@Bamski I measure almost the same as you and also has skinny ankles/lower legs. Went for a look at touring boots recently and atomic's hawx ultra was the only one that gave a good fit for the leg,...

Thanks! I've not tried the alpha on, how's it compared to a hawx ultra?

Anyone with info on the new Salomon narrow touring boot "Shift Alpha BOA"?

Saw the new Zero g in store today, looked nice. Too big size for me to bother trying on though.

I found Recon to fit similar to XT Free LV in how the deep heel pocket evenly grips both the heel and achilles without any pressure points. The Lange felt a bit tighter outside midfoot and pinky toe,...

Salomon posted this in September, not sure if numbers are correct:

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Can you tighten or loosen the BOA if you lose the dial?

Maybe that's why they feel wobbly when driving bigger skis on uneven snow, excess ankle/midfoot space not the light weight or plastic.

I had to punch sixth toe and pinky toe but big toe length feels good. Maybe lower toe height than most other boots.

I think the heel width and heel cup are tight but I see a lot of comments about...

Checked my freeride inbox, I think you bought the belafontes from me :) Good to hear they served you well.

I think you should check out the black crows corvus. Softer tips but more bite under foot...

I have 110s on 112 mm and 114 mm waist skis, works fine without bending.

I tried grinding down the boot board in my ultras and it got slightly better, but not good enough. And yes, I got more volume which I didn’t like. From my research grinding was a bad option because...

Scott Vapor fit me good and I always have a problem with goggles pushing down on the nose due to small face/head. Smiths was second best. There’s also all the models that come in small sizes but they...

Looks like from the shell's two sides overlap, maybe the plastic tongue part there pushing the lace into the gap.

I ski the Cochise (with zipfit) and tried the Zero g in store and the zg felt a tiny bit lower in the instep. The cochise liner has a very thick tongue so you could try move it closer to the...

Thanks! Think I read that page back in the days when I mounted my renegades and ravens (long gone but missed). I also found my old notes for mounting them for BSL 284mm:

Renegade 186 87,2 cm from...

Are the recommended mount numbers calculated on listed length or measured length? My 187 hojis are 185,5 cm measured tip to tail over top of ski. If I recall correctly recommended mount is 88 cm from...

174 length, wonder if the longer ones get a 2 cm increase as well.

I’ll be skiing the xt free 140, cochise 130 and shift pro 130 this season to decide which is best for me. Cochise with zipfit liner to take up some lower leg space and shift pro one size down because...

Just weighed my H10 180s and they came in at 1800 and 1817 grams which I guess is good for stated weight 1800g.

Last season I skied Down TD103 (playful resort), BC Corvus (resort charge) and BC...

I'll weigh my 180 H10s tomorrow. Felt like a burly but not metal heavy ski when fondled.

Anyone tried the new 2023 Bonafide yet?

Yeah, watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjquVYZLljs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pZU0EFPaQ0

I’ve seen it happen as well. Don’t remember if it was the tower like that or the adjustment slide plastic below it. Kingpin is the only binding I’ve seen break in action (I’ve also seen kingpin front...

Looks like the heel mounts low to the ski as well, could give a flat delta? If I recall correctly that was one of the improvements to the beast bindings.

Looks like he upgraded the heels from this though: (hoji in japan)
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Wtf, I’ve had 130c ti and factory and they both came with C tongue.

Don’t forget that the 24.5 size lupo comes with c tongue when the bigger sizes come with b.

Have you tried Salomons? They give most big toe space for my feet, some say they run large. In my opinion intuition liners are better at taking up volume than giving it.

Buy new ones and let them dry completely before using again.

Edit: and use clean socks.

Thanks, I clearly suck at searching. Reading a few pages back got R9 into the mix though.

Anyone with time on both brahma 88 and bondafide 97 and want to compare them? What are they good for, when do you grab them etc.

Awesome video klauss, you and the bonafides are killing it.

Skis I thought was more work than 183 Corvus:
178 Belafonte
184 Raven 102 double radius
184 Raven 104 double radius
186 Renegade wood sidewalls
191 Armada ANT
190 Down CD2

Some length...

Can it be made seamless midfoot?

And with foam on top of the toes? I just want width and length in the toebox, but maybe I'm the only one that wants a low toe box. Most boots today feels like the...

Maybe you could sneak us a quick picture :cool:

I had the same problem and for me it was the thin liner that didn't manage to hold my skinny ankle in place. I had the first year boot, not sure if you have the same liner. Fulltilt and Dalbello...

Do you have any more info on these boots? :)

What length Cochise are you guys skiing? I like the 183 Corvus. 177 Cochise for tight and 185 for open terrain?

I ski the Corvus as my daily in Scandinavia, I guess it's similar to east coast conditions. It's fun and easy to ski in both high and low speeds, but it shines in higher speeds down the fall line. It...

Found this on NS: https://www.newschoolers.com/ski-gear/2023/Skis/1835/Locator-112

Specs:Sizes: 166, 173, 180, 187
Dimensions: 136 - 112 - 128 @ 180
Radius: 24 @ 180
Weight: 1500g @ 180

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Light ski with longish radius, looking good! 🙂

Maybe it’s the touring fulltilt we have been waiting for.

I flexed the red Armada Locator in store the other day, pretty stiff.

I never tried myself, but maybe cedar wood shoe trees. Works good for leather shoes.

Nice that you found a solution. I'll remember to try the achilles U-fix if my liners start to pack out too. My usual fix is to just throw a fulltilt wrap in there and it magically solves all fit...

Ah, then I follow! Maybe try padding the instep instead of sole.

I was thinking if it was a possibility they packed out enough in the heel in 15 days to get the same behaviour I get when molded, I always try to mash the heel as much back as possible.

I have not...

I'll start with grinding the boot board, thanks! It looks somewhat thick so my hopes are shell work will not be needed. I agree on the area looking tricky to work on.

Did you mold them when new?

Completely without bootboard feels weird like with a wedge in the middle under arch, also gets overall too much volume. I'll try grinding board a bit. Thanks!


Yes they are mimics. Though I felt...

I'm getting pain on the upper part of my heels in Hawx boots. I ski ultra xtds 120 in 25.5 but tried prime xtd 24.5 in store and felt the exact same thing. I can feel it when flexing into the boots...