months ago) View Entry
Albert Einstein made several groundbreaking discoveries, long before anyone else was able to. His quotations are known worldwide. For example his personal definition of insanity: "Skiing in the same ordinary skiboot over and over again and expecting different results" Luckily someone took this picture off him drawing the solution for so many skiiers miseries. Now after this little history lesson a bit of myself. I'm gonna keep it as short as possible: Finished high school, came to whistler, no money, dishwashing at nights, skiing all day, cheap last years lange boots....ah now here we go. No further explanations. I'm trying to get up there as much as possible, but these boots.....you know what they are! FULL TILT is what I need.
Alexander Funke (13 months ago) View Entry
Heres my boots had them for 5 years now, bindings wont hold them on the tightest of DINS cant really get new boots cuz i keep breaking skis and brakes, also it makes anything over 27 super scary cuz i dont no if ill land on the rail with one ski on or not but i think i should win them because it will help ski much safer and look like andy and the gang from LINE from TC
Kyle Ericksen (13 months ago) View Entry
Well, This entry is not for me but for my Dad. He has been skiing in the same boot since 1982 (believe thats the date). My dad thinks all new boots are bad and non of them are like his. He spends most of his time doing thinks for his parents (elderly) and his Brother (RIP). I told him to get Full tilts, he eyed them up but soon got carried away by work. Recently my dad and I walked in to the lodge, so old drunk men say my dads boots and loudly exclaimed " 1982 baby". I could tell my dad was upset, he told me to never be like them. Hope you guys can help, im sure if offered my dad will switch from his SX91's to the Full Tilts, He likes FT design.
Michael (13 months ago) View Entry
Becuase my boots suck, so I designed a add for my ideal boot!
sam (13 months ago) View Entry
Yeah I just figured out that nobody uses rear entry boots anymore... Whenever I ask for any advice on this website called newschoolers, not sure if you guys have heard of it, they keep on saying buy full tilts. These things seem to be the cure all from my bad style to shin bang. Also I am totally broke because of my addiction to strippers and cocaine, so if you guys would send me a pair I would be so incredibly stoked on being pumped. Cheers
Kyle Vanderstoep (13 months ago) View Entry
Hi I'm 14 and i just finished up my first year of skiing. I couldn't afford anything new so i bought used skis from my friend and borrowed 15 year old, womens, 2 sizes too small boots from my other friend. I would love to keep skiing and progressing because its honestly the best thing in the world but i don't want to lose this toe (toenail peeled off and the toe smells like death) so i need a new pair of boots that will allow me to hit bigger features without worrying about toebang. My friend is taking me to Park City next Christmas break and i won't be able to go without new boots so please help!
Chris Mini (13 months ago) View Entry
Okay, help ,me out FT! Im having trouble with my lady life because im getting ready to divorce, although i dont have the money. Her name is Jane, shes a rental, and a one piece kinda girl. Shes been cheating on me with other skis and im getting ready to divorce, althoug i dont have the money for a new wife. I saw the T-Wall Hot Doggers and automatically ejaculated in my pants. If only i could marry her,she would give me the best afterbang landings, as well as insane steeze with all of my tricks. Dont even get me started on Jane. She wont even let me rodeo. She bites my feet! How am i supposed to have a happy ski life with those pieces of shit? I dont want my Jane, i want my lovely hot doggers. I would please her every night with a nice 270 on 270 out and then a misty 7. Help a love struck kid like me out! Your heavenly boots of steeziness would complete a little kid like me, trying to be the next T-Wall! If i win my lady love, im a size 24.0! Please marry me, marry me!
Mishka Mysh (13 months ago) View Entry
I just moved from London, England to Hood River, Oregon, a town full of skiers. Alot of my friends ski and tell me how fantastic and fun it is, so this summer I am going to save up my money and try and buy some skis. With skis averaging 500 "bucks", boots are the last thing on my mind. My new friends highly recommended Line and Full Tilt, so help a kid out. Sincerely Yours, Thomas Gilham
Thomas Gilham (13 months ago) View Entry
So i love rockin every part off the hill and i'm constantly hitting jumps and cliffs of various sizes. I'm riding some cheap pear of Rossignals that have ZERO flex. They are about the only boots that fit me and are reasonably priced cause I'm small for my age and there are no good boots in my size. Every day i go home with some serious shin bang not to mention rashes, scabs, toe bang, bruises,and numbness no matter the sock . the inside of the boots are also coming a part making skiing painful. I tried on a pair of full tilts and it was AMAZING! i instantly fell in love with the brand i already advertise the brand and would be so grateful for the boots. My parents wont help pay for them cause they wont last as long, but i need these boots. i would be so grateful for the boots and continue to buy the brand.
Dalley Cutler (13 months ago) View Entry
I think I should win some new FTs cus SPK's suck! check out how the back of the boot has buckled! I need some boots that can actually handle my skiing, my shins would be extremely grateful!!
David Holroyd (13 months ago) View Entry
This season has been the absolute worst on my legs and feet. I lost both my toenails on my big toes in mid December, and by mid January I was having to wear a tensor bandage on my shins and calves every time I wore my boots. People have told me that it is a great possibility that I have tendinitis in my shins because I have had many of the symptoms. Also, many times throughout the season my toes have gotten so cold that I have had to go into the lodge and take my socks off and try to rub the life back into them. Another bad thing about my boots is that they smell terrible and as soon as I get some new boots I will through these ones in the garbage. I think I should win some new boots because I ski a lot and I will not be able to go through another season in crappy Nordica boots. I have heard many great things about comfort and warmth in full tilt boots and they sound so great. I have included a photo of my toenails. (which are just starting to grow back) Thanks Full...
Jaiden Martinson-Hatt (13 months ago) View Entry
Hello Full Tilt, I am a 14 year old vermont skier trying very hard to progress my skiing. But how can i? I have an excessive amount of reasons my current boots aren't working. 1. Unfortunately my ski boots are way to heavy for my weight. This makes it harder to hit urban! 2. every time i stomp a trick (or try too) i get shin and toe bang. This is very painful! This also leads to an excessive amount of bruises! 3. My boots are size 25.0 i wear size 9.0 shoes, my toes have to scrunch up! I could go on and on but i'm limited to 200 words, The real reason i want full tilts is because of how advanced and cool they are! I watch Ian Comptons "Weak's" every time they come out. I see his boots and start thinking, "I wish i had those". I hear Full Tilts boots are AT LEAST 2 pounds lighter. I also see many people on my mountain wearing them. I then see my boots and frown. These new boots could help me progress my skiing a lot more for the rest of this season and next season! Thank you!
Aexander Geurts (13 months ago) View Entry
MY NAME IS ADAM BADNER ! HERE IS MY VIDEO! : http://vimeo.com/22212750 FULL TILT/KNEISSL/RAICHLE IS (are) THE BEST
Adam Badner (13 months ago) View Entry
satan basically gave me these boots. any turn any rail any kicker is the feeling of someone smacking you in the shin with a ski pole. over and over. both of my shins bones are bruised, and have been the entire season with these boots, its becoming hard to progress my skiing because any time i throw a Lincoln i come in at a hard angle and i have to lodge dog it the rest of the day and limp to the car. i have done all i can ive had them fitted multiple times, used every trick in the book. i always put them away right but the flex pattern is all sorts of messed up.
Jonathan Bromley (13 months ago) View Entry
hey FT!! my boots just gave out halfway through last season because of a knarly 540 mute straight to flat and smashed the bottom of my boot. I would like a pair of booters because there sick and my boots and retired. thanks TROY
troy (13 months ago) View Entry
S'up FT yo!! I just turned 9 and I really like to ski, freestyle ski that is... But my boots are so tight that they make my feet numb and give me wicked bad shin bang. My feet are growing like two bad weeds!! Once, I pulled my foot out of my boot and my toe was bleeding! Whenever I put my boot on I can't even buckle it cause it barely fits around my leg and I always have to get my older brother to help me! My mama said that "the only boots worth getting are those growth spurt (GIRLS growth spurt) because they'll fit me the next two years instead of just the next week." One day when I'm famous I'll thank you guys for giving me my first real pair of nice boots...my name is Ella and when I'm the best skier in the world you're going to be glad you gave me these boots!:)
Ella Maul-Latham (13 months ago) View Entry
Hello, im a relatively new freestyle skier and was looking for some boots, the review on most of the FT boots are sick. i raced for 7 years and now changed my mindset to park and pipe. I live in northern michigan and i plan on getting into freestyle and having a good time. YOur BOOTs aRe SICk!
louis walsh (13 months ago) View Entry
Putting on full-tilts changed my life. I've skied since I was one year old. It's my passion. I grew up racing, and switched to freestyle when I was 16. My first winter I skied in old Lang race boots, every time I landed, BAM shin bang to the max. The first jump I took with my full-tilts was pure bliss. I wore those boots into nothing: they water ramped from opening day in L.P. to closing day, won Jr. Olympics, Jr. Worlds, and got an invitation to x-games. Last fall after using full-tilts for three seasons straight, I was convinced to leave full-tilt for a sponsor company that gave me boots with their skis. I got shin bang immediately, and my ankles were compressed so tightly, they couldn’t work as the natural stabilizers they are supposed to be. I over spun a jump and landed twisted; my knee took the whole impact tearing my ACL. I’m strong now, and getting stronger every day through the help of my Dr. PT, and my family. I’m going to come back stronger than ever before, and to do that, I need full tilts....
Jamie Crane-Mauzy (13 months ago) View Entry
i live in canada ontairo my ski boots give me really bad shin bang hurts alot and blisters on my feet i have also had them for 3 years and padding is borken down inside they arnt comfey at all. so i would like to win a pair of full tilt hot doggers boots im size 25.0 in ski boot thanks luke
luke (13 months ago) View Entry
well this isnt exactly a picture of my boots, mostly because i dont own any old pairs of full tilt boots. but this is the next best thing, i made this in my hvac shop at school, i made it because i want a pair of full tilts really bad and the shin bang in my boots right now is unbearable. it would be so cool if i won a new pair of boots so check this out, thanks!
Dan McDonagh (13 months ago) View Entry
so i just loaded out 700 bucks on some new hell bents with griffons bindings and another 600 on some new silencers with squires these are the boots i have now they dont fit me at all and they are too small for the bindings as well i love FT and am a huge fan of all your boots but only have $100 left and cant afford any so if i cant get them im gunna have to go for some used SPK's :( im from canada
Sam Tomkins (13 months ago) View Entry
I have skid all my life, except the last two years of my life where I tryed out snowboarding. I fell in love with park riding but I still loved skiing so I went back. Unfortunately I could only use these old used "carving" boots to go along with my line afterbangs. I took them on vacation to Keystone with my friends and I had to miss out on a whole day of skiing because these boots gave me shin-bang to the point where I almost needed crutches. Please Full Tilt I need new park boots so I can keep shredding the slopes.
Cameron Braatz (13 months ago) View Entry
Hey im a intermediat skier but my boot have been giving me masive shin bang and its caused me to not ski to much but with a pair of full tilts i think i could do much bette
Cameron brown (13 months ago) View Entry
I am finally done racing after 12 years and its time my feet enjoy skiing as much as I do. I need new boots so I can get out of this plug race boot and start sending bigger lines without shinbang. I love the full tilt boot and because I don't have money at the moment to get new boots, a fresh pair would really help!
Bergen Palmer (13 months ago) View Entry
I've been faithful to Raichle boots since back in the 80's when I raced with the high school ski team. When I was in College, my boots were stolen! Raichle had gone out of business and I was devastated. I tried different makes with no success. I finally found a pair of Raichles at a used equipment store. I've been skiing in these since the early 90's. They have been great, but they are worn out. I thought I might have to give up skiing since I didn't want to go through the years of frustration trying to find replacement boots. Then I found out that Full Tilt was still making the original design. Please keep me on the slopes with a new pair of boots!
Rick Post (13 months ago) View Entry
Being a 6th grade teacher, these are the boots that I am rocking. They were given to me by another teacher. They were awesome when Hammer Time was more than just Mario Brothers. The shop owners at Canyons love it when I stop by so they can show the kids what he wore in the 8th grade and the progression of ski boots. I would love to have some comfy boots to rip the mountain in because my sweet wife is pregnant with twins. It will be family time and family money for here on out. If I don't get them now, it will be a while until I will be able to. Help me rock the last days of the season here in Utah so that when my little people are ready we can get them on the mountain.
Tim Asay (13 months ago) View Entry
This entry is not for me, but a friend of mine, a very special individual. My friend Dan Caro is a burn victim and has been since the age of two when he was trapped in an explosion in his garage on March 17. Dan, who was rushed to Shriner's Children's Hospital was given an essentially 10% chance to live-because 85% of his body was covered in third and forth degree burns. Dan had no hands, and basically one and a half feet, and is an avid skier. Dan began skiing last season and is now a guest teacher with the local adaptive ski school- STARS. Along with skiing Dan is a world reknowned drummer with roots in New Orleans, where he used to live. He currently resides in Steamboat Springs, Colorado and truely deserves a pair of boots that will reduce his shinbang and help him become a better skier.
Kent Barron (13 months ago) View Entry
We just got home from looking at year end deals on winter gear-I am a mother of 3 very active boys-all of which live on the ski hill. My 10 year old has been eying up these boots and he tried a pair on tonight but we came home empty handed...he lives in the park and rides rails every second he can. He is 10 years old and has been doing front flips and cork 5's. His current gear is 2 years old and he has outgrown it. We really want him to fulfill his potential which involves having the best gear. He is one of the best freestyle skiers in the province and he is a member of the largest freestyle team in Canada. He has convinced us your boots are the best...but we just can't afford them...please help our son be the best he can be!
Carla Peters (13 months ago) View Entry
I need these boots because mine are OLD, TOO SMALL, and KILL MY SHINS ! I just got back from trying on the FT BOOTER. They were the comfiest boot I've ever put on and I am one of the best in B.C at free styling for my age. Whenever I front flip, I bang my shins up. When I go to competitions everyone of my teammates would be asking me about my boots. I would tell them where I won them. You would have a lot more people buying FT boots. It would also help me ride better and when they saw how well I was riding, then they would want them even more!
stirling peters (13 months ago) View Entry
Hey well I'm not one to complain but if your gonna give me the chance... I have a pair of Nordica hot rod 65 boots and i hate them! Some days they hurt my shins so bad i can barely walk at the end of the day. I've tried the heat molding and it didn't help much. This isn't enough to keep me from shreddin but i can only imagine what a nice comfy set of Konflicts would do for me.
Matt (13 months ago) View Entry
This year i finally made the decision to buy skis. After I went to the store and learned just how much I would have to spend I had to find a way to cut the cost down a little bit since I don't have a lot of cash. I knew I couldn't spend less on the skis or bindings since I was going to be in the park a lot and couldn't have my boots falling out or skis not meant for the park. So, in the end I went with the cheapest pair of boots I could find in order to buy within my budget. This was a big mistake, which I learned after landing my first jump of the season. The bruises on my shins and toe bang (which I didn't know existed) almost kept me out of the terrain park for the rest of the season. However, one night during a backyard session at my house a friend lent me some of his full tilts. I was amazed at the comfort and actually got him to let me use them for skiing for one outing. The comfort they provided has kept my spirit alive with the hope...
Matthew Schuerer (13 months ago) View Entry
Well as You can see i can rock a one piece suit with the three piece boot. i have been through a lot of diff boots over the years more then enough shin bang an toe nails falling off every spring its just a part of skiing, Then i treated myself to a pair of full tilt booters an my skiing has changed an im not looking back. I have demoed a lot of boots from all dif companies an yet nothing comes close for me a day in the park out in the street of back in the woods my feet and i feel that much better . Thanks Full Tilt Keep on Keepin on
Steven Adair (13 months ago) View Entry
I never achieved nirvana in a boot fit until I found a pair of F-One Edges with the Thermoflex liner in the late 90s. That boot fit and skied better then anything I had before. I had 4 great years with them. Then life caught up with me and they sat for 4 years until I tried to resurrect them in the winter of 04/05. I used them once and realized they didn’t fit. Damn! I wanted another Raichle but the company had gone under. The closest thing I could find was a Flexon. To eBay I went! I found a pair of Kneissl Flexons in England in good condition. Now I just needed a Thermoflex Pro liner. I luckily found a ski shop in Canada with the liner. I now had my “new” boot! I even reused my old F-One power strap. I’ve skied these boots hard for the last 6 years. Next year will be an epic one for me, as my 3-year-old daughter will join my wife, son and me on the slopes. It would be great to teach my daughter to ski in a spanking new pair of...
Ed Dion (14 months ago) View Entry
There is nothing like the flex of a 3 piece boot! I've had Flexon Comp boots since I first taught skiing in 1988 starting with the red & black then upgrading to these VIPs. The heat molded liners added later were great but these shells are now 22 yrs old and really too small! The tongues you see cracked so now I have Bumblebee tongues but I really need new boots, and probably the Influence shell. The plus side is that I don't have to do anything on Retro day at the slopes but I'd be happy to give that up. Please help me upgrade!
Chip Clouse (14 months ago) View Entry
PLEASE HELP! My dad needs new ski boots. He has had a number of pairs of ski boots over the years, but not the perfect pair. He was the one who taught me how to ski seven years ago when i was five. He used to take us to ski shops when I was young and once we even stayed in a ski shop for two hours. He was having his boots grinded out becuase every time he skied on them he couldn't wait to get out of them; the hot spots were that bad! He stayed on those boots for five year so that my two brother, mom and I could get our ski gear. My dad loves to find great deals on ski equipment. Now I love going into ski shops with my dad looking at all the new boots and skis. I am the "apple of my dads eye". My dad always gets models from the years past. If I won this contest, then he would get this years model, a first for him!
ann kalisuch (14 months ago) View Entry
I just bought a new pair of hellbents and i saved up for a year for them and no longer have any money. These boots are a pair that i got from my dad 4 years ago and he had them for like 12 seasons before that. They are 2 sizes 2 small and several of the clips have broken. i am size 14 and these are only 12 so theyre a little tight. Theres a hole in the toe and theyre hella old and i ski the bujesus out of them anyway. if i could win a pair of FTs i would probably cry. Thanks!
Conner Veitch (14 months ago) View Entry
My kids need new shoes, our faucets need repair, our yard needs upkeep and...my husband needs new boots...still. Don't get me wrong, he has boots. Since 2005 my husband has had 6 pairs of ski boots (some being returned). Yet none of them match the comfort and performance of his rear-entry Raichles he had in high school. The Langes were too tight, the Rossignols not stiff enough, the Technicas were purple and outdated and the Salomons were a workout to get on. So the search goes on. My children and I beg you, please put an end to my husband's quest for the perfect ski boot.
Pamela Kalisuch (14 months ago) View Entry
hi, before i say anything thanks for the offer. Well these botts might look ok but imagine them without any of the buckles, yea i broke every single buckle off of my boots, and theyre way to small now. So i tore some power straps off old boots and thats what is holding them together. plus its hard to get money for boots when your dad just lost his job in this economy.so i guess thats all i have to say.
Erik Oshaben (14 months ago) View Entry
Hi! I have a strange feeling that everyone laughing at me? And I think it is my ski boots fault! They look like girls one! Help Me Please!:) FT biggest fan from Poland!
Przemyslaw (14 months ago) View Entry
Hi im ethan and i have and old pair of tecnica race boots i bought at a garage sale. First, there is a big hole one of the liners. Next they are size 6 and i wear size 8.5, The bottoms are really worn down and I need to wear super thin ankle socks and i guess the people who owned it before me tried to glue the hole and it scratches my legs. They are really stiff and I get major shinbang. I end up skiing like an hour a day then leaving because my boots are hurting me. I have always wanted Full Tilts but im not old enough to get a job and my parents cant afford to buy me some. Please help me out Full Tilt.
ethan (14 months ago) View Entry
I started skiing in Angel Fire and Taos when I was 3, and when I was about 8 i picked up a snowboard and havent turned back. Just recently, I've decided to pick up a pair of sticks again. My parents say any kind of recreational (MTB, skiing, etc.) I have to help pay for. I'm a poor highschooler. You probably were too once upon a time. I really could use some nice ski boots for next season. Thanks guys.
Michael Ryan (14 months ago) View Entry
I've been snowboarding for a few years now and although I love it I've always wanted to try skiing. While I was in Japan this Winter I decide to give it a go and fell in love with it!! As I'm only young and poor I can't afford to buy my own gear and hate having to hire stuff as it's all crap. I've had my eye on the FULL TILT boots for quite a while and couldn't believe it when I saw this competition. Winning these boots would literally make my life!
Michael Armstrong (14 months ago) View Entry
I am a father of 4 wonderful kids. I introduced my 3 older kids to skiing at an early age, and they loved it. Unfortunately, my youngest child was born with disabilities and special needs. All skiing stopped for 5 years. This year I cautiously introduced my youngest child to skiing and he fell in love with it, and is doing quite well, it is quite a feat for him. We are all back to skiing! My main problem is now I have to keep up with my kids , and my aching feet are in the way. I've rented many boots, owned Tecnica, and more recently, Atomic boots, multiple adjustments and my feet still hurt. I need a pair of good performing and comfortable boots so that I can keep up with my kids, especially the youngest one.
Robert Osnis (14 months ago) View Entry
I live in PA and recently finished my first trip out west to JH. I have been skiing for a good ten years and since I grew out my old pair I've been using a pair of rentals my bro jacked from a local resort he use to work at. Only thing is I've had them for 3 years and when he grabbed them he grabbed a size too big. My ankles look like I had smallpox as a child cause of blisters and my boots look like they were worn in Desert Storm only they're probably older. This year 2nd weekend out I took a murder core shot to my skis and had to get a new pair instead of the FT's I wanted. Could really use some FT's.
Jim (14 months ago) View Entry
I am not sure but it appears the radiation level of my boots has become recently elevated? To make matters better I found the best ski boot in the world the Full Tilt Seth Morrison`s. So good that I can not find it anywhere??? Ah! Not even joking here, my kingdom for a pair of Seth;s Full Tilt size 26, or girl friend, latest PK, a week @ Mica's. a month in AK!!! Please, anything for the Seth's I tried on a pair of 27's (too big though) and started to cry because right then I new how good it could be It was just like meeting the perfect girl for sex I mean boot for skiing, I had to wipe the stains off my pants. . . I mean the tears out of my eyes I was so happy. I need to huck and presently hucking is sucking cause my Diablo is giving me a low blow. I guess when it comes down to it I also do not want to have to camp out at the Full Tilt Factory to get pair. Well made boots. I ski therefor, I am skiing.
Ken Harper (14 months ago) View Entry
Well I have just recently picked up skiing again after a few years of boarding and my old boots aren't doing the trick my feet feel like they are in tin cans going down a mountain. I could really use a new pair of snazzy boots from Full Tilt for a nice ride through the park! :)
Chet DuFour (14 months ago) View Entry
I am in need of new boots because i'm on welfare and have been using the same boots for so long i don't remember when i got them. They are not wide enough and have given me huge painful bunions and i still ski everyday. Pretty much every other run my feet hurt so bad i have to go toke my boots off and i could really use some full tilts.
Pat-Rick Daigle (14 months ago) View Entry
Look guys, heres the thing, Im 11 and I've been riding since I was 3 and renting the same old 2 piece 4 strap boots forever. After a few hours of skiing, it is unexplainable how horribly my feet hurt. I would love to actually "enjoy" myself while skiing. I really doubt T Wall got pro using 1 strap boots that practically set your feet on fire. I'm not sponsored and I don't have any job so that makes the possibilities of buying your heavenly boots of steezyness even slimmer. How are the kids like me who wanna go pro supposed to do that with what feels like cardboard wrapped around my feet. Please take my entry into consideration and thank you for even holding this sweepstakes. I wouldnt die if I didnt win but it would probably substantially lower the chances of me going pro. It would be an honor to ride in your boots. Thank you for even reading this entry and may the best entry win. Thank you.
Niko Ellington (14 months ago) View Entry
Hey full tilt! My Hot Doggers are pretty rough on the soles and have been skied for a while without a bottem right buckle or cable. I don't have covers for the cables either. Right now, I'm trying to scrape up some money to fix them to where I can ski more comfortably. I don't think I'm going to win this competion (considering I already have full tilt's), but I would absolutly love a pair of tom wallisch, seth morrison, or just any basic cable covers that you guys might have extra of. Thanks for your consideration!
Zach Johnson (14 months ago) View Entry
Hey full tilt! My Hot Doggers are pretty rough on the soles and have been skied for a while without a bottem right buckle or cable. I don't have covers for the cables either. Right now, I'm trying to scrape up some money to fix them to where I can ski more comfortably. I don't think I'm going to win this competion (considering I already have full tilt's), but I would absolutly love a pair of tom wallisch, seth morrison, or just any basic cable covers that you guys might have extra of. Thanks for your consideration!
Zach Johnson (14 months ago) View Entry
i have no boots! i rent!
gc (14 months ago) View Entry
I've been riding the same Atomic b-tech pieces of crap for 3 seasons, almost 4 now. The boots are 3 numbers to small and I barely enjoy skiing in them, I have tried my friens full tillt's and they rock. It feels like im only wearing socks they are so light but still give the same support needed. If I would get new boots I would be one of the happiest man alive, if not the happiest ! Thanks for the oppartunity, I would wery much like to be able to ski for more than an hour at a time. -Baldvin
Baldvin Orri Smárason (14 months ago) View Entry
As you can see, there is a big problem with my boots; they aren't the Flexon Comps that I loved when I was in college (yes, a long time ago). As a financially challenged student, it was a big deal back then to drop the coin on those boots. Best boots I ever skied in, period!! Now I want to ski in them again, if you dont's mind...
Jim Cummins (14 months ago) View Entry
I cannot wait to get my hands on a pair of @fulltiltboots. My feet cramp constantly after riding all day. I will be purchasing a pair of full tilt boots before next season. There is a huge untapped market in "ski the east" for your boots. If I did happen to win a free pair I would sing like a songbird about the product in PA, NY, and VT. Thats my sales pitch, your product speaks for itself when people are informed! Thank you
Donny Haines (14 months ago) View Entry
Hey full tilt! I have an old pair of broken boots and I am in desparate need of new ones. The buckle is snapped off and I am forced to ski with uncomfortable feet which does not work while in the park. I think your boots are the bomb and it would be the greatest thing in the world to get a pair. They keep you comfortable for a full day on the mountain and that is exactly what I need. Pleas help!!
Joe Letsche (14 months ago) View Entry
The War of Powder As you see in my picture, the soldiers are lined up. Some have been beaten down over the years, parted out and retired. But they have all been used to their full potential. I have been on raichles, kniessl, but have yet to ride a pair of the full tilt with the intuition liner. My current pair is on its last legs. Tired, beaten but still fighting the good fight. Some buckles have been replaced, the liner is punched, and I am not sure how much fight is left. I am looking for some new soldiers to enlist amd continue the fight, as the spring battles can be fast and furious. I look forward to winning more powder wars and hope full tilt can join the war.
shaun wozny (14 months ago) View Entry
I love this contest, but I also love my Raichle's. This is my third pair of the green ones since the early 90's. So I am a little hesitate to replace a good thing. How about kicking down a pair of 2011-2012 Seth Morrison cable covers to help out this old schooler.
Truby Voisin (14 months ago) View Entry
picture explains all!! i live in australia! but that doesnt mean you cant send me the boots!!!(if i win) and if i do win....ill be happy to pay shipping costs!!!
alastair mcmurdo (14 months ago) View Entry
I bought these Raichle Flexons this fall when I was scavenging through a local thrift store. When taking them up for the first runs of the season, I felt sudden pain in my shins and toes. I believed this had to do with the size and the wear and tear the liners had already in them. I have the most desire to keep skiing, but to keep my obsession going, I will need to find some ski boots that I can stay fresh in and to be able to ski a full non-stop day. Or, you can send me a pair of your awesome boots.
Reid Siders (14 months ago) View Entry
I am currently using these salamon boots that do not allow me to flex at all and they smell horrible from when i went skiing in the rain last week. This season i have only landed a 540 twice because it hurts my shins so much to land. I have been trying to save up for full tilt boots, but i just can not get the money because i have to pay for my lift tickets and my cell phone bill that is 30 dollars a month.The man in the picture that i made myself would be me if i could finally get some Full Tilt Hotdoggers, Booters or Classics. Until i can get enough money to get full tilts i will be dreaming of them every day.
Dan Hess (14 months ago) View Entry
Hey full tilt, i love your boots but i could never possibly have the money to purchase them. my grandma found these old nordica boots in my grandparents garage. i love to ski every day and i wish to win the best boots ever made!
Alex (14 months ago) View Entry
I got so excited to see you've brought my beloved Flexon comp boot back. I own the Flexon Comp VIP model which has special graphics to commemorate the 1989 Vail World Championship. I used them for over 12 years till I became too self conscious of the dated color scheme. By then the Flexon was gone from the market so I switched brands. Always felt the Flexon was the best ever but vanity kept me off them. The Full Tilt will become my next boot. Please enter me in your contest. I can also supply you more photos of the Raichle Flexon 5 and Flexon Slalom which I purchased in the last years of existence, but didn't like. Too heavy and klunky.
Nick Pasyanos (14 months ago) View Entry
I have a pair of old, used Nordica Easy Move boots. These boots are uncomfortable, unstylish, and they are too small on me now. They are also beat up, and I am looking for a good pair of boots that can help me stomp it in the park. My boots right now start hurting after about 2 or 3 runs, and I like to ski full days so this doesn't work. I also have seen some Line Traveling Circus videos and I noticed how sick these boots look on the mountain. Help!
John Letsche (14 months ago) View Entry
Hello Full Tilt! I have these Nordica boots. They are hurting my legs on long days and its terrible. Before these boots i had tecnopro, actually this season. so far i have had 2 pairs this season because the boots crushing my legs!! and the nordica that i am using now is my stephmother's. So next season i dont have any boots, and i cant afford new ones. So before this season it wasnt a problem having the tecnopro boots. Because i didn't jump or rail. And the reason for that is that my friends didn't ski. so i stood alone 1 season until last season when my friends started ski. they are now sick! but I am rusty beacuse of my boots. it hurts so baaaaaad when i land the jump. And if I got a pair of Full Tilts it will help me to jump up a level to my friends doing 540's and up ! i can only do a 360 because of my boots. I am almost afraid to jump a 360 often because every jump i take, the worser gets my leg.
Marius Øvsthus (14 months ago) View Entry
So I got these boots new along time ago and have been keeping them going since. A few years ago, I bought a pair of Technica Icons, I have only worn them a couple of times, they just don't make it, always wear the Flexons. There is really nothing like them that performs like them. When I'm asked why I am skiing on such old boots and I should get some new ones, I respond: These are original Marine Corp Issue...or I wore these in Vietnam......or They work much better than anything newer I have tried.
L Davis (14 months ago) View Entry
I got some new boots this year that my racing coach recommended…… Ya racing boots that are stiff aren’t very nice to your shins and toes. The banging has been getting worse and worse and after one long day of skiing it was unbearable. The next day in school every time I extended my legs or touched my shins…. IT HURT LIKE NO OTHER! I like my Fischer racing boots but they are becoming a monster. If I continue with them it will be hard to walk. In fact I may have to get a wheel chair, or maybe I won’t even be able to leave my bed, all because of SHIN BANG. (That was a little exaggerated.) This contest would be the perfect way to get new boots and I would be so happy to have new boots for next year. March 30th is also my birthday and I know the winner is announced in April. That would be the best birthday gift ever. I first saw your boots on Line Traveling Circus. All of your boots rock but I would choose the Classic Boot. I hope you enjoy my video, I put much time into it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmHrDD0SI_g
Charlie Velis (14 months ago) View Entry
I like to build a boot from the ground up. My current pair's personal mods include a vibram sole for sled-skiing, 1/4'' heel lifts on custom orthotics, double rivots, intuition liners, boot heaters, extra spoiler, booster strap, two punches, two grinds, Minor Threat paint job and ski gang tags. I do all this because I've had a foot injury requiring partial amputation that's kept me out of the game for five years. I got back on my skis this year and am having the time of my life. The only drawback is my tweaked out boots have a few hundred days too many and won't last me much longer. I need a solid constructed boot to build up so I can keep doing what I love. The Full Tilts are simple, clean, and will be easy to mod, if I even have to.
crease (14 months ago) View Entry
It appears that my ski season has ended on one of the most epic days of my entire life. My bros and I were gettin' super rad in squaw over spring break while we were reenacting the idea of the sickest movie we had ever seen in our lives, G.N.A.R. Considering that guys like CR and Shane (may they rest in piece) are our idols, we set out to have as much fun as possible in their honor. We were killin' it, dressed in super sick 70's and 80's onesies and huckin like there was no tomorrow to be had. Unfortunately, that day climaxed at 2:15 in the main terrain park. I hucked off a booter to tap a barrel on a pair of homemade snowler blades, one-hundred centimeter kid's skis drilled with adult 12 din bindings that had the screws poking through the bottom. Now just prior to this, I did an epic call out on a park rat that absolutely stomped a huge rodeo 5. I yelled at him and was like "Hey you your pretty good, but I'm the best skier on the mountain. Check me out!" I then attempted to do a daffy to a...
Tim Neal (14 months ago) View Entry
When my feet stopped growing I took over my dads ski boots (the ones in the picture), since they were free and I am a broke college student. We went to mt. bachelor three weeks ago to play GNAR, and I was riding some crappy homemade snollerblades just for the fun of it. We were seshin' the comp zone to the right of Skyliner Express, when I decided to do a double daffy to spread eagle over the first hit. Definitely hit that a little slow, and landed right on the knuckle, breaking my skis, my boot (as seen in the picture), and myself for like 2 weeks. Now I am healed up (or at least I feel like I am), but I dont have any boots to get RAD in. Please Full tilt, HOOK A BROTHA UPPP!!
Lars Holmgren (14 months ago) View Entry
Hey my name is Charlie Wiseman and im from Victor New York. Ive only skied for 2 years and im in love with it!!!!!!!! But i have horrible boots, they r like 5 year old dalbello aero a50s, and ive had to repace some of the buckles. I wish i could get a pair of Full Tilts because they are the coolist boots i have ever seen, but i have 5 siblings and my parents cant afford them.I know im probably not gonna win because there r prolly about thousands of people to choose from. But if you choose me it would mean the world to me!!!!!!! Thank you for your time.
Charlie Wiseman (14 months ago) View Entry
hi my name is Simen, i'm from Norway. My family cant afford new boots so i have to use my dad's old boots. I love skiing but my boots are crappy, and too stiff. they sucks grinding and to other tricks. i like the hot dogger boot it is awesome. i hope i win.
simen kroslid (14 months ago) View Entry
I have literally been skiing in a pair of crap boots for the last year! I just don't have the money to get me new boots. So basically after my first trip with my boots, they were already junk! I had went off a jump with my new pre-owned boots and the front of boot completely shattered. Snow goes in and gets my feet cold, and I'm always having to tape up the front of the boot before each trip. I can never go a day without these boots somehow holding me back. Full Tilt boots would offer everything I want in a boot including lighter weight, actually capable of keeping my feet warm, and just overall greatness. Full Tilt boots I know will be able to handle anything I throw at them and I really think they would help me more further progress in freestyle skiing. I'd really love to get my feet in some of those Full Tilt boots! By the way I think the Hot Dogger boots by Tom Wallisch are the hottest boots out there!
Hunter Crockett (14 months ago) View Entry
Hi my name is Chris and I live in Calgery Alberta. My boots are so stiff that I can't even get on to some rails .And on jumps if you go to do a grab you just half to point because you will have to lean back really far and you will start to back flip. But one of the main reasons is off jumps the toe and shinbang is so baddddd!!!!. I'm realy mad about that because I live 10 minutes away from Canada Olympic Park . The rail park there is so good and so are the jumps there are great I just need some FULL TILT boots.
Chris Campbell (14 months ago) View Entry
I have been skiing since I could walk! I learned and honed my skills in the New england area before moving to the Detroit area. I have never been privileged with new equipment. I have got by growing up with rented or used boots. Mainly tired of these boots that are old and not even made anymore. When I go out I end up icing my shins not because I am getting old, but these boots are old, out dated, and stiff. I hit the parks hard and rock the streets. I want to enjoy skiing again, and I feel Full tilt can give me that new life!
Peter Woodman (14 months ago) View Entry
Lets take a journey, shall we? On the night before Christmas i drove up to my Vermont house, ready to rock another season in my awesome Full Tilt Bumblebee Pros. As we crossed the border into Vermont, a huge wall of snow appeared and 30mph wind gusts rushed over my car. Then all of a sudden, BOOM, CRASH and something flew off the top of my car. We pulled over and looked at the top. The whole THULE top had opened and half of the equipment was gone. 2 snowboards, 3 pairs of poles, 2 pairs of skis, and 1 pair of boots....MY BOOTS. I walked back on the highway and searched for hours in the bitter cold but never found them. The police man said he'd call if he did. But he never did. RIP Bumblebee Pro's. Please help me out with a new pair of Full Tilts to replace my lost ones in this tragedy. I am currently stuck with these boots which don't even fit. There like size 20 mondo and i'm a 28. My life sucks now.
Greg Williamson (14 months ago) View Entry
These are my rental boots and i have been skiing on them this whole season and i have already broken a strap. Last year i had terrible shin bang and this year it is completely gone, and i am scared that if i buy any other boots then it will come back. Also im not sure if i will be able to afford full tilts after this season. Help me save my shins! Taran
Taran Egner (14 months ago) View Entry
First of all, sorry my entry is so late. With school and skiing as much as possible, I didn’t have a whole lot of time to finish my entry so this past weekend I decided I had to get it done. Even as I type this, one of my toenails is about to fall off from the severe toebang in my boots. I mean, really, they have plastic buckles and they don’t even have a power strap! The liners have rips in them, not to mention the fact that my feet were so cold last weekend (even with my thickest, warmest socks) I had to take a break from skiing and go inside the lodge because my toes nearly got frostbite. As you can see in the picture, I am trying to collect money to buy a better pair of boots (FULL TILTS!), but unfortunately the only thing my blue container has been collecting is snow :( . So please Full Tilt, I know that there is probably plenty more people out there that could use new boots too, but please, please, pick me. -Vince
Vince Bugni (15 months ago) View Entry
Still under warranty? These things are pretty much shot. Actually they are totally shot. I wish I could tell a sweet story about how i threw a huge back flip off a cliff or something. However this malfunction happened landing a spread eagle on a groomer. I've been skiing on these things since I started skiing and usually put 45 days a year on them. Unfortunately i think they may have finally seen their last day. That last day was sick too. If I don't win, I'm duck taping my toe piece to my ski and scralping on these things for the rest of the season. Big Whoop.
Chris Lash (15 months ago) View Entry
I need new boots beacuse I cannot buy another pair. For the last several years I have bought probably 4 different pairs of ski boots. (2 pairs of Langes, Rossignol, and finally my Salomon Impact 10.) My family makes fun of how often I am trying to find the perfect boot. I spend hours online reading reviews looking for deals and going into shops trying on boots. I had a pair of white and red Raichle 960x as a teenager and I tell my family about how great they were. If they could see the look on my face with some new full tilts. WOW, That would be awesome. I am still trying to track down my Raichles but to no avail. PLEASE HELP!!!!
Daniel Kalisuch (15 months ago) View Entry
I watched Billy Johnson smoke the World Cup in the 80's wearing Black and Red Raichle Flex Comps. About the same time I moved from Detroit Michigan to Beaver Creek Colorado. After cutting my teeth and suffering bad shin bang, bashing bullet proof Bumps on the Birds of Prey for 100 days, I got my first pair of Raichle Flex comps, (they weere red and black, I hit bumps 120 days a year from vail to A-basin from 1980-10 1986,,from that day on I have bought saved, sold and traded flex comps and parts just to keep myself and my family in ski boot comfort, perfect flex, perfect pressure and control. The only one left to get hooked up with a pair is my only hope for the future, AnnaBelle. Can I upload a short video?, let me know how? Thanks PS Hey if any of my ol' school bumpin buddies are out there, G-man, Paully, Juan Casa, airborn eddie, love you guys, come and shred idaho corn this spring.
AnnaBelle Sherwood (15 months ago) View Entry
My boots are too small, falling apart and just plain uncomfortable! Any new boots will do and I really want some Full Tilts. My buckles come undone, my feet are soaking after a day of shredding the park, I have to curl my toes for my boots to fit without hurting. My dream boots are the Konflicts of the Hot Doggers and I dont have enough money to buy a new pair. I really need new boots!
Matt Adams (15 months ago) View Entry
All season long I've been enduring black toenail,hot spots,shin bang and still I stuff my sore puffy toes into these ancient plastic tombs. My feet go numb,for a few hours I'm in Nirvana until the feeling and blood flow slowly work their way back in! Each Monday I vow I'll never ski again and yet Saturday morning there I am standing in the lift lines wincing,tears of discomfort streaming down my face. Full Tilt give these poor old dogs some love and send me a new pair of boots!
Leonard Kipp (15 months ago) View Entry
I began skiing in Utah at the age of three. At five years old my parents moved us to the New Hampshire seacoast. The traveling distance from home to the ski resorts increased greatly. In order to ski as frequently as I did in Utah I had to get creative, so each year when the snow covers the sand dunes I break out my skis. I hike up for every run as well as hike between dunes in search of the best run. My dad says its great conditioning. Easy for him to say, he isn’t trekking around in used boots that cause bruised shins and blisters. This past fall I picked up my latest pair of used boots. The following week I fractured my ankle and had to have two screws placed. Although I was unable to play my fall and winter sports, what kept me plugging through rehab was that I would be able to ski by January. I soon discovered that I can’t fit my repaired ankle in my new used boots. I have been forced to use one old used boot which barely fits. A new pair of Full Tilts would be heaven on earth....
Haley Holland (15 months ago) View Entry
I ride in Nordica Beast 10's and I love them. Out of all my gear, they are definitely my most prized possession. My friend, Matt, however, cannot say the same about his boots. He rides in an old pair of Technica's and they would be fine...if they weren't 3 boot sizes too small. He's a pretty unbelievable skier as it is, and I know having a pair of boots that, at the very least, fit him properly would push his skiing to a new level. Help my friend Matt out, TGR!!!
Greg Burrill (15 months ago) View Entry
Probably because of how long it'd take me to actually put mine away. Bought them on ebay for 40 bucks with new liners 3 years ago expecting to use them for half a season then buy myself some expensive boots, turned out to be one of my most prized possessions. In all honesty, I don't think you guys should give me these new boots cause they'd gather dust while I kept using my worn old warriors till they fell apart!
Tom Raczkowski (15 months ago) View Entry
So I have these really junky head boots that really hurt my feet when I ski. I love skiing but sometimes my feet hurt so bad that I cannot go skiing. My buddy has a pair of full tilt Morrisons and I tried them on one day. After that I fell in love with full tilts because of how light and how nice they were.
Matt Marchetta (15 months ago) View Entry
No pics, just a song from my heart (and aching ankles and feet!)
Sephora Haertel (15 months ago) View Entry
Talk about toe and shinbang. This is where it's at! I can't even ski for 3 days straight without having to feel some sort of pain in my shins or feet. They even smell like earwax except 1000X worse. I ride park and I don't even think they are for park; i think they are for racing. All my friends say to get full tilts, but I don't have the money.
Francois Ross (15 months ago) View Entry
Hi my name is jake. i have the skills and the guts to try new stuff everyday. i have your growth spurt boots and i don't like them constantly getting toe bang my nails have been coming off. these full tilt boots i bought from you are not snug to my shin to i always get the worst shin bang in the world! it keeps me out for weeks and i always miss events with my friends. my friends have your tom wallisch boots and they never have any problems. atleast every week i learn something i never knew. but everytime i try i don' t have the ability to do it cause im always getting hurt. when i afterbang and lean back my shins hurt because these boots are not snug to my feet. i am trying so hard to get these boots cheap just because i am growing. with these boots i have there is actally a tounge like on regular boots but on the full tilts they always are snug because the top of the line wraps around to make it tight around the shin. i am so desprete to get these boots. i have tried on...
Jake Nanni (15 months ago) View Entry
For many years i struggled with poorly fitting boots - some too big, some too small, and none able to provide the fit i needed. My troubles finally ended at Dinardo's, a local Ottawa ski shop where a salesman took one look at my flat feet and narrow ankles, and said "I have a boot that's been waiting for feet like yours". He brought out a pair of Kneissl Flexon Pros, and my life was changed forever. While still able to grip my feet like a vice when needed, my Kneissls also provide a level of comfort comparable to a worn in slipper, so on top of being the best ski boots ever, they provide a variety of other useful services.
Tim Clark (15 months ago) View Entry
I know what you’re thinking: “Bro, that’s not your foot…” Trust me I know. I’m 17 from Tustin, California and I shred the slush at Bear Mountain. I’ve tried FullTilts before and it’s like wearing slippers for ski-boots. So comfy and delicious. But I’ve got Salomon boots that give me terrible shin-bang and feel like 50lb bricks. They suck. This year I decided to get a job and buy my first season pass (FYI: grocery stores screw you over big time). I’ve been stoked awaiting this season and now that it’s here I couldn’t be more depressed. My season was cut short a few weeks ago. Some boarder cut me off, fell, and made me topple over and snap my collar bone in half. Scope the x-ray, it’s gnarly. I had to get surgery and it went well. Upside: the pain meds I got are definitely working. Downside: I can’t ski for a few months. I’m not religious, but with a trip to Mammoth scheduled for April, I’m praying to whichever god will listen for a speedy recovery. Please give me something to look...
Zachary Sroka (15 months ago) View Entry
I know what you’re thinking: “Bro, that’s not your foot…” Trust me I know. I’m 17 from Tustin, California and I shred the slush at Bear Mountain. I’ve tried FullTilts before and it’s like wearing slippers for ski-boots. So comfy and delicious. But I’ve got Salomon boots that give me terrible shin-bang and feel like 50lb bricks. They suck. This year I decided to get a job and buy my first season pass (FYI: grocery stores screw you over big time). I’ve been stoked awaiting this season and now that it’s here I couldn’t be more depressed. My season was cut short a few weeks ago. Some boarder cut me off, fell, and made me topple over and snap my collar bone in half. Scope the x-ray, it’s gnarly. I had to get surgery and it went well. Upside: the pain meds I got are definitely working. Downside: I can’t ski for a few months. I’m not religious, but with a trip to Mammoth scheduled for April, I’m praying to whichever god will listen for a speedy recovery. Please give me something to look...
Zach Sroka (15 months ago) View Entry
I have been skiing since i was five only to move from new york to arizona when i was 11. We have been able to go again a few times and i used my moms boots that are 15 years old. We went three weeks and while adjusting the buckles the middle buckle flew off. No worries just the middle buckle right, than going to buckle the other boot the top and bottom buckle broke. The boots had finally met their match with the Arizona heat and i guess being 15 years old didn't help. Ended up having to put them in the trash and went to rent in town. I have fallen in love with the sport of skiboarding and your boots are suppose to be awesome with them based on other skiboarders posts. Thank you so much for given people the chance to get a great product and do what they love. Becky
Becky (15 months ago) View Entry
My boots are just plain beat up.They are way heavy and im not able to do any of the stuff i would be able to do with full tilts.My boots really disable me on rails and boxes.I would really love some FTs.PLEASE!
Robert Hill (15 months ago) View Entry
My buddies....20+ year old Raichele Flexon Sports, only boot that fit my feet properly with the right flex for the last 20 years. Unfortunately they are ready to retire as the liners are finally falling apart. Need a new pair to replace and have been shopping, NOTHING fits or feels as good as these boots except FULLTILT, would love a new pair of FULLTILT CLASSIC All-Mountians.
Mark Deering (15 months ago) View Entry
I have had 11 knee surgeries and a crushed foot. I love to ski and still instruct. I am skiing on some old Raichle Flexon Comps because they are the only boot I can get my foot in. At a recent clinic the instructor told me I need a boot with more flex so I can absorb shock in my ankles not my knees. I can't find any softer tongues for my Raichle's so I am looking at some Full Tilts. Unfortunately, my budget is shot this year. I am scheduled to return to Ethiopia for a humanitarian trip and when I get back a total knee replacement. I want to keep skiing and keep the tradition of these great boots alive! Thanks for bringing them back.
Doug Wieber (15 months ago) View Entry
These are my boots i ski alot of park i've had these since 5th grade and am in long needing for new boots so i really would like a pair of full tilts. These boots leave me with the worst shin ankle toe and heel bang i have blown ankle muscles with these. these boots are older then i am. i deserve these boots because i ski everyday and compete very much and i cant take the pain of these to small painmakers.
Sam Child (15 months ago) View Entry
All I've ever skied on is Lange boots. I deserve to win just for that reason but there's more... I cracked the shell of my Tii's skiing bumps at the end of a season and had to scramble to get another pair to get through until lifts shut down. Being a poor ski bum, I bought a pair of Lange Tsh boots one size too small. They are purple and pink. That was in May of 1989 and I'm still skiing on them. They don't even have real buckles. I've lost my big toenails on each foot several times. I'll gladly take a 28.5 Classic or First Chair and say goodbye to Lange forever.
Bob B (15 months ago) View Entry
Ive been wearing my sisters hand-me-down boots for two years. They are too big and my dad got them for her at the thrift store. I have been competing in slope style for 2 years with these boots. I have won all my usasa comps and most the others. I got second at nmxsports in the mens but at least i beat a bunch of teenagers and grown ups. i think i'm going to Nationals again this year and i hate wearing these boots everybody there has full tilts. I hope you can help thanks Sammy
Sam Balsamo (15 months ago) View Entry
My old Kneissls are so comfortable that i wear them while studying, so i can be reminded of what lies ahead during my next day off. unfortunately, they are getting worn down quickly, and while there's no way i will ever use any non full-tilt/kneissl/raichle boot again, a free pair would be great..... and free up some more funds for next years text books.
Tim Clark (15 months ago) View Entry
Dear Full Tilt, I am in desperate need of new boots!! I currently have no ski boots because mine gave out after 3 years. I have only been skiing TWICE this year!!! I have been trying to save up for new boots for months, but its a little hard being a college kid. Please get me new boots so I can ski before this winter is over!!
Collin Wheeler (15 months ago) View Entry
My dog ate them! Not really. The real story is...There I was, twenty-something and feeling rad. Winning bump contests and speed skiing events at the local hill. Then I went too big and landed on the flats. Six months in bed, unable to alpine ski without getting a numb leg, and a lost bet, led me to telemark for many years. Now, my knees are toast and I'm trying to enjoy skiing with my sweet wife. But, my Flexon Comps are still rad, and I am not. I am a founding member of the Flexon cult. Please have mercy on the shins of an old snowcat driver, we don't get the deals many mountain employees get. My money goes to step-daughter's college. I'll donate my old boots to your museum. Thank you!
Tom Vail (15 months ago) View Entry
As a ski instructor at my local hill (Arizona Snowbowl), I am in my boots all day. I need a boot that can give me some flex when I am walking around teaching lessons and some stiffness when I am shreddin’ the park or the “pow.” Biggest complaint of all time with ski boots is the toe bang and having to cut my boots apart so I don’t have any hot spots! Every year I am losing toenails and this year isn’t looking so good…. I need some new boots to stop the toe bang and to show some love to feet without having to cut them apart! Some new FT's will give me that extra comfort to get through the day and I'll also some have some opportunity to get the name out there DON’T LET TOE BANG HAPPEN TO YOU!!!!
Seth Klasko (15 months ago) View Entry
Well, not that we need another winner from Vail by any means, but I thought it relevant enough to post this entry for a fallen friend Mr. Malay. I'm not exactly sure if the status quo is cognizant of the artwork that is donned on Mr. Morrison's boots this year, but I absolutely appreciate it. I can say with great pride that I witnessed the debauchery thrown down by Josh on the Battleship rail at the Session when he won best trick. Josh was an inspiration to all riders indifferent of what sport they choose. His memory lives on here in the Vail Valley and will continue to inspire riders indefinitely. I would be truly honored to own a pair of boots lucky enough to have Josh's artwork for all to see. R.I.P. Josh Malay
Adam Bybliw (15 months ago) View Entry
First I skied for 9 years, and these were the first years that i had ever been on a mountain. I hated it, the boots were uncomfortable, and my shins were killing me with shin bang. I switched to snowboarding, thinking it would help me, and it did, but i missed skiing. So i switched back, and sure enough, 4 years later I’m having the same problems, and after each day my shins are destroyed. I ski the park, and groomers mostly, but mostly the park. I need new boots, and preferably ones that suit me, and ones that will enhance my riding, instead of “banging” it into the ground. What i need are FULL TILTS.
Carey Gallant (15 months ago) View Entry
these boots are pretty bad theyre technicas i dont know what model and i dont know what year theyre just some random boots i got for like 40 bucks at a swap sale. and theyre used. the tounges have to pressure points going down my whole leg and they loosen up when i ski. plus they way alot and that doesnt help trying new steezy tricks much. i want a pair of full tilts because they are the best and lightest weight boots ou there. im trying to succeed in freesking and make a career and having full tilts to help me out would make my life (or atleast as long as they fit for)
patrick robinson (15 months ago) View Entry
I have always had horrible luck with ski boots my entire life because of huge bone spurs on the tops and heels of my feet along with having very flat feet. These are the only boots that I have ever had that did not hurt although I did have to do some modification. I bought them fall of 2008 and have skied over 200 days on them since then while replacing the liners once. None of the buckles really work anymore so I have hammered metal into some of them so they don’t slide forward and release when I flex the boot. The left inside piece that holds the boot together also broke so I went to Lowes and jerry-rigged it back together. The soles are completely worn down and I have to put my bindings way tighter than I should. I have also pulled out all the extra material on the heel to give me more room. Other than those few small issues I absolutely love the boots and would love to be able to get a new fresh pair.
Tyler Audette (15 months ago) View Entry
Dear full tilt These are the boots I have been rocking for the past 3 years, I bought them from a thrift store for $11. They do not fit my foot properaly and as a result give me very bad foot cramps, and horrific shin bang. Not to mention the flex rating on these boots is 110. I started riding freestyle four months ago and can already throw frontflips, and some spins. I am currently competing with my universitie's freestyle ski team. As a result i am riding/practicing on most weekdays, and am competing on the weekends. A pair of full tilts would be greatly appreciated as I continue to compete and ride on a daily basis!
joseph Strong (15 months ago) View Entry
i have rx7 raichles from the 90s, i got them from a ski swap for 5 dollars i have been riding them all season. I love to ride park but they give me the worst shin bang ever sometimes i cant even ride and i dont have any money to buy new ones.full tilts would be my dream to have.
justyn (15 months ago) View Entry
my boots suck they are nordica i have had them for 3 years and i am a big freestyler help me full tilt in need new boots p.s and mine stink and they are vrey small
jay Borowiak (15 months ago) View Entry
My dearest Full Tilt, There's not a day goes by where I don't think of you and the promise you made to me. How are things in the west? Good I hope... I'm still here in the fabled Dakotas. The North one to be exact. What's that? Are there mountains here? No, but there are hills. Huff Hills. That's the name of the small ski area in where I am employed as a lifty. Eight hours a day, four days a week is how often my boots are on. That doesn't compare to what most skiers do, but I stand around more than I get to ski. I'm afraid that after seven years of service the ol' rossignols are on their way out. Now I hear tell that Full Tilt are the be all to end all. To win a pair would be something magical. If not I reckon I'd have to purchase a pair anyhow. With love, Dawson.
Dawson Glock (15 months ago) View Entry
Dear FT, I've been skiing since I've been 5. We're really tight on money and every year I rock some used boot rental at Bobo's. I just turned 18 and that's still the case. I can't remember the last season that I didn't get an injury. Either I banged up my shins beyond belief, or i lost a big toenail(about 4 now). I always envied those snowboarders and their comfortable boots, but not anymore. My friend turned me on to a pair of full tilts just last season, and damn was amazed at the comfort and natural flex it had. I skied on his pair one day, and it was the best day I ever had. 3's were a breeze on the big booters, and I just seemed to have so much more control rotating onto rails, and just ripping it down the mountain altogether. The thing is though I'd buy a free ride pair in a heartbeat if I had the cash, but either way I'm going to have to wait till season so I work through the summer, and make car payments hopefully I'll have a little left over for a pair of full tilts. Skiing...
Will Ohlson (15 months ago) View Entry
i live in eastern pa. my parents boughtme a pair of nordica easy move 8s. the first yearwa ok then i got into park sking. either on the rail or in the air these boots are holding me down he are stiff and heavy plase please help all i wanna do is progress i wanted a pair of fulltilts off th bat but my parent thought they were suprising me withthe easymoves so i just lived withit
ken ashcom (15 months ago) View Entry
PLEASE LOOK. WITH FULLTILT BOOTS I WILL BE THE HAPPIEST AND MOST COMFORATABLE BOY IN THE WORLD....I know i might just be another desperate person but read my story...Hello my name is Henry Ewing and ive been skiing for 2 years. The boots i currently own are very very very very bad. I am using my brothers old boots (that dont even have a brand i dont think) that are 2 sizes to big. Not only do they give me terrible shin bang they break my heart. Skiing MEANS THE MOST TO ME and sometimes when im skiing i just dont feel the way i should because of my boots. I would try and get a job and save up but i am young and my family is going through a tough time with money so i try and ski with the money. When i do get to ski i dont even have the urge to stay on the mountain the whole time.
Henry Ewing (15 months ago) View Entry
Right now, I am skiing a $25 pair of Lange racing boots, which destroy my shins easier than a tree gets hurt on American Loggers. To get more flex out of them, they now have more v-cuts than hipsters in San Fran. I have tried on friends FT's and they are heavenly. Please, FT, help me out. Or send me a pair of Raichles.
Troy H (15 months ago) View Entry
Dear FT, I have a small problem, really a very small problem in comparison to some of your other entrants but I hope you may be able to help. I love my FT Sallys very much, but when I take them down the beach they just don't match my swimsuit. I saw the FT Soul Sister and thought to myself 'perfect'! That all white boot would be a hit with my red, white and blue swimsuit, plus would increase my cool levels on the beach ten fold. I hope you can help me remedy this beach side fashion faux pas. Best wishes Kara ps The Sallys are now kinda full of sand.... i'm not sure what effect this has on boot longevity...
Kara Heald (15 months ago) View Entry
i have a pair of solomen quest tens and they hurt my feet tremendisly and my toes freez even when i where wool socks i would love a new pair of full tilts so my feet can stay warm thanks!
aaron ivie (15 months ago) View Entry
I feel like i deserve these ski boots because im not giving you some made up sob story. I ski on snowboard boots. You all dont believe? im including a link for you to see. These puppies were well made with some wax and tape. Honestly, they arent staying together well. Wonder why... anyways. Help me out. Im over it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBmID5hNAyk
Quinn Letsinger (15 months ago) View Entry
pain, pain, pain! this year I've had a great time skiing. i love freestyle and big jumps but there's only one problem... every single time I try to land a 3 or a 5 and I don't get it perfect, my stupid, yellow, too big, too stiff, too fat, too heavy nordica boots bang the heck out of my shins. it makes my day worse and worse every time I try and eventualy I'm practicly going down the bunny hill it's so bad! I saw full tilt boots on the line travling circus videos and I knew I just had to have them! after researching your boots and your amazing 3-peice design. I know that they are the best boots out there. A new pair for next season whould be the biggest releif ever. even if i don't win I'm getting these boots one way or another. GO FULL TILT!
Noah Kelly (15 months ago) View Entry
i am saveing for the next full tilt drop kicks i have spks and my friends have full tilts
max (15 months ago) View Entry
Hi my name is keaun beacom and own a pair of your hot doggers from a while back. I had to work and pay for these boots and it took me over a year to get the money. Im currently growng out of those and despratly need new boots because my mom is a single mom and gets very low pay. My dad died when i was four and my mom is struggling with money and her job. She does not have the money to buy me booots and i worked for her. i got my money from her and now i dont have anyone to get money from. i would very much appreciate it if i could win but if not ill have to get by with some rentals for next year.
keaun beacom (15 months ago) View Entry
I broke my Scotts ............. [boots] >:0)
azim (15 months ago) View Entry
Hi my name is Christian I am 13 years old and live in Wayne Pennsylvania. I don't even own ski boots, i just get really bad rentals from our local ski shop. I think i deserve to win the full tilt ski boots because number 1 im a kid who loves to ski, 2 this is probably the only chance i could ever have a chance of winning because your boots are crazy expensive, and lastly i will treat and appreciate the boots more than anyone else. That is why i deserve to win the full tilt challenge.
Christian Sondergaard (15 months ago) View Entry
I have been skiing for a long time now and this is my second year doing park. I like to get a lot of air and do tricks, but sometimes I over shoot it and bruise and bang up my legs because they are very bad rental boots. Right now i can't afford to buy a pair of Full Tilts the ones I want so this is why I think I should win.
Brush Kirby (15 months ago) View Entry
I should win a pair of boots, because it's about time a girl won! I think my picture speaks for itself. Pow.
Chase Facer (15 months ago) View Entry
I missed the entire ski season due to a football injury suffered during our game against Notre Dame. My Dad gave my Mom a pair of Mary Jane's that she skis at Alta and Snowbird and now swears by them (and my Mom doesn't swear!) Now my sister is also in them. I will be rehabbing all spring and summer getting ready for my final football season. I would be stoked to know I have a new pair of FT boots waiting for me for next ski season! There were two things I asked the doctor prior to my surgery: 1) will I be able to play football again and 2) will I be able to ski again. In our family, walking is overrated!! Either way, I will be picking up a pair of FT boots! Hope you guys hook me up!
Jaysen Williams (15 months ago) View Entry
Hi fulltilt, i have been skiing since i was 2 and i love it, at the age of 7 i started to ski park and i had some okay elan twins and now i have nice k2 scilencers that i got for a steel, the only thing that i never have are boots my dad seemes to always get me these stiff racing boots that are for the 90s right know i have a crapey pair of langesthat are two sizes small and was hitting a 40 foot kikker and when i landed boom i feel this awful pain in my toes and i go down to the lodge and their i take out my foot and i see that i have a toenail in my sock and alot of blood and dont mention the shin bang, i still have have awful toenails so please fulltilt can you give me a new pair of boots i would really appreciate this
Dennis podvidz (15 months ago) View Entry
Hey fulltilt, I am a park ranger at Stratton mountain located in Vermont. Skiing and building parks everyday in these crappy rossi boots I have is getting old. My feet hurt everyday and I find myself constantly taking them off for relief. I don't make much money and the mountain won't help me get new boots, so im asking you. I've tried your boots on and the difference was like night a day. It would be much appreciated if I could rep your boots like all the kids that ride our parks!
Grady Matteson (15 months ago) View Entry
These are my old Raichle TF3 boots. These were the most comfortable and easy to put on boots I have ever owned. But 3 kids and 25 years have changed the size and shape of my feet. I would love to get back into these boots again, with all the new advancements. See you on the hill
Janice Barnett (15 months ago) View Entry
Dear Full Tilt, I know you been hearing all these sob stories from other People saying that they disirve a free pair of boots. This is my first season skiing and i already love it and its my pashon. But my boots are just holding me back. They are a pair of Salomen race boots, when I hit jump even when its like a 15 foot jump. I wish I could buy a pair of these boots but I come not so wealthy of a family. I think that i could really improve if i get these boots . I want to try front flips soon buit im affiad that im going to get hurt because of the bad condishion of my boots. If i was to get these boots i think i would progess so fast. I f I was to win this any boots that you guys offer in the size 26 iish. Thank you for reading my submition. I will Hopefally talk to you soon.
Anthony DeSimon (15 months ago) View Entry
Dear Full Tilt People, I started to ski at 30 and love it. I buy lessons, passes and equipment for my daughters, sons in law and 4 grandchildren. My feet hurt alot in the Raichle Flexon Original Boots (24.5). I want my family to have the best and continue to help them, and hate spending money on myself since I don't know how much longer I can ski. I would really love your help in giving me new narrow boots. Thank you very much. I really hope that I win--it would make me very happy. Please make me a winner! Thanks. Grandma Phoebe
Phoebe Lewis (15 months ago) View Entry
i got this pair of rear entry ski boots from my dad because we don't have enough money for me to get my own pair. I have been trying to do better tricks and go off bigger jumps, but my boots have been a huge problem. They are very stiff, so every time I land it hurts my shins very bad. More than twice now I have gotten a concussion because of how bad my boots are. My calf also gets chaffed a lot. My ankles and shins are black and blue from all the abuse I'm dealing with from my old boots. All these reason are making it very hard and painful to try to get better. I really want to get a new pair of Full tilts because i know they are the best boots around, and i want to finally be able to reach my full potential. Thank You Full Tilt Boots!!!
dayton morris (15 months ago) View Entry
I am a 15 year old living in Utah, and i really love to ski. And i do whenever i get the chance! But the only problem is, is that i don't have my own pair of ski boots. This year my parents were nice and paid for season rentals, but i would just really love to have a pair of my own full tilts! I started skiing when i was about 8 and i have just loved it. I just think that it would be really nice to have the nicest boots to call my own.
Jade Milner (15 months ago) View Entry
I have very old boots, circa: Duran Duran 90's. Don't even get me started on the ski's. The boots are about to explode, but since I roll with old ski's I am often complemented on my "Retro" look. I was not trying for retro, it's what I have since I can't afford a lift ticket at times. So sad since I do work full time and have a career. Please consider my sad boots when giving away boots. :D They contract in the cold air and then I lose control.
Christine Korekach (15 months ago) View Entry
Hey guys at FT! i'm a 15 soon to be 16 year old guy who's been doing some competitions I just moved up from these old two piecers last year when I first started skiing. Since last year I've started doing some 540's and some rails as well. I'm not doing to bad but you're boots have unreal style and amazing flex, I really want to try a pair of your boots, they would help me out so much.I'm looking for some flexible boots because I'm having some trouble poppoing with mine and I knocked myself out wearing mine, as you can imagine no one wants to ski in boots that have gotten them knocked out. If I won these I would actualy go around telling everyone "Hey these boots and the guys that make them are amazing. Buy their boots now! Thanks so much
Mike Stevens (15 months ago) View Entry
Hi Full Tilt, I purchased a set of seth boots at the start of last year, at first they fit horribly but after getting them properly molded and ground they fit great. The lightness is unmatched in anything ive worn before, and ive even used them touring and they performed very similiar to touring boots i have tried. After racking up 80 days on them over the past 2 seasons, the shells are showing major wear and the buckles/cables are starting to slide/split. A new set would get awesome, as i am in post secondary right now and $650 for a new pair is not in the budget. Thanks!
Graeme (15 months ago) View Entry
well because I'm the youngest of 5 kids I always get the hand me down boots and right now my boots are in very bad shape. I love skiing but because money reasons i can't always afford equipment and rentals these days are really expensive. Right now my boots are women's and they are really lose and don't fit well. A new pair would be amazing if i got them.
Ethan Goroff (15 months ago) View Entry
I recently found an ad on CL saying that some one that was moving and was selling a pair of limited edition black and red T Wallisch Hot Doggers. I texted the guy and he said he'd sell them for $220, i was so excited to rock my favorite skiers limited edition boots. I sent him cash and he sent me... these. The guy moved away, and ripped me off. After one 540 both fronts of the boots snapped. Also, there arent even any soles, i took an old pair of Nikes and used those soles. So now im out $220 and a pair of boots. Please help me out FT.
Adam Schempp (15 months ago) View Entry
Hi im an eleven years old in utah and i spend most of my life skiing. I cant because of my boots though. I have salomon spks from like 2005 that i bought used and they are like 3 sizes too small. Whenever i land something i stub my toes. Also the plastic on the boot is all messed up so it digs into my foot every time i put them on and the insoles always get messed up when i take them off. Every day after skiing my toes hurt super bad and i can barely walk. I really hate my boots.
Ethan novak (15 months ago) View Entry
I am an 11 year old boy and alls I like to do is ski.I mainly only do the terrain park and every time i land my feet KILL.Also every time i go skiing my feet are all ways hurting wheather im hitting up some jumps,doing moguls,or even just shredding a normal slope.Next they are a disgusting bright red which makes me look stupid I like colors like orange ,blue ,and even red when its not that color.I`m pretty much a jr. freeskier who wants to go pro someday but with these boots and all the injuries they are giving me i will never get there.It would be a miracle if you picked me.So PLEASE pick me.
Aidan Reed (15 months ago) View Entry
I have been skiing since I was 2. When I was younger (I still do today), I used to think that snowboarding was like betraying your best friend. After 8 years of rentals and black shins and toes, I was "awarded" with a pair of dalbellos that cost $30 dollars. i was also "awarded" with skis that were acquired for free from the dumpster. I ripped those skis to shreds. i used them everyday I could. the boots however....after about 4 years of squeezing my foot into the boots and wearing them down til my ankle his the shell and bled when i skied, they were stolen. some one just took them. I was actually mad. they were crappy boots, but they were my crappy boots. i cried know that i was back to rentals if i was lucky. my shins to this day have little tiny bumps in them from those boots. thats how bad it was. I have still been trying to get out on skis, i even one time tried duct taping boots to a pair of skis thats how badly i wanted it. living in the midwest does things to you in the winter time. So...
Clay Lord (16 months ago) View Entry
my brother is midway through his second year of skiing, he's advancing quite a lot but his boots give him lots of pain. He has tried lots of new things in the past year and a half and I want him to have the bet time doing it. He loves full tilts boots and wishes he had a pair, i'm sending this message because this pair of boots would make his season, I’m sure they'd get him up to the mountain more often and enjoying his time more both in the park and in the woods. He constantly complains of shin bang from an ill-fitting liner and shell and your boots are by far the best solution to this. he loves skiing and this would only improve his season.
Alexander Cooper (16 months ago) View Entry
I live in Missouri and we have a little ski resort named snow creek. It's pretty much all man made snow but we do get powder every now and then. I ride everyday after school. I even quit basketball so I had more time to ski. There is a pretty crazy little terrain park and you can't ride rentals on it. The ski patrol has to make sure im not and that really embarrasses me in front of my friends because they all have nice gear and im still stuck with my crappy rear-entry boots. I wear size 13's and they are 11's. I just don't have the money for nice stuff and winning this contest would be great. -Win or not, I'm gonna keep doing what i do.-
Jacob C. (16 months ago) View Entry
My first ski boot ever was an old pair of Raichles I bought at a ski swap for 20 bucks. At the time I thought they were just a cheap boot that could get me through the season before I could buy a better pair. The next season rolled around and I went out and bought an expensive pair of Technicas thinking they would be much better. An entire season went by and my feet were pissed at my new boots. Last season I lost both my toenails on my big toes due to the new boots. It was at this point I tried going back to my Raichles, when to my horror, my brother swiped them from me and went and sold them for 100 bucks! My stupid naive mistake of thinking new expensive boots was the solution has cost me two toenails! My toenails may have grown back since last season, but the cycle has already started again, and at this rate I will become the victim of another summer walking around with no toenails and everyone pointing and laughing at my pain and toenaillessness. Help me not become...
Kyle Sullivan (16 months ago) View Entry
Dear full tilt, one year ago i had started skiing, switched from snowboarding. And my parents buy me a pair of pink rear entry boot (sorry dont have a cramera so no picture). now i dont know about you but pink rear entry boots were not the coolest think to have, they found them at a garage sale. ive been picked on, called names, even pushed over, but that never stopped me from skiing, because skiing is amazing, the adrenalin and the sense of peace you get when you charging though that deep pow, feeling lighter than air at the climax of a large jump, and the soothing scrap you hear as you slide across a rail, skiing is every thing to me and i would love to get some syling new boot so i can ski with out some homophobe pushing me over because he cant stand pink. rhank you
kody armstrong (16 months ago) View Entry
Hey guys, I would love a new pair of Ft's, But either way I wish to enlighten you all on the state of my shins, and my own "eliminate shin bang" measures taken. As you can see by the photo, I can't go to the pool during winter. So I just go out ridding every day. If I win or not it doesn't matter, just keep on keep-in on. Ski everyday, you never know what tomorrow might bring. Peace.
Basil (16 months ago) View Entry
My first and only time skiing last year was with my Technica TNT Explosion 8 ski boots. On my fourth run down the mountain something didn't feel right. When I got to te bottom of the hill I looked down to discover that one of my Technicas exploded. My father and I looked in disbelief as the other one broke right before our eyes. This year I am skiing on rentals and remain envious of my uncle who has owned and raved about his pair of Raichle Flexons which have performed flawlessly for more years than I have probably been alive.
Allen (16 months ago) View Entry
I am 16 and I love skiing¸ I ski everyday i can, usually 4 times a week and i have had this same pair of leased ski boots for 4 years. This year I blew out the edges on my skis, and i went down to the local ski store and bought myself new Line Afterbangs with all the money i had from working this summer and when i went to get them mounted they said they wouldnt because my boots were way to worn. So i had to use my dad’s 35 year old rear entry Salomons just to keep skiing. They are 2 sizes too big and hurt as soon as i start skiing each day and they aren’t warm at all, my feet get cold even if its above 30 degrees out . I have Afterbangs but its really hard to afterbang with boots that are too big and hurt. I ride the park mostly so I need a pair of quality boots when im going off jumps and landing off of rails.
Connor Jugle (16 months ago) View Entry
I've got the most disgusting pair of boots. First off, they are 1.5 sizes too small. I've had them for four years since I was 12 years old. The front of my right boot is cracked, so i have to put duct tape on the crack so snow doesn't get in my boot. My toes are always squished, and I lost both of my big toenails last year after some bruising from some wiiiiicked hard park landings. To add to the terribleness of my boots, they are stiff as shit and i have shin splits, so my shins always hurt like a mother. They are also ugly as poop. If i had those Full Tilts, all my problems would go away.
Jory Makin (16 months ago) View Entry
I really need a new pair. These don´t work like they did when they were new. I wanna keep up with my kids as they grow in performance and speed. / Keith
Keith Ronnberg (16 months ago) View Entry
Why I should win these new boots...well, Earlier last season, I got these boots, and i thought that they were kinda comfortable, and they would get the job done, right? I was mistaken. The first time I tried to tap a tire, I fell into it and I got MAJOR toe bang. It turned out when I took off my socks, that both of my big toes were purple. I could barely walk without my toe nails hurting like hell. But thats not even the worse part. over the next two months they both started to fill with this liquid, (probably was puss), which made my toes hurt even more, and then, right when the skiing season was over, they starting coming loose, and I eventually pulled them both out. I've really been waiting for some new boots. I've heard that Full tilt prevents shin bang and toe bang. Which other boot company can say that they do that as well? None. So Full tilt please find it in your heart to help a 15 yr old trick skier with his boots. It's the right thing to do ;)
Jake Schurch (16 months ago) View Entry
like mother, like son. see my little sally's , they still rock but would so love a new sister set. my son and i both ride full tilt, best boot ever, our pairs have skied, squaw (where I grew up) JHole (where we both smiled and smiled, boots and me) and now our secret stash Powder MTN.
amanda ballenger (16 months ago) View Entry
i have had these nordicas for 4 seasons now. i bought them when i started skiing and they are really bad now. they reek of cat piss and they are 2 sizes too big. so my feet get pretty messed up in them. had shin bang and had my big toe fall off=[. they are also really thrashed. i really want a pair of fulltilts because you guys seem like a chill company that is made for the riders instead of the money. i would love to rock your boots at my mountain.
Badrakh Sarangerel (16 months ago) View Entry
these boots were my first pair but they just dont fit anymore i try to squeeze my foot in them and i practically cracked the plastic. a bunch of my freinds have full tilt and i really could yous a pare. i think full tilt is the coolest boot ever.
noah fisher (16 months ago) View Entry
I used to love my 'Glen Plake' style lime green, purple, black Raichles from yester-year, but then one day my feet morphed into something that my boots didn't agree with and were simply uncomfortable and painfull to wear. I then donated them to my nephew to rock out the vintage gear as he grew and perfected his skills, meanwhile I had to resort to these late model Hanson Relics that I posted. Please help me get into a modern day and super comfortable boot!
Mark Pasela (16 months ago) View Entry
Okay, when was the last time you have seen Koflach boots sold? Enough said! I need new boots! How many skiers are skiing in 30 year old boots? You try to convince the spousal unit I need to drop 5 bills for new boots. Some little rubber person will use the new boots for a season or two, then dump them for the latest and greatest, I will ski the FT's til I die
Rick Cianflone (16 months ago) View Entry
Ok let me just start with saying that sking is my passion. Its the only thing i look foward to pretty much all the time. My dream in to be on Teton gravity, poor boyz, line traveling circus,...etc. But i defiantly will NOT achieve this with my current boots. When i first started skiing, 5 years ago, i couldn't afford to buy or rent, so i bought a beat up pair of REALLY old rossignol's for 15 bucks. I'm pretty sure they are womens boots and i'm a guy, but at the time i didn't care, i just wanted to ski. I still have these boots today, and they are falling apart. Every-time i land the buckles unhook and i have to stop to fix them. I really don't know what i would do if they broke because i still cannot afford new boots. So PLEASE FULL TILT, help a fellow skier to continue his passion. Please give the chance to keep skiing!
Brian (16 months ago) View Entry
i have actually never bought a pair of boots because i have always skied on whatever my friends have deemed useless or they were going to throw them away. i am skiing on a pair of 13 year old alpina sport techs. Putting them on seems to be the most I exhaust myself when i ski. it takes two people to strap them to my feet. having a pair of full tilt High fives would make getting ready to go ski alot more comfortable and practical.
Josh Young (16 months ago) View Entry
I have never had a pair of ski boots that were comfortable. I have been skiing since i was four, yet every year I either grow too much or my boots just aren't right. I can't afford these boots, especially since my skies were just stolen so I have to find a way of buying a new pair of those.
Jeff Guest (16 months ago) View Entry
I want to win these boots because every time I need new boots I've always wanted to get Full Tilt ones but my mom says that they are to expensive I am going to need new boots next year and I would really like Full Tilt ones.
Zach McCarthy (16 months ago) View Entry
I don't have any boots..sure would be nice to have :)
Diane Bassette (16 months ago) View Entry
Hopefully MY boot was able to say it all he's the smart one
Nathan Cook (16 months ago) View Entry
I love love love my Raichles, but I’ve now had them for 20 YEARS! Check out the timeline of our time together.... Now a mum of two, my feet (and calves) are not quite what they used to be! I cannot put the boots on without the help of a friend, which usually results in a broken nail or two. Chicks HATE breaking nails, so finding help has become increasingly difficult!
Fawn Gracey (16 months ago) View Entry
Would love to score some new boots cause im super broke! was in a riding accident april 09, docs told me no riding for two years and i couldn't work for almost an entire year because i had some PCS brain issues. built up a solid debt on my visa card and had to sell all of my riding stuff from not working for so long and would love to score some new boots, as it would be a big help in the $$ side of things to get me back on the slopes. So when it comes down to it that's why my boots aren't working, head injury ='s super broke!
Shea Sisco (16 months ago) View Entry
dear Full Tilt, alright heres the poop. i am a recreational skier who seems to be leaning more into the direction of freesking. one flaw. i have a pair of the crappiest boots. shinbang here, and then shin bang there. i cant get through one good hour of skiing without my ankles hurting from backseating. when i buckle my boot, the tongue of my boot pops up, and my feet freeze. and it is a major pain in the butt to put them on and take them off. the sole will fold up and get stuck(and when i ride, doing knollies make them fold up for the rest of the day). all of the guys make fun of me for having gay boots. i don't even want to describe them anymore. so please, full tilt, please hook me up with a sick pair of your awesome boots. What would Jesus do?
jay l. (16 months ago) View Entry
when i go big, i need something to keep me from breaking my shins, these do not do the job, there bad in the park and big mtn, even hiking up is a pain. literately!
matt ownes (16 months ago) View Entry
over x mas i was skiing at apex mountain with a cheap pair of head ski boots. My friend and i went skiing in some nice powder and then to the park. After the first few days my feet were starting to hurt. My feet were so bruised and i have huge dents in my shin as well. My boots are way to big so when ever i turn in the powder my ski always wobbles and when i go off a jump my feet always lift up. I have been saving all my money to buy a new pair but its not working very well. I hope i can win a new pair of full tilt boots. Thank you so much
michael burns (16 months ago) View Entry
It was a tuesday; the day I realized I needed new boots. It started out just like any other day, I squeezed into my one piece ski suit, threw on some shades and a headband and walked out the door. I threw my atomic ski boots and my Volkl Attivas into my station wagon and headed to the mountain. I was one run in when from somewhere close by I heard someone walk up behind me....then a tug on my sleeve....then, in a single second, the most horrifying moment a woman in their mid 20s could experience....the teenager called me "Ma'am". It was in that moment that I knew I was in dire need of fresher gear, and maybe a complete overhaul of my purchasing criteria. So basically, I need new boots because I NEVER want to be mistaken for a "Ma'am" again, not until I'm at least 40 something. If you give me a fresh pair of boots, I think it might even give me the confidence to throw out my "mom jeans." PLEASE save me from myself.
Indy Jones (16 months ago) View Entry
My Rossignols were the first pair of ski boots I've owned. I bought them knowing nothing about skiing. The left boot liner never broke in leaving my left foot feeling like I'm riding with a boot full of nails. While the right boot broke in so much my foot can wiggle almost all the way out. This leaves me with almost no control over my right ski. Some times it turns out to be a good laugh but most often it gets old real fast. It's time for some real ski boots, gotta get into some Full Tilts. A pair of Full Tilt boots would give me the control and comfort I need to progress myself all over the mountain. Plus from what I've herd they stop shin bang and both boots will break in evenly. Boots the break in evenly are always on the top of my list.
Josh Headley (16 months ago) View Entry
I absolutely love skiing park and have been trying to improve daily. I ski almost everyday unless my shins/feet hurt so bad that i can't. The current boots that i have destroy my shins and hurt immensely (strapped tight or loose). I spent all of my savings on a seasons pass so i can't afford a pair of top of the line boots such as these. I tried a pair of my friends fulltilt booters and they helped improve my performance and made the pain go away. I love the design and they are not only fashionable, but extremely comfortable. I honestly really hope to hear back from you guys soon, i really hope you can help me. Thanks so much
Jeremiah Bouckaert (16 months ago) View Entry
The reason I would to like the new boots is because I love to ski but my dad lost his job a few months ago and so he says the only way to ski is if I use my old boots. The problem is that there the dummest boots ever and they dont fit me because im a size 26.5 and these are a 25 and i just really want to win some new boots so i can ski plus the full tilts are crazy cool.Those are the reasons i would like to win the boots
ryan finn (16 months ago) View Entry
dear full tilt, i have been skiing on the same boots for 4 years and i ski park hard so all the padding inside the boot has worn away. Every time I land a trick I have to deal with bad toe-bang and bad shin-bang. the boots are also too small for me so my ankle is not on the very little padding left and is on the plastic shell, I also cant afford new boots.
matt quinn (16 months ago) View Entry
So on January 3rd i was skiing with my friends and i went to do a frontflip. As soon as i came of the lip of the jump i knew something was wrong and I rotated too slow. However, I overshot the jump and landed completely backseat, therefore causing me to get massive shin bang. If I had a pair of full tilts I would never have gotten shin bang and would have been able to ski the rest of the day and I wouldnt of gotten injured. Hopefully i can win a pair of full tilts but i probably won't. Thanks.
David Caffrey (16 months ago) View Entry
For 14 years i have been skiing around Europe mostly. I recently came to US and tried a lot of slopes their. For 14 years during the whole season i would not fall asleep without thinking how am i gonna go through the day again with all the pain in my feet in my boots ( Salomon SPK PRO, Salomon Elipse, Launge etc), but i wanted to ski so bad so i went through all of this for so long by hoping that one day something will fit me right. Finally after coming to US a friend of mine had the Morrisons this season where of course i had to get them for a ride since it was a new boot i have never heared about in Europe. They where it! I found what i was looking for at last! can it be? Yes i skied all day litterlly with out even stooping once, i dident want to loose anytime of the day on the lifts i just wanted to SKI. Unfourtunetlly as a recent US citizen making my way through the american dream i will not be able to afford these boots for a while. When i travel back...
Videoman333 (16 months ago) View Entry
Dear Full Tilt, last year while sliding a rail I fell and broke my right foot boot. Now I am working hard to get a new pair but as the college is so far from my house I gotta pay for a car and I cant save any money for a new pair of boots. This christmas my mother gave me a ski pass to a resort but if I want to go ski, I gotta use my father's boots which are way too big for me and doesn't fit.
Charles-Antoine Labrecque (16 months ago) View Entry
After skiing mid-season I took my ski socks off to put them in the dirty laundry. I then noticed how both of my ankles(or what I thought to be ankles) were bright bright red, and sticking out like a sore thumb. I examined these "lumps", and came to the conclusion that these weren't my ankles. I went to the foot surgeon and he said without a good pair of boots these bones will only grow, he literally recommended Raichle boots. Turns out I have a form of exostosis, basically bones that wont stop growing. I currently ride on the crappiest boots that fit and saved up to by special footbeds that haven't helped at all. So please, I could really use these boots. Thanks for your time.
Matt Kantner (16 months ago) View Entry
dear full tilt, i am an amature skiier spending most of my days at mt snow getting better. however it gets pretty hard when your old tecnica agents cant stay buckled on a 10 ft jump or at the end of the day when i realize i have no more lower leg hair. so far this season ive already lost a toenail and bruised two others. i have a wider foot and my boots just cant seem to ever feel comfortable, my skills are increasing greatly everyday its just hard when my foot slides halfway out of my boot how and then. i cant afford full tilts but would love to get a pair, seeing all my freinds enjoying them everyday gets difficult
ryan (16 months ago) View Entry
Diary of a Mad Boot. OK Full Tilt, here are my boots gone Mad as their condition is so truly sad. As you will see, and as told below, the history of insanity for my ten frozen toes. Thanks for your consideration. Full Tilt is an awesome product.
Eric Duncan (16 months ago) View Entry
Hello my name is Hans Pande, and I shred Wasatch pow. These Solamans have been very good to me over the years and I love them. But they haven't performed for me in the chest deep Alta pow days, or trying and then epically crashing to stomp cliffs. I worked hard all summer for new boots mowing lawns and working for, "Parade of Homes." To buy a season pass and new or used pair of full tilt ski boots. But I sadly fell short when snowbird raised their season pass prices and had to get new skins for my skis. I am a 4.0 student and have had to work for everything I have gotten. I love to mountain bike, rock climb, canyoneer, and most importantly ski. I would love to be considered for the boots that I desperately need. Thank you for considering me, Hans Pande
Hans Pande (16 months ago) View Entry
I have skkiid only a couple years and can already do rails jumps 360's 540's . I have nice twin tips poles etc. Except my boots are awful lange boots and my mom and dad have been divorced due to severe problems. I worked for everything i have and can barely afford to go up a couple times a year. Im trying to pursue this as a sport and I dont have the heart asking my mom for the money because i know she wants to help me out so bad but just doesnt have the money at the time. It would be the best present i have gotten in a while because these past few christmass havent been anything special. Please help me out with a new pair of full tilt boots. It wouldnt make me any happier
cody (16 months ago) View Entry
I really don't need nor want new boots right now. I have skied Flexons for almost as long as Seth (15 years), and have an "almost new" pair being mailed to me right now. Intuition liners would be nice, but... I am entering this sweepstakes for my wife. 15 years ago, on Valentines Day, I sat down next to a beautiful blonde, proposed on the first date, and married her 8 months later. She is and has been my best friend, ski buddy, and the mother of 2 hyperactive little skiers. She is a ski instructor, volunteers with the adaptive program at our little hill, and is a part time college student. I would love to show her how much I love and appreciate her by pampering her with a pair of Mary Janes this year. Thank you
Joe Reeves (16 months ago) View Entry
Dear Full tilt, I am a danish rookie skibum, working my first season at a hotel in Norway. I love skiing, been skiing for 15 years. I love it so much that i actually took a job shuffling snow for free!! Well my payment is a place to sleep and food everyday, plus the liftcard for the entire season and alot of exercise ;). Its an okay deal because I get to (almost) enjoy the park a few days each a week. But that leaves me unfortunatly with no spare money for some new and shiny Full tilts! I should probably if not definitely have thought about that before i took the job, but I was just so excited that I got to ski for 6 months(!!). I have some worn out Nordica boots I bought 4 years ago, they are getting very uncomfortably as they are not fitting my skill level and style anymore. So please Full Tilt help out a hard working, but non profitting skibum, getting an perfect rookie season anyhow. Best regards from Kvitfjell :)
Morten Møller (16 months ago) View Entry
Ahhh the pain and agony of black toe! This is the second season in a row in which I have suffered from black toe. The toenail on this big toe fell off last season and grew back just in time for me to get black toe again. This is a never ending cycle with conventional boots that do not fit right. A pair of FT's will give me that custom fit necessary to prevent my foot from moving around in my boots and my toes from slamming in the toe box.
Kyle Bradford (16 months ago) View Entry
My boots are ugly They are really normal they aren't freeskier boots and i am a freeskiier i need Full Tilt all my friend's have them Full Tilt is the best
Tom Theiler (16 months ago) View Entry
so theres my boots, i know what your thinking wow thoes are bad ass. these are the reasons why you should give me new boots: 1 i ski more powder than you 2 i'm at least 30 days into my season at blackcomb and i poached everyone of thoes days. 3 the sole of my boots is worn past the point of being safe. 4 my secura-fix treckers don't work in bare feet. now you see why it is so apparently obvious that i need new boots. i would like to take this moment to thank the universe in advance for the boots i will win thank you universe your awesome.
mark houston (16 months ago) View Entry
Living in Utah and close to the mountains, I go skiing quite often. It is a very fun obsession of mine. With the current ski boots that I wear, they sometimes can hold me back. The boots that I have are so old that I don't even know the name of the model they are. All I know is that they are an old pair of some old, gray Salomons. They barely can fit my feet let alone keep them warm! All there is inside of them is a rubber big rubber mold with some fabric lining, then a plastic shell to top it all off. The only positive attribute that I can think of them is that it takes me two seconds to put them on with only one strap to clip in on each boot. With a nice new pair of some Full Tilt's, I would never ever take my ski boots for granted.
Logan Rogers (16 months ago) View Entry
These are my ski boots! I live in upstate NY and like to ski every chance I get. My ski boots I bought about 3 yrs ago used and they hurt my feet, but I can't afford to buy another pair so I have no choice but to wear what I have if I want to ski, that's why it would be nice if I could win a pair of new ones.I'm sure there are people more deserving than me but I really need a new pair of boots and Full Tilt are my favorite brand so I would really like to win. Thank you!
casey ruane (16 months ago) View Entry
I am 40 years old and haven't skied in about 17 years. I decided this year to get back on the slopes and introduce my 7 year son to the greatest winter sport. My wife on the other hand had a different idea, she decided she wanted to learn how to snowboard and convinced me to register for snowboard lessons as well. After 2 days on the slopes and a bruised tail bone, I decided that I enjoy skiing much more and switched back to that. I spent the rest of the afternoon skiing and was able to pick up pretty much where I left off 17 years ago. Now I want to go out and buy equipment because my 220 skis and Saloman Evolution 7.1 boots are ancient. Can Full Tilt help me keep my costs down by providing me with a great pair of boots.
Victor Hanna (16 months ago) View Entry
full tilt please help me!!! i have nordica boots that suck really bad my shins kill. they are super hard to buckle and to buckle off, i have blistards everywhere my third run i do they already start killing and i just cant take the pain plus my cat effin peed on them!
Lucas Montes (16 months ago) View Entry
hey um i live on the east coast, the conditions aren't always the best and my boots are hand me down salmons like the ones you rent. They are a size to big and my full tilt is amazing! That you came up with a way for skiers to be flexible, quick to get on and light just blows my mind. I would love a pair of full tilt boots they are amazing and i have to buy new ones if i want them i just don't have the money so thanks guys it would be sick
Cameron (16 months ago) View Entry
my boots are so big and crappy that i feels better to where them with left boot on right foot and vice versa. I am a am freeskier who needs some proper boots to shred on.
Max Klein (16 months ago) View Entry
Hey full tilt, as you can probley tell i own the dinosaur version's of your boots (Raichle's) they where passed down to me from my dad after 10 yrs of wear and tear, there just not cutting it anymore for me. i work at a local ski resort teaching park and i cant take the shin and toe bang any longer. so please full tilt help me out. -Tyler
tyler plowucha (16 months ago) View Entry
I had a nice pair of boots for a year, then the next year my feet crushed because they were way too small. I just got a new pair from a second hand shop for 40 bucks, there good for now (and super ghetto), but i will definitely need a new pair!
Bennett Ewald (16 months ago) View Entry
Hey guys. I am not going to wright you a full shpeel about how I deserve a new pair of boots the most. I am sure there are people out there that are very deserving of these boots. Truth is I have been skiing for about 16 years, since I was 3 (im 19) I am in my second year of college at washington state (go COUGS). As you may guess a college students doesnt have alot of extra money (nearly none). I used all the money I had extra to buy a seasons pass for schweitzer mountain. I would rather use my money for skiing than beer money, and would rather be spending my weekends skiing than partying. Truth is unless I am given an incredible deal (or given them) I will most likely never have my own pair of full tilts. Help a devout skier take his riding to the next level! Hook me up with a pair of these awesome boots, which are at the pinnacle of ski boot technology
Colton Rice (16 months ago) View Entry
Ive been a soild skier getting at least 140 days a season, I just moved out to Utah from Oregon for the epic ski scene. First day in utah got a job at brighton for the pass, so i can ride before work and after work which i did every day. But about two weeks ago had a major boot blow out(as you can see by my picture) my four year old spks decided it was time to give up on life. In the process of blowing my boot out i fractured the tip of my index toe. I havent been able to ski in two weeks and i wont be able to buy a new pair of boots for another two months due to my bills. This kinda defeated tthe purpose of moving out to utah just for skiing. now im stranded with no boots and no chance to ski. just a sore toe. My mom has had a pair of Raichle boots sense i can remember and she still wont give them up, they are soild no crack like my 4 year old boots, so i know i can trust FT to last me.. not to speak...
Hans B. (16 months ago) View Entry
Ski racing and running track at an early age, my feet never even had a chance. When I was in elementary school, I noticed a peculiarity with both of my feet: I hadn't the slightest clue which large, bony protrusion on the inside of each foot was, in fact, my ankle. Showing this to my mother, we hastily made an appointment with the doctor. All told, both of the arches of my feet had collapsed from the wear and tear of athletics (I suspect my stiff-as-a-catholic-priest-in-Sunday-school racing boots), leaving behind the grotesque abscesses I mistook for ankles. Today I still ski with boots born of the same stale ski boot technology that I did in parochial school. And still, after every ski day I feel as though I'm about to sprout a third ankle! Please, liberate my ankles from their wretched cage! They crave only a pair of flexible, comfortable, and customizable Full Tilt Boots!
Rusty Roberts (16 months ago) View Entry
You may wonder why a 15 year old average skier from PA may need a pair of fulltilts? I can tell you why. On December 26th, 2010 I spiral fractured my humorous doing a 360 in the park, and it was all due to my boots. Only after about 3 hours of skiing, i started to notice my boot giving me a lot of shin bang and the top buckle of the left boot kept unbuckling itself. On my run down to the park, I was planning to 360 off the booter and go in for lunch. I called my drop, and on the lip of the jump, the top buckle of the left boot unbuckled again. When threeing in the air I went off axis, landed, and came straight down on my arm due to my foot being so loose in the boot. Skiing is my life and I miss it a lot now that I'm injured. Please Fulltilt, hook me up with a free pair of boots so you can save me, my family, ski patrol, and the hospital from unnecessary stress. Please help this injured, poor, worried...
Paul Karoly (16 months ago) View Entry
Hey Full Tilt. My boots suck. I've had them now for about 4 years. At the time I got them used and really big, under the impression I would grow in to them. I didn't. So now, essentially fully grown and a poor university student, I am skiing in boots my feet shift around in. I can't even count the number of times I have mangled my ankles with these stupid things. Skiing with these boots is awful and when you wanna start park skiing, but your ankles are too chewed up from loose boots, that sucks. So, if you could, help me out Full Tilt.
Alex Pavlich (16 months ago) View Entry
You ever tried skiing park and pipe in boots like this. It's torture! Everyone knows full tilt boots are the pinacle of freestyle ski boots, I'm a poor student , don't deny me!
Adam El-Mansi (16 months ago) View Entry
these boots arent working for me because of the flex. they are way to stiff. i am just now learning rodeos and d spins and every time i land, i feel like my shins and toes explode in my boots. i want the full tilt booters because they are stylish, the prevent shin bang and toe bang and will help me stomp my landings without becoming a cripple the next day. please full tilt, help me out.
Chandler Smith (16 months ago) View Entry
because mine are to small and they are really sick and i cant afford new ones
triston geller (16 months ago) View Entry
Hi, im a 13 year old kid who has a passion for skiing but i dont have the funds to get boots. I have to rent boots that stink and are usually wet (from other peoples sweat). I know that you are the best company and have some of the best riders backing your equipment. So please let me win these boots because i love to ski and want to take my park skiing to the next level.
Corey Young (16 months ago) View Entry
Hi I am 14 years old and i have been skiing for 4 years now. The problem is that I have to rent boots everytime I go skiing, because I used to play hockey for seven years until I got my four concussions and had to quit. So I tried to get into skiing, the first time I tried it I loved it but since hockey was so expensive and I had just got new hockey equipment before my fourth concussion so we didnt have enough money to get ski boots so i am stuck with rentals until i get some ski boots i really like to ski in the terrain park and these new full tilt boots would help me out alot. Oh and I live in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.
Blake (16 months ago) View Entry
i should win new boots because right now im stuck using my dads that he bought in 1975, if that isnt enough reason then what is?
Damon Crouse (16 months ago) View Entry
Dear Full Tilt I would really like a sweet pair of full tilts to replace my crapy boots that hurt my feet and really just suck. The pull strings dont do anything and the straps are not mutch better. I would love to have a pair of FTs but im in college and buying a pair any time soon is not going to happen. Having a pair of new full tilts would stop all the trouble with my feet hurting everytime i go skiing and I would finally be able to shred with my friends. Thanks FULL TILT
Neil Trout (16 months ago) View Entry
Dear Full Tilt, After depleting all of my money on useless things such as nordic skiing, I now have no money for alpine boots. Knowing that you are the best I am kindly asking you to support a skier from Jackson Hole. Being in Jackson Hole I need the best boots for the best terrain. Unfortunatley I can't shred using the pictured nordic boots. Please Full Tilt, Help!
Peter Neal (16 months ago) View Entry
Hi fulltilt! im a boy from norway with a great passion for skiing both park and powder. IBut I always get this extreme shin pain whenever I ski! For the last two years I have bought new boots, at first I bought myself a pair of salomons wich didn't help against the pain at all, I sold them. Now im on a 3 year old pair of dalbellos just because I got them cheap. It really sucks to have shin pain every day when you ski. im super stoked about learning new tricks in the park but it gets really hard when you're in constant pain when you ski. So please Full tilt! choose me!
Marius nyborg hansen (16 months ago) View Entry
Well here is my boot issue. I have used a three peice boot my entire life. I am still using the Raichle version (Blue boot pictured) from the late 80's which have seen better days as I have not been able to find a another or replacement parts as they are very hard to come by. Just recently I though I struck gold as there was a pair (red boots pictured) for sale in excellent condition on kijiji here is NB Canada. Well I called the seller who had of course sold them the same day they were put up for sale. So I thought I would try my luck on ebay. I found a pair of Kneissl Flexon Pros (Black Boots pictured) I bought them with the buy it now option only to never receive them and have my money stolen. I currently have a claim in to get my money back. But I already have too much money sunk to even think about buying another pair of boots. I guess im just stuck. If you think im worthy of new boots great. If not well at least people will see the struggle people go through to...
Andrew Macdonald (16 months ago) View Entry
Hi there These are the bottoms of my old Raichle Flexon boots, which I have had for more than ten years and I love them. I was distraught when the company disappeared from view, but managed to obtain some replacement heel parts to keep them going for a while. However, a final funeral is in sight, I fear and I am simply terrified of having to use anything else! I would just love a new pair of beautiful Full Tilt boots.
Sarah (16 months ago) View Entry
My crappy boots that i hate. I have a old beat up version of these. That have no padding for park skiing.
Jake Weirick (16 months ago) View Entry
I'll just be straightforward, I'm a 15 year old who really likes to ski. A new pair of ski boots would be very nice. thanks
Conrad Tallackson (16 months ago) View Entry
so i have a pair of beat to shit rossie boots my dad passed down to me. im skiing park and urban and these boots have ZERO padding anywere. last winter i had to get my shins MRIed because my Doc thought i might have stress fractured both my shins... my coach and pro skier rides Full Tilt and swears by you guys and some of my friends do to. im tired of the feeling of being kicked in the shins every time i hit a bump large or small.
Angus (16 months ago) View Entry
i think that i should win new pair of boots beceause mine are very old and broken. If i have a new pair of boots i'll become better and i will have better performances. sorry for my english i speak french!!!
simon lachaine (16 months ago) View Entry
Howdy, Thought I would throw my hat in the ring. I volunteer on the local ski patrol and I also am a part of the teaching team for our local adaptive ski program. In addition to those volunteer programs, I, of course, try to get out and rip as much as possible. I would be down for some new boots since mine are getting packed out and I keep frostbiting my toes. I can only think that the intuition liners would help keep my digits stay warm. Thanks for letting me tell my sob story. Good luck to all!
chad krezelok (16 months ago) View Entry
the strap broke
kent cook (16 months ago) View Entry
Im very special because I actully live in Oslo, in Norway. And its no where you kan try thoose full tilt boots. Im a jibber so im a fan of tom wallisch. :D
Cedric (16 months ago) View Entry
I am a ski patroller from Aust. On my way to Tahoe for the winter I noted that my dear sallys have a massive blood stain that just won't come out... not the most encouraging sight for those injured riders!
Maddison Harris (16 months ago) View Entry
I can't even find a pair of Full Tilts to try on -- all sold out here in town! I have been wearing my current feet torture devices for the last 6 years. After skiing a pretty mellow bump run on Monday at Copper and having to stop again to unbuckle my left boot, I thought about smashing my boots with an ax, rolling over them with my car, etc. HATE does not begin to describe the feelings I have towards my Head boots. HELP ME!
robin seidner (16 months ago) View Entry
The most deserving person would be Pete Wiley, as his dad nailed high-tops to skis when we were kids. Pete is a doctor now and can afford great equipment. So I ask for myself. My boots weren't much better, they were leather lace-ups mated to bear trap bindings. I spent my money the past couple years outfitting the kids with new boots and skis. I am in some old rear entrys and used skis, trying to compete in the beer league on Thursdays. If I bought new boots I couldn't afford beer. Please help. Thank you, John
John Gregory (16 months ago) View Entry
Open to Canada? Couldn't choose my 'state' (province)....Anyways, onto the important stuff. I live in Revelstoke, dumping here for days now. Old ass Scarpa's blew a strap the other non-powder week. Brought it to the shop, they 'fixed' it. Go to ski some sweet pow this morning, tighten the strap, it blows again, and I havent even shut the door of my truck. DAMMIT. So much POW. Pack up the truck and back to town, now the shop is out of straps and are not getting anymore. WTF. Shops in this town suck. I need new boots because I can't get mine repaired, and Full Tilts are what I need...enough said.
Ryan McLauchlan (16 months ago) View Entry
Hi everyone... My Raichles are tired! I acquired them from my girlfriend's dad a few years back. Chuck was a ski patrol at Snowbird for many years and swore by these three piece boots. SO when he ordered his new pair of Full Tilt boots he decided to pass the old ones on to me. I was excited because I was just starting to make my transition back to skiing. I am an avid snow kiter. Ever since I started riding with the three piece technology my riding has progressed a ton. The technology of the boot has allowed me to extend my riding time because of shear comfort. Along with comfort I feel an increased safety with the flexibility in the ankles when it comes time to boostng. I love the boots and designs and would recommend it to any one especially snowkiters. I do a lot of freestyle and racing and would and love them in all conditions. A new pair of Full Tilts would be a dream come true....I can only imagine how many miles I could log with those killer liners. Thanks.
Eric Oppen (16 months ago) View Entry
I have recently saved up enough money over a two year radius to afford a season pass to ski because skiing is my passion. Unfortunately though my boots are 3 years old... they literally take 10 mins too get on and are extremely painful to ski in and they are holding me back. My Dad got laid off from his job and my Mom does not have a job so i cannot get new boots. Getting new boots would help me out so much and help me enjoy skiing again, while going through everything rough in my life. I don't have a camera though to take a picture of the boots though, they are 2008 boots. Thanks.
Mac Atkins (16 months ago) View Entry
Why? Answer: Inspiration In the coldest place in the lower 48, North Dakota/Minnesota, I work to inspire other skiers by demonstrating, expecially to the ski patrol, that age has nothing to do with disire to free-ride. My 25-year old Lange boots cracked from heel to toe on both sides, both boots, after a landing on the knuckle in -10F weather. The unintended crumple zone engineering prevented a broken heel. Too late to become a Mike Douglas and have a career with Salomon. Hope you like the old school daffy photo. - Sincerely, Always riding switch.
Darren Schmidt (16 months ago) View Entry
Hi, my name is Andrew Graves, and I am from Sun Valley, Idaho. In the past years Sun valley has not had a terrain park of any sorts, and I have not had my own nice skis or boots. Last year, Sun Valley opened a new terrain park with 60 feet plus jumps. I was super stoked until i hit one of them with too much speed and was out the rest of the day due to monster shin bang. This year I bought LINE Afterbangs, but had no money for boots so I bought some Raichles at the local thrift store for $15. They give me blisters and are really really uncomfortable, but I plan to ski on them all year. To solve the blister problem I jammed cardboard in the heel. I NEED these for the park. Help out a budding freeskier with some boots for the biggest booters Sun Valley has to offer. P.S. Tom Wallisch and level 1 are coming out so I can impress them.
Andrew Graves (16 months ago) View Entry
I should win new boots because I don't own any at all. Mine are the big ugly bulky ones you must rent. Ouch!
Matt Beaman (16 months ago) View Entry
i love skiing but it is very hard to enjoy in my fathers 15 year old hand me down boots these boots are about 6 lbs on one boot. every single time i hit a jump my feet get shinbang and toe bang and i have enormous bruises on my leg i have always longed for a pair of boots like these but due to financial reasons i am not able to afford them so if you can please help me out but if not understand and i thank you for your time
Jake Barczyk (16 months ago) View Entry
Dear Full Tilt for the past four years I have been riding the same pair of lange freestyle ski boots. As I found out when lange says freestyle they mean rece boot with cool colors. this means that they are stiffer than stiff. I dont just have shinbang I almost broke my leg in these boots the other day. Infact these boots are so bad Ive started snowboarding. I know its horrible but I love the snow. I recently found a pair of raichles at my local dump. and even though they are to small and realy used they are better then my langes or should i say were better. I broke them. so please dont break my legs.
Jeff Lent (16 months ago) View Entry
My name is Ben and I live in Cordova Alaska. Last year I managed to melt completely throught the shell of Scarpa Spirit Fours. It was my first attempt to winter camp and I put them a little too close to the fire and the next thing I knew... There was a hole down to the liners. I threw a little electrical tape on the inside of the shell and skiied the rest of the year fine. Early this season the plastic cracked all the way across the top of the foot starting in the melted part. I have tried JB Weld and 5200 sealant but nothing can hold the crack together. The boots are shot so send me a pair of FTs and I promise to keep them a little further from the fire.
Ben Americus (16 months ago) View Entry
You want to hear about bad ski boots? I’ll trade my used Salomon Symbio 500's for the “bad” boots from anyone else in this contest! I am a 15 year old from NYC who had to buy boots from a local ski area selling their rental inventory. They weigh a ton, they don’t flex, and the stiff forward angle makes it painful to ski switch. My toes and shins get beat up every time I land. The boot sole is so worn that my bindings release when they shouldn’t. Land a jump and lose a ski! I am a committed freeskier – I even built a rail in my garage and driveway with scavenged materials to practice over the summer. Here is a link to video of me on my pathetic homemade rail - complete with bad binding releases! I will make the most of Full Tilt’s lightweight, 3-piece design, and you’ll have a customer for life. And to everyone else, if you win this contest please send me your “bad” size twelves? Trust me, they are better than what I got! http://vimeo.com/18143132 (Song: Fatlip - What's Up Fatlip?) http://vimeo.com/18144113
James Gunkel (17 months ago) View Entry
hey FT i really need these boots, because late last season my boots were stolen from me. now i have to ride on rental boots that have a 103 mm last (i fit in a 98 mm last) and they are as hard as a rock. these boots have absolutely no flex and are to way to big for me. i am trying to ski park on them, but i keep getting constant shin bang and toe bang. since i dont have a job and my parents cant afford new boots for me i am considering quitting skiing since my toes are so black and my shins are all bruised up. please FT i need these boots so bad. And lately i've been repping FT on the back of my phone, in my locker at school, IN my pole grips, and hopefully soon on my feet
G Smith (17 months ago) View Entry
When I was 13 I taught myself how to ski. My first pair of boots were hand-me-downs from my dad; from when he skied when he was younger. Size 8 mens. For financial reasons, I skied in those boots for years. My second pair of boots my dad found in the "freebies" pile at the dump. I finally saved up and bought myself a pair of clearance boots which have held me up for 8 years (this season). I think it's finally time I upgraded...
Allison Jones (17 months ago) View Entry
If a picture worth a thousand words... by doing complex mental calculations, results I’m sooo out of words! :) Let the pictures speak for me... :)
Diana Chiuzbaian (17 months ago) View Entry
I ski about 20 days a year. For the past 4 years, I have not had 10 toenails on my feet at the same time. Last year, my (ex-)GF thought "getting pedicures" would be a fun date (now you can see why she is an "ex". When I unfurled the "Snagglefeet", the girl doing my pedicure gasped and said, "We should charge you less since you don't have all your toenails." Needless to say, I now know what a horse feels like when it gets shod... For the Love of Ullr, please help my dogs find a comfy home so this ceases to happen!
Chris Ochs (17 months ago) View Entry
I have had really bad boots until last year. I would get toebang so bad that i would lose both big toe nails, but then I bought the booters. And I haven't had a problem with toebang since. The only problem I am having now is the bottom buckle broke and I just got them last winter.
Carlin Doyle (17 months ago) View Entry
Well its summer here in New Zealand. I have skiers remorse and wish I skied more this year. If you have been watching the news, the South Island of New Zealand had a pretty hard year. We planned a trip to go skiing overseas this year, but when the 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch, our house was badly damaged and so all hope over going overseas was canceled. Dad felt this extremely hard, as the house we lived in was his baby. He had built it from the ground up, and seen it take form over 3 years of building. On September the 4th at 4:35am he saw his home, and baby get ripped away from him. He was devastated. Dad skied on the New Zealand ski team and is still a keen skier today. He has skied on the same boots for more than 15 years. He has modified, punched out and grinded his boots to fit his feet, but now complains of cold feet as the liner has given up. Since the quake, we have not been skiing as dad has been too focused on the house. As a late Christmas present I would love to give dad...
John Fulton (17 months ago) View Entry
Well I just had my birthday days ago and the only thing I asked for was some full tilts. Sadly when it was time to open the presents I was greeted with a hand knit sweater, some shirts, and a pair of pretty mangy poles. My parents are great but can’t afford anything anywhere near as nice as even the lowest priced full tilts. I realize that skiing probably wasn’t the smartest sport to take up because it costs a lot but I love it more than anything. In the past I’ve been lucky with finding deals; got some 08’ chronic twins from one of my uncles friends for next to nothing and I get a season pass from the ski mountain I work at all season long for free. I know you guys must have a lot of entries from a lot of people who are very deserving but unless I win the lottery or something it looks like ill be ridin on some good ol’ secondhand $70 Dolomites that have more cracks than you’d find at a plumber convention.. It’d be immensely appreciated if you guys could help!! Thanks again and Happy Holidays! You guys are the best!
Silas Berrier (17 months ago) View Entry
I am a poor college student who is 100% addicted to skiing; it is my one true passion in life. I began to ski seriously (freesking) about 2 years ago, and recently have begun to advance my skills quickly. My current boots are a huge problem. They were purchased with the intent for full comfort cruising groomers, which is far from what I do anymore. Any amount of airtime gives me terrible shin and toe bang. On top of that, I have EXTREMELY wide feet that basically get folded in half every time I put on my boots, and crunch my toes leading to an ingrown toenail (not fun). To top it all off, yesterday while skiing, one of my buckles somehow bent and cracked and do not work anymore. Unfortunately I can’t afford to buy new boots right now, but I know Full Tilt's extra wide and high performance boots are exactly what I need to help me enjoy skiing again. Please help me out!
Travis Bernardy (17 months ago) View Entry
Hey Full Tilt. First off, I just wanted to let you guys know that you are the sickest boot company out there. No other boots even come close to the quality of your boots. I recently switched to freeskiing this year. Before that I was a snowboarder. I have only been skiing for about a month now, but I can already do 180's, slide boxes, and so on. I love to hit big jumps, but whenever I land, I get bad shin bang and toe bang. I would love a new pair of Full Tilts so I can learn new tricks, and enjoy skiing as much as anyone who owns Full Tilts. Thanks!
Kiran (17 months ago) View Entry
I've had these over sized clunky Nordica ski boots for a few seasons now, and I have had enough! I'm not even sure where to begin with these things. Got em for cheap one year at sniagrab, and now I see why. The plastic buckles are an embarrassment, everyday is a fight to pull and stretch them to buckle. Oh, and once they're buckled, good luck getting them off. The liners are so stiff, if I attempt to take them out, I can barely get em back in the boot. But, without a doubt the worst thing about these boots is the pain my left foot receives throughout a day on the slopes. I’ve got a very pronounced bone on the top of my left foot which lies right beneath the middle buckle and when tight, puts all the pressure on this bone. I found out early on that cramming a piece of foam under my sock relieves the pain. But last I checked a ski boot should fit comfortably all day. The foam I use can be seen in my picture. These boots have taken the fun out of skiing. Please Full Tilt, help me!
Dillon Christlieb (17 months ago) View Entry
Last season (2008-2009) I finally convinced my parents to get me a pass. My dad was in Afghanistan and we didn't have very much money to spend, so my pass was all I got for Christmas but I still didn't have a pair of skis or boots. I got on craigslist and found a pair of boots for $10 which was all we could afford. They were old and the liners were worn down to the plastic. After finding a pair of old skis I began hitting up the slopes. My skills progressed extremely fast but my boots were holding me back because of major shin bang to the point that I had to take pain meds the day after (but it was worth it) and loss of ski control when I would go fast because they are a bit too big. Now this season I am skiing even more intensely but these old boots are majorly holding me back and its hard to still enjoy it. With that said it would be the best day of my life and my parents if I could get some new boots and begin skiing comfortably and to my full potential.
Drew Miller (17 months ago) View Entry
Need i say more....i smashed a rock burried in powder and completely blew up my boot... i had to use rentals the rest of the week... overall that was the worst first ski trip ever.
Riley Keech (17 months ago) View Entry
I skied in flexoncomps back in 1983-1986. I rememeber loving these boots. Before I ever packed out the boots and the skin below my right ankle would blister. I never figured out how to get rid of the pain back then. I just dealt with it. But honestly, I loved those boots even though they rubbed the bone below my ankle the wrong way!!
Tim Buckley (17 months ago) View Entry
Rx FULL TILT. The last 20 years of skiing, has remodeled my ankle into a club like deformity which I use to crush walnuts and cars. My packed out, old pair of boots, are suspect. Earlier, march ish, I had my ankle shaved, less than fun, and I remember the days of old, when 3 piece boots ruled and my feet were comfortable. Please Full Tilt help these tiered old dogs learn a few new tricks.
Andy Farrar (17 months ago) View Entry
I have been skiing for over 5 years now and before that I was a snowboarder. I never had my own gear and just skied on my brothers skis and boots. They are size 30, and my foot fits a size 28 or 28.5. These boots have been holding me back because they are too big, heavy, and very stiff. I get bruises on my shins every time I ski with these boots. I've always wanted a pair of full tilt boots, but since I am a poor college student who can barely affored a season pass I haven't been able to buy a pair. I sold my old snowboard and bought a pair of Salomon Foils. I haven't been able to ski on them yet because I need to mount the bindings to a smaller boot then these I have. Since I have skied in big boots all my life a pair that fits will exponentially improve my ability and love for the sport.
Christopher Metz (17 months ago) View Entry
I have a pair of 08-09 dalbello kryptons i know these boots are pretty good but since i've had them for two years now im starting to get serious shin and toe bang. I skiied for one day this weekend and after i took off my boots i noticed that i lost shin hair and my left toe nail was completly purple so i hope i can get some Full Tilts and thanks for keepin it real
Raphael Pacella (17 months ago) View Entry
These boots are from circa 1997. I an the youngest of six so i have all hammy downs except for skis. I saved enough money over 3 years to buy line skis. These boots are small, smelly, uncomfortable, and ugly looking. Please help me.
Bobby Cloughen (17 months ago) View Entry
I bought Full Tilts 3 years ago when the purple Hot Doggers came out. They were the best boot I`ve ever riden. They’ve seen 140 days in North America, and 80 plus days in South America. After a lot of riding, the base plastic became to tear and crack. It became a warranty issue so I sent them back to see if I was eligible for replacement boots but due to bad timing and stock issues, Full Tilt was unable to replace them completely, so they offered to send me some parts. I was sent the base of the Bumble Bee and the shell of the Booter. I used the liners and highback from my Hot Doggers and a few buckles. Unfortunately I received one size smaller then my previous boots. Even though my boots look ghetto, being put together with random parts I still sport them, but I could really use a fresh pair!
ParkerB (17 months ago) View Entry
i really have uncomfortable ski boots
James (17 months ago) View Entry
Well these old old Nordica's are my brothers old boots from the 90's. They are size YOUTH size 26. I am now size 28. I come from a low income family so we can't afford full-tilt boots. I can't go skiing anymore because I simply can't fit in these boots. I tried going skiing the other day and ended up with 2 toenails falling off. I am really hoping for some new ski boots. Thank you Full-tilt :)
Carson Clements (17 months ago) View Entry
Im not going to complain about my boots or tell you why they are NOT working becasue I have what I have only becasue a good friend of mine got me into the sport has helped me progress and now that he has his full tilts and i still have his old technicas. He let me try his boot and let me tell you this! HEAVEN ! I couldent ask for anything more in a boot. I am a college student and I dont have as big of a bank account as some, But since skiing has been my passion for the past 5 years I feel that this could be the break I need...Just that one thing that will step up my game and throw me to new heights (with soft landings ofcourse) All I can say is thanks for reading and I hope whoever recieves a pair of these awesome boots realy knows that they are blessed, for what they are about to step into is AWESOME, Thanks.
Stanley Mindiola (17 months ago) View Entry
alright, i graduated from high school in june and worked all summer at the home depot and taking any side jobs i could get. i quit my job at the first sign of snow and i am now living in my 1989 cadillac eldorado that i have to start with a screwdriver when i can't find a buddies couch to sleep on. i am doing all this because of my pure love of skiing. the boots i have right now were given to me from my uncle about 4 years ago and i'm lucky i've made them last that long. i am skiing every day and i need a boot that can perform every day, and that boot is of course a full tilt. i would love to just buy a pair but it's just not in my budget if i want to survive this sierra nevada winter. thank you full tilt for this oppurtunity.
justin bridendolph (17 months ago) View Entry
I love skiing! The problem is that I am constantly growing and I don't always have the money to replace equipment as I grow. I got these TECNICA MODO 8 boots several years ago and they were great then. Now, not so much! Both boots are really small on me now. The worst is my right boot, the plastic on the front has gotten really stiff and when I put it on it cuts into my shin. It takes about an hour of hard skiing before I can manhandle the boot into a slightly more comfortable position. I love skiing and am willing to have a bruised right shin the whole winter if it means I can ski, but I would LOVE some more comfortable boots. Full Tilt boots are so fresh and tasty! I don't know how much my legs would thank me if I got a pair. The technology in them is crazy too! The liners sound awesome, the flex customization sound awesome. They say that boots are the most personal piece of equipment and man I could use some of those rockin' Full Tilt boots!
Skye Gunter (17 months ago) View Entry
The cow called, she wants her leather back!
john small (17 months ago) View Entry
I have been in love with my best friend for over 2 years. We have SO much in common. The problem is, I don't have much money and my old ski boots are worn so bad I can't use them anymore. The man I am in love with is an avid skier, and ski's every weekend. If I had a pair of FT boots, I would no longer have an excuse NOT to go skiing with the love of my life. AND, I know he would see me in a whole different light as someone he can spend time with, enjoying the love of the sport, and not just a broke girl looking for a sugar Daddy. Everytime I hear about him going to ski, it just breaks my heart that I cannot be next to him on the slopes, taking in the beauty of our Nation.
Natalie Santos (17 months ago) View Entry
Right nw i have ski boot size 23.5 and i need 26 i want to progress my skiing but i spent my money on new ski and bindings and now i need boots. i cant hit big jumps and land flips becuase i get shin bang so bad i get bruses on my shins and bumps . if i cant find ski boots for under 60$ i have to use some from the DI or used rental boots i need these or i have to use POS boots and i want to try to get sponsored this year but i cant do it with out new boots i have cut my liners so my foot will fit but there getting beetin up. and my toes hurt way bad. if i cant get full tilts this year would suck GO FULL TILT THE THREE PIECE BOOT!! YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!!
alec messerly (17 months ago) View Entry
I have a pair of Head Edge +9 and they just aren't working. My heel pops up all the time, and they suck in park. I have always wanted a good quality three piece boot. I have looked at Dynastar, Salomon and Full Tilt. Full Tilt comes out on top every time just they are too pricy I got a new pair of skis so I sacrificed my boot budget. I love the Full Tilt boots.
Preston Cervantes (17 months ago) View Entry
my raichle boots currently aren't working because they are about 2 sizes to small. i bought fulltilt moldable liners hopeing that they would fit a little bit longer and they did but i have had them molded 2 time since i have had them and they just will not form anymore. i do not have enough money to buy some fulltilts and have been saving money for 3 months when i figured out that i needed new boots and i am still short some money and my dad doesn't have a job and my mom doesn't care at all, i am sking 4 days a week and after i am done skiing my feet feel like they are about to explode, and i've done everything i just need new boots and fulltilt makes the best boots out there .
nick loznak (17 months ago) View Entry
Snowboarders came and attacked me, but while bravely fending them off, a liger came and ate my boots up. Now I've been in legit $20 89' boots from sports traders! Plus I'm 14 and don't even have enough money for a harsh tall tee, let alone new boots! No one can shred in $20 boots (I'm not kidding! 20 f****n dollars) so FT please help me be able to throwdown again with your unreal boots!
CONNOR (17 months ago) View Entry
Look its a pair of 2009 Full Tilt Booters. Just like the ones I owned, before they were stolen in Mammoth by some gypsys or someone. Ever since I lost the greatest pair of boots I've ever owned, I've been 'shredding' some old Nordica demos. The quotes are on shredding because its hard to do that in gay boots. I shred a small local hill and it hurts to see all of my friends progress on our biggest jump, a 20 footer, while I don't even scratch that bump. Please Full Tilt, these kids are slayin me. I miss my boots :( I need to snarf the pow, and your boots are be the only ones holy enough to accompany me in that task.
Colin (17 months ago) View Entry
Well what shall i start with first? your boots are expensive as it sits right now... I live in Canada and most FTs cost around $900 to $1200. I'm only 14 so thats a crapload of moneyeven for my parents. My boots have super bad shin bang. I seshed with friends getting ready for local rail jam, i fell down and tumbles down the hill... my shins are badly bruised... help a ski bum out, thanks guys
Ethan (17 months ago) View Entry
I found these boots at our local thrift shop. As you can probably guess, thrift shop boots don't work the greatest. I have lost two toenails from these uncomfortable, cold boots. After buying a new pair of skis, I don't have nearly the amount of money to buy a pair of Full Tilts, so I would appreciate any help you can give me!
Nils Aardahl (17 months ago) View Entry
1st 1984 raichle flexons, 2nd 1991 Raichle flexons, 3rd Kneissl flexons 2003 nwe old stock. Now on second pair of liners and tonques. I have tried multiple other boots and none have the lateral/posterior stiffness coupled with the progressive flex. Needless to say 8+ yrs of 60-70 days per yr has left the current pair pretty damn tired. I would love a new pair!
Patrick Bakke (17 months ago) View Entry
Here in Ukraine, I can not buy them
valera (17 months ago) View Entry
i would love a new pair of boots. my old pitbull got ahold of my '92 ski boots they were the best boots ever my dad handed them down to me on my 10th birthday man i loved those boots they went anywhere i did from the slopes of alta to the steep adrenaline rushing slopes in france all the way to alaska yeah ive been everywhere but its killing me that i cant ski because i can afford a nice new pair of boots cause my job a macdonalds doesnt pay anywhere close to what i need to buy a pair of boots and skis. powder hound
matt stevens (17 months ago) View Entry
I'm a 14 year old skier from boulder colorado and I have been a supporter of full tilt for along time but haven't had the money to get a pair and the boots I have know are hand me downs from my grandpa and old pair of red reichle flexons but the liners are just falling apart and I need a new pair of boots.
Ben Cockburn (17 months ago) View Entry
Really cool idea/contest!
Ryan Clifford (17 months ago) View Entry
my dog ate my boots....................while they were on my feet. id love a new pair of fulltilts because i think they would look a lot more dope than those lame prosthetic brand ones they are trying to give me.
chris (17 months ago) View Entry
I have been using my current pair of boots for several years now ever since I got them at a yard sale for $40. Because I dont have the extra money to get new boots the only way I can ski is to deal with my current pair and the bruising that they cause. Toe bang, shin bang, and bruising on the top of my foot are all caused by the poor fit of my boots. Please help me Full Tilt, I would love to ski without the pain.
Charlie Cultrara (17 months ago) View Entry
I think I should win the boots because currently I'm wearing my friends moms boots and now they are too small, I had to wear these because I grew out of my old, old boots two years ago. I really need new ones and full tilts are like the best boots ever! so i wanna win!!!!
Brett Hogan (17 months ago) View Entry
Well, I am one of the first FULL TILT BOOTS skiers. I have my model A boots from way back when you first started. Well they have been the BEST BOOTS I have ever had by far. I was rocking them way back when people were making fun of me because they thought they were 30yrs old, and i laughed and said "they are brand new and the most comfortable boot I have ever owned, from a new and upcoming company, and Ill never buy from a different company" I’ve had them for idk 4 or 5 years now and the sole is worn out, the outside shell is getting a little beat down, and the liner is a little too soft and worn out now. But i ski about 100 days a year in these boots so they have lasted better than any other boots I owned. And are by far the most comfortable boots, but it’s time for some new ones. or at least a new orange or bright colored tongue? I really can’t afford new boots right now since I’m looking to go to private college for $50,000+. HELP ME...
Patrick Ripa (17 months ago) View Entry
Fulltilt boots are the beez kneez!! My boots have holes in them!!! They are packed out and get water logged on a consistent basis!!! My foot moves around and I have a hard time shredding. It is soo sad. My boots are three years old. When I first got them, they fit great except for the fact that they bit my heel constantly. It was extremely painful. My shop ground and ground and ground the spot where it was biting me with no avail. They tried blowing it out. No help. So, I cut huge holes in the heels where my bone spurs were hitting the shell. I no longer had a problem with my heels. Fast forward three years and these boots are beat. They are very packed out and duct tape does not keep the water out. Being that I am a ski bum Tahoe local of nine years, I have no money to replace them right now. I skied in my friends Fulltilt boots one day and they are so money. I love they're progressive look and functional design. I NEED...
Ryan Peterson (17 months ago) View Entry
i should win the new boots because my mom and dad cant afford to get me new ski boots and i have had them for 3 years and my toes are scrunched up to the end of the boot and i would really like a new pair. i am going to be taring through the park with them and they would be the best Christmas present ever. :)
connor (17 months ago) View Entry
I should win these boots because ever since spring skiing of last year i have been walking with a limp . And the reason for that is because i shattered my PELVIS and gained three unwanted screws in my hip . And by doing that i broke my boots when i fell in the ****ing ditch of rocks and sticks . And another disturbing fact is that my friend later on told me that my LIVER was also visible . So to get to the point, my boots are busted this is a contest to win FULL TILT boots i'm the person who needs a new pair of boots more than anything .
Brad Fessenden (17 months ago) View Entry
i live in saratoga psrings new york.i ski the east.i need full tilts because my parents are poor and when i go skiing i am sleeping out a car. my boots sucks and i am forced to ski with shin bang every weekend.i am dedicated to skiing but i do not have enough money to buy nice boots
Tim (17 months ago) View Entry
These are my current boots they are warm and cozy but a little to small and i can not ski with them... i need full tilt boots so i can ski an have fun, i can not live with out skiing and i want full tilt because i think they will be the best for me ( i think ) and i can not afford them :( ...
Úlfur Björnsson (17 months ago) View Entry
so this summer my mom told me to mow the lawn and wen i went to the shed i foumd a few peices of turf and then set up a rail and wen my mom came back out and found that i had been skiing and not mowing she took my boots and threw them away. my home mt. is opening this weekend and i have no boots ! please help me out !
adam yorio (17 months ago) View Entry
Every ski boot I have ever skied has been uncomfortable. I have wide feet, and two years ago they really started hurting, turning red and swelling up to the point where I would have to stop skiing. For a while my feet would start hurting every time I would think of skiing, which is all the time! So a couple of weeks ago I took a pair of old Technica's and cut out big pieces where it would hurt, and the boots were still to tight! I don't want to walk around barefoot in the snow to make my feet feel better anymore. And maybe a wider Full Tilt is just what I need. Rad!
Andreas White (17 months ago) View Entry
Well currently I have no boots and its ski season and I was hoping to rock a pair of FT's but my parents cant afford to get them this year but due to sum unlucky stuff , I'll most likely have to rock sum sh*tty rentals or sum thing like that and thats why I'd love to win sum FT's plus there the best freestyle boot in the business I mean everyone knows that. Thanks good luck to everyone ski HARD
Nathan Cook (17 months ago) View Entry
I just moved to CO from PA. Before I left I went to the local ski shop to try and get my boots padded and fixed up. I asked the guy what he could do to help and all he said was he could throw them in the dumpster. So as I left I figured I would work on getting some out in CO. Then came Kansas where my car broke down and I was stranded for 6 days. These 6 days accumulated quite the bill from hotel rooms, car parts, food, and booze. So now as I am out in CO I am stuck and with a minimum wage job I am still working off my debt I racked up in beautiful Hays, KS.
Tyler Magann (17 months ago) View Entry
I think I should win these new boots because I have always wanted Full Tilts since the day I saw them in my local ski shop. The reason I don't have them is because they are too expensive for a 13 year old kid that will grow in a season and the boots won't fit next year. Once I stop growing and get a job I will buy Full Tilts every time I need new boots. Instead this season I bought a old pair of Raichle Flexons at my local ski shop's ski swap. I bought them because I knew all the history behind Full Tilt and that they used to be called Raichle but then Raichle went out of business. Then they became known as Full Tilt and they started making even cooler boots. The main reason I bought them though was because Raichles look just like Full Tilts and Full Tilts are the coolest looking and best performing boots on the market. I have used them the 5 times I have skied in the first eight days Mt. Wachusett was open. My 20 year old Raichles were working great until...
David Baird (17 months ago) View Entry
Hey dudes wuts up, I have been dyinng for a new pair of them sick full tilts, the boots I got right now are a disgusting yellow color and theyre painful as anything to wear. Last year I had a pair of black Head boots, but I outgrew em in a year, and now I'm stuck with these shady things. doing 360's with these right now are impossible, for some reason, probly cuz theyre the stiffest things I've ever known. Anyway, my boots SUCK, plz send me some FT's :)
James calder (17 months ago) View Entry
This summer I was waterskiing and doing a flip off the wake. On my way down I hit the water and my right ski caught. I slammed on the water, one ski fell of and gave me about a 5 inch long scar on the back of my head about half and inch deep from my skull, and ended up geting 12 staples. Anyways on of the skis was on pretty tight and ended up screwwing up my shin/ankle pretty bad and Lange ski boots are pretty rough on the shin. I know friends who have FT boots and they said that FTs are gods greatest gift to boots. I love skiing all year, at least twice a week, and these ski boots would really help out.
Drew Lombardi (17 months ago) View Entry
I got a pair of ski boots after the ski season. I did not use them until a couple of days ago when we got snow. I have this setup in my backyard with a couple of rails setup and after two runs i realized that my right boot was cracked. So i went inside. Then i decided to go back out two days later and my left boot cracked also. I NEED NEW BOOTS, PLEASE HELP ME FULL TILT!!!
Ryan Church (17 months ago) View Entry
I decided to live my dream and move to colorado..I needed new equipment badly but I couldnt afford more then like 200 bucks because I was trying to finance my dream. Full tilts are my dream boot. I work at arapahoe basin In colorado just so I can ski everyday. My current boots are Dalbello Voodoos. The are a little to big I have tried everything from a footbed to a heal pad and pads on the outside too. I still get heal lift. I really feel like i wannt get to the next level with my skiing but its hard when ur boots just dont fit right. I would do anything to get my hands on some twall hot doggers. I have emailed and tried to get a pair but to no avail . My life has changed so drastically since i quit my job to move out here. Its the life I have only dreamed about never thought it would come true. Full tilts would just be the icing on the cake . Riding switch without heal lift or landing backseat and not slamming my toes cause My boots dont fit right would be amazing. Thank you...
Dan Hanson (17 months ago) View Entry
Hey full tilt this pic was from 2 years ago its from when i broke my ankles from what my doctor said was my boots not flexing when i dropped a 30 foot cliff i am totally recovered but still in the same boots and was wondering if you guys would be willing to send out a pair
Jasper Wesselman (17 months ago) View Entry
because my boots are way to small and if theirs a divit at the end of the rail and i dont get the rotation i stub my toe nd so all my toes aare black and bleading. it hurts to walk, and ski! help!
Eric Stohler (17 months ago) View Entry
I bougth these boots two year's ago in a sale at my local ski shop and last year a crack appeared on the tip of the right boot and just keep gettin bigger and bigger. Since then, I wish i could have some Full Tilt boots because they look more durable than any others just because of their design. The top piece is a really good concept to me instead of a weak piece of flexible plastic that you have to split every time you put your feet in or out with ordinairy boots!
Julien Archambault (17 months ago) View Entry
Okay here's whats up. Last winter I switched from a snowboarder to a twin tipper. Since then I have gotten new skis, new bindings, and new poles but my Mom decided to not buy me new boots. So for now I am stuck with these horrible boots that also happen to be my Dads (who's feet smell so bad)! To add to the problem my Dads boots are way to big for me and leave me with huge toe bang and black toes. Now you ask why Full Tilt boots are my dream boot? I know many different kids that ride Full Tilt and they all talk about how the original 3-piece design leaves there feet and shins without toe bang and shin bang. Also, representing a totally cool and "steezey" design. My favorite skiers rock the Full Tilt brand including WIll Wesson and Andy Perry and I can only dream about looking like them. For now I have to deal with the toe bang and humiliation of boring boots but hopefully you guys will understand my position and let me wear Full Tilt this season!
Forrest Chong (17 months ago) View Entry
Give me cheapass hamburger over the finest granola anyday. I use tele-gear because I tore up my shins kicking hippies in my youth. Tired of lurking in the shadows, hiding in the trees, wearing a bandana over my face in the tram, I decided it was time but I'm broke, caretaking elderly parents leaves little time for actual employment. I found skis on Jhole Radio, bindings at Browse n Buy......I think the guy who's 4th in line for hand-me-downs or the diabedic fellow deserves boots way more than i do but my ego is suffering severely. It gets tiresome hearing ''Hey ya looking for Brokeback ya knee dippin' Forest Fairy'' everytime i get in the liftline.
Nathan (17 months ago) View Entry
Hi, my name is Andrew Graves, and I am from Sun Valley, Idaho. In the past years Sun valley has not had a terrain park of any sorts, and I have not had my own nice skis or boots. Last year, Sun Valley opened a new terrain park with 60 feet plus jumps. I was super stoked until i hit one of them with too much speed and was out the rest of the day due to monster shin bang. This year I bought LINE Afterbangs, but had no money for boots so I bought some Raichles at the local thrift store for $15. They give me blisters and are really really uncomfortable, but I plan to ski on them all year. I NEED these for the park. Help out a budding freeskier with some boots for the biggest booters Sun Valley has to offer.
Andrew Graves (17 months ago) View Entry
Growin' up seein' Flexons on my favorite skiers was keen...Plake and Krietler ruled the Squaw scene. Seth Morrison skiin' the cover of the first Freeze Magazine. His brighly colored Flexons plainly seen...People who own Flexons tend to develop a fanatical attachment to them...No other piece of athletic equipment has developed the cult following Flexons have. In a world of continuous technological improvement, the Flexon remains unchanged. Study the classics, no modification is needed...Keeping a flexon going is no easy feat... Over the years the boots tend to get beat...I've owned six pair in seventeen years and successfully abused them like the rest of my gear...Buckles break and need to get replaced, cables snap and need to get restrapped...That stuff is easy to fix provieded you have spare parts, gumption and a drill bit...Flexon owners search ski swaps and shops for parts to keep their boots going...I seen six different Flexons in one skier boot...I couldn't help laughing...I've endured some ridicule over the years...People mistake Flexons for rear-entry gear...Yeah, they feel like slippers on my feet...Freinds make fun of me saying my boots are beat...Then they whine about foot pain while my boots are still on...
Max Van Craeynest (17 months ago) View Entry
HiMy daughter first got her taste of skiing in 2006 as we lived in warmer climates, texas, singapore...She fell in love with it. She has leaned toward tricks, and parks....and goes all the time here in Idaho. Well, our ski shops leave alot to be desired-and she only this year found out about the awesome full tilt boot. She loved last years model style-soul sister-and searched and searched online to no avail. Well, she finally found a pair on newschoolers. Anxiously await each day-and voila they arrive-and they are too small!!!! She is crushed. She spent all her money on this, and is now so upset. Would love to have her win a new pair so she can be ok with all this. Thanks so much!
Tara Woodward (17 months ago) View Entry
Get my friend Mirco a pair of new boots! Coming back from the snowboard last winter, my friend Mirco skies these super-old-school rear-entry one-buckle pair he used to race with before snowboarding for 15 years..looks pretty unreal on a pair of Movements:-) ..incredible for me to watch him freeriding Grimentz/Switzerland with those, jumping rocks, walking with tour bindings and things..i bet he'd ski ten times even better with a 'real pair'... ...but: His wife is getting a baby in a few months, thats why he still can't afford a new pair of boots...and plans to ski all winter again with the old ones... !!Please help him out!! :-)
stefan (17 months ago) View Entry
i am really f***in desperate for these boots. you have no idea, i will literally do anything, i will go skiing naked for the rest of my life if you give me these boots. please just gimme them boots.
Benjamin (17 months ago) View Entry
For the last 8 seasons now I have been riding on a pair of Rossignol Soft boots, from back when they thought soft boots would be a good idea. On only my second day out this year I got toe bang so bad from going off of a cat lip that my big toe turned blue and I ended up missing the next 2 days because I could not ski on it. This is not the first time this has happened. It happened about 4 years ago back when these things were still young. I recently tried on some full tilts and they felt amazing but unfortunately I am on a student budget. I could really use some new boots. Thanks
Bryan Johnston (17 months ago) View Entry
I need new boots. thanks!
jason (17 months ago) View Entry
My current boot is an 11 or 12 year old LangeX8 with an XR9 liner, and a comp power strap and spoiler. (you might say Frankenboot) The plastic is getting soft and the binding interface is about shot. My other boot is a five year old Danner Winter Light. I've skied 25 years, and ski everywhere on the mountain. You should pick me because as a disabled skier I only need one boot, so it would cost FT half as much. Besides, almost everyone on the mountain asks about the one ski thing. Good advertising boys!
Bob Parsons (17 months ago) View Entry
dont have any lost them when the grizzley got my foot
josh madsen (17 months ago) View Entry
I started racing in kindergarten, but after college at CU-Boulder the pro deals ran out and I haven't gotten new skis since 1993. That's right, straight skis... Dynastar S9s... and I wouldn't have it any other way. I love my 2x4s because I learned to carve the hard way, but when I make it to Alyeska, Eaglecrest, or Heavenly, I get a lot of flack in line for my vintage boards. I need some fantastic FTs to show that I ski old boards on purpose... but also because my old Langes put my feet to sleep by the second run. Living on the coast of the Chukchi Sea (-19'F tonight), I also need some boots for kite skiing. Please pimp my ride!
M. Johnson (18 months ago) View Entry
ok so one day my mom comes and tells me to clean my room while she is gone. After time went by i simply forgot the request of hers and started to ski on the back yard summer set up. When she returned she noticed i was skiing instead of cleaning my room. Once she told me to go do it right away i followed her orders, but when i came back out i realized she had thrown my boots up on a telephone wire because she said that it would be better if i didnt ski in the summer. so please fulltilt the snow is dumping and I cant get my boots back down i really need a pair of boots for winter. I would love a pair of fulltilts so that my shins dont die as well.
sharon hanson (18 months ago) View Entry
could i have some boooots
sharon han (18 months ago) View Entry
Thank you for hosting this generous contest. I have always wanted a pair of Full Tilts, but never thought that I might have the chance. I’m 16 and started skiing when I was two. I live 25 minutes away from my home mountain, so these boots would see some action. I heard of FT's when I started skiing park. I was getting boot-related injuries that prevented me from being able to hit big jumps. That’s when I started researching boots and found the FT's. I pay for all of my own skiing expenses, and can’t afford them, so I get by with lesser gear. I volunteer at the local ski sale so that I can be the first to get boots if anyone were to sell them. But every year I become more aware that nobody wants to get rid of their Tilts! I have no second thoughts that FT's are the BEST boots on the market —the technology makes total sense: bend your finger, you can see the boot works the same way as your knuckle. It would be a dream come true to be given some Full Tilts. Again many thanks for making this possible for someone!
Noah Nielsen (18 months ago) View Entry
the reason i need boots is simple. the last time i rocked ski boots must have been nearly a decade ago. i've been snowboarding since, but i've recently wanted to switch to skiing so i'm in the process of gearing up. my last pair of ski boots were probably bought in the sale bin and coincidently my last board boots were bought for 60$ off ebay and i pretty much hate them. needless to say, it's time to buy some new snowboard gear. however! i've spent the last two weeks ski boot shopping, trying to find quality on a budget but it just feels impossible. nothing fit right, wasn't what i wanted, or was over 50$ out of what i could afford since i have to buy a bus pass for december! buying boots online seems like a great option financially, except i can't try any of the models on, and it's hard as hell to find a shop with a lot of options out here. i'm getting pooped running around trying to find the perfect boot and it's making me doubt skiing! i need you full tilt, to prove to me why skiing is the sickest sport alive!...
jen sangiovanni (18 months ago) View Entry
Well, I’m born and raised in the US and moved to Norway 6 years ago. Next month, two buddies of mine and I are off on a trip around the world! First we’re headed to Colorado to shred there, then out to Utah and Tahoe. Later we fly to Niseko, Japan to rip some insane pow. We then head down to Australia, Indonesia and Thailand to surf and climb. My buddies and I have been working for months, funds are pretty scarce, and for a trip like this I need new boots! I’ve had my boots for quite a few years now, dealing with the fact that they’re too big and too heavy. I need boots that are flexible for the park, and stiff for the pow and big lines. With the 3-piece design I can interchange the flex easily. This means instead of bringing two pairs, I can bring one! When backpacking around the world, two pairs of boots is impractical and weight is really important. We also have to ship our ski gear home from Japan, so the lighter the cheaper! With the lightest boots on the market and the 3-piece design, Full Tilt solves my...
Brian Murray (18 months ago) View Entry
I'm in a very awkward position here, I'm in my final year at university in Glasgow and has been typing up my final report(12000words). It was going well barr the large periods of time spent procrastinating and thinking about skiing! However my laptop computer has just crashed taking with it 4500 of my words, so really what I need is a new computer but that isn't what this competition is for so... To take my mind off my loss and to help me out in what is going to be an awesome ski season in Scotland, could you let me win your competition? I'll be very distracted if I do.
Adam Milne (18 months ago) View Entry
Here's a picture of me listening to Rod Powell and dancing on a table at the old Trails End Bar in Vail in the late 80's. They don't work in the bumps anymore and doing the bump went out of style a long time ago. I really need pair of table dancing ski boots to rip it up in the new Lionshead Village after a day of skiing the Back Bowls!!
Glenn Weber (18 months ago) View Entry
I should win some new boots because mine are too small and heavy! It's impossible to do the tricks i want to do with them! Also, my birthday was 2 days ago, it would be a nice birthday present :D Full Tilt rocks!
Heinrich (18 months ago) View Entry
To whom it may concern, If someone on the street were to ask me: " Why do you want a pair of Full Tilt boots for free?" My answer would have to be something along the lines of - "because they are the boots in the industry, and I wouldn't have to go bankrupted to enjoy skiing the way I dream about in the off season." However for this contest I have to take a bit more time for someone to understand why I deserve the boots over the other 400 or so contestants you will be considering; which will be a challenge because honestly... i don't. You see every skier deserves a pair of Full Tilts, but you can't always have everything you want, or deserve... but you can try. I wouldn't enter this contest if I thought I didn't have a chance, and I wouldn't enter this contest if I didn't truly need these boots. But I did enter this contest because I feel that if I try for something, that I do have that much more of a chance. But my chance is the same as yours and everyone else so there's no time to waste. Now I'm not here to tell...
Noah (18 months ago) View Entry
What you are witnessing here is the original one-piece (of crap) boot. These hot items were picked up at the local ski tent sale when I was a young impressionable lad and was easily led astray by slimy corporate (rhymes with Shmechnica) marketing gimmicks. As I aged and my sticks grew longer, I began to de-gimmick my boots by removing the attached lipstick holder and mini fanny pack as they were weighing heavily upon my soul. The problem soon became the more intrusive boot features such as the vehicular electrical outlet located on the top of the boot that cannot be removed. Seriously-who needs a boot that you can plug into your car? I am so ashamed of this I might as well be skiing in jeans and a leather vest. Aside from sacrificing the ability to jump my buddy’s car with my boots next time he leaves his lights on, I have realized that it is now time move onward and upward in the boot department. Please help me complete my transformation with a new pair of straight-up, gimmick-free 3-piece Full Tilt boots. You must admit, a shiny new pair of...
Travis Peveto (18 months ago) View Entry
I am a 15 skier from the Midwest who spends all of his time in the park and pipe. When I walk from the lodge to the hill in my boots( $150 pair of tecnica's that are the cheapest you can buy) I get terrible shin bang. Unfortunately at the moment I spend all my money on new skis and a member ship to a freestyle ski club. At my level of riding I should have a good pair of boots like Full Tilt's. I have always wanted a pair of Full Tilts that I made this picture of the Classics boots in my skis.
Samuel Sternoos (18 months ago) View Entry
Let's see... this entry is not aonimous and it's not so much chance, it is strictly based on however It is still not the easiest contest. Now why is that? It is because you have to have a story that doesn't Is different form everyone else. Doesn't sound too bad... to anyone how doesn't take skiing seriously. here's the deal, If you do not have full tilts, my story is the same as yours, and half the people who shared their own cliché's in this contest: "Hi, I am 16 years old and I like to ski park and through big tricks, but I get bad shin bang because my boots are obviously not full tilts. However I don't have a lot of money and even if I were to get a good job the season would be almost done by the time I could pay for them." Well that doesn't do it for me, so lets try to make you guys think my life sucks: "So you see I got these boots from the ski and skate sale ( the seller was my mom) I bought them because we didn't have the money to buy new boots so I...
Noah Nielsen (18 months ago) View Entry
I've had these for....? Oh I can't remember how long, many many years. I recently tried to bring "NEW LIFE" back into the liners by re-shaping the liners. Unfortunately, I left one in the microwave a little too long. Ooops! It still works, but sure looks bad ;( I wouls sure love a new pair!!! Thanks, Scott
Scott Bowker (18 months ago) View Entry
Im applying becuase i want to give my friend the boots. He's only been sking for two years and he's improved so much. He's definetly a precense in the park. I being a snowboarder have personal respect for him. He's pulling down with everybody and anybody in the park and has entered and won a couple comps. However he's been riding very old and not so great equipment. he's in dire need of some stuff but he doesnt have much money. It would mean alot to him if he could get a decent set up.
Cole Mailloux (18 months ago) View Entry
I'm 14 and live in southington its a small town and I need new boots. I'm skiing in q pair of 1997 boots that are falling apart. Its time to stop the shin bang for me. I need these boots. I would most likely stop skiing if I didn't win these boots
Ryan Herms (18 months ago) View Entry
I've been through 4 different boots in the last 3 years, I'd upload all the pictures if I could. Lang Banshee 120's, Rossi Scratch , Dalbello Krypton's, and now the Salomon SPKs. I have wide toes and a narrow heel which make it hard to find a boot that is both comfortable and responsive. I now have a boot that fits my wide toes but my feet are freezing in them and they don't keep my heal down at all no matter how tight I make them, which is just not cool for buttering tips or carving steeps. I ski park, pow, moguls and everything in between so it's also hard to find a boot that has the right flex for all these conditions. The changeable tongues in FT is clutch for that! I can have a morning in the park with a soft boot and then switch up to rip moguls in the afternoon with a stiffer tongue what a sweet idea. Now that you guys have 102mm last in your boots they'll fit my freakishly wide feet!! I really want a pair of these boots after trying on a pair of bumblebees that were soo close to perfect (just...
Alex Harvey (18 months ago) View Entry
I love to ski and out of my entire town I'm the only one pulling big tricks. Also the closest place to be able to go is 2 hours plus away. But my parents on the other hand don't share my love to ski and refuse to help and pay for my own equipment and that is why I'm entering into this contest to try and get my first pair of boots.
Curtis Rajotte (18 months ago) View Entry
Well during any free time i get up in college i love to ski, but my boots give me the worst shin bang ever. With full tilts adjustable natural flex this problem could possibly be eliminated for me. Please award me with a brand new set of the best designed boots on earth so i can continue skiing without pain. Chad
Chad Dickenshied (18 months ago) View Entry
Fult tilt boots are the skis down best boot ever put on the market. Slipping your feet into a fult tilt boot is like dropping in on a line that no one has touched yet it is a sereal feeling. Ski powder or park the only boot I will ever wear again is FT. Thank you guys for the light weight 3-piece design and I cannot wait to thow my blue and white booters on and start huckin the park and surfin the powder. Stay original
Ben Alt (18 months ago) View Entry
This one doesn't take much explanation. I've been skiing with these boots for three seasons, and it's becoming unbearable. My shins are almost to the point of permanent bruising, and my friends and family are getting worried. I can't afford a new pair of boots, but there's no way i'm going to give up skiing, that's one addiction in determined to keep. I've seen others wearing your boots, and i'm astonished at the style and versatility they possess. Please, Full Tilt. Please grant me with a pair of your glorious boots. I'll be forever thankful.
Luke Gajewski (18 months ago) View Entry
one dayyyy i was at alyeska with my pawn shop boots. they were good enough; light, kinda flexible. but when i leave, i ask my friend, who was going to my house after, to grab them. when we get home, i found out he had grabbed the wrong pair, he told me that mine werent there and these were where mine were. so now i have some older guys reallyyyy heavy, unpadded race boots. i realized this was bad when i was hiking some rails, and i came home to discover large bruises on both shins. this has been a constant problem and new full tilts would be superrrr niiiice!!
Andy Walker (18 months ago) View Entry
Once apon a time i went skiing my and my friend bulid a super sick jump and we were throwing it down. then i threw a stezze front flip and bang. it just sucked. it felt like someone had packed dynamite in my shins it just sucked sooooo bad. it i had a sick pair of full tilt boots i would be able to stomp some sick airs and i wouldnt be hurted all day long. i need some full tilts!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dane McDermott (18 months ago) View Entry
I love my Raichle Flexon Comps! These boots freakin' rock! I bought these babies on a pro deal way back in about 1990 when I was teaching ski school three days a week to keep me on the slopes as a cheapskate college student. Now I am a cheapskate high school teacher. I never pay buy any ski equipment unless it is a totally sweet deal. Now winning new FT boots; that would be a sweet deal! I have skied these hard down the steeps at Whistler and the pow at Targhee through three different skis and they continue to perform. The liners are completely packed out and I replaced the heels last winter. I worry that at some point they are going to go belly up on me but they haven't yet. But a new pair would give me the confidence to continue skiing my ass off. This next pair should last me until I am 64! Or at the very least, how about some new liners? Tom
Tom St.Clair (18 months ago) View Entry
The only boots we have are my sons, we each share one and it is very painful to ski with just the front half of my foot in the boot. I have very little control and my ankles get wet and cold every time I fall. I could probably fit BOTH of my feet in a new pair of FT's and not have to share with my son.
Darrin (18 months ago) View Entry
Hi my name is Ethan and I'm a skier from Edmonton, AB. I have come to the conclusion that there is a ferocious beast (shin bang) within my boots and the only way to cure it is a pair of full tilts! my current boots aren't tight enough for my feet or legs even after buckling them as much as I can! I would really like to have a pair of better fitting boots so I can focus more on my skiing and less on the beast in my boots. thanks!
Ethan Girard (18 months ago) View Entry
ive been skiing since i was two im a huge skier and love it more than anything the boots i currently have are old shitty rental boots from my dads buddys ski shop cause we never had enough to buy our own boots and i kept them close to the heater and the side melted so ive been skiing on these melted boots for a while now and my friends have full tilts and brag all the time about no shin bang so please i dont want shin bang or being made fun of for my boots again
tucker saunders (18 months ago) View Entry
this PUSS has boots! he doesn't even ski! this Puss has boots! and he has self esteem! i dont have any boots! and ......people call me a PUSSY, hook me up whoever makes the choice!!!! or ill always think of you as the cat who didnt give me free boots!
stephen Tubbs (18 months ago) View Entry
the boots i currently have crush my feet to the state of numbness due to how poorly made/fitted they are. when i was eating lunch last time i went skiing i took of my boot to find my foot completely numb not due to coldness rather lack of blood flow. the tip of my left big toe still feels numb the next night .i am still in school so i cant afford a pair of new boots and especially not the top notch boots you guys make. so i will have to deal with not feeling my feet till either i come into a surplus of cash so i can afford another pair of barley functioning boots or i win this contest for rocking new full tilts
Liam Babbitt (18 months ago) View Entry
I bought a pair of 2010 Full Tilt Sally's last season, unfortuanlty, the man who fitted me what incorrect with what size I needed, I need a 24.5, but he convinced me to get 23.0. So, of course now I cannot use them,I do however use the liners that came with them in another pair of boots I hav and love them. I will be getting a pair of Mary Janes as soon as I can afford it.
michele king (18 months ago) View Entry
I have operated my legs several times. my legs are short and wide. my old skiboot are salomon spk kaos (the blue ones) and they are terrible becouse they are so small and are weel used for three years. I need a good skiboot becouse of my legs. the FT would be perfekt.
Ole Kaare Ullsvik (18 months ago) View Entry
i love fulltilt
colin (18 months ago) View Entry
I need a pair of full tilts because if i dont get a higher quality pair of boots my ankles will break and my shins will splint again. Then i wont be able to ski!!! You guys also need some folks representin up here in the big ol' MN!
Gunnar Tubbs (18 months ago) View Entry
I need new boots, since i had to give them to my cat. he shreds...
Jacob Gash (18 months ago) View Entry
Im a 15 year old steezy boy. I use 1990 rossingnol boots son! I need a hypie boot like the boot yo provide!. I freestyle i like to park and pipe. I also enjoy free-styling. I have a twin and cant afford you highly beautiful boots. your boots are very special i get butterflies when i see them and faint when i touch em! so plz help a up-comer out!
ryan gallagher (18 months ago) View Entry
I have been skiing in the flexon mold since the 80's. I've been through all the different colors and kept many old pairs for parts. My 1st pair was green and red! Back then, everyone thought they were the strangest lookling boots. They might have looked weard but they are still around and it speak for itself! I tried to ski in other boots but always came back to the flexon. Before Full Tilt took over this brillant boot design, I was freaking out. I was affraid I could never find this boot again! I teach full time at Alta and I am in need of a new pair. I am skiing on a patched up, part Raichle, part Kneissle, replaced cable, replaced heel piece, duck taped liner and whatever worked in order to keep skiing in this boot. I tried the Dalbello because of its similar design but it didn't work for me. There's no way out, I need to get a pair of Full Tilt! But as a ski instructor, I am broke!! I have been selling this boot on the slopes for over 25 years! They're the best, I swear by them! Thanks for reading!
Sylvie Richard (18 months ago) View Entry
Every season since my best friend and I learned how to spin a 3, we set out to stomp new tricks. We push each other and encourage one another to do well, but there are ALWAYS unspoken competitions. Whether it's who skied the gnarliest line, who hucked the bigger cliff, or who had the more steezy rail hit, the field has always been even; that is UNTIL last season. He purchased a pair of Full Tilts. No longer did we complain about bruised shins and cold toes in unison; no longer did we stop for lunch and ease our feet from our constricting boots..No. I was forced to eat my damn tuna on the chair, and bear through the excruciating pain of my stiff Tecnica boots. At the end of each day spent skiing, I watched him slide effortlessly out his Full Tilts, soon growing green with jealous rage. Full Tilt, please help me level the playing field once again! My lack of funds has prevented me from obtaining a pair so far, and as of two days ago, at the age of 18, it’s time I show my younger friend what’s...
Chris Pace (18 months ago) View Entry
Well I have been skiing ever since I can remember. And every season is pretty much the same, which consists of extreme agony of the shins because of old rental boots! This season I was forced to were these crappy rental Lange boots, not Full Tilts, because my funds that I earn can't afford to buy a pair of Full Tilts. And I reckon I'll benifit from wearing a pair of Full Tilt boots because they will not hurt my shins and will also improve my skiing out of site, I know this because I have tried a pair of them on before and they will also give me extreme steez, thats why Tom Wallish and Mike Hornbeck are so good. So pretty please with a cherry on top, can I have some Full Tilts?!?
Pe`pe (18 months ago) View Entry
Hey FT, i'm 16 years old from Ohio, and although i don't live near any big mountains, i ski whenever i can and have a true passion for the sport. I could never afford your boots, but have always dreamed of owning a pair... is this my time? My skills in the terrain park are improving every year, and i think a pair of boots that don't cut my shins up would help me out. Although i don't live in Colorado or Utah, i am sure i have the same passion for the sport as skiers out west. Best of luck to other entries, John.
John O. (18 months ago) View Entry
I've been skiing for about 2 years now, and i have been using the same, old, crappy racing ski boots. And if that wasn't bad enough? I have a size 13 shoe, (size 31 mondo). And when i try and find a nice freestyle boot, they are too expensive because i am 16, and do not get to work that much because I still have school. So it is very hard for me to find some freestyle boots, (which i need because i don't do racing), so i have been forced to ride on racing boots which are heavy, unflexible, and they give me really bad "shin bang" when i try and butter and land. So i really, really need some new freestyle boots.
Matt Donoho (18 months ago) View Entry
Why do I need new boots? Put simply, because mine make me bleed. As the first white flake falls my excitement to get back on my two planks rises. I quickly smash my piggy bank and dig through the couch to rummage up the gas money to get up the mountain. After the second time up the mountain road my enthusiasm has dwindled to about the same amount of loose change I have left. With bloody shins aching knowing the pain that’s about to come after every moguls makes it that much harder. Don’t get me wrong though, the pain is worth every turn! But there has to be a boot that won’t leave a trail of red blood in my fresh pow pow.. Wait there is, Full Tilt Boots!!
Paul Nevers (18 months ago) View Entry
RAICHLE TOURING BOOTS! Not for hucking. I made these this season to go exploring. Send me some new boots!!!!
Andy Wooley (18 months ago) View Entry
I have been skiing all of my life and have been wanting a pair of full tilt boots for some time now, the only problem is... my feet were cut off in a horrible accident. I was skiing at copper mountain and some cool snowboarder guy cut me off, resulting in me drilling a tree. I came out of my boots, but unfortunately my feet were still stuck inside of the boots... The good news is the doctors could save my feet and sew them back on and that I could once ski again, but only if I had a top of the line technology 3-piece boot. The bad news, my old boots were too beat up to save. So not only did I not have ski boots, I had to spend all of my money on getting my feet put back on so I could hit the slopes again!.. Its a wicked circle, but if I won a free pair of boots from the greatest ski company out there, i would be able to seek my revenge on that horrible snowboarder who made me lose my feet!!
Trevor Evans (18 months ago) View Entry
This is our exclusive boot shelf that we have here in ski dubai, well something alike. We have a indoor 400 meter ski slope, we ski on snow while its 40 degrees celcius outside. So what im trying to say is that the rental boots at ski dubai have been giving me shin bang and ankle injuries since the boots are really bad, ski dubai has been open for 5 years and they have not changed the boots since they opened. Im skiing really hard since the ski slope is right next to me, im just stoked on skiing. I think i deserve a nice pair of fresh, comfy full tilts that will make it alot more fun! thanks
Max (18 months ago) View Entry
I live in Belgium, where the grass is green and snow is rare. I celebrated my eighteenth birthday in the car, doing my driving test (you have to be 18 in Belgium) so I could finally drive 400km to the nearest Full Tilt dealer. I was so stoked to finally get a pair of FT's, I failed the exam. Now I either have to buy Salomon SPK's (seriously, that'd be a waste of money), or wait another 6 months (that's when I can retry the driving test). But there's more. The nearest indoor slope is located in The Netherlands; a one hour drive. To get there I need to take four busses, carrying skis, poles, clothing and my dad's heavyweight 1990's Nordica AFX skiboots. It takes about 3 hours to get there, and another 3 hours to return home. Since I have to take driving lessons (which cost me about €300) I'm not even able to pay a pair of Full Tilt boots (being a history student at the Ghent University). So, dear Full Tilt and Teton, save my back, feet and skiing motivation and please send me a pair.
Jens Vanden Meersschaut (18 months ago) View Entry
I should win new boots becasue i have never had a new pair of boots in my entire life. I am the youngest of 4 boys and we grew up skiing every once in a while. It wasnt until i moved out to MT that i bought my self a pair of prophet 115s and some afterbangs where i realized by boots wont be able to do the trick but since i dont have anymore money i guess i will have to live. Unless i am able to get a new set of FT's then i can ride in style like i have always planned.
Edward Gebhardt (18 months ago) View Entry
Ok, I have had my boots for quite some time now and this is how much I love the three piece system. First of all when I was younger my Raichle boots fit perfectly. I could shred in warmth and style as these boots did the trick. As I started to grow my boots seemed to get smaller and smaller. Finally after a lot of complaining I took out my liners to make sure that I could still use them. The comfort level dropped to zip and I fixed this by putting in tissues for added comfort and warmth. I still pleased as I could still use my boots but I continued to grow. It came to point where I could get new boots and throw my old ones away. I refused and looked for other solutions to keep my boots. I cut the toes of my boots off so that they would still fit. Now every time I go out skiing I risk frostbite on my toes. It was all because I loved the flex and the comfort my three piece boots provided. I hope this is enough to tell you that I need boots since people think I'm...
Cortland Thibodeau (18 months ago) View Entry
The OG caterpillars came with foam-inject liners, 1st year Flexons- liners the consistency of granite after two years- rode 'em for 12+. The boot(s) on left I scored for $40 in a SLC thrift store in '95. Found Ist generation Inno liners for the "freshies". This pic is just prior to a Chile surf/ski trip last year- throw-away equipment, old '95 liners into caterpillars-adios en Chile, ditto the old faithful Elans ( old Seths are wall hangers). 1981 boots skiied great. The "new" Flexons I've "saved" for hike-n-skis (no weight) the past 10+ years. I use them way too much on hill days- they ski better than my "real" boots- 1st gen. Dobie XS girlie boots (26.0), that I have a hard time not tail-gunning on- not flex, but geometry .Nothing sits you right on a ski like a Flexon-oh,sorry- I mean Full Tilt. So have pity! Ciao, BJ
Brian Hilbers (18 months ago) View Entry
I want a pair of FT’s because they’re the best boot on the market. I absolutely love the heat moldable liner, adjustable flex, and how amazingly light they are! Not only this, but they look sick. I am an avid park rider but I have never had the proper equipment to allow me to perform to the best of my abilities. The past few years I’ve had to cram my feet into boots I got for free in 7th grade (I am now in 12th grade). However, these boots no longer fit. I do not have a picture because we threw them out, but trust me they couldn’t have been any worse. Why don’t I just buy a pair? I’ve spent literally every penny that I’ve made by pushing carts on; skis, bindings, poles, and clothing (most of which I had to buy used because I could not afford anything top of the line). I also purchased a season pass to the most expensive mountain in Wisconsin, which is non refundable. If I don’t get a pair of full tilt boots all of my work and money will go to waste. Winning these boots would mean the world to me!
Jack Cody (18 months ago) View Entry
Every year my parents think that my feet will grow so they make me rent boots. I am an avid skier and filmer, and the last thing I like to wear these days is a junk pair of boots from the 90's that have had probably 30 users over the years. I love the Full Tilt boots and definitely need them to keep up with the progression of the illest sport. I would most definitely show them off to my friends, recommend them, and they would be a life saver for my life on the slopes. I cant actually show you a pic of my last boots because I don't even have boots right now, my friends are on the slopes and I am at home writing this to you.
Patrick Hayes (18 months ago) View Entry
Getting free boots would save my life.....(more or less)
Aike Lindhagen (18 months ago) View Entry
Hello I am 15 years old and have been skiing since i was 3. I dont have boots that fit me and I spend all my money on my new skis,bindings, and poles for this season. My old boots are a size to small. So please hook me up with a new pear of boots.
Sam Stenroos (18 months ago) View Entry
My boots are pretty shitty. i got into skiing like 5 years ago and are pretty good in the park. After I spent all my money on my new skis last year, i had no money left for new boots. So i'm still using my boots that Ive had since i was 12 and are super small now. they are 26 and i need 29.5. they are old rental Salomon boots i bought for $20. they cut open my shins, and i have broken my big toe because they make my toes curl up in the front of the boot. i had just put up with them last year (but not this year if you get me a pair of ft's) because i don't have the money right now for new ones. I would love a pair of new ft's so i don't have cut up shins and broken toes anymore.
Patrick Godsil (18 months ago) View Entry
I am 15 yrs. old and have been skiing since I was 5. I am a hardcore park rat and love skiing. Only problem is, as of now these 15 yr old raichles that I found in my attic are my only boots. As you can see in the picture I've been pretty hard on them and have had to do some serious home repairs,such as the wire and bolts from home depot and of course Duct tape. The middle wire is also missing from when I landed my first 720. I've landed a lot of first tricks in these boots and they hold a lot of memories. But I think it might be time for some new ones :) Thanks for the great contest!
Josh Wong (18 months ago) View Entry
my boots are pretty messed up, and i heard these boots are pretty tight on the park, so i thought i might try to win these boots.
Matt Junn (18 months ago) View Entry
On my way in to my second season as a skibum in the fine town of Revelstoke, I realized that the numbers on my account statement dind`t match the numbers of things I have to buy and pay for to make it through an other season. So with this in my mind I came up with the idea of going fruit picking in the okangan in October to change this problem. The plan was simple go down camp and live as cheap as possible and make a couple of grande in 2-3 weeks, sounded good to me (my girlfriend was a bit more sceptic, but came along for the fun) To make a quick summary of what happened: my plan failed, as an example one of the days we worked 8 hours, made 75$ between the two of us, paid 25$ to camp and spendt an other 20$ on food. In other words not much money to pay rent, buy food and beer for the winter for. The fact that I also have to get ,new boots , because my cracked touring boots that I spendt last season in give me horrible sin bang, and fix my bindings (probably...
tore rød (18 months ago) View Entry
Well guys i believe i should get the new boots because im so pasionate about full tilt and its a boot that i will never stop using and give up on. I have tried salamon and dalbello and they just dont stand up to the awesomeness of fulltilt. I love full tilt som much i made this clay hotdogger boot in art. I worked really hard to make it and hey i got an on on it. I would really like to have a pair i could actually were though. I will be very jenerous if you give me the boots and will spread the word about you guys. Keep full tilt going guys, awesome boots, awesome riders. Represent.
Sam Bromen (18 months ago) View Entry
For four seasons now, I have used and abused my ski boots to the fullest extent. They have seen the best of powder days, the most beautiful blue birds and the best of pre-season hiking (in pursuit of the 15+ inches of snowfall we are occasionally graced with in October). Two sets of new toe and heel pieces later, I find myself gazing in awe at the incredible prices of desperately needed new boots, instead of taking much need notes in Statistics class. Apparently, these days, ski companies don’t factor in the target market of college students when trying to sell ski boots. $599 just isn’t in the budget of your average college sophomore. The possibility of replacing my incredibly packed-out liners (which I swear must be at least 2.5 sizes bigger than when I originally got them), and yet again spending ridiculous amounts of money on new plastic toe and heel pieces (which my father so kindly reminds me that cat tracks will eliminate this problem, but for which I also do not have money for) is just painful knowing that, thanks to the lovely people at TGR, I could be presented with...
Caitlin Murphy (18 months ago) View Entry
Nough said .
Maddy Pigott (18 months ago) View Entry
So I've been riding in these same boots for 6 seasons now and I think its about time for them to kick the bucket... If I had the money I would've already bought the dopest pair of FT's long ago. I have everything I need to rally hard this winter except a pair of FT's to keep my feet happy and my soul flying. I've heard many great things about your boots and I would love nothing more for this winter than to be cruisin around in luxury in my very own pair of FT's! ...oh yea I almost forgot.. GET TO DA CHOPPA!
Torrey Reeder (18 months ago) View Entry
Cause ive been skiing since I was 7, have been a proud owner of several pairs of full tilt boot and all good skibums deserve a to win sometimes!!!!
Chris Royski (18 months ago) View Entry
I’m 22 and I've been skiing since I was 3 and I've been diabetic since I was 16 months old (THAT'S ALMOST 21 YEARS); my feet have taken a beating as a result of my skiing obsession. I’ve been battling circulation problems that my Tecnicas seem to be incapable of catering to in the cold weather that makes for some of the best powder. So, 2 years ago, in an effort to keep my feet from going numb after one run, I started duct taping the two buckles running over the top of my feet so that I can't buckle them. I have to crank the buckles across my shins to lock them in from the top, but the shin bang and subsequent calf cramps that result make consecutive runs as impossible as numb feet do. I’ve been reading about three-piece designs and the boots Full Tilt produces for the past couple of years and last season I tried a pair of my friend’s FTs on and have been on ebay and newschoolers ever since looking for a pair of these badboys that fit my feet and my wallet, so when I saw this contest I saw it as a...
Laura Keeler (18 months ago) View Entry
Hello Fulltilt, My names is Tucker Pillsbury and I am a 15 year old park skier. I have been skiing since i was 2. You have probably had the same story about kids like me getting hand-me-downs, but I did something about it. I love fulltilts so much that i went to the store, bought a can of red spray paint for $4.78 and went home, spray painted my boots to look like hot doggers and of course took a picture. This paint will not last long and kids will soon find out these are not fullitlts...so could you please, OH PLEASE hook me up with a free pair. Help me progress in the sport i spend so much money and time in. Thanks a bunch -Tucker
Tucker PIllsbury (18 months ago) View Entry
The reason that I need to win a new pair of ft boots is because my love and dedication for sking has caused me too many blister and bruises and now I am left with a uncomfortable non-fitting pair of antique ski boots. Last year I had enough money to Buy a pair that fit me, but even back then I would feel the pain as soon as I put them on. I think that FT has come so far from where it started that it has amazed me in what unique ski boot have been created. It's almost that time of the year where I am looking under the couch for that extra nickel and dime to help me fund myself to continue my passion and addiction for the amazing sport of skiing. So please put a big smile on my face and grant me a new pair of FT boots.
tommy wurster (18 months ago) View Entry
I've been living in Canada for my life but i recently moves to florida. not much skiing here, and it ended my freestyle skiing. i have the old salomon spk's, i have had them for 2 years and would love some new, fresh full tilts! and heading back up to canada soon and having a pair of full tilts would help me continue my progression to reach my dream of a freeskier!!! i have a backyard setup here, and full tilts would help me that much more to progress! FULL TILTS ARE BETTER THEN SALOMON ( dont tell them that)
Fraser MacGillivray (18 months ago) View Entry
Yeah I got these bad boys (solomon sx80) at the local thrift store. I don't have an abundance of money but eventually I want to buy some, but until then these will do. I've always bought all my ski stuff cause my mom is a single parent and poor nurse. It would be very nice to have a sick brand new pair of full tilts so I can ski at my full potential. It's hard to stomp cliffs and ski pow in these things cause the flex is a 1 out of 10 in stiffness. I've always thought full tilt is sick and just dream about having some.
Dylan (18 months ago) View Entry
My boots were givin to me 3 years ago. as you can see these are old race boots. my dad only supported me skiing if i was a racer. Now since i have stopped racing and became a freestyler he wont buy me new boots. If i dont get new boots soon i wont be able to ski this year because i cant fit into them. Also i have no money to buy boots i have been looking for a job but no one will hire me because i am so young. I have ran out of options and i am at last resort please pick me
max Finn (18 months ago) View Entry
Dominating the park is hard when you don’t have boots that work. No matter what boot I had I always suffered from excruciating shin bang, until my dad gave me a pair of his old Raichles promising relief. I was looking at these retro 70’s red boots like “yeah, riiight” but I gave them a go. Poof! Shin bang gone, boosts bigger, tricks steezier. Best boots ever! Been skiing in them ever since, unfortunately I’m still in the original liners, and after 30 years of afterbangin' they’re worse for the wear. Every year I refuse to ride in anything else, so the only update I get is a new paint job. This year is Rasta theme, last years were gold, and you can still see it on the liners. I truly need a new pair of FT's so I can get back to owning the park, minus the shin bang
Desmond Bybee (18 months ago) View Entry
these boots were given to me 3 years ago. my parents got them for me from a neighbors garage sale. i started racing in them for toggenburg. from my first year my only friends were freestyle skiers. i started freestyle skiing and quit racing. starting freestyle gave me shin bang and toe bang. the boots are now 2 sizes to small. i wont be able to use them this year but i really want to continue skiing. my friend told me about full tilt boots. i have been looking at them for months now but havent been able to find a job. i have no money right now and im trying to find a job while keeping up with my school work. i really need a new pair of boots this year and i hope you can help me out
Billy leibundgut (18 months ago) View Entry
I’m a senior in high school saving up for college and don’t have enough money to buy new boots. I live in Bellingham WA and this La Nina is predicted to be better than that of 98’ where we received over 1000 in. of snow and I feel like by boots are holding me back from advancing. I got these 4 years ago from a friends dad who doesn’t ski anymore for 20 bucks cause that’s all the money I had. I don’t work because I'm trying to keep my grades up to go to a good college but my mom wont give me any money because she says she be giving me way to much when I go off to college next year. I plan on going to WSU, an hour away from skiing so I plan on going at least weekly during the season but my boots are going to hold me back and I want a great pair of boots that will let me progress to my full ability (full tilt, duh) but I don’t have the cash L,
Nick Winkelbauer (18 months ago) View Entry
I have a pair of old Langes. There's nothing wrong with them, except they're too small, and fit to my friends foot. Now he's rockin atomic hawks and I'm ripping off toenails. I don't really have the money to buy a new pair boots cuz i have to pay for college, but Im trying to sell custom painted ski poles to get a little extra cash but its not amounting to much. I talked to my bud whos a sponsored skier and he says FT the way to go, so please help a kid out who's rolling with 6 year old planks and small boots!!
John Williamson (18 months ago) View Entry
My friend Jake is a avid Racer and when he is not racing he is hitting the park up. He spend to much money on his racing boots so he isint able to get a new pair and last year he had the accident that changed his life he broke his ankles trying a backflip with his race boots and now his racing career is endend.Three months later he decided to get back into skiing and only ski park.It would be greatly appreciated if he could win these boots. THANKS
Danny Lepage (18 months ago) View Entry
I am currently wearing flip flops in 30 degree weather-we had a major rain storm and all my winter things got wet and moldy, had to throw them out!
Amity JohnsonVetere (18 months ago) View Entry
I've been a full time ski instructor for the past severl years and i have been trying to find the perfect boot for me. I have packed out solaman boots that did not fit my needs and tried others that just didn't meet my expectations until I fell in love with a pair of full tilts. I have riden in these boots for 2 years and over 120 hard days a session. I ski in the park, backcountry, and pretty much anywhere with a hill. I have a busted buckel, a cut cable, i have also worn down my heel plates to the end of the rubber, and my power straps are in need of some extra power. As I have spent my extra cash chasing the snow to South America this summer , I am in need of a boot pick me up. If not I'll ride in these untill the duct tape falls off. Thanks Guys
Christopher Pope (18 months ago) View Entry
Look at my feet. Now look at yours. Now back to mine, and back to yours. Sadly, your feet don't look or feel like mine. But they can with the Bone Smasher 3000!! Just imagine, never again having that dreaded realisation that you just dropped a 40ft cliff without the satisfying explosion of pain from your feet! with the BS's patented 'Crippling Agony' system, the only way your feet will be comfortable enough to ignore is when the frostbite sets in due to the specially designed anti-circulation buckles. If 8 red bulls and a pound of Advil somehow get you out on the slopes, the zeroflex design will have your shins feeling like that time the pit boss in Vegas took you out back and went to town on your knees. Good times! The BS 3000, now available in a medieval torture store near you! Im on a horse.
rylan hayes (18 months ago) View Entry
these brand new Tom walisch style hot dogger boots by full tilt are well..... Amazing! They look fantastic. they are the best designed boot in the world. Well i would probably have to say there are no flaws in this boot at all...... wellllllll.......... Except maybe one....... Oh yea its that i dont own a pair... :( i am a broke skier that has just fallen in love with the ultimate, freestyle park skiing experience. At the moment i am skiing some old stiff boots that well destroy my feet and shins by the end of the first run. so please full tilt help me out with some of the best boots in the world, i really need em!
Simon Paterson (18 months ago) View Entry
Hi my name is Noah. These are my Poppie's boots they are sooo scary I wore them for Halloween. They make excellent Batman boots don't ya think? My Poppie bought these Rossi's 7yrs ago at Sniagrab. They are so worn out that they release to easily and I don't want him to get hurt. I will be 2 1/2 this season & Poppie will be taking me skiing for the first time so you see who gets the new boots in my family. Please if you could let him win we could both be stylin in some new boots. Plus I want to keep him around for alot longer so he can see me make the Olympic team. Thanks!!!
Mark Rosasco (18 months ago) View Entry
Well the picture describes it. These boots suck. I have recently broke my foot playing football and now my crapy boots don't fit to my foot. the last time i tryed to put these boots on i almost cryed it hurt so bad. I dont have enough money to buy any boots either. this is my one chance to get skiing again. so PLEASE consider me!
Jack Moody (18 months ago) View Entry
It's simple. I want to get out of these workin boots! I get 5 days of leave while deployed here in Turkey, and we get to hit the slopes. It'd feel good bein in a new pair of botas!
stephen jones (18 months ago) View Entry
I got this god damn boots for like 4 years now,and in every year i say that i will buy a new pair,but in every frickin' year i have the same problem: not enough money for a good new pair.And i really need a good pair of boots because mines are old and heavy,and for 2 years i started to freestyle skiing,and heavy boots don't mix well with freestyle. I've heard of Full Tilt boots for about 2 weeks and i was really impressed of the technology you put in the boots!(keep up with the good work). For me skiing is a way of life,and i really need boots to step in style in this life!
Calin Gabriel (18 months ago) View Entry
My current boots are terrible! They absolutely kill my shins. I was fortunate enough to be able to upgrade to new LINE BLENDS this year but can't afford new boots. I hear Full Tilt boots are magical and would love sooo much to be able to experience them. I just want to ride my new skis with the best boots and not get boot bang. Please please help me out with some new FT's! I would be forever grateful!
Chris Baucom (18 months ago) View Entry
last year i grew out of my old boots. needed some new ones fast and i hered that this old three pice boot company was makeing new boots again and that they where the bees knee's even back in the day. so instantly i new what boods i wanted i set out looking for a old pair of richelys. looking through all of the thrift shops in my town and then i found this pair of boots thankfully they fit like a glove. bought them for 30 bucks a steal i think. i have ben using thease boots just like they where from the 80's. i would like to get my hands on a pair of the new full tilts but they are so mutch dough. helpabrotherout
travis oen (18 months ago) View Entry
Yes, you read it right, I live in Iowa. Pretty much the worst place for a ski enthusiast to live. I won't try to make you think I have been using old three piece boots from the eighties, because I haven't. I'm 6'4 and I have huge feet, and you know what that means...yes, huge boots. 31.0 or 30.5. I ski in very heavy boots that don't fit close to my ankle. Because I ski in Iowa, I only ski park and urban here, therefore, I am always left with lots of shin bang. I don't even think Full Tilt makes boots my size, and if they don't, they should, but if they do, I certainly would like to have a pair.
Graham Ward (18 months ago) View Entry
I really started getting into park and big trick skiing last year. i raced for three years and never have had a good pair of boots! this year i bought a bunch of really nice gear but know i don't have any more money to by your amazing ski boots! i would love a pair of Full Tilts! i live in Juneau, AK and i really need full tilts for the massive back country we have here! As you can see in my photo these are horrible boots for what i want to be doing! so please please help me complete my suit this year by picking me!
Elias Roamnoff (18 months ago) View Entry
I've been Trying to keep the dream alive and so far so good until my tongues have become pop -out machines and the wires all bent. Trying to fix them, and eat fireplace chicken at the same time in the hut at Loveland ski area is getting tricky. I'd love to get my Flex-on on again in a beautiful new pair of Full Tilts, click into my used Moments Bibby's and have it. Otherwise, I'll have to re-use some lesser ugly boots from the Boulder Recycler.
dean e rhode (18 months ago) View Entry
When I was a little kid I used to love shredding it on skis. But then I picked up hockey and didn't have time for both. When my schedule started to open up I had more time to go to the mountains. But, being impulsive and stupid I decided to try snowboarding. I've snowboarded for 2 years and the fun isn't the same as when I was younger. When I go up to the mountains with my friends (all of whom ski) I can't keep up with them on the groomers or in the park. I want to go back to skiing so I can keep up with the kids I ride with and so that I can have the same great days up at the mountains as I did when I was younger. But, unfortunately I'm a poor college student trying to get by on a minimum wage, part-time job and can't afford to pay for boots. Please hook me up with some Full Tilts so I can have the same fun I did when I was younger (and so I can shred with my buddies).
Dan Morgan (18 months ago) View Entry
See my picture, yeah, no boots. Just feet. I believe that I have the prerequisite for the contest, as I need boots. These feet need something to do all winter and without boots, they will be SOL. Oh know, I just saw September's winner on the right of my screen, they were seriously better than mine. They even painted their foot to look like boots. I don't have paint either. No boots, no paint and it is going to snow soon.
Anthony Lascola (18 months ago) View Entry
I have been skiing since i was 4 and just started freestyle about 3 years ago. my little brother has been skiing since he was also 4 and just started park last year. he is 12 and really needs some good boots. he is trying to get really good and looks up to my friends and i when it comes to skiing. he really does not get anything new but i don't think that is fair. he should get some new boots for himself. he wears about a 28 or so. thanks
Max Rowe (18 months ago) View Entry
These are my soloman boots. I have been skiing for 9 years and have had these boots for 3 years. I ski freestyle and these boots are not cutting it because i have outgrown them and they give me shin band. These small boots scrunch my toes and are not fit for freestyle. My dream is to own a pair of full tilts because they offer a good comfortable feel, and i need boots that fit me. But my family cannot afford these boots.Please fulltilt, make my dream come true.
David Knapik (18 months ago) View Entry
Here are my boots. Now the one and only thing I like about them is putting them on because I can simply jump right into them and then from there all I have to do is tie 3 knots on 3 shoelaces and just wrap some duct tape around the top as a power band. Now when these bad boys hit the snow its game over. My feet instantly get colder then Antarctica and they slip and slid around on pavement just like butter slides on a hot pan. It's a disgrace not to mention once I battle the slopes I can get 1 maybe two runs before these boots get wetter than a water park and I gotta surrender myself from the hill and wave the white flag for ski patrol because I have been beaten by my own boots now if I had some full tilts I guarantee I would of won that fight very easily and I know this for a fact after realizing how famous my dad's old Raichle boots were. That same year they were stolen from another soldier who battles the "war of the mountain" which can only be demolished by having Full Tilts....
Matthew Schauer (19 months ago) View Entry
This is my friend Jake. He alredy won boots , so i posting this picture of him,,,,,,,, maybe hell win me some !! haha nice boots!
Pierre-Alexandre Boulay (19 months ago) View Entry
I've been skiing since I was two years old, and for the past 3 years, every weekend has been my escape to ski. More recently, I've become more and more aggressive, and there was a point that I met where my boots just couldn't cut it. I would get shin bang, cold feet, and worst of all, when i would come down for landings, I would hit so hard that I hurt my heel. When I discovered Full Tilt, I wanted a pair of classics immediatelly. Since then, I've been drawing pictures of those sweet boots I just wish I had. No tracing, free hand, only looking at a picture, and I came up with this. Help me out, Full Tilt, and make me a better skier with your great boots. Sorry for a second post, my first didn't include a picture.
Gavin Rudy (19 months ago) View Entry
I sold all my gear two winters ago and moved to the bahamas, I am living in vail working for the winter grooming. I dont have any equipment yet. I use to sport the lime green Raichle Flexon Comp boots and loved em . Im also a filmaker so I will not only love to get some of these boots for free but I would promote the crap outta em. www.doorcountyweddingvideo.com. thanks for the opportunity. livin the dream! Chris Miller
Chris (19 months ago) View Entry
Well, my boots are a bit old. Let's say they shut down about eight candles this year. In addition to being consumed by age, it became impossible to ski with! (How many boots you saw having five hooks? haha) I am twenty-two, I'm Italian and I ski in the northwest of my country, mainly practicing freeride. Piemonte and Valle d'Aosta slopes offer truly breathtaking! Now I really have to change partners at my feet, it would be great if I could ski with a couple of Full Tilt. Some of my friends have them (Hot Dogger and Seth Morrison) and say they are great boots, even light. I am so courious! Not to mention the design, really cool. Bye!
Alessandro Rosati (19 months ago) View Entry
I live in Denver Colorado and skiing is basicly what I do. I'm 14 years old and im mainly in the park and back country. I've been skiing on some awful solomon ski boots that my dad bought about ten years ago at a used gear sale. They were passed down to me after my brother and I've been using them for the past couple years. I don't currently have enough money to buy some quality ski boots so I could really use these Full Tilts.
Michael Hendry (19 months ago) View Entry
I am ten years old and I am a competitive freestyle skier. I have been sking since I was two. I skied my first black diamond run at three, landed my first 180 at six and started throwing 360’s last year at nine. This is what I love to do. Last year I was invited to ski, train and pursue freestyle skiing at the highest level for my age in the country. Every year I need new boots though because I keep growing (and that's a lot of money) and most ski boots made for my age and size aren't really great for what we do! Most companies think that because we're small we don't need great boots. But I've heard that your boots are great even for kids and have really good flex. My boots last year weren't as soft as I want in the moguls. So I would LOVE to try your boots! This is a picture of me and my boots that are too small now.
Samuel Holinaty (19 months ago) View Entry
I love skiing and under the financial crisis my dad lost his job. He stil havent got the job back or any other job. last season i had to do all my skiing in the backyard. I have been working as much as i could (beside the study) this half year and been saving up all my money so that i can afford skiing down the hills and in the parks. as you can see of the picture i really need some new boots, but then I dont have so much money for skiing. I live in norway, but i hope that doesn't mather.
Tim Werner Danielsen (19 months ago) View Entry
Here's my dilema, im an up and coming 13 year old park junkee from charlevoix michigan, and yes i am forced to use these gloves as my boots.The gloves arent even skiing gloves, theyre made by burton. and for some reason they never seem to be stiff enough for me, i mean ive always liked a soft flexing boot but these are a little over board.And my bigest problem is that they dont fit. ive tryed streching them and it never works. sometimes i even have to wrap up my feet with banages and tall tees to stop the bleeding from the horrible snow burn ihave line afterbang skis and marker squire bindings but now that i bought all this nice stuff i have no money for the best boots in the world(wink,wink) so please full tilt help me solve my problem of never ending pain
Erik Oshaben (19 months ago) View Entry
I've been skiing since I was two years old, and for the past 3 years, every weekend has been my escape to ski. More recently, I've become more and more aggressive, and there was a point that I met where my boots just couldn't cut it. I would get shin bang, cold feet, and worst of all, when i would come down for landings, I would hit so hard that I hurt my heel. When I discovered Full Tilt, I wanted a pair of classics immediatelly. Since then, I've been drawing pictures of those sweet boots I just wish I had. No tracing, free hand, only looking at a picture, and I came up with this. Help me out, Full Tilt, and make me a better skier with your great boots.
Gavin Rudy (19 months ago) View Entry
I would LOVE a pair of Full Tilt boots because my boots are very old! The 80's called and wanted the Raichle boots back! My husband and I are ready to join our kids on the slopes but we need to update our look. Please help me look good and ski better with a new pair of your Awesome Full Tilt boots. Thank you!
Wen Kamaloski (19 months ago) View Entry
I start skiing at 4 year old, after 4 year of skiing I started snowboarding for 3 year ( bad decission ) and play hockey 4 year.. This year, I stop hockey and restart skiing! I wear some size 31 shoes so no shop have some park boots for me.. I have to make more than 5 hour of drive to go at a shop have some FT in size 31! Choose me please, the snow come in - 1 month! Im so stoked about this! Thanks Fulltilt.
William Tanguay Talbot (19 months ago) View Entry
Bad leg+bad boots=bad news bears last year to the day I broke my leg. I was on a trampoline trying out some new tricks and getting stoked about the upcoming season. I was super bummed when i had found out that I broke 5 bones in my leg/foot and would be out for the season. (my tibia fibula, 5th menatarcial above my growth plate and my ankle, along with dislocating my foot from leg.) I also have Lyme disease real bad, for about ten years now, which slowed down the healing process. I got out of Physical therapy in July and was not able to run/sprint until recently. In the last year ive grown about 4 1/2 inches and my foot about three full sizes. My last boots were given to my brother and "my only boots are about six sizes too small for me. So... i need new boots that can support my ankle, be comfortable and last me a while. BTW these boots are a three piece, obveously not as nice as these but i cant afford any boots that will support my ankle, while looking reeeallll nicce!
Dan Allen (19 months ago) View Entry
Well my story could be a little bizarre but its kind of cool. I never was able normal boots more than 3 hours boots .... until I found FT!!! The picture was taken during a LipDub that my university did. Filming took like 4-5 hours and I didn´t get of my boots actualy I felt pretty confortable having a few beers with them....as you can see hehehehe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=035zhOiF73c
Jorge (19 months ago) View Entry
Every time I go skiing i have to make a new pair of boots. When the boots get wet they turn to muck, its a tragic cycle and i think you can be the ones to stop it!! Make my skiing more enjoyable please
Tim Clare (19 months ago) View Entry
6 years ago I offered to take my best girl friends to their first job interview, at our local mountain. The highway was closed and the girls were nervous to be on time. The moment that the highway opened it was me and my little Saturn driving north, the only other traffic a transport truck. On the blowing snow, black ice highway the tractor trailer jacknifed, maybe a 100 feet ahead. I had no choice but to spin the wheel away, hoping to spin down the highway and slow down rather than drive into the back of this truck. We spun and as we neared the right side snowbank I yanked the wheel the other way and pulled the emerge break. Our back end hit the bank which helped us reverse our spin. We ended up 200 feet down the road, rear end into a snowbank, having spun about 7 times in total AND having spun through a short tunnel. The truck stopped ahead to make sure we were ok and then left before the police arrived. I was picking up my boots up and down the highway as traffic built...
Tim Bowers (19 months ago) View Entry
Hey Guys, I'm a 16 year old shredder from Germany and I started freeskiing 3 years ago! When I started I had no boots so my grandpa, who just stoped skiing at the age of 84, gave me the ones I'm wearing at this pic!! I'm now riding these boots for 3 years and my grandpa had them about 20 years! The first season they fitted very well, but trough the second and third season they started dispersing!Last weekend I had my first day of the season and there are some nasty things in these boots that are pinching on my feet! Not a nice thing to feel while starting the season,so I think I really need some new Full Tilt's because my ones are not strong enough to survive another season!! why don't reedem a young shredder of his very old boots and give him pair of new Full Tilt's? I would be pleased like a punch( in my dictionary "punch" means something like snow-king) !!
Timm Feix (19 months ago) View Entry
I really need new boots. Period. I tried on a couple full tilts at a ski store in my area, (Nestors), and they were just heavenly. I've rolled in rental boots for a while, since I was still growing, (and if you've ever rented boots, they are the worst!) but now that I want to buy ski boots I've realized that I can't really come up with the money to get anything close to full tilts. It's kind of embarrassing, considering I work at Bear Creek Mountain Resort, as an instructor, and I don't even have a decent set up (many times my students have much nicer equipment than me). It's not just for looks or style, (although Full Tilt's look sick!), but the performance of my previous boots was horrific. They had the most massive shinbang, and the worst ankle twists if I'd land anything but straight because they aren't meant for park or doing spins. Well, I could really use some new boots right about now, and I'd love to have a pair of Full Tilts. Thanks for considering my entry to the contest, I hope you pick the...
Josh Light (19 months ago) View Entry
I'm a student from northern finland above the arctic cirle and I think I have good reasons to win Full Tilt Hot Doggers or Booters, firstly the only Full Tilt boots here in a store cost way too much, about 400 euros!! Secondly my old boots are in a picture above or at least 1/4 of them, the rest were stolen in a mcdonalds next to a ski hill where I went to buy a cheeseburger and left my boots under my table exept this inner boot which is the only one that comes out from the outer boot because the other one has a broken lace that I fixed with a knot and so the lace is shorter and tighter, so it wont get out of the outer boot. So at the moment I have no boots and the season is just starting here, I ski every day every weekend and work in a bar every night every weekend (and study the weeks) so please Full Tilt let me win! I would REALLY need this to keep shreddin in the park.
AJ Toivonen (19 months ago) View Entry
I need, new boots.... My current boots were purchsed on a ski sale 5 years ago when I was 16... props to the salesman, because he managed to sell me junior rossi boots that were 2 sizes too big. The skin bang is unibelievable and I dream of the day when I can afford boots that dont make my feel like a rodeo clowns ass after a solid hit. I dont feel I need to rant about the quality of full tilt boots, I think its common knowlege that they are the sickest boots out there. To fully illistrate my point I have included a pic of my boots left one has a rip in the toe, right one has a custom made gaffa tape buckle (due to snapping) I say if I win that I will donate my old boots to charity... however noone alive should be in contact with these horriblr horribe boots
Nicholas Demetriou (19 months ago) View Entry
All Right Full-Tilt, So here it is! My name is Vincent Coleman. Im a 28 year young Aspiring Big-Mountain Skier. I live here in Steamboat Springs, and Absolutely LOVE Skiing. After taking last season off, due to a knee injury, Im pumped, and ready to start the shredding again, especially after the recent snow we just got. Im ready to start the season out with a bang, But I have to get new boots. After reading and searching for boots, I found Full- Tilts to be the BEST option. With the Lighter weight, and Increased comfort over other boots, They are actually the only option, but I'm still paying down Med. bills, So these CARDBOARD Full-Tilts wont cut it. I could and would but a new pair to great use for years to come.-Cheers, Vincent
Vincent Coleman (19 months ago) View Entry
I was 21 and heading for my first season in Verbs. My old juniorboots were shot and I went through every store in town and quite a few elsewhere. Then one day I stepped into a pair of Black and Yellow (mine were Raichle) ordered for someone else....and fell in love. Sure I saw Seth ski ;P but my booths were more important. I shortened the cable, I cut the foam, I padded the cuts, I put in a new sole. I used more duct tape. I put in another sole. I went looking for another pair but nothing was ever the same again.....
Annika (19 months ago) View Entry
Thanks to Full Tilt, I just bought liner for my original flexon 9.1 before my operation on thursday night. because I had a thiroiid cancer. Now, I am at home to rebuilt my energy before downhill skiing this winter. I bought flexon 9.1 boots when I was 16 y old. Two years ago, I was upset because I was looking to buy new boots and always think best boots was flexon 9.1. Last years I heared about Full Tilt and was enjoy. The design is good and These boots are the best way to fix feet on alpine ski. It IS aFULL TILT BOOTS Daniel Jacques
Daniel Jacques (19 months ago) View Entry
Okay, so this year i really NEED new boots. After trying to progress my riding in rental boots for the past five years, i decided its time to get a new pair. Unfortunately, i dont have the kind of money for them, and with this economy, business isn't going well and my parents don't feel its something thats necessary. Well i have had enough of the shin bang, and the need to take a break from skiing mid day due to cold feet. And since Christmas is going to be tight this year, i was HOPING and WISHING that you great guys and girls over at Full Tilt can help, not only me, but my family as well by saving money. Thanks so much for taking your time to read my submission, and i would be so gratefull if you help me out. (p.s. since i dont own my own pair, heres a picture of my foot with a thanks to everyone at Full Tilt!) thanks ~Dalton Fontana
Dalton Fontana (19 months ago) View Entry
hi, i'm max and this is the story why I not only want, but need new full tilt boots: I spent the last school year on a exchange programm in california and because my old boots were to small anyways and i always had shin bang, I decided not to bring them but get a new pair. Right before skiing season I went to a local store and asked for their help to choose a boot. They recommended a Salomon spk, and because it seemed like a good deal to me and the dealer told me he never heard anyone having problems with them, I bought them. Walking around with them at home for the first time I smiled and thought i would never have any shin bang again because they're so soft and compfortable. At the opening day of mount shasta, totally stoked to go skiing, i went there got a season pass and started doing some small boxes, rails and jumps. After 3 hours of painless skiing I started feeling a slight pain coming from my shins. I will never forget how I realized that I just wasted all the money I had earned by mowing the neighbours lawn and...
Maximilian Fink (19 months ago) View Entry
Back in 2004 when I started my young skiing career, my ex girlfriend's uncle gave me his worn out boots. I was a poor student and so I was very thankful. Years passed by and bit by bit I changed my stuff. Unlike I thought I did not get rich in my job as a graphic designer … don't be afraid I have pants too, but to get you a better visual impression of my boots I decided not to wear any pants. Thank you for listening! Stefan (Germany)
Stefan Kaufmann (19 months ago) View Entry
I live in Scotland and am moving to Nelson in Canada next year to enjoy the fabulous powder conditions and to study at college! I have had a passion for skiing all my life and train every week on our plastic slope as well as traveling all around the country to enter competitions from racing comps, to big air to ski cross. Coming to Canada is going to cost us a fortune and to win these amazing boots would make my time over there so much more enjoyable. I don't think that my ripped, shin banging, stinking boots will be able to cope with the harsher weather and my feet will freeze and continue to bruise unless I get new ones. My picture shows boots that I designed with a Scottish monster theme: tartan tongue, Scotland flag on the back, highland cow appearance on the sides, topping it of with a creepy grin and eye ball on the nose ( I guess that could be Nessie!) I hope you like the picture of my boots and see how much this would mean to me if I won a pair of full tilt boots and how much it would benefit me and...
Douglas Mackenzie (19 months ago) View Entry
Well as you can see in the picture the boot i skied on is sooo heavey. I am a freestyle skier and Its just really hard for me to ski. I had many times of the year were i didn't want to ski because of my shinbang. They are also getting small on me. My toe ripped a hole through the liner. Please send me a pair of Fulltilts! I can not afford them :(
Chris Zembrzuski (19 months ago) View Entry
My boots are so old that the first time out last season the front toe part of the boot completely snapped off while riding Mt hood Meadows :( I need new boots to ride!!!
Kourtney (19 months ago) View Entry
Hello Tenton. I'm a 16 years old boy who loves skiing. But there's only one problem... my boots suck! Every year i stat of the season banging, but after a couple of weeks with my boots on I always end up with add skin inflammation. This really ruins my season. Last year i was really considering buying these Salomon boots, but when a friend of mine told me they were crap, and to by some FullTilt boots instead, i changed my mind. I would really like some new boots, and not a normal boot, but one from FullTilt ! I cant afford buying new ski boots this year, but i really want to last a whole season this year... Dear FullTilt, please help me getting some new boots ! I'm desperate
Oscar Vik (19 months ago) View Entry
If my original didn't convince you that I deserve Full Tilts, this is a link to my recording of a moving Beatles Song (with some changes in lyrics), which explains my hardship of Living Without Full tilts musically. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6yKTE5nInE Enjoy
Nathan Boyer-Rechlin (19 months ago) View Entry
Since I was six-months-old I've been around the mountain. My dad hauled me around on his back on powder days in Snowbird and Mt. Baker. I've been skiing by myself since I was two years old. Since then my parents have divorced, leaving my Dad and I in a sticky situation. Due to financial difficulties my Dad is not able to afford new ski boots for me this year so my dad resorted to giving me his old pair of Nordica AFX 46 Anatomical flex rear entry boots that are way to big. My dad works two jobs, day and night, just in order to keep me skiing. It'd be great if you guys at FT could hook me up with some new boots, but there's probably someone who needs them more than me! Hope you have a great winter! Cheers, Jack
Jack Suel (19 months ago) View Entry
Hi, I just left school, I'm unemployed and I'm going to do my first ski season this year, if I can find a job! With no job, I can barely afford some new skis, let alone some boots!!!! Ever since I saw the full tilt design, I was hooked, tried some on and they're AWESOME. I'm looking for boots that can do a bit of everything, I NEED SOME FULL TILTS as atm they are just a dream!. I would be so stoked to win, as I am now repainting the wall I drew the boots on, parents were livid!
Unemployed SkiBum (19 months ago) View Entry
I. NEED. NEW. SKI. BOOTS. I have written several blog entries, submitted pictures and stories trying to win new boots since 2008. Is this FINALLY the time I will WIN new ski boots? Please, tell me yes because out of the rest of people "thinking" they need new boots here, I have them beat. These are my fantastic STORMTROOPER Salomon boots from the 90's I rocked all season long last year. Well, my friends MADE me rent boots in Mammoth last March. They umm, insisted. Were they embarrassed? I think they were looking after my hours of safety. If you choose me to win these new pair of FT's, you'll actually be doing yourself a RED CROSS favor ---> If I hit the mountain this season wearing these ole' beauties again, I'll hurt myself. I think you know what decision you need to make... Best, Swoomer aka, backonthemountain.com
Swoomer (19 months ago) View Entry
Skiing since the age of three Started out with a wooden ski Three hour drives every weekend to the slope None of my friends could comprehend how I cope Now 17 years has gone by Three packed out boots still standby But my feet no longer fit in them Sizes 3,6,8 but I’m a 10 My Lange, Atomic, and Nordicas have retired But this Full Tilt contest has got me inspired Need my ankle pain to go away So I can bare to ski another day I think FT Morrison boots may be the solution So I can continue to increase my jump revolution This 3-piece design is without a doubt The best design for easy in and easy out As I sit here in college I wonder what to do with all my knowledge But all i really know is skiing So what the teacher is showing, I am not seeing So if I am lucky today Full Tilt boots will be coming my way But if not, that’s OK too Because no matter how much my feet hurt, skiing is what I’ll continue to do!
Alex Ratushny (19 months ago) View Entry
need new boots..work as a ski instructor..these are 2 yrs old..;)
Pavle Jonke cro (19 months ago) View Entry
I should win new full tilt boots because, my ski boots are worn out as you can see! I ski moguls so boots are so hard. I have skiing about 200 days full tilt ski boots and them rock's My boots are also pretty pimped ;) -Finland-
Henry Haataja (19 months ago) View Entry
So i bought these Salomon kaids last year thinking they were going to be great, but then i skied them and i was very disappointed they were cold and i got the worst freaking shin bang ever it looked liked I had dents in my shins. When i first discovered Full Tilt i was skiing with my friend who has them and he loves his pair and said he highly recommends them. I really like the design and i only hear only great things about Full Tilt i need boots BAD!
Ryan Jeffrey (19 months ago) View Entry
The Soul Sista touches me deep within. The moment i slip my tootsies into their white cuffed welcoming nest, my spirit ignites. One by one I fasten the buckles. Lose at first, then as I get warmed up I go tighter, ski harder. From the gnarliest line in Granite Canyon to high speed arc-ing at Vail, I know the Soul Sista's got my back. The Soul Sister is the first alpine boot I've ever had that I look forward to putting on. I ski all around the world and everywhere I go, people notice my steeze. If I could wear nothing but my Soul Sista's I'd be happy. I love these boots so much I wear them in my swimsuit and pretend I'm skiing down rock. I ski them hard and rep them sweet. And always put them away nicely buckled. Sooth my Soul.
Annelise Loevlie (19 months ago) View Entry
I’m an average 18 year old wanna be ski bum—this is my story. I’ve been boot hopping since the age of 5(the age I started skiing) Over the past 5 years, I’ve devoted nearly all my money to anything skiing related—including countless pairs of used boots. Now, more than ever, I need good boots. I’ve worn about 5 pairs of used boots over the past 3 years. Only recently was I able to graduate from my old 10$ rear entry boots. However my 4-buckle boots haven’t been much better. Over the past few years I’ve endured purple, frozen toes after only 3 hours of skiing in badly fitting, no-soled boots. I had a year where my boot cut off my circulation by cutting into my leg every time I flexed. I’ve also struggled with being an expert skier, skiing in a beginner flex—I stuffed superfeet in the back of my boot that year. I’ve consistently struggled from uncomfortable, bad flexing boots as I pursue my passion. Full Tilt could remedy all these problems. For a year I’ve been unsuccessfully trying to save money (nearly impossible in College) for a pair—help out a fellow ski bum!
Nathan Boyer-Rechlin (19 months ago) View Entry
This next season will be my second season skiing. I began because I was convinced to try it after 8 years of snowboarding when my snowboard broke at Mount Snow and I rented skis. I loved it from that very first day and the next day, by some miracle, I tried out for and made my school ski team on borrowed skis from the coach I used the whole season. From then on I got the chance to ski four days a week and I am now a competitive racer and can do both 360s and 540s consistently (I could never even 3 on a snowboard). By biggest setback in the are of improvement is my 1980s model Lange boots that I got from my dads Alta days. These boots give me a pinched nerve in my ankle that I skied through all of last year but I don't know if I can take another season. The picture included isn't my exact boots but its close, mine are yellow and a bit older. Please, for my ankle and my skiings sake, consider me for this Full Tilt giveaway. I've heard nothing but good things about FT and I would ADORE...
Michael Callaway (19 months ago) View Entry
well i have had my full tilts for a little while now and i absolutely love em. lightest, most comfortable boots ive ever had. and my cousin who i ski with almost every weeknd doesnt have full tilts, he complains about how not full tilty his boots are. so i thought i could do a bro move in a pottery class that i have this trimester and make him a full tilt boot out of clay. and when i saw this sweepstakes i just couldnt pass it up.
Gavin E. Guanell (19 months ago) View Entry
Why do I need a new Full Tilt ski boots? Ten reasons why (see photo): 1) This boot feels like wearing a pair of cinder bricks. I guess it makes of concrete and steels, instead of plastic. 2) I could not feel my toes and feet, since there is no more insulation left. 3) Velcro straps will no longer stick together. I use the stapler to hold it in place. 4) Air pumps do not work, no matter how much you pump. 5) Metal straps wrap cause my feet to have “rings around the collars”. 6) Expose nuts and bolts. 7) No more heals left. 8) Boot buckles will not stay in place. 9) Front toes will not stay in ski bindings. 10) Too many dings and scratches.
Steve Norwood (19 months ago) View Entry
I have been skiing my whole life, but when I became an instructor over 8 years ago, my perception of the sport changed dramatically for the good. I've become an expert skier with the right tools, i.e. skis, boots, poles, etc.. Since one of my many improved skiing falls, I noticed I lost the handling of my boots and noticed a huge crack in the cuff (I had to drill a hole at the end of the crack to stop it from breaking off completely). Since I just lost my job(my real job) I have not had the chance to fix the broken-out-dated boots. This season I am in desperate need to have the right tools in order to promote our sport to others, and doing it well. I am the perfect candidate for the new "Full Tilt" boots! Thanks! :)
Brian Becker (19 months ago) View Entry
These boots were hand-me-downs from my uncle. They're so old, my dog frequently urinates on them and then looks at me with sad and pathetic sympathy. I think he even shook his head in disapproval once. And this is coming from some one that wears a cone around his head, and on occasion, eats his own fecies. Full Tilt boots are the sickest boots on the market! And I love the 3-piece design! Please hook me up with a new pair of boots! I'm tired of dragging my heavy, urine stained boots to the hill everyday, then have my feet freeze and ache because there is no padding left, only to come home and have my dog shame me even more. Please hook me up with a pair of Full Tilts! Both my dog and I will be super stoked! Thanks
Jesse Flach (19 months ago) View Entry
Hey I have been riding raichle boots ever since i started skiing my dad was a huge follower and so am I. we hunt everywhere for parts, tongues and shells i've been to way to many garage sales in my short 21 yr life. I am curently sporting the boots pictured and would love a pair of full tilt boots except im in college and can afford a new pair. Help me out teton get me into the 21st century of raichle boots
breandon barnett (19 months ago) View Entry
I've been rocking the white Rossi's for years, you know the ones that Boyd Easley was riding in 1242? Well they're sick minus several issues that have arisen (such as me not growing more like planned, I"m 5'11'' and they're hand downs from my 6'5'' brother). The pressure points are honestly getting to be a little bit too much to handle these days and I think they've left some random bumps on the sides of my feet. Luckily for me I found these legit swiss made Henke boots from the 60's sitting around that where my grandpa's. Crazy part is that they actually have less pressure points and fit me better than the Rossi's. Not gonna lie, I'm looking forward to trying them out this season but not looking forward to my skills going out the window, please save me!
Nick Chilton (19 months ago) View Entry
I bought these boots used three years ago and I’ve been using them ever since, and God only knows how long they were used by the person before me. When they get slightly wet they smell like an animal died in them. They rip hairs out of my shins leaving pink bald spots that haven’t gone away yet. Whenever I wear them the area all around my legs where the boot covers gets covered in a blistering rash that bleeds when the blisters pop. The liner of the boots are deteriorating so the boots are too big for me now and whenever I ski I get bruises on the backs of my heels. They’re race boots and whenever I take them into the park I get horrible shin bang. At the heels the plastic on the bottom is wearing away so soon they will not be safe to. Full Tilts are the perfect boot for me because I have narrow feet and they fit me well. If I win these boots I plan on buying a stiffer tongue so I can have a soft boot and a stiff boot without having to...
Greg Gazda (19 months ago) View Entry
In a fit of agonizing pain, I swore yellow Langes off forever. The following day, I tried Flexons, and skied them three days in a row. By day four, I was in shock: These were the only boots that didn’t hurt my shins. People called it “Lange bang” back in the late 1980s, but in my experience, it didn’t matter what kind of boot I wore; I always got shin bang, except in Flexons. And that was just the beginning of my love affair with Flexons. I can’t find one detail I don’t like about them: They’re the easiest boot to slip on and off. They’re the warmest boot I’ve ever worn, the lightest and the most responsive. But then disaster struck: I could no longer find new Flexons, and I had worn a hole into the toe. And that’s when my obsessive scramble began: I scrounged used gear shops, hoarding shells for parts. I began stripping tongues, neon green and pink buckles and heel pads to customize my old pair. Just when I began to panic, I finally found a used shell my size. And then true redemption returned: Full Tilt revived the Flexon molds; life was good again.
Dylan Nicoletti (19 months ago) View Entry
First i got freeride boots when im a park rider an they are way to small, full tilts cost some money and i dont have any... :) pleas give me som boots Full Tilt rocks..
Noah Hunter (19 months ago) View Entry
These clunky pieces of crap caused major pain last ski season. Halfway through the season every crash or hard landing made tears fall out of my eyes. My shins were like bruised fruit, useless. I want to shred harder than ever this winter, and with these things I might as well give up on that dream. If I could have a brand new pair of FT's, my wildest ski fantasies would all come true.
Tara (19 months ago) View Entry
I'm a girl from Finland, who loves skiing anything anywhere. I am in desperate need of new boots (my old ones are 3 seasons old Nordica's), but my problem is finding good ones. I normally have to choose between women's boots that are either too soft and don't perform well or race boots, which normally don't make skiing bumps or back country much fun or comfortable. I believe I have found the perfect Full Tilt boots (soul sister, size 24.5), but I can't find them anywhere! Having them (and awesome snow :)) would make my season!
Lia Sandell (19 months ago) View Entry
I'm far from rich. I hardly even have gear that fits me. I use this small old columbia jacket and these walmart snow pants because I have no money. get a job? Sorry, all the money I get goes to my college fund. I barely have enough money to pay for even a day pass. So you can see why having enough money for good boots that fit, would be a huge problem.The boots I use now I bought for 120 bucks...new. They are cold, super stiff, heavy, and keep me from progressing in our sport. These boots give me such bad shinbang I could hardly do track last spring. I had shinbang for at least a solid 4 months after that last day of the season. It hurt to even walk for during those months. All I want is a good boot that actually fits and is warm and flexible so I can actually go down a run without my feet hurting so bad i want to cry. So please fulltilt, I'm begging you! Help me out!
Ty Hafen (19 months ago) View Entry
i need new boots and have ho money. Will work for boots
Mike Durkin (19 months ago) View Entry
What's missing? oh boots, Why? I sat down at a resort up in northern michigan took my boots off and went to grab my ski bag and when i returned someone had stolen my boots. i searched for days on end for them and i have never seen them since. now this season is right around the corner and i can't afford new boots ( any boots at that ) because of lack of being able to get a job. this would be the most amazing thing to get new boots that i desperately need.
Gavin Smith (19 months ago) View Entry
I ordered these boots from you and I was thinking that they would fit me. I was so stocked to get them andthey looked so sick! When they came, they came in a big box and so I ripped it open and dug through it until I found a smaller box that fit in my palm, so I opened it and saw them, it was AMAZING! but then I tried them on and they were way too small! So now I need a new pair for this winter so I can shred!
Josh Musser (19 months ago) View Entry
Every week my Dad hits up different Goodwill stores around the city. He gets all this gear that is old and smells weird. One of his favorite things to get are old rachlie flexons. We have probably 10 pairs in our messy basement. When i try to out these boots on my feet they are always slightly broken and dont just arent right. I have been saving up for Full Tilts (to replace my 10 year old childrens boots) for some time now but then i saw this contest and figured "What the heck" So Full Tilt, Please pick me!!!!
Philip Patterson (19 months ago) View Entry
Well, I'm gunna be straight up and not tell you some sob story about how .. I was recently laid off, or .. can't afford them.. truth is.. I'm too lazy to get a job ... I'd much rather go skiing... my parent sure won't buy them for me , as they think I have perfectly fine boots right now.. well.yeah, my boots are decent right now.. but.. the shin bang sucks.. a bunch. so.. yeah.. i'd be good with some full tilts right now.
Austin McAra (19 months ago) View Entry
my name is luke underwood and i think i deserve these boots because i am force to use my MOMS old boots from the early 90s and we have used them so much one buckle mechanism has broken as you can see by the tape on the boot. These boots are also one and a half sizes to small, which forces me to have scrunched toes and extremely painful toe bang. Since my mom is supporting me and 3 siblings on her own she is unable to gather the money to buy me a half desent boots, so please send me a new pair of full tilts boots. Thanks :)
luke underwood (19 months ago) View Entry
I want the new boots sooooo bad. I need new boots and skis and bindings and jacket and pants and im gonna buy the hot doggers or the booters whatever i can find the money for. I had surgery in the spring due to my muscle disease and im even more stoked to ski now than ever before and im actually gonna try to get good at freestyle now and these bootss will complete meee!!!!
Justin Tedeschi (19 months ago) View Entry
I think i should win new boots, because my boots right now are i dire need of being thrown out and replaced. there shittier than jersey shore, and i think this is the year to get new ones! so please fulltilt make me the winner!
Leroy Maarhuis (19 months ago) View Entry
I don't really need to win the new boots, my old booters still do the job here in minne-snow-ta. Even though the boot buckle broke the first week of using the boot I was able to get a replacement buckle having to jump through a few hoops. I love the boot but it has its drawbacks. The flex is to soft and every time i try to find a stiff tongue online FT never has my size. WHEN ARE THOSE CLOWNS AT FT GONNA HAVE THEIR STUFF IN STOCK, NO ONE LIKES RIDING ON THE #2 AND #4 TONGUE. I'D LIKE TO WIN A #6 OR 8 TOUNG IN A MEDUIM SIZE IF YOU DONT PICK ME TO WIN THE THE NEW BOOTS!
nick dalager (19 months ago) View Entry
I've been using the same boot for 5 seasons now, 3 of which have been 120+ days on snow. At the end of last season during Big Sky's pond skim, I went for glory and sent a big front flip off the kicker into the pool. Under-rotated a little bit and got soaked. Thankfully my gnome hat stayed on. Feeling ashamed, I went back up to try again. I didn't care about making across the pool, I just wanted to stick that flip. 2nd try was even more unsuccessful, because since I need to have my buckles maxed out, I nearly had a boot-top fracture in both legs. Couldn't put ski boots on for 1 1/2 months, effectively killing any hopes of sweet backcountry spring skiing. I need new boots badly. It makes me cry.
Mark Davidson (19 months ago) View Entry
after hitting a tree and breaking my heel bone and my jaw and spending 3 months in hospital with my jaw wired shut and not moving, Im ready to go back to the slopes of being a ski patrol again! last season was my first to miss in my 21 years of skiing and after all the medical bills can't really buy a pair of full tilt seth morrisons which I really like :)
Ali Samivafa (19 months ago) View Entry
I should these boot because I really NEED them. As you can see I didn't send in a real picture but that is because I currently don't have any boots! I had a pair that I used all last season and they cracked so I sent them in for warranty but when they sent me a pair back they were a size too big, so now i have nothing. I am a college student and I ski about 80 days a season because I live 20 minutes from a great mountain in New Hampshire, Loon. I would really really appreciate new boot from Fulltilt! I love the company and I have wanted a pair for a few years! PLEASE pick me!
Kima Bacevicius (19 months ago) View Entry
As an experienced skier, Using old boots, skiing a diamond under the lift in New Mexico, I find myself coming out of a left turn into a right turn and my right boot is out of the binding. I take a tumble. I get up and dust off and snap back into the binding. I take off again, and again my foot is in the air and my ski is running out from underneath it. I hike to the ski, twisting the binding to see if it is broken. It’s ok! Again I take off. Once more, Looking down, boot out of the binding, I see that the front 4 inches of my right boot is missing. My boot-sock is exposed and realize the long walk down the slope under the Lift. As I walk I am getting heckled by the lift riders telling me to “Quit being a baby, put your skis on.” The worst was in the maintenance shop telling my story, the worker's reply “you’re from Texas”. “How did you know?” You leave your boots in the closet with Texas dry heat and it dries out and cracks during skiing. "Happens all the time up here."
David Alder (19 months ago) View Entry
Ok hears the deal im a 14 yr old from AUS and I love the snow as much as any other snow lover. Im am so sick of australias lack of ski gear in shops which forces you to hire boots which equals more shin bang. It would be soo dope if I won this and had a good pair of boots(aka full tilts) so i could actually go to the snow without comin home with bruised shins and sore feet. So yea hope you enjoyed my story haha
nick fallon (19 months ago) View Entry
You have heard of Das Boot, right? But have you ever heard of Das SKI boot...I live in the little village of Boyne Falls, MI which is home to Boyne MT ski resort. Wellll in Boyne we dont mess around with our boots and can be used for many reasons after thier life has come to an end. After rocking out the rear entry pro models for my adolescence they were neglected for many years thinking the pro models time was up....Years later it hit my friends and I two days before crazy dayz at Boyne MT. Which is a bad ass St. Patty's party on the hill. It was time to bring life back to the pro models and create DAS SKI BOOT. The pro models were modified to drink out of and thus the creation was epic for one day...Due to many good times that day and even more bad decisions the pro models were sacrificed that weekend on crazy days. So in Boyne if i am the chosen one for a new generation of FTs they would live a long and fulfilling life to which many boots would be jealous.
Mike Dunlop (19 months ago) View Entry
Salomon sx90's rear entry boots. My paps ancient boots. I mean I know some girls who prefer rear entry but come on! I'm 18 years old living in slc, going to school, and have no money. Help a young ski bum out so he can tear it up with some legit boots this season. Much love to Full Tilt!
Kipp Martin (19 months ago) View Entry
I've always had issues with standard boots. Raced on a pair of Hansons through high school ('75-/'78) and replaced them with a pair of Flexon Comps in the mid-'80s which I'm still using. The liners are pretty well shot and I'm spoiling for a new pair of full tilts. PS, I also turned one of my sons onto a pair of Raichles as well.
Kurt Willstatter (19 months ago) View Entry
After watching World Cup racers ski in Raichles for years, I bought a pair that Stan Bustos used at Red Lodge in the early 90’s. When those wore out, I saved the parts and bought another pair – factory fresh – at the consignment shop in Washington Park. A few years later, thermofit liners from Colorado Ski & Golf made them just like new. When those wore out, again I saved the parts, and Ebay came to the rescue (“wore out” just means the soles got too thin from walking in them – otherwise they’re bombproof). Now it’s time again, and I’m so glad FT is making them. Why are FT boots better? In skiing, these boots excel because of their flex and weight. Smooth, natural flex is something overlap boots have never achieved – and, despite what some “experts” claim that they’re not burly enough, it’s not stiffness but agility that counts. No other alpine boot is as light as FT, and, as any automotive engineer will tell you, the lower the unsprung weight, the more the wheels stay in contact with the road. Even flex and light weight also make it easier to hike to ski the goods.
Wynn Miller (19 months ago) View Entry
i think i should get the pair of full tilt boots because i can not ski on boots that give you shin bang so bad that you have to miss out on skiing for the next two days or be in excrushiating pain and toe bang that you swear that your toes are gone from your feet also my boots are heavy and it makes it hard to want to do flips or even 540's for that matter and thats gonna suck for when i go to talluride.
albert (19 months ago) View Entry
I want some Full Tilts so I can after bang my 900's like Tom Wallisch.And that,son, is why I should (and will)win. Also, I'm just 14 and I can't afford a $400 pair of boots. Thanks
Spencer Taylor (19 months ago) View Entry
Let me tell you about my boots: every day I squeeze my Flintstone feet into my old, leaky, whooped, toe crushing monsters. I have subscribed to the world of boot pain for far too long. It takes a shell spreader to get into my dremeled out plugs. I am psyched to see FT come out w/ a 102 shelled boot!!! Once in the beasts, I duct tape the shells closed because the overlap fails to overlap. I don't even have an insole or footbed in em! This works for 3-4 runs prior to my feet starting to take on more water than the Titantic. Attempting to get out of them is an even better task & often requires use of a hair dryer. It is hard to stomp a landing without feeling below your knees.... I look forward to getting into a FT 3 piece shell & ending the cycle! My boot bag could do without carrying the spreader & the hair dryer around & I would be much happier! I could do without the frostbite, black toes, lost nails & wet feet. Thanks for your consideration guys!
Brian Finch (19 months ago) View Entry
I do not have any and want to wear them to an event
Cynthia Hagood (19 months ago) View Entry
because I can kick some butt with them
Jennifer gersch (19 months ago) View Entry
As you can see i'm currently pretending to live the full tilt dream and my current 'princes hot dogs' boot isn't very good, shin bang is bad, power strap feel like its a brown paper bag and the hot dogs only last a couple of days, whereas the full tilt Tom Wallisch hot dogger that isn't made from paper bags. i want some full tilts so bad that i'm going to try a pair on at my ski store only to have no money to pay for them as everything i earn is going towards a ski season. please help me live the dream as england (where i'm from) and my current boot isn't doing it.
Tom Waddington (19 months ago) View Entry
for the last....ever ive been skiing on crappy thredbo sports ski rental boots and it sucks. if its not the boots being wayyy to narrow its the major shin bang i get, i allready have shin splince and getting shin bang whilst im skiing isnt going to help recovery so i dont get a stress fracture. currently im at school waiting to go skiing at the end of the year, my skis are waiting here...but theres no boots. my parents believe that i shouldnt get boots until i stop growing. but they really dont know anything about skiing. its not just about having a sick pair of boots and being able to ride on them, its the feeling of knowing you have a sick pair of boots. right now im sitting at my school desk...supposed to be doing work but im too excited about the chance of winning a pair of full tilts. ive written recently and made a spelling error...(sorry about that.) so i thought i would re write it....with propper spellito and hopefully get another chance...im looking in my product guide at the 3 piece 102mm booter boot which is making me froth...
al mcmurdo (19 months ago) View Entry
FULL TILT ive always been in love with your boots and never been able to own a pair...if its not my parents supporting them because 'your foots too wide' or some other excuse. i was looking for a competition like this so i could hopefully get a pair of full tilts (hopefully the booter) but i couldnt find a competition before i went back to school.....well now i found it and im dying for a pair. the reviews dont just say the best boot ive ever skiied in..but they look so dope!!! hope you can help me out on this one....al FULL TILT
Alastair Mcmurdo (19 months ago) View Entry
Here are my Salomon Xwave 9.0's. They are starting to get old but have been the best boots I've ever had, and I've been skiing for over 30 years. They took me through my first terrain park 900 and first BC kicker switch rodeo 5. They are very dear to me... but I've never tried any version of the Full Tilt and I hear Seth Morrison can't do what he does without them, so I wonder what they can unleash above what I've already got. I wonder to the point that I'm willing to whore 'em out, put their innocent picture online for everyone to see, and take a chance at having new best memories from some Full Tilts...
Matt Hanson (19 months ago) View Entry
hey, im 14 years old, ive been skiing since i was 4. I love it. I plan on trying to make it to pro status when ill be older. Throughout all these years, I have never had a pair of boots for just one reason: money. I enter in competitions, I was in the JFT last year and i will also be this year. I will have to rent shitty boots again unless im able to win some. Thanks for reading this.
Thomas Robert (19 months ago) View Entry
My boots leak!
Audrey Larson (19 months ago) View Entry
Five seasons here on the east coast in NJ has taken a real toll on my equipment. These boots have been through the mud, slush, rain and the occasional snow. The liners are gone and the shells are about to give up. These boots have helped me destroy both my knees, get shin bang every run, and cause some wonderful pain to the ankles which is why I love them, but they need to retire. I could really use a nice new pair of Full Tilt's to get me through the next five seasons.
Dave Lappert (19 months ago) View Entry
Last season i only had enough money for a crappy pair of these fischer racing boots..i spent money on a beautiful pair of skis and bindings. skiing is everything to i look forward to it every day...and after one measly season my old boots have no padding, insulation and the worst part is the buckles dont work. I love FT but dont have anywhere near enough money to buy a pair.
Carson Lappert (19 months ago) View Entry
The last time I had alpine boots they were leather and had laces. Got back in the game last year and bought these beauties for $5 at a yard sale this summer. Threw some Scarpa Intuitions into them. Thing is, I'm sure I'd look a lot cooler in the park if I had some new ones. My plan for this year is to try to ski fast enough to "catch some air dude".
Steve Gorski (19 months ago) View Entry
When i take a break from filming my promo for Deadliest Catch, I enjoy gnarfin up the slopes of Eaglecrest, AK. And whats more convenient then jumpin off the boat and clicking right into your bindings. Ill tell you. As much as i love staying dry in my XtraTufs, they just dont have adequate ankle support for the speed that my rain gear's aerodynamics provide me with on the reg. So i suppose its time to hang up the neoprene and jump into some plastic.
Jesse West (19 months ago) View Entry
The story says it all...
Adam Lauritsen (19 months ago) View Entry
I switched to snowboarding 12 years ago because ski boots killed my feet. Lure me back with your awesome boots, pleeeeeease! Snowboarding's plenty fun, but I miss my planks!
Greg Younger (19 months ago) View Entry
On January 10, 2010, while skiing at a local resort I had a collision with a tree at over 50 mph that shattered my femur into 10 pieces. Before I get back on snow this winter (I'm hoping to be healed enough before the end of the season), I really need to replace my old boots that have 300+ days on them. However, after being off work for 10 months (and counting) for 3 surgeries, I have zero money left to replace them or the helmet that saved my life. As you can imagine things have been very tight, and at this point I'm not too proud to ask for a little help. I realize this isn't a fun story, but here's hoping that my fellow skiers throw some love my way!
Derek Hamilton (19 months ago) View Entry
These old Scotts have been awesome... light & comfy, but time to retire the old dogs. If you heard some of the comments I get from wearing these, you would understand my needs.
john kirby (19 months ago) View Entry
Well for the past 2 years I've had to borrow my equipment from my buddies brother just to go skiing but in a few months here, I'll be moving back to CO in a few months to become a ski bum again but i need some boots to be able to become a SKI BUM because without boots I'm a BUM. I tried to fandangle a way to use these for the style of them but that didn't work out as planed, so I'm back to square one looking for a little help. Thanks
John Stirzinger (19 months ago) View Entry
The Dalbello krypton is not only the sickest boots out there but they show how the boots throughout the last 20 years have done a full circle, they had it right from the beginning on the rear entry's were they only used 2-3 buckles to give you the most comfortable boots you have ever skied with... now they give you comfort and performance with this one!!!
James Potter (19 months ago) View Entry
I live in fort collins and commute 2 hours to the mountains every single day i get off work and school. My salmon spk's have done me well for the three years i have been skiing on them, and they are now pretty worn down and broken. I look forward to a season full of snow and comfortable fresh new kicks to rock down the mountain and Full Tilts are the Air Jordan of skiing.
Ben Curtis (19 months ago) View Entry
Hey my name is dave taylor and my boots are terrible. They are probably twice as old as me. They were my dads and he skied alot so there "well use". Although they are the classic full tilt look that are far from the comfort. They hurt my toes and i get boot bang so bad that i either have to take a bunch of ibuprofen or just end my day. Please help specially since i am getting into bigger tricks and jumps.
David Taylor (19 months ago) View Entry
I've been skiing since I was three at Mad River Glen and Sugarbush. In april of 2009 my dad was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer (worst stage.) I have been skiing by myself ever since. He wont be able to for another 2 years from now. Maybe if i had a pair of full tilts instead of these newspaper ones it would brighten these next two years up
Ben Windhorst (19 months ago) View Entry
This is from our engagement album February 2010. Just wanted to share the reason why we love Full Tilt boots. After literally a total of 58 hours of boot fitting that lasted over a month and half time period my other boots just didn't not work. They hurt my knee, they hurt my feet and of course didn't allow me to ride how I wanted to. Once I got my Sally's I was stoked. NOTHING needed to be punched out, NOTHING!!! It was awesome. I got them heated up and they were good to go! I just upgraded to the Soul Sister and I can't wait to get them on the hill. My fiance currently has the Seth Morrison Pro but he was on the original Pro Flexon Comp for as long as the boot allowed him. He tried several other boots but when he found out that Full tilts were back he did backflips! We can not say enough good things about these boots.
Lisa Shimoi & William Hansen (19 months ago) View Entry
I love skiing. That is what I have been telling everyone around me since I was three years old. It was my excuse for missing soccer games, dates, and classes my whole life. At the end of the day I know that if I am skiing I am happy and I will do anything to ski. I don't have much of a set up any more. I am a college student and I just bought my season pass and I am broke, but my skis are a little too small, as are my poles, but I can live with that, my boots are gone, currently hand me downs for my cousin, they were a size and a half too small last season, but I dealt with them. I love skiing everything on the mountain and most boots can't deliver that, but full tilt can. I just want to ski this season, I have always wanted a pair of good boots, and full tilts are the best. I just want to be able to ski all day and be happy, and I know that is what full tilt is all about, comfort, quality, performance, and putting smiles on skiers faces.
Jack Quinlan (19 months ago) View Entry
Well the picture show my foot size compared to my current boots.... Last season i got by with renting occasionally or really cramming into these and even 2 years ago i was cramming into to these. Basically i am tired of cramming. I ski mainly park just because of where i live and would love to be able to switch up flexes whenever i manage to ski in real mountain. Because of the auto industry in detroit (where i live) I dont have an option to get new boots this year. It would really help if i got some actual boots that fit me and it would make me enjoy being out on the mountain more rather than worrying about circulation to my foot. Thanks A Lot!
Conrad Schaitberger (19 months ago) View Entry
Hey guys how’s it going I’ve been skiing since I was 2 years old, I really got into freestyle skiing about 6 years ago and bought my first pair of Full Tilts last season these boots are the shit! I love them. The designs are sick and the ride and performance is amazing compared with many other freestyle boots. Funds are pretty tight all of my moneys gone on my new Line Afterbang skis and I’m a desperate for a new pair of ‘Hot Doggers’ for my next season in St Anton, my old ones are totally destroyed. So I figured get a sick home job FT logo tattooed on my back from my mate, and the lovely people at Full Tilt and Teton will do the rest. The tat killed, my mate did it with sterilised sewing needle. Many thanks keep up the good work guys. Always remember: “GO BIG OR GO HOME!” Best Regards Toby
Toby Gray (19 months ago) View Entry
Dear Full Tilt Boots, The boots i currently have are not only old and crappy but they dont even fit. These boots are my moms from the 80's and she said that she wasnt going to buy me a new pair of boots, and that i had to deal with the ones that she gave me. But literaly the boots i have now make my feet curve in( They are a 27.5) . SO PLEASE GIVE ME A PAiR OF BOOTS? I TAKE A SIZE 29 (mondo) and i would love the Seth's or the Tom Wallisch's or the classics THANKYOU
Elliot Roberts (19 months ago) View Entry
I have TINY feet. Im talking size 6.5 - 7 in shoes. I am 24.5 in ski boot size. It's almost impossible around where i live to get a proper adult ski boot that can provide support for my leg while skiing in that size. I have to wear child spk's! My feet usually hurt and i dont get enough support in my upper ankle. It justoutright sucks! I am adult size in everything except my feet so my current boots just won't do! If you give me a pair of boots i will rove full tilt rong time! (im chinese) Honestly you would make my skiing career. HELP ME! As you can see, my ankle is very sad :(. Cheer it up! I BEG OF YOU! ps. im in Canada so i cant choose any of those states, i hope i can still win.
Vincent Lee (19 months ago) View Entry
I´m a 14 year old freeskier from Germany and I´m skiing since more then 10 years(Freeskiing 2 years), the last 9 years i just got used old boots from some garage sales and since last years i got this really old, very low priced Boot. So i really need a very good pair of boots(Full Tilt!) so i can rock the park! Thank you
Louis Rosmanit (19 months ago) View Entry
Its real simple why I should win a pair of new full tilts. These old purp and grey Raichles ain't goin to cut it in 2010 & '11. Sure, they're in really good condition but, they're in really good 1980's condition. I might as well jump in the delorean with Doc Brown and get myself back to 1985 so i can swipe Marty McFly's vest and complete this retro onsomble. Sure they still ride alright but they got my jump game filled with more hip twists and kicks than The Radio City Rockettes. Old school stunts are always fun but when's the last time you saw TWall opting for the double twisty to spread eagle instead of the switch 7 truck driver. Never, thats when. So unless you want to see me stuck in a rut of the bumps runs they've got here in the midwest, you gotta help me out
Ryan Harris (19 months ago) View Entry
My name is Andy O'Connell ive been sking since i could walk. And i always had a passion for freestyle Skiing, but my dad he would always buy me racing boots. And you know that shin bang was a killing for me. And now when i heard about Full Tilt Boots Ive always wanted a pair and nothing else. So i worked my whole summer for them and then my dad made me put it to a college fund so i couldn't get them. And when i heard about winning Full Tilts i was beyond happy. Ive asked people i know with them and havent heard A SINGLE THING WRONG WITH THE BOOTS THATS WHY I WANT FULL TILTS! And i think it would be amazing to have FULL TILLLLLTSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...... And yes leprechaun suit...... SPOT THE KENDAMA
Andy O'Connell (19 months ago) View Entry
last year i decided to start skiing.my friend gave be a pair of skis and boots but well lets just say my feet are bigger than hers.
John (19 months ago) View Entry
I started skiing with barely any money, only enough for a basic pair of skis. My brother had some old crappy bindings that i put on my skis and some old boots that were one size to small so i figured they won't kill me, just a tight squeeze. I started skiing in the park 24/7 at my local mountains and started doing some bigger tricks that these boots couldn't handle, getting shin bang toe bang and any other bang you could think of. I planned on getting some full tilts this year, but being 15 in connecticut i can't work, and have less than $100 to my name, and now just wearing my right boot kills my foot, please help me!
Adam Lukowski (19 months ago) View Entry
I am not writing to win myself a pair of Full Tilts, even though I would love to rock a pair of First Chairs this winter. The person who really needs them is my Dad. My Grandpa learned to ski at Camp Hale during WWII with the 10th Mountain Division, and he taught my Dad back in the 50’s. Skiing has always been a huge part of my Dad’s life, whether it was working the lifts and ski school to get through college, or running the local BOLD program teaching blind kids how to ski. One year ago tomorrow my parents were hit head on by a driver high on meth. My parents survived but my Dad nearly lost his foot. It took 11 months before my Dad could walk again without a cane, but his ankle and knee will never work the same. Despite these setbacks my Dad is determined not to let it affect his skiing, however his set up isn’t going to work for him anymore. I think Full Tilts would be perfect for him with the ease of entry and the customization the tongues allow. An OG...
Charlie MacDonald (19 months ago) View Entry
So this old freestyler from the late 80s goes into the ski shop last winter to check out new gear because my kids had been on me for years to take them skiing. I was getting them set up then asked the guy if I could see somthing from Raichle or a rear entry boot and he laughed out loud at me, I had not realized that the boots I fell in love with were no longer made. I lived for nothing else the first half of my life but then after college when my first child was born I was working nights and we found out he was autistic and all my time was devoted to home and my career. I figured once he was old enuff and could handle it I would take him skiing! The years went by and his sister arrived and it was just last winter both kids begged me to take them and I finally gave in and was instantly re-bitten by the bug. My daughter joined the local team out here at Tyrol Basin and I made friends with the coaches and this year they asked me if I would consider...
Stephen (Pete) (20 months ago) View Entry
Sup Full Tilt? My name's Ty and I'm 17. I'm currently rockin Tecnica Diablos which isn't a freestyle boot. I've had them for 3 years, the buckles are broken off and they're way too small. I've been skiing every winter weekend since I was 3 along with my 2 bros and its become financially difficult for my family to get us decent gear. Full Tilt's original 3-piece design is the perfect boot. Their superior cable buckle system is more technologically advanced than the standard 4-buckle boot which is engineered to perfection. It's the lightest, most comfortable fit. All the sickest pros ski Full Tilts just like THE Red Knight. The custom heat moldable liners is the perfect solution for all my boot problems. I'm going to be park crew this year so I need a steezey boot that won't keep me from doing my job, allow me to lap the park all day and to advertise your boot all over the mountain. I paid $500 for my race boot that should have only lasted me 2 years. Full Tilts on the other hand are made to last. The boot's natural flex results in "no shin bang... Just after bang."
Ty Tran (20 months ago) View Entry
You're looking at my current Lange ski boots and my right leg. Why are you looking at my leg do you ask? Well last year right before the season I broke my leg down near the ankle. Got some surgery with a metal plate and some screws, did the whole tib fib therapy and rehab and now two weeks ago I got the metal removed from my leg. And now why am I telling you this? Well last year I was released to ski in January. Soon as a started back up my ankle pain started to come back because my right ankle is almost an inch bigger in circumference than my left leg. My liners had formed pretty solid to the shape of my ankle from previous seasons. It takes me a good 10 minutes to force my new fat leg into these boots and they feel like an anaconda is wrapped around my leg when I ski in them.It was almost to the point where I wouldn't want to ski knowing how bad my leg would hurt after I took my boots off. A new pair of Full Tilts+Intuition Liners molded beautifully to my feet=an extremely happy and...
casey willman (20 months ago) View Entry
these boot are just way to flexible.... i sprained my ankle twice last year and dont have money for new boots... i charge hardd when i ski but these just dont cut it for me... Pleas MR Seth hook it up!!! size 11 just in case
Axel Hogberg (20 months ago) View Entry
I've been skiing my whole life, but I just started doing park this year, and I got the worst shin bang imaginable. It was so bad I had to take days off from the mountain and I wasn't able to play soccer for my school this year. Currently i'm using Dallbello boots I got at a church sale for 6 bucks. And after hearing Seth Morrison's story I think that Full Tilts are the boot for me.
Michael Benge (20 months ago) View Entry
I am 17 years old and i have been snowboarding for the past 3 years. i finnaly switched to skis but my boots are from the 80's. the are all black and have a fold down back with one strap to keep them tight around the calves. and a twsit knob to keep them tight around the foot. i really need a new pair of boots. please let me win!!!
Brandon Wood (20 months ago) View Entry
My old boots aren't anything special. I'd like them fine if they would fit my feet. I am 17 years old, 6'7", and weigh 310 lbs. I'm not real fat, just real big. I wear size 17 wide shoes and can't find a pair of ski boots to fit me anywhere. I used to ski 4-5 times per week and haven't been able to ski for 3 years because I can't find a pair of boots to fit my feet. I tried to rent the largest size from a ski store one but my feet hurt horrible after 1/2 hour. Please let me win so I can ski again.
Jon Beistle (20 months ago) View Entry
They feel like a pair of old moccasins. They smell like a hockey team locker room. They give me the perfect support to rip. They have soles that are so worn that I fear that any day in bindings could be my last. They have a weight slightly less than large bowling ball. They have skied more vertical feet than at least 10 Everests. They are older than half of the contestants here. They have skied Olympic and World Cup mogul courses, chutes, drops, and seen more trees than a beaver on meth. I fear that their plastic may just evaporate into dust. For those reasons and more, I deserve a pair of new FT's to rip and represent this ski season. Hook a diehard brother up.
Alex Turner (20 months ago) View Entry
Well this year i am going to ski. I quit my winter sport hockey for it i have a nice pair of skis but no boots because my old ones got taken to good will by my parents withought my consent, and i really dont have the money to buy a pair. I just moved to oregon and ive watched so many videos at hood and it seems that full tilt is what everyone rides. I believe i should win a pair of full tilts because im taking a dive head first into skiing full comitment and dont have the dough to buy a sick pair of full tilts. And ill be flashin the boot to get the word out to everyone who dosent have a pair. Thanks
Erik Baun (20 months ago) View Entry
I lived in Jackson for 5 years and put over 400 days on a pair of boots. Certain lifestyle changes caused a move back to Buffalo, NY where I am from. I ditched the old boots and figured my tele setup would be good enough for the hills of Western New York. Last year there was a downhill race at the local club and I really wanted to throw on some alpine skis, I found my grandfathers boots in my mom's attic, they fit like slippers, were hardly worn and stiff as hell. After ten days out west last winter they are shot, the foam must have dried out sometime in between 1983 and 2009. Lifestyle changes have since been reversed and I am moving back to Jackson in November, thus I could really use the boots.
Mark Mosgeller (20 months ago) View Entry
Hey Full Tilt! I tried on a pair of classics in whistler over the summer and what a difference. I have Technica agents with custom insoles that serve absolutely no purpose. When i tried on the classics there was only one pair left in stock size 28. and i am a size 26.5. My feet are basically a night mare for me when i ski. I constantly after every run get shin bang and my foot is always hurting after every run. Living on the east coast of New brunswick Canada we don't have many ski shops so its hard to find a good boot that fits. I don''t think there is any other boot out there for me that is going to help my issues of pain and shin bang. I look forward to hearing back!! Thanks
Jon Cosman (20 months ago) View Entry
I should win some new boots to compensate for the shame of having to have to walk back down into Chamonix with Rossignol's that had literally exploded in Argentiere
Leo Rowbotham (20 months ago) View Entry
When my house was burnt down in a forrest fire 3 years ago, the only got out three things, one of which were my ski boots. Obviously being a prized possession they are now 4 years old and these bad boys are starting to go. They shift in my bindings because there is nothing left to the plastic on the toe and heel, which have cost me so far an LCL and two broken thumbs, the toe is cracked, the liner is worn so thin shin splints are nothing new. I live to ski, and work hard at my jobs to make ends meet. Everything i wear and ski on is a handmedown. I travel the world chasing snow; summer, fall, winter, and spring. When duck tape fails go to online contests for help... keep my dream and feet alive, full tilt is the tits...
Oh No.. Girl Skier (20 months ago) View Entry
hey full tilt i dont have a picture because i dont have boots...well i have boots but there for a 5 year old beginer skier so they dont really work so i was just wondering if you guys could help a guy out alright thx robbie.
robbie watson (20 months ago) View Entry
whats up, im mike im currently workin 2 jobs one at the YMCA and one doin general construction and clean up so i can attend school in the spring cause my financial aid took a dump last winter. so since the last winter the only thing thats been keepin me from goin insane is watching ski videos and prayin for the white stuff, well last year everything was cool until i blew out an the lean piece on the back of my boot when i knuckled a 5 so i skied for about month with noodle boots. luckily my buddies dad is a sav from back in the day and had some langes pink panthers laying around, i know what your thinkin i must be pullin so much tail that i would never give them up but the hard truth is they are you packed out that i can hardly ski at all. i was getting ready to buy a pair of yoru 2010 booters but its not lookin like its in the cards right now. swell guys im out of time so thanks for the consideration -mike
Mike Pisano (20 months ago) View Entry
I have been rocking the same pair of boots for four years, and even though they are cold and uncomfortable I rock them because they are the only ones I have. Sadly, my boots took a serious hit last winter while I was ski bumming in a cabin that is more akin to a shack, the boots were melted by the woodstove that was heating said shack. As a result I had to rock the "Frankenboots" last winter and again this winter.
Lucas Mathers (20 months ago) View Entry
Ooh icon you need a rest, I've certainly put you through the test. Powder, trees, bumps, and more, not like Full Tilt so my footsies are sore. You've worked hard for me...and I for you, a bolt, new buckles, soles...gorilla glue. Full Tilt's are comfy, flexible, and light... hanging out after skiing (and break dancing) will feel more right. I've starfished and tomahawked, splat-to-flat too, so the time has come to retire you.
andrew gundershaug (20 months ago) View Entry
My technica tnt explosion 8s from '98 totally blew apart last season (see photo!). Although I could continue to ski with a numb right foot, new ft boots (or at least a right one) would be sweet!
Trey Knollman (20 months ago) View Entry
Im a 21 year old, rocky mountain born, shredding since i was 3 years old, student. I have had these boots for probably something close to 8 years now, and have just been remolding the liners as my feet grow. i have done numerous repairs on these and am in desperate need for new boots. i just shelled out my summer savings on some new armada jjs, and need to maximize their potential with some NEW FULL TILTS! PLEASE!!!
Glenn Gowland (20 months ago) View Entry
My X-screams are 8 years old, approximately, and 200+ ski days deep. I abused my credit card for these after my Nordicas spent the night against the base-board heater, solid became liquid. After 10 days with the X-screams, at a friend’s in Vail, her cat used them as a litter box. No joke. My bag was open about an inch, but Paco the cat had perfect aim. Before I realized what happened overnight, I tossed them in the car while warming up. When I opened the door I got punched in the face with a fist-full of stink. After that day of skiing, I took the boot off at the bar and almost passed out. This wasn’t any human pee smell; we’re talking yellow steam and ammonia stink, strong enough to burn your eyes. Though the stink has subsided a bit, after a day of hiking or bumps you can see cat-pee steam rising out of them. I’ve tried to replace them, but they are so snug on my feet can’t ruin a day in the woods with ill-fitting boots. Especially after driving 6 hours each way on weekends to northern...
Oliver Coshow (20 months ago) View Entry
These boots are from 2007. They have been word at least 150 days and still look fresh especially with the new cable covers i bought for them. I tried them on the other day and they no longer fit! this is the best boot i have every worn but i can't afford a new pair. I'm going to have to end up buying a cheap pair of boots which is unfortunate because the new full tilts look like some of the best boots on the market. My full tilts have been to the alps, to Portillo in chili, japan, china, and coast to coast in the US. PLEASE FULL TILT give me another pair of the most comfortable boots made, i will put your new boots to the test.
Jeremy Harlam (20 months ago) View Entry
My youngest daughter is a senior in HS this year. For the first time she is not playing basketball in the winter. I bought season passes to Targhee for her and me. We usually go one or two times a year. My Dynafits have been a great boot - the first real fitted boot. I have a 8.5 EEEE foot. Scott Prindle of Driggs fitted them. I see that FT has a wide shell and need a new comfortable boot to put in at least 30 days with my daughter.
Erik Strom (20 months ago) View Entry
I once had the greatest pair of boots: A set of Raichle Flexons in the early 1990s that my mom thought would dry better if they were closer to the baseboard heater. My next pair were Salomons that were much too wide and after wicked shin-bang, Intuiton liners that still didn't solve the problem i managed to get a pair of Raichle F-One Freeride Boots. While not the flexon design, they were pretty damn good for a 4 buckle setup. The stock liners quickly packed out and i got another pair of intuition liners. These would serve me well for hundreds of days. After i packed on some pounds, the stock liners went back in and times were good for a while. My challenge has been finding narrow boots for my narrow feet. I have shelved my raichles and have been skiing on my BD factor touring boots as the fit has been good, however i continue to think back about the original flexons i had and those perfect waist deep days free of pain. -Graham, Burnaby BC
Graham Giles (20 months ago) View Entry
Unlike other Flexon owners, I have not tried every boot on the market. No need, for until recently I was happy as could be, skiing on the best boots around. Sure I got some comments on the 1980's colors and age but why try those other boots? There is nothing else in the same league. Many other designs don't even recognize the need to flex! So when my liners packed out and a friend told me "they're our of business", I mourned. And I wished I had collected spare parts. But now they're back??!! Woohoo, except I can't buy any due to imminent job layoff. Ski on old boots or don't ski, unless maybe I win some new ones!
Bruce Becker (20 months ago) View Entry
Reading all of the silly entries made me question why do people want to win full tilt boots. I have been skiing the Raichle TF7, Then the original yellow Raichle Flexon's and then the Kneissl Flexon Pro. All 3 boots have been one of the best boots I have owned. I have had 4 buckle boots in the meantime but theF lex tongue and the 3 piece design still kick ass. I started to use them when I first saw Seth Morrison skiing the most incredible terrain and said if they are good enough for the best big mountain skier ever, a mortal like me should be just fine.
Rob Altiner (20 months ago) View Entry
Because I have to huck in boots that are so big my foot slides in them. Not to mention they're over 10 years old!
Mark Kogelmann (20 months ago) View Entry
Setting: Last day Vail, 2010. Last day at Vail got dumbed down again. Now we don't get to traverse to Peanut Peak to watch the sun go down. However, the party still went on just not with the same views. skiing down in the light for the first time in 6 years was a slightly safer experience. However, to make it exciting I decided to straightline Pepi's Face. this was not a good idea. hitting a blind compression at mach speeds after a beer or 10 is ill advised. after glancing off a 4x4 stanchion and finally coming to a stop under the VMC tent. I somewhat regained composure and walked off the hill. mouth bleeding and massive bruising that I would not know the full extent of until days later, but otherwise OK. The two ladies I was with were still game to continue the party in the village. At face value, not a bad idea. as it ended up, BAD idea. As we continued to party through the night, some of the days party favors began to wear off and some took a more aggressive hold. A few...
mr_gyptian (20 months ago) View Entry
Yes i know this is one of the boots everyone is trying to win. I am not entering for me my friend who is a good skier could really use some nice ski boots. Right now he has boots limiting the progression of his skiing. So Full Tilt please help me out in getting him the boots that he should have.
Isaac (20 months ago) View Entry
Why should i win full tilts? I fell that i should win a pair of full tilts for many reasons. One reasons why i should win a pair is the flex on my boots. you litterly can shake the backing of the boots 3 inches up and down, resulting in no flex. also these are kids boots, ive had them for 3 seasons and now im 5'4 and 105 pounds, and simply these boots arent safe. And because of them last year i shattered my heel in them due to no suport an fractured my shin. so please full tilt, send me a pair of boots!!! - Thanks, Garret
garret colby (20 months ago) View Entry
My left boot shredded to bits while I was tearing up a Town Series race at Alta last season - I shinned the gate so hard that the ski patrol kept the shell for display!! How epic is that...
Emma (20 months ago) View Entry
I'd just really like to try something plastic. Thank you.
John Patton (20 months ago) View Entry
I would like a new pair of boots so that I can donate these to the Wounded Warriors Foundation. I have volunteered with DSUSA in the past so I know from first hand experience that one of our biggest challenges is getting proper equipment for the participants. Often times the donated items are outdated or just plain blown-out. If I had new boots I could donate these three season old babies to a deserving veteran. Good luck to everyone! Cheers... Mike
Mike Hughes (20 months ago) View Entry
First pear of boots, for my first season in France last year.. I'm going to Canada, Banff. this year, and I really need new boots, some which are ready for 9 month with powder and lots of jumps of cliffs and kickers rails und so weider...! Lillte danish girl wants new boots to explore a new continent with :D
Rikke Pilgaard Krogshede Meldgaard (20 months ago) View Entry
province=B.C. my boots are currently from the 80s and belong to my grandma and are the ugliest boots i have ever seen(no joke)and she is staying at my house this winter so i dont got any boots and the ft boots are dank shit!!!
cain coulson (20 months ago) View Entry
They have served me well but now are too small. I skied in these every day last year and both of my toenails fell off :( My father said this year I need to either cut off my toes to fit into these or quit skiing. Please full tilt HELP ME!!!!
Chris (20 months ago) View Entry
Province = BC.eh HAH! I don't really need new boots... but it is raining and ski season is still at least six weeks away...You should offer a yoga retreat as a prize. Last year at the Re-use-it, I found unscratched Atomic Race Shells, in red white and black... $80 bucks; including the matching Austirian Helmet; sans dandruff, eh. My buddy Andrew ( mountainbootdoctor.com) stuffed 'em with Conformable liners and foot-beds and SBS shims under the liner... I ski now in total comfort and alignment and don't even have any dust coming off my skis as I leave two skate-arcs in the 'ice'... I thought I was pretty hip in the boot department but that last ten percent is why good stereos or race cars cost so much... and that last ten per cent is where the fun really starts... isn't it ?
Paul Rattenbury (20 months ago) View Entry
THESE ARE MY BOOTS. EVER BEEN TO THE FUNNEST PLACE ON EARTH (WINDELLS) AND HAVE TO MISS TO DAYS OF SKIING DUE TO SHIN PLINTS? WELL I HAVE THANKS TO THESE SALOMON SPK BOOTS. YES THATS THE BOOT STRAP HANGING OFF MY NECK. BROKE OFF WITHIN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF HAVNG THESE BPOOTS. EVERY TIME I GO UP SKIING I HAVE TO PUT THIS SPONGY MATERIAL BETWEEN THE BOOT IN MY SHIN JUST SO I DONT GET SHIN SPLINTS. (WHICH DIDNT WORK AT WINDELLS). ALTHOUGH I AM VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE T SKI THESE BOOTS JUST RUIN THE SATISFACTION. SO THIS IS WHY I AM ASKING YOU (FULL TILT BOOTS) TO PLEASE GIVE ME A PAIR OF FULL TILTS. SINCERELY, D.W.
DW Houston (20 months ago) View Entry
I should win a new pair of boots because i think i deserve them.
rian (20 months ago) View Entry
Ever popped your belt at thanksgiving feast to relieve pressure. MY ski boats have reach the ski glutton heaven of 10 years of beat down. As if old fat cats, ready to burst a seam, they auto eject release binding buckles to my's shigrin at the most unforgivin times mind you. My fav is the "explosive release tree snag throw down game" (many play no one wins!!!). This gentlemen is when you know when say to when. Every heard a boot laugh at reverse camber skis? mine do, they've worn down the toe and heel piece so far (walking aspalt, climbing rock ascents and rail sliding boot antics in the heat of summer (can you say desperate!)), The infamous Shane Mcconkey bought the patent off me in 04' after seeing me straight line out of palisades after a double ejection. Oh and then theres that looming odor. If I dont give me new boots, I am putting the blame on you for the any innocent animals dying post boot sniffs.
david gribble (20 months ago) View Entry
I was reading a book today where I found this great quote of a great famous doctor professor Japanese sage: "Everyone deserves new boots!". It really hurt my heart as everyday I see people struggling with their uncomfortable, unstylish, ugly, old boots so I decided to share this with you. If you have a possibility to share a new boot or boots with somebody who can not afford or doesn't have access to new boots, please do that, because some day you will definately receive back this boots, may be they will be dirty and smelly or even be lying in a dump, but they can come back to you any time. As you are reading this post something really really good is being prepared for you (ie: a big mountain will grow in front of you house with all year terrain park free ski lift and every weekend pow sessions) but if you will not send this post to 139 more people you will probably not have this mountain. And as for me! You can see on the picture my old boots, Nordica something ski boots. Next to them stands a brand new McLaren SLR supercar (it is not...
Daulet Issayev (20 months ago) View Entry
Hi, im dylan im 16 i bought these about the end of last season from ian compton. And he had also worn them that entire season, and totally trashed em hard. Then when i got them i realized they were about a size too small, but the price was right so I thought I'd ride it out through the season. They,ve been giving me some toe bang and sometimes cuts off circulation. Theyre the 08-09 Booters with 08-09 Hot Dogger tounges. Since these are so worn and small on my foot, it would help so much if i got a new pair, THEYRE SO BEATEN! Thank you and please choose me!
Dylan Korpi (20 months ago) View Entry
I'm feeling old, like my old Lange boots in the picture below. I really want to put my skiing on "full tilt" mode this year, but then I started thinking about those old Lange boots (tears). Then I started thinking that I would have to prioritize this year’s ski equipment purchases, as my oldest son needs a pair of fat skis and bindings and new boots (more tears) and this would surely trump any purchase of some boots that would ensure that my skiing efforts would be on "full tilt"...of course then I started thinking about my wife and new for sure that the focus of this seasons purchases would not include new boots for me (even more tears - I love my wife though) Then I was skiing on my Mantras and Full Tilt boots down this extreme chute and heard this annoying buzzing in my ears only to wake up realizing I had a bad (good) dream as my wife hands me the hanky to wipe away more tears. Thank gawd I found this TGR form to complete and dream about what it would be like to ski in my Full Tilt boots. Mantraman
Chris Watkins (20 months ago) View Entry
Plain and simple I want Full Tilt boots! I have skied 100+ days a year for the past 15 years and have always had boot issues. It's almost embarrasing since I have also been in the industry off and on this whole time. My feet are messed up for sure, flat, narrow, bone spurs on top, side, and heel, low instep, blah, blah, blah. My current boots Salomon Falcon 10 from 3 years ago have done ok for me, but I trashed them on the last day of this past season. Never one to drink and ski, but on the last day I for sure catch a buzz after the lifts stop at Bridger Bowl and party at the top of Bridger chair(which they are replacing so it was quite the celebration). It was an epic day of dense pow and on the way down all buzzed up I hit my favorite little air between two trees and hit one of the trees and busted up a buckle on my boot. I know they are replaceable, but just the thing I needed to "let go", and move on to some freshies. With Full Tilts narrow last,...
Marc Parent (20 months ago) View Entry
I have been skiing since I was 10, Russia, Podolsk on the man mad hill resulted from mining minerals. When I moved to America in 1991 my father bought me boots and I have skiing int them ever since. After more then 13 years they were in the great shape, but too small and I gave them away for free to someone who just starting learning skiing and could not afford ski boots. With family and kids I can not afford to buy new boots and have to get rentals every time I ski. I hate rental boots more then anything in the world but I have no chose. Thank you, Andrey.
Andrey (20 months ago) View Entry
i want da fulltilt :) i haves only one boot and i wish to ski 4 times a week this year. how is im supposed to do that with one boot?! that hurts my shin bang lots. please oh master of fulltilt men, i will pray for you every day if i can wins this prize.
jim hanson (20 months ago) View Entry
I haven't got any boots... While I wouldn't say that I "need" new boots it certainly would be nice to get a pair of boots that actually fit me and don't result in hardcore shinbang after only a week! Also do I need to mention icy toes? The worst feeling at the end of a awesome day skiing is no feeling in the toes!
Kjell Folkesson (20 months ago) View Entry
I’ve had my boots almost as long as I’ve known my wife. I acquired them second-hand in Jackson Hole at the Browse and Buy. The year I moved to Jackson, I had just bought and had to sell, a brand new, three year old model of Reichle Flexons at the Sniagrab in Boulder on my way across country. They turned out to be a full size too small. So I ended up with these, the Solomon Equipe 9.0 Integrated, the pair of boots I would ride nearly 80 percent of my adult skiing life. Where they really came from I don’t know, but I have fabled these pink Sollies to have been purchased by the daddy of some spoiled, just beyond snot-nosed, racer kid who hated them so Daddy bought him a new pair. I don’t know but this seems plausible since they were brand new except for the hole-cut tongs, created in an effort to placate the kid’s tender feet. Seriously, I hadn’t known how they had come to be at the Browse and Buy, but I knew for twenty five bucks I was going to ride the hell out of the...
Robb Russell (20 months ago) View Entry
Currently I’m rocking these old technica slalom boots with some over priced Zip-fit liners. These shells have been ground, shimmed, had plastic cut off, buckle ladders lost (while skiing). The liners have been padded, double padded, and had the base material rip off of the heels. Last year after some early season shin bang, I replaced the stock liner with said zip-fits, bad idea. These liners are heavy, expensive, and you have to put the stupid thing on outside of the shell just to get your foot in. On top of that, they didn’t help shin-bang at all. After a good hucking session one day, I woke up in the middle of the night with the most intense pain I’ve ever felt coming from my shins. After swallowing a handful of ibuprofen, the only way I could go to sleep was with my feet straight up in the air, resting against the wall. I’m in my boots all day, every day either working for patrol or hiking and skiing here in Colorado. Your boots make so much sense for me with lightness, warmth and full flex. If you’d spot me a pair, I’d be you biggest fan. Cheers.
Gary Smith (20 months ago) View Entry
I've been rockin my dad's old ancient stiff as hell Rossi Bandit Freeride boots... what month is it? September. My toenails have almost grown back. ALMOST. Investing in ski traveling this year and gotta have new planks to put em on. So I'm buying new planks (oh, and I tour in these bad boys... oh yeah.) to keep the dream going and the turns long and deep. Hook me up with somethin comfy so I can rock out this winter. Think of it as an investment in my health. Knee just got better after two years of ice, do a lap, ice, do a lap, ice, do some drugs, ice. This is the year! let it snow, and cheers to hard charging!
Keegan Pearson (20 months ago) View Entry
Hi, I am Kevin. I have been skiing since I was 2 and I am now 15. Just a couple of years ago I started going into the park with my older brother. I have had salamon boots and even some of the ones that bend the most isn't enough for me. I have been doing alot of research on the Full Tilt boots and it seems as if that is the boot to have! My best trick in the park is a 1080 and a 270 to rail to 270 off. I think that having fulltilts would be the best thing for me to widen my varity in the park and not having my feet hurt and getting cold. I also like to rock my gear and will tell everybody about how much I love the boots and will rock stickers on my helmet. :) I really want to bye these fulltilts from the local ski shop but my parents are making me pay. I am broke! :( I could really use some boots! <33
Kevin Kruelle (20 months ago) View Entry
I've probabily had 15 pairs of boots in my life. 1st generation Lange, Strolts, Yamaha, Hanson, Scott, Caber and almost every high performance name brand in betrween But I never had a pair that was more performance minded and fit my leg articulation better than these Raichles. When I ski, I try to keep as narrow a profile as possible which works particularly well in deep snow, crud, steep and bumps. I think the key to the success of the 'Flexon' is the ability to get graduated foward pressure without the sensation of the having the tungue reaching a certain point into its flex and just stop flexing. All other boots have chose to design for the 'parabolic' trend which is fine for the general masses but this boot design is for the 'true' extreeme skier. I know 'Full Tilt' is the newest generation of this shell concept and you know I'd use the crap out of them. I'd say i'm really deserving!
nobu taniwaki (20 months ago) View Entry
So I've had these boots for a couple years. Last season I tore the crap out of the heal piece so they would pop out of my bindings pretty easily. I'm a poor student so I kept riding in them and just tightened down the bindings. Since I figured i wouldn't be getting new boots this season I decided to spray paint them to make them look as fresh as possible. If I get new full tilts I promise not to spray paint them. I'm also a certified ski coach so all my athletes will see that I ride with full tilts and want to buy a pair for themselves. To give me a pair of full tilts will be an investment in my own skiing safety and great advertising for you!
Jerod Shelton (20 months ago) View Entry
Not too crazy 'bout the color but the springs work great! I'm not even sure that they're ski boots. Donek Rocks !
A Kipp (20 months ago) View Entry
I have been riding Lange Pro Comp 130's since 2005. They have seen better days. I deserve to win new boots because in 2006 I had my first ankle surgery on my left ankle, screws in both the tibia and fibula. In 2007 I had ankle surgery on my left ankle a trimalar fracture. None the less, I still managed to get over 30 days in both those seasons. Last season the screws on the plate in my left leg started backing out. By march I was at the point that I could only ski 1 or 2 runs before the pain was too great. In April 2010, I Had all 17 screws and a plate removed. In June I was skiing again, but my boots no longer fit, and are completely destroyed. Medical bills are very expensive and I can't afford a pair of full tilts! Skiing is my passion in life that's all i dream about. Please help a girl out that lives 5 minutes from Vail be able to ski this year!
Jolene Wilhelms (20 months ago) View Entry
I should win new boots because I NEED new boots!
Peggy Miller (20 months ago) View Entry
I have been rocking the Salomon Equipe 8.0 nasty red boots for over 10yrs. These boots are horribly ugly, but I moved to Hawaii from Canada and have only been on the slopes 2-4weeks a year. I have recently moved into the Colorado Rockies and am making this my home. I have tried painting the boots, didn't work, the boots are just falling apart and I need a reason to part ways with them and move on. Please, I need new boots.
Jeff Mornan (20 months ago) View Entry
I bought these dalbellos before I knew you guys existed. They replaced the last in a long line of lange boots that I skied since the original flexon went out of production. After 10+ years of cold feet and arch cramps I was very happy to go back to a 3 buckle with intuition (warm) liners. I bought the boots on closeout and after about a year noticed the tongues shifting out of position while skiing. On further inspection I found splits in the lower shell where the tongue connects. I brought them back to the dealer who declined to submit to dalbello for warranty since they were now a two year old model, even though I only skied them less than a year. Needless to say I don't do business with that shop any more. I can still ski the boots but the tongues need constant tweeking. Even with the inconvenience of the shifting tongue, my feet are happier than they've been in years! The fit of the dalbello is not quite as precise as the old flexon and if I don't win a free pair, I'll be buying a new pair of full tilts as soon as...
Tom Dale (20 months ago) View Entry
I need new ski boots because when i started skiing,i was wanting to develop well in alpine skiing! That did happen! But i am now 15 years old and i am focusing more on park skiing! These boots are not made for park skiing,are a few seasons old,don't have cushioning so i get toe bang and my feet hurt while doing jumps,and my ankle hurts in one of the boots! I need boots like Full Tilts that would eliminate all those problems and help me progress in park skiing! Thanks!!!
Martin Bil (20 months ago) View Entry
I've tried and tried over the years, but I just can't find a boot as comfortable as my favorite old rear entries! I need help - please!!!
Bill Underburger (20 months ago) View Entry
The last pair of boots I owned were yellow Salomon X-Waves. Loved them. After moving from Utah to Oregon after college, days on the mountain came to a screeching halt as work, family and the economic bog {i.e. "reality"} set in. Void of ski buddies in the new town, and I made the sad mistake of craigslisting my boots to help with the bills one month. Didn't have the heart to sell my skis though - so the previous 2 years I managed to log a massive 4 days on snow in 45 dollar/day, sour rental kicks. They got the job done; but man... could I ever use some new boots. Shelling out what it takes for some new ones just doesn't seem like it's going to be in the cards any time soon and I've got to get that part of me back that's since withered being away from the sport / lifestyle I grew up with and love. A new pair from TGR/FullTilt would be a much needed injection of 'hell yeah' for the '10 / '11 season. You guys are the best! Thanks!
Russ Lowe (20 months ago) View Entry
My boots have holes in them!
Joe Kershenbaum (20 months ago) View Entry
Surfboard fin takes out fibula and peroneal nerve. Fully lacerated, both of 'em. Foot left partially paralyzed. Can't lift it up or move it to the outside. Because I can't lift it up, and my toes don't lift, I can't slide my foot into conventional ski boots. I was super bummed until I talked to my childhood ski buddy who now lives in New Zealand and has worse paralysis than I do. He recommended getting into some Full Tilt boots. Said they were the only thing keeping him skiing. We both rocked the black and red flexons back in the late eighties, and loved 'em. I just wish I had a picture of that for you. Anyhow, after being out all last season, I'm amped to ski Full Tilt this year! Perhaps you can help a brother out -- Tom
Tom Murach (20 months ago) View Entry
I used to have it all - new Dalbello Rampage boots, new T-Hall skis, skiing Keystone's A51 everyday, and living it up! Then last winter it all fell apart... On the same failed trick, the S-rail broke my thumb and my boots, and a little of my soul. I finished the season on rentals, and this summer found out my girlfriend got a job in Wisconsin. We're going to get married, so of course I had to move here with her, but I'm missing the mountains. I'll of course vacation that way, but first I need some new boots... and maybe a private jet!
Andrew Fisher (20 months ago) View Entry
I bought these boots about 9 years ago. The first season I had them I put them too close to the baseboard heater in the HostelX at Jackson, and melted the outer liner. I scrape together the money every year to ski in Jackson but that leaves very little money for new equipment. Last year I was able to get it together to purchase a pair of K2 Coombas and I had planned on getting a new pair of boots this year, but it looks like financially, that's not going to happen. So I have great new skis but I'm stuck with these broken down, packed out, melted boots. Not cool!
Sean Lynch (20 months ago) View Entry
My boots have a gaping hole that fills with snow every run. They work, but not as well as a new pair of Full Tilts would!
Nick Thompson (20 months ago) View Entry
As a college student, I take what deals I can. At the time, several riders I know were talking about how great Full Tilts were, so when I got a chance to buy a pair for $200, I jumped on it. This was before anywhere near me carried them, so I wasn't sure how they would fit, but decided to pull the trigger anyway. When I first put them on, they were comfortable and I was shocked at how light they were. Since then, I've realized that my foot is too wide to be crammed into the 99mm last. Every day I ignore the feeling that I am cramming my foot into a vice, because I love the performance and lightness of the boots. I’m trying to sell off some of my old gear to scrape up enough money to get a pair of the new wider last Full Tilts, but free sounds like a price I could definitely afford right now. If I win, two people will be getting a pair of Full Tilts, as I will give my current pair to someone with narrower feet to enjoy.
Andrew Thompson (20 months ago) View Entry
After skiing in the Three Piece Wonder for as long as I can remember, I picked up a used pair of "other" boots from a friend. The new technology was astounding and it all seemed so simple. But then the shell broke on a particularly cold day. So now I am without a useable set of boots to crush the powder with. I should have never left home!
Jeff Moore (20 months ago) View Entry
I'll be honest....I'm an addict for any and all types of skiing! As you can see the sun is setting on waterskiing for the year and it is time for me to turn my attention to the below 32 degree form of precipitation! I'm an expert skier stuck in Minnesota who lives for her 2-4 trips out west each winter for some REAL skiing!! I would love to be liberated from my men's boots and get a pair of Full Tilt Women's boots! I have always just bought men's boots as I feel the performance of women's boots is not as good as men's boots (hey, I'm old and change is difficult!). Perhaps you are willing to get me fit in a pair of boots made for my gender and show me the performance is as good?? I would love to be proved wrong!
Jenny Braun (20 months ago) View Entry
ThE booTs I havE NoW aRE fOr snOwBOarding.
Skip charbenaue (20 months ago) View Entry
My boots are so packed out thy barely work for preseason skiing!!
PAtrick Kerr (20 months ago) View Entry
Last year I got laid off from the ski shop that I worked at. Being laid off, I couldn't afford new boots. I had to keep rocking my Flexons from the 80's. They were the sweet black, green, and purple model I got from a garage sale for $40. They had mismatched cuffs and buckles, destroyed liners, and huge rivets in the shell. I rocked them all last season. 125 days. A month into my season my ankle started hurting really bad. I found a new friend had grown on my ankle. Meet Frank! Frank is not my friend. Frank gets very angry, and swells up, making my ski day a living hell. No matter how much boot work I’ve put into the boots, Frank would still get angry when I skied and force me to stop skiing. The boot fitter started to refuse to do more punches on my boot, and the physiotherapist said Frank would never go away unless I got new boots. No matter what either of them said, what is a ski bum to do besides go skiing? So, I’ve tried my best to keep my classic Flexons sliding, but I need new boots!
Andy D (20 months ago) View Entry
I bought my pair of Raichle Flex Comp (black&red) boots the summer of 1987 before the start of my Junior year of high school. I spent the whole summer working for my dad insulating and skirting the under belly of trailer houses in Cody Wyoming in order to purchase my boots and a pair of Dynastar Skis. That same pair of boots has taken me from Wyoming to Utah, Colorado, Arizona, California and finally back to Montana. Three years ago after moving to the Flathead Valley of Montana with the boots having most definitely having seen there better day (the tongues of the liners hanging on by only a couple of threads, the cables and strap frayed and buckles that had been bent on too many times I decided to retire them to my local thrift store. Since their retirement I have been through three pair of boots and have yet to find anything that feels and or performs any were close. Thus. I would love to have a pair of the Full Tilt boots so that I can once again enjoy in true comfort what looks to be a promising season. Sorry no photos!!
Monte Ready (20 months ago) View Entry
I know this contest is for those who need new boots but I thought I would put in a submission anyway. I have skied in Tecnica boots since 1985 and last year I made the switch to the Full Tilt Morrison Pro Model and now I am wondering why I didn't start skiing in them way back. The boots are the most comfortable best performing and lightest I have ever worn and they truly do allow you to do more with your feet.... If Full Tilt ever does go under I will be right there with Seth buying the mold to build our own. The Picture should show how much I love the boots I bought my now wife a pair and when we had our engagement photos taken we wore our boots for part of the session. Love the boots and light the Wick is a great flick!!!
Erik R Lovold (20 months ago) View Entry
Obviously my boots 'work,' but they really work sorta like a pair of Oakley XXXL pants work on a 100 lb 12 year old in the Keystone park. They do their job, they're just grossly inappropriate. Year after year I stuff my flat, wide flippers into boots that give me a half finger shell fit and squeezes my forefeet like a good Chinese foot-binding shoe. It seems nearly impossible to get a boot that performs well enough that also comes in a 102+mm last. So, 98mm race boots it is. Please Help!!!
Tom Runcie (20 months ago) View Entry
These are my Nordica BXR racing boots. As racing boots, every aspect of the boot does not even come close to working for freestyle skiing. They almost don't flex they are so stiff and I can never focus on what I am doing because I can only think about how bad my shins will kill when I land. Also, every time I go up with my friends they have to wait forever for me to put on my boots because they are so tight to get my foot in no matter what I do. Another problem, the tightness of my boots suffocate my feet and make them extremely uncomfortable. I don't have any money for new boots and I full tilt boots are number uno on my list of dream boots. I am in perilous need of new boots. PLEASE!! (: Thank you teton, full tilt, and newschoolers.
Sam Maison (20 months ago) View Entry
These are my 2002 Tecnica racing boots. They were given to me by my uncle three years ago and they hurt just to look at them! These boots are hard to put on, incredibly stiff and squeak every time you move. Nearly all of the feathers that these boots have appose freestyle skiing. I have been looking at Full Tilt boots for quite some time now and love how everyone says how easy to put on they are and how "no shin band just afrerbang!!!" The moment that I saw this on Newschoolers i knew that this could be my shot at my dream boots! Please Teton, Full Tilt and Newschoolers, pick me to win a new pair of Full Tilt boots.
Sam Morris (20 months ago) View Entry
I am a skier from PA and I currently have a piar of tecnica agent 80's and they are like wearing sand paper socks. I can never get them to be just right and they give me terrible shinbang. I walk around for days after skiing only once like someone hit my shins with a bat because of how stiff the tongues are. These boots are also super cold and I am alergic to the cold so keeping my foot warm is a big deal.
Derek Schmell (20 months ago) View Entry
I am 13 hit puberty got braces, hair under my armpits and my feet have out grown my third pair of hand me down race boots. I am not a racer I am a free skier now venturing into the backcountry with my Dad. Mowed lawns all summer to buy my pass and CRJ skis. Grass has stopped growing and I am out of money. When I asked my parents to help they said "don't you know we are in a re session and besides the ski swap is coming up we can find you used race boots". I live in a ski town and take FULL advantage of it.... FULL Tilts would be a nice change.
Mitchell Young (20 months ago) View Entry
First of all I wanted to say my current boots are purple which is raw! I effin love that about them...However thats the only thing I love about them. They are like a pair of Salomans like from the 90's or some shit I dont know, I'm not an effin genious! I get horrible shin bang from them and they dont allow me to ski to my full potential which really sucks cuz I know I could be skiing 10x as better as the assholes who I see ski at the mountain. I have skiied with these boots for the past 3 years and they feel like death on my feet soo PLEASE help me out. I have ALWAYS wanted a pair of Full Tilts and thought maybe this was a good chance to get some although I never win shit so whatever. I need these now more than ever. So thanks!
Kam (20 months ago) View Entry
I skied occasionally in grade school and junior high and even managed to break my leg once. Got sidetracked into snowmobiles during high school and stayed with them till the early 80’s when I got serious about returning to skiing. I rented and borrowed equipment for a couple years enjoyed it and so I went shopping for my own equipment. I first bought these boots back in about 84 when most state of the art ski boots were famous for being rear entry. While I was looking for ski boots I tried many different kinds including Salomon etc. and could never find any that had that "RIGHT' fit. Once I tried these boots on I knew that these were what I wanted. As you can see they are the VERY FIRST model of Full Tilts. Back when the brand name was Raichle. I broke them in Skiing Deer Valley at Park City, Utah Since then I have been wearing these boots and nothing else. I still use them to this day. When I shop I like to look for quality equipment. . I have only ever upgraded my equipment...
David (20 months ago) View Entry
This is adding on to my post below. My boots are Rossignol Performa T3 and the max price listed on the internet is 100 bucks. I go up to ski like 100 times a year at minimum and I can only afford a season pass, nothing else. I've had the same gear for 3 years, (4 years for boots) and would really really REALLY like to win.
Zachary Lusting (20 months ago) View Entry
I should win the new boots because the boots I have are stiff and give me bruises when I ski for over 20 minutes. I demoed some nice boots and it was like black and white. Totally different. My stiff boots hardly even fit me. My toes are crunched up all the time. Plus, I've had these boots for over 4 years now. I guess they're stunting my foot growth because I don't know how my feet haven't grown. I'm a huge fan of Full Tilt boots and have like a billion Full Tilt stickers. Full Tilt boots are my dream boots. Right now I look like a retard on the slope, but with new Full Tilt boots, I'll be the coolest guy out there. By the way, I'm 12 years old. There, that's about all I have to say.
Zachary Lustig (20 months ago) View Entry
My parents have been wearing 3-Piece Raichle boots for many years. They have 5 different models that they have bought over the years and, they are the only kind that they wore. I thought I would keep the tradition going with some Full Tilts, but I can’t afford any Full Tilts. The boots I have been using give me major shin bang in the park and all around. I have wanted Full Tilts since they first came out. They are the sickest boots I have ever seen, and they are the most comfortable boots I have ever tried on. With this picture of all the boots I hope I will get to keep the family tradition going with some awesome Full Tilts.
Alex Horn (20 months ago) View Entry
It seems this contest came at the perfect time. In 2000 I graduated high school and as a gift I got a pair of k2 axis and some solomon x scream boots (bright orange). I took my fresh gear and moved out west for college. Ever since I have been a ski bum. Thanks mom and dad! Well, im approaching my 11th season with these boots and just havnt mustered up enough courage to make the plunge in a new pair. Everyone hates these boots. they now have a nice tip and heel rocker which is beneficial for high speed double ejections. I can attribute a fractured collar bone, 4 concusions, torn rotator cuff and by lateral tib plateau fractures to these amazing boots! The only one who compliments me on them is my doctor and surgeon. They have even been shot at. So when you are making your decision on who deserves a fresh pair of full tilts...please keep me in mind! I would be forever grateful, and so will the people on the slopes who have to look at my x screams. Thank you.
Cory Bixler (20 months ago) View Entry
These boots have seen it all. Concrete, asfalt, snow, cliffs, dirt, mud, and even water. I've been shredding with these boots everywhere. From big pow lines, nasty handrails and even waterjumps. The fact is, they actually doesn't work anymore. The flex is sick and i can almost drop my knee to the ski when bending over hard. The plastic part under the toe is shredded as hell so it doesn't fit any bindings at all. The innershoe is totally wack. The laces on it are just thin threads and the hole innershoe is just very week and as the most of the boot, shredded. I love these boots because of all my mamories together with them, they're like a best friends. But since my best friends has become handicapped I guess I need some new best friends to share my memories with. I think the full tilt boots will be awesome friends.
Joakim Croy (20 months ago) View Entry
I think i should win the boots because my boots broke. the bolts around the ankles blew out. and because im a student i have no money for a pair of boots for the next season which is getting closer and closer. so i have resorted to skiing in these Dachstein R11s. They are horrible. if i win it would make my season.
Connor Gambles (20 months ago) View Entry
My Mom started me skiing when i was 4 years old. It has become my life sense then! I started riding Terrain Park around the same time I bought my current boots. Four years ago! Being from Utah I ski once a week at minimum. I ride whenever i can! So as you can imagine my boots are pretty worn out. The toe and heel plates on both boots are nearly gone, Two buckles are broken, and worst of all... they stink really bad!! All my friends that ski have recommended that i look into Full Tilts. I was stoked when I found your Contest! I would LOVE to Rep your boots =] thanks!
Michael Kilts (20 months ago) View Entry
I would show a current photo of my boots but that is the bane of my plight. 2 years ago I made the transition to FullTilts - it was an epic and glorious change. Putting myself through school at USC, I could only afford Model A's I found for cheap online - which were as good as they come. Heat molded to the feet and full of the luscious Intuition liner, I was on cloud 9 (pun intended). This past year, returning from SIA back to LA, I was riding the parking shuttle. In a frenzy of remembering where we were parked and grabbing my counterparts things as well, the boots stayed on the bus in the luggage rack underneath the 12 new passenger's things. Realizing the boots were missing, I quickly got to the phones.. I didn't own a car, so running back wasn't an option. After over 60 calls to the airport for weeks, graciously getting service from airport staff, no boots turned up. To top it off, the lovely girl in my photo whom I thought was the 'one' moved to England and broke up with me. FML....
Abe Kislevitz (20 months ago) View Entry
I'm down South in Chile and into BC-ing new terrain as much as I can, so I wanted my boots to perform uphill, and be strong enough to rip back down. Since this sort of requeriments were allegedly well managed by Black Diamond boot line, I literally starved to save enough money, to buy their top of the line Factors. On their first run the left ski/walk switch failed, and then, while riding a whole new pair due to warranty replacement, the right boot's toe box bursted open! I was left stranded in BC, and had to walk back with the liner hanging out of the shell. I still don't know anyone who has seen such an epic fail in a boot, and since BD does not refund me in any way, I honestly, truthfully think I deserve to have these awesome new FT boots in order to ski what's left of the season. Please, PLEASE FT, let my ski back again, i'm barefoot!
Cristobal (20 months ago) View Entry
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Anders (20 months ago) View Entry
Im Patrick and im from Pennsylvania where loving skiing is somewhat of a rare thing. My home slope is ski roundtop, a 14 slope mountain haha. But i love it cause its what i got. I am also a hockey player and in order to get a season pass to my mountain i had to sell my gear. I love skiing so much that i will just sit and think about it for hours. I am forced to use my sisters hammydown equiptment and i am getting tired of the old and crapy boots and skis. Please! let me have the full tilt boots!
Patrick Curtin (20 months ago) View Entry
because these boots are like 5 years or so old and ive used them for about 3 years and the tongues in them literally suck ass. i got some booster straps for them but they dont help they juss make the shin bang worse and its really hard to ski pow with these boots it is literally a work out but on the groomers they are ok but suck for like butters and jumps cuz the tongue sucks so i dont have any pop given off to my skis. ive been saving up this whole summer to buy some full tilts but so far im only at about $80. and ive also wanted a new pair of skis so ive saved about $150 for those but i would love to get these boots for free so i could put the ski boot money towards skis(:
Hunter Bernstein (20 months ago) View Entry
Hi! I live in Grand Junction, CO. It's so close to Utah that it SHOULD be Utah. The closest resort has only 3 lifts and a tiny park. Powderhorn is great, though. Don't get me wrong. It's Grand Junction that's the problem! There's hardly any jobs for college kids, and nobody around here sells Full Tilt! I've been using these horribly painful boots for three years, and for once I need to give my feet a break! Please take my pain into consideration! I will use new Full Tilt boots as much as I can!
Jess (20 months ago) View Entry
My boots are shot, I mean missing pieces, parts, unoriginal power straps. Had a kid in one of my lessons run off with one of my booster straps. The insides of my shells are covered in duct tape to help from tearing the liners on the anchors; just wanted to add that. I'm betting that if I was to contact Kneissl wouldn't even have stats or any info about these boots. Also, did I mention that I'm an instructor using broken equipment? That doesn't really sit well with management and I can't afford new boots on the pay that I get from working there. Hey, gotta pay for those trips right?
Dennis Evans (20 months ago) View Entry
I started snowboarding in 2001. I rode for 8 years. In 2009, my friend Eddie offered to let me try his twin tips if I would let him snowboard. I fell in love. That summer I bought the Moment Jibs and Px12's from him, the same ski I found my soul mate on. I saved money and skied with my dad's Lange XL-R's for 50 days last season. I now have a protruding heel bone, and am dropping out of college to move to Summit County this winter. Please send me some boots so I won't have to starve for a month to buy them!
Hank Stoever (20 months ago) View Entry
2 years ago, after a long summer, i tried on my boots the night before my first trip. Furious that i couldn't even get my foot in, i decided i wasn't going on the first trip of the season. While moping on the couch, my dad walked upstairs with a pair of all white, rear entry, Apex boots. At first i laughed and said there was no way i would wear those. He convinced me that they were the best boots "back in the day", and eventually i found myself slipping them onto my feet. The liners were trashed, the shells felt like i could break them in my fist, and they were about a size or two too big, but i wasn't missing the first ski day of the year. When i got to the mountain, I put on 5 pairs of socks, and the old rear entry boots. I stared down at my feet and laughed the entire chairlift. I skied the rest of the day and the next two seasons in those boots even though they were far from comfortable and felt as though they would break any second. And they did. While moving to a new...
Max B. (20 months ago) View Entry
Hey, I've been skiing park for a couple years, and I have been getting better and doing better at comps, but i have one problem. My boots suck. Since my foot is still growing, my parents are reluctant to spend any money on boots. They think they will be a waste of money. The boots I have been using are heavy, way too stiff, and gave me bad toe bang. Full Tilt Is the perfect solution for my problem. I will be skiing and competing even more this year, and I need some boots that will be a better fit for the kind of skiing that I will be doing.
Noah Cutler (20 months ago) View Entry
I'm 18 years old and I've been a diehard skier since i was 10. At the age of 10 my parents took me to the local chalet to pick up some used skis and ski boots. Here I encountered my first and only pair of ski boots. My Rossignol Comp-J children's boot. As the years went on my feet began to grow and grow and they surprisingly don't fit me anymore. Last season I had to replace my clip with a piece of a clothing hanger to do the trick. By the end of last season I was skiing with my heals elevated because my feet grew too large for my beloved comp-j's. After 8 years I still attempt to squeeze into those 23.5 comp-j's with a size 10 foot. A size 10 foot should never have to endure the shoe of a size 6 foot, but I refuse to buy new boots to replace my j's. Maybe you Full Tilt can mend my heart with a new life long boot thats exhilarates me just like my J's.
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I have had these boots for 3 seasons and i got them used and last season they hurt to put on and the barley fit this summer i couldn't do a summer set up because they are to small. They are also just all around not that great.
Ben Windhorst (20 months ago) View Entry
So here are my old, rear-entry Raichles from the late '80s. They belonged to my dad from when he skied up Little Cottonwood Canyon (AKA Snowbird/Alta). These boots saw 10 years of chutes, drops, Utah powder and countless backcountry runs. I started college in the fall of '09 in Vermont.... needless to say I needed to ski, but I had no boots, so I busted out these Raichles from my dad. They were two sizes too big and the liners were worn to pieces. But still, surprisingly, they're the most comfortable boots I've ever worn. BUT, skiing has become more and more abusive of equipment and I broke the shell of one of the boots last season at Jay Peak. So here I sit, a broke college kid, without boots, staring at Full Tilt's website every day, wishing that somehow, someday I may score a pair of FT boots to keep up my fidelity to Raichle/Kneissel/Full Tilt and continue to ride in the boots that got me into skiing in the first place. Peace.
Branham Snyder (20 months ago) View Entry
I've had my boots for three seasons, and have definitely put some wear and tear on em. My left boot liner has a pretty big hole that's that grows every season. Last season I somehow managed to lose a bolt near the ankle. These boots have served me well, but by now they're getting a bit too broken in. I really want a pair of full tilts, they look awesome. If I had the money, I would buy some. However I am in college and need that money for ramen. Please give a broke college kid from Western New York some gnartastic boots to shred with.
Jack Rinaldo (20 months ago) View Entry
My boots are just the worst, they are the first boots I have ever got they are so worn out and crappy. They are to small so i get toe bang from leaning back a little. The boot board is so riged my feet start to kill after about 40 minutes of skiing the flex is so siff and uneven i get shin bang just from leaning foreward. They are so hard to get into and buckle up. My feet get so cold during the day i cant even enjoy my skiing. All of these problems could be solved if i could afford a pair of Full Tilts but sadly i have other responsibilitys to take care of. It would be so great to get a pair!!!
Patrick Stewart (20 months ago) View Entry
Although this competition may not apply to me as i live in the UK, but its worth a try ! Trying to be a skier in the UK isn't the easiest of things as we very very very very rarely get snow, and days we do get snow its un-skiable - especially as i live in London where the steepest hill is probably is my drive-way ! However ! We do have indoor and outdoor ski slopes which does the job and keeps the passion for skiing alive in the UK ! My boots have been all around the world to places like France, Austria, Canada, Scotland, Bulgaria and most uniquely the UK and i bet your bottom dollar not many people can say that ! Me and my boots are coming up to our 5th anniversary this December and after a battering and lot of blood, sweat and most definitely tears I think its time i moved on and took it to the next level with some Fulltilt boots ! So help a UK brother out and pick me !
Josh Steel (20 months ago) View Entry
Been skiing since i was 17 months old and it is my life, had these spks for 2 seasons now and the strap on one is gone and the other has a broken pull string so neither of them will get as tight as i need them to be. They are also too big for my feet which doesn't help, I went to a boot fitter and Tilts fit me the best i really want to get a pair for the years to come so hopefully you can hook me up.
James Amodeo (20 months ago) View Entry
who is seth morrison?
hamlyn (20 months ago) View Entry
How to give back, selfless sacrifice, share the sport and find a NEW home for these NEW boots! I have a friend that is new to the area and would give the Full Tilt a Full Ride & a Good Home! Sometimes a helping hand can expand our ski community!! We embrace all who get out of the BOX!! Come & Play for the Full Effect, FULL TILT!
Sue Barrette (20 months ago) View Entry
i am trying to get back into skiing again and my boots are too small. I think winning a pair would help me get right back where i was all those years ago.
Ryan Hassinger (20 months ago) View Entry
Well I ordered a pair of some awesome Full tilt Hot Doggers. I had payed online and just waited to get them, was so looking forward to have some really good boots this year. But when I was going in to check the status on the order, the page did not exist anymore, and the boots never came. So would be really nice to get some Ft boots, if not I have to buy another pair, which I have this time learned from so I'm going to buy it in a local shop this time if not I get from you guys :)
Thomas128 (20 months ago) View Entry
because i dont have any boot at the moment to start the season :(
Edward Shooter (20 months ago) View Entry
My current boots have worked for me well over the years, and with all their adjustments I can fine tune the cuff & canting & flex to flatten my skis on the snow for better edging, ((yep, extremely bowed legs). 10 years of researching & asking skiers & reps & shops for boot advise, Surefoot & Cole Sports in Utah, and the kids I have been competing with recommend Full Tilt. My boots are fine (a bit old & cold) and I am very loyal, but it's time to move on,"think outside the box". Win or lose my new Full Tilt's will get 85 skidays this year at Winter Park, Park City, Steam Boat, Squaw, Alta, The Bird. I am the oldest Mogul Freestyle USSA competiter. My new Full Tilts will be seen skiing USSA Selections, Central Division, Inter-Mt. Division and The National finals. It is my goal to move my USSA rnaking up from 206, and I will do that with my new Full Tilt Boots. I am so excited, thanks for the opportunity.
skip mckinley (20 months ago) View Entry
Whadap!? , Here in Sweden there is really nothing to spare on the equipment when you do what you love and it shows pretty well on my boots, of course. Wet is only the first name when you go and that is equal to the ice cold, though the worst is probably that I can not tighten the main center of the buckle has been ripped apart so each time you run the black line, toe-baang through the hole at the front (it may be taped on the right frequency) that was developed from a crack to the hole that I got when I ran the pre-season rail and smacked into the rail when in did the hippie killer.So maby a pair of boots from FT whould help me out this season in Åre. Rocka Rolla! Bless
Alexander Adolfsson (20 months ago) View Entry
i think i should score full tilts because my boots now aren't
tom fallon (20 months ago) View Entry
please help me my boots are terrible! first off they are too small for my feet.They are to narrow and too short. Also they leak like crazy!!! i have tried everything but within 10 minutes no matter the weather my feet are soaked in water. i have duct tape holding the shell together in different spots. Not to mention one boot is stiffer than the other. Another problem is that the pads on the bottom are rubbed to the shell. the buckles pop off all the time and im constantly re-adjusting them. it is such a relief to un buckle them at lunch in the lodge and at the end of the day. the worst part is the shin bang! please i need some help with these
Darin Delgado (20 months ago) View Entry
Please help me , i,m in a world of hurt with these 20+ year ol Lange -bangers. Pieces just keep breaking off.... People are starting to comment in lift lines & on the hill about my duct tape power straps. I,m ostracized on a constant basis C,mon FT show me the luv
Steve (20 months ago) View Entry
I use my moms old boots which are like two sizes too small for me and are way too narrow and hurt my feet like crazy. She got them on her 20th birthday so they are like 25 years old. All my friends want full tilts but i think i really need them and it would be great to recieve some full tilt booters for free. I would show off those orange steeze machines in the park and in the pow. It would be awesome. Thanks.
julian rodkiewicz (20 months ago) View Entry
On a neverending quest for the perfect boot. Poison doesn't cut it;just cuts into my cold feet. Every other boot I tried, way too wide. <20 days, liners falling apart. Maybe a Soul Sister can save me.
Amanda Siedner (20 months ago) View Entry
I really need some new boots because last season my friends dog took a crap right inside my boots and i have been cleaning them out ever since but the horrid smell refuses to go away. So please save me from my smelly old boots and hook me up with some sick FULL TILTS!
Austin Coll (20 months ago) View Entry
These boots are my first boots ever! 200mm BSL! haha! Keepin the 3 piece reeaalll!! Ive always struggled with finding a quality boot for my narrow. From pressure points to swiming in the ocean, it always seems like no boot is right for me. I have been skiing since i was one and a half years old, and winning Full Tilts would solve my boot problems for all eternity!
Ian Feil (20 months ago) View Entry
three years with these boots with about 90 days per year. you can only imagine the smell and how worn out they are thats all i gotta say.
Rylan Kappler (20 months ago) View Entry
For the last 10 years I have been riding on these terrible old 90s rental ski boots. They have been killing my feet for all these years but i can not afford new ones, because I have been laid of from my job since March of 09. Then last winter on the 5th day i went up with my kid I went to take a break in the lodge (my kid laughing at me whining that I needed a break). And as i walked in my boots fell apart on me. I have tried to put them back together and could not. I need your help so I can go up and enjoy time with my kids on the mountain.
Mark (20 months ago) View Entry
Im rockn a pair of old ass atomics that are 2 sizes to small for my feet. slayn park in boots that are 2 sizes is not a good idea. im a broke college student who needs a new pair of boots badly and full tilts would be prime!
Roger Edwards (20 months ago) View Entry
I have used these 27.5 80's (i think) raichles for the past 2 seasons. my freinds dad gave them to me after my old boots broke. I have hucked cliffs, siied park, and done all sorts of jibs with these boots. The problems with the are: they hurt my feet like none other, and all of the buckles are frozen so i can only close them but cant adjust them, and when i close them, after a large hit they unbuckle on the top, oh and the shin bang is unbelievable. so i think i deserve a new pair of ft's for skiing the origionals from the 80's for 2 painful seasons.
Daniel Harmon (20 months ago) View Entry
My feet have been stuck in the same rock hard plastic Lange boots for 4 years. The immediate discomfort I feel when I toss them on has my feet screaming for freedom like Braveheart. It's depressing when my 16 year old sister calls me a "nancy-boy" for taking too many breaks while hiking Loveland pass cause my dogs are barkin. It would be greatly appreciated if you could help me out so I can avoid this embarrassment and prove to my sister that I am indeed not a pussy. Thank You
Dan (20 months ago) View Entry
i need new boots cause the screw that holds my middle buckle in broke and now i cant put i new buckle in because of this!! I skied the last have of the season with no middle buckle and i ended up braking my ankle cause my middle buckle was gone witch allowed to much flex!!!! but 2 surgerys later im all good!!!
Cameron Mikesell (20 months ago) View Entry
i think that a deserve a new pair of fulltilts because my current boots are kinda breaking alot, not to mention they are full tilts, i have to use a nail to hold one of the buckles in place so that it doesn't slide forward, and i cracked the heel of the boot, and now i cant ride my best because my boot flexes backwards. i think that full tilt should give me a new pair because my last pair didnt hold up to well.
Taylor Hoffman (20 months ago) View Entry
I keep it real hyphy in these doodads (boots), These babys help me with precise maneuvers such as whirly birds and flippy doos. I have had these boots ever since I can remember (probably back when tye-dye was in... I still like my tye-dye wifebeat). But anyways times are changing and I got to soon enough retire these old boys and get myself some full tilts. Then I'll be able to double cork, and pull of extreme grabs which will look nice on my already stellar tricktionary. anyways full tilt hook me up!
Mathieu Moulton (20 months ago) View Entry
I actually live in Canada and will take a guess that Canadians aren't allowed to enter this contest. But I will anyways. Why I feel i should win new boots? I've broken my left foot 3 times in the last 4 years and continue to be hampered with major pain after a couple of runs. Can't seem to find a boot that compares to Seth's, problem is I can't afford that this season. Sure wish I could win a pair of Full Tilt boots!!!!
Jared Liebreich (20 months ago) View Entry
i think i deserve new boots because ive been using these lang boots for a few seasons now and they dont preform where i need them to...from deep pow to hardpacked park days i need a boot that wont give me shinbang or toebang. my langs are very still and have almost no flex. fulltilt please help me out.
simon knight (20 months ago) View Entry
THE SHIN BANG IS REDONKULOUS! :'(
Peter Germaine (20 months ago) View Entry
I believe i deserve a new pair of Full Tilt boots because these boots just have not been working out. I bought them 4 years ago at a play-it-again sports store, and have had them since. I learned how to turn with both skis instead of pizza, all the way to stomping down my first 540. I tried returning these back for about five dollars at the play it again, but THEY REJECTED IT BECAUSE THE ONLY NAME IT HAD ON IT WAS SALOMON. All in all, i would appreciate a boot that actually fits, keeps my big toe from 1st degree frost bite (again), has a top buckle on the left boot, and not cut my toes as usual! So please full tilt, PIMP MY BOOTS
Robert Marohn (20 months ago) View Entry
I think that i should win the new boots because in my 8 years of skiing, I have never owned a new pair of boots. I come from a low income family to say the least. I myself am a first generation skier. Therefore I must purchase my own gear. The only way I can do that is buy used equipment that someone else has torn up and doesn't want anymore. Often times being too small for my feet because no other gear is in my budget range. The main reason I want these boots is that I want to use these boots to progress further. Not to look cool at the mountain, or get all my friends jealous. But actually ride down the hill in something great, that looks good, and feels good. And be something besides used gear. The pair of boots I have right now are a size too small, the top two buckles on the on the left boot are broken. That is why I believe I deserve these boots.
Tanner Parsons (20 months ago) View Entry
So I bought this pair of salomons for $40 bucks off ebay 5 years ago. They fit and and they flex and I'm dying to find another boot that will do the same. Nothing I've tried works. The soles are too worn to continue using them, but they work great for grass skiing or teaching lessons here on the east coast. I've been a broke ski instructor for the past 13 seasons in NC..yes North Carolina. This year I'm headed West to teach, ski and get fully certified with PSIA. I need new boots!!! Hook a fellow professional up and let me represent Full Tilt this season as I continue to spread my passion for skiing to newbies everywhere.
William Mauney (20 months ago) View Entry
Ok here's deal. I am a 14 year old backcountry skier from Denver who spends some time in the park who needs some real boots. Skiing is my life and I do it as much as I can. For the last few years I've been skiing on crappy Christy's Sports Rental boots (these terrible cheap Salomon ones) and I had terrible shin bang all season and absolutely hated them. At the moment I don't even have the funds for a decent pair of boots, and at my level really need some really good ones (A.K.A. FULL TILTS)! Spending so much time skiing I deserve better than not even having a pair of boots to call my own. I want these Full Tilt boots so much that I draw pictures of them on my feet while fantasizing about them (not really, but I did for this). I was at Windell's this summer and tried on Stepp's full tilts and they fit great. Just ask him, Stephan "Chai" Chaikovsky needs some Full Tilts!!!
Stephan Chaikovsky (20 months ago) View Entry
I love full tilts. I have gone to every store in all of Utah trying to find full tilts on sale. My car has a million full tilt stickers on it and so does my helmet. I have been trying to earn money. I have cleaned up dog poo, my house, and I've even weeded my neighbors entire yard! I only have like a hundred dollars because my mom refuses to pay me much at all because she loves racing stuff. I am trying as hard as I can to convince her but with no luck. This could be my best chance ever, thanks.
Luke Smith (20 months ago) View Entry
I love Blake Nyman and think he is so cool. He is my absolute hero. I watch his videos and am so jealous because of how cool he looks. I have a cruddy pair of rental boots and my mom refuses to buy me anything but race boots because she used to race for a college. My mom got me a pair of surface skis, but the only way i can truly be like blake is if i have Full Tilts! i love the full tilts and especially love the new booter!!
Dean Smith (20 months ago) View Entry
Two years ago, I pro -dealed some $800 Nordica boots that were my first good boot in history. Once I got past the 2 weeks of pain breaking in my boots I went through 8 more months of excruciating pain on the balls of my feet, teaching skiing 5 days a week and 2 days a week skiing on my own, After paying $250 originally, and $200 in punches, grinds and insoles at a shop, I still have a pair of Nordica Enforcer boots that suck the WORST. 3 months ago I acquired a pair of gently used 2008/09 Hotdoggers for $100 and have not had a day of pain or cold feet, and another happy 135 day a year season!
Greg Ketcham (20 months ago) View Entry
My boots are like poo I need something new Preferably something steezy and fits like a shoe Full Tilt is for me I really like to ski I've always skied the three piece shell But these boots are giving me hell FT speaks to me like a wake up bell I dream of these boots ever night after dark Having them, I'd be the envy of the park I've repped Dalbello and Rossignol boots But FT is to me like nice ripened fruits Dalbello, Rossi, Technica, Head, and Lange I want Full Tilt like Tom Wallisch, The King of Afterbang!!!
Will Harvey (20 months ago) View Entry
Ive been skiing probably since I was 9 years old. Every year since then ive been skiing on old rental boots that are broken when I get them. Ive been skiing big mountain for probably 3 years now around the pintlers outside of Phillipsburg Montana. the boots that i use currently arent really what I would call freeride boots. Thay are a very old, broken pair of raichies that I picked up from a garage sale for a couple bucks. I think it would be great to win a pair of boots that I can take down the shoots and off the cliffs.
new boots (20 months ago) View Entry
These are my boots. Yup they are snowboard boots... I'd like to show you my ski boots but you see some dick back in 1994 stole my Raichle Flexon Comps out of my girlfriends car in Vail. A snowboarder showed sympathy and tossed me a pair of snowboard boots so I could go at least get to the end of year party at Minnies. I was so pissed another skier would pull such a dick move I took them... and kept using them or ones like it for the next 16 years. Looking back I was lured by the darkside and I've never been at peace since. Deep down I always knew I was a skier. Hell I married a skier chick. Don't get me wrong I've enjoyed pow along the way. But things just weren't completely right. Last year I checked out skiing again. It felt so good... like coming home. With the arrival of a pair of boots- just like the ones I lost, I will know the universe has come full circle in some brutal cosmic teaching and I will attain awareness of myself and place in the mountains. Those boots I lost were magical to...
Lance Koudele (20 months ago) View Entry
I'm a teenage big mountain skier in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Last year I skied a 2008 Rossignol Zenith with 120 flex. Stiff big mountains boots are very expensive like full tilts. Skiing is everything to me boots that would allow me to ski better on those better lines would be amazingly nice for me.
Sam Schwartz (20 months ago) View Entry
used to race but now im in the backcountry shredding it up, boots are way to small, got some mad cramps and race boots are so cold!! just a skier with no money(big suprise) got some new obsethed and need some nice boots to handle them with, anything but FTs just wont do!
tom grebouski (20 months ago) View Entry
I have been skiing my same Flexons for I don't know 15-16 years maybe more. Tried many other boots but always went back. Every buckle has been re-riveted at least once. almost every strap has been replaced. I used the Raichle thermo-form liners for a while and went back to the OG's. Only upgrade was some bedliners. I used a hot knife to carve new traction to the bottom after they got so worn down I kept falling in the parking lot. I worked in the shop of the old Olympic Sports in Seattle back in the day and found a box of Raichle parts and pilfered it. That is what's been keeping me going this long. The box has run dry and parts of my Flexons are looking meager. Not sure if they'll make it through the upcoming La Nina winter. I think the new FT's from the old mold are the only boots that can carry the torch.
ramsey brown (20 months ago) View Entry
Well I have been skiing in these shells for over 18 years. Seen the names go from Raichle, Kneissel and now Full Tilt. Nothing about them has changed in all this time, and there has been no need since if its not broke, you don't need to fix it. Over all these years I have horded parts. Cables, buckles, thermo flex liners, stock liners, foot beds, foot boards, tongues, pretty much every part of the boot as well as entire boots that are brand new in the box. Over the years when there was the doubt that the boot would continue from company to company I have had to look in recycle sport shops, ski shops, ski swaps and ebay. Anytime there were boots left out at the trash, took them and striped them of parts, buckles, cables and bolts. To me there can never be enough parts, since once I run out then its time to retire from doing the kind of skiing I do. These boots allow me to ski the way I do with the lightness and full flex no other boot in the market has. Believe me, I have tried many...
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Share your story and pic about how and why you kept the original 3-piece design alive all these years like Seth Morrison's submission OR why you're current boots aren't working and why you specifically want a new pair of FT's.

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