What size ski boots do you wear? Poll

**D(C)** · 09-21-2009, 04:15 PM

More of a curiosity thing than anything. My theory is that the most common boot size is 27/27.5/315 mm.

Vote in the poll for your size of boots.

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I wear 25/25.5/295 mm.

**cooks** · 09-21-2009, 04:23 PM

I'm a 27/307mm.

**nick > jesus** · 09-21-2009, 05:07 PM

what is 314bsl?

**D(C)** · 09-21-2009, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by nick > jesus

what is 314bsl?

Probably 27/27.5...

**XXX-er** · 09-21-2009, 05:24 PM

half the people in the world are women and they mostly got smaller feet ,under 25 is usually a womens boot ,there are probably not many women here but that would have been a relevant thing to ask ... but still an interesting poll

**PNWbrit** · 09-21-2009, 05:40 PM

Worrying about average foot size?

**mntlion** · 09-21-2009, 05:52 PM

25 for me,

other variables are that most people/stores oversize there boots by 1-2 sizes.

our stores size curves are usually 23 and 24 are the mid sizes in ladies (22,23,24,25) and mens are 26 (24,25,26,27,28, few 29's)

**D(C)** · 09-21-2009, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by PNWbrit

Worrying about average foot size?

I was going to save enlarging Swedes for another thread...

**JayPowHound** · 09-21-2009, 06:13 PM

I'm 5'7, 155# I wear a size 9 or 9.5 street shoe, and am currently in a 24.5 284 bsl boot. I am a strong believer that without proper fitting most people will end up in a ski boot that is too big for them. I think 24.5 translates to roughly a 6.5 or 7 in mens shoe sizing? that's 2-3 full sizes smaller than my street shoes! It's amazing what a footbed, a custom moldable liner, and a little blowing-out of a shell can do!!

**JayPowHound** · 09-21-2009, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by XXX-er

half the people in the world are women and they mostly got smaller feet ,under 25 is usually a womens boot ,there are probably not many women here but that would have been a relevant thing to ask ... but still an interesting poll

and I'm a dood...

**HankScorpio** · 09-21-2009, 06:41 PM

I used to be in a 26, couldn't take the pain, broke down and got a 27.

26 boot with a size 11 shoe = ouch.

**Wes Mantooth** · 09-21-2009, 07:33 PM

27.5 311 BSL on Tecnica race boots, 27.5 313 BSL on Skookums

I wear a size 10.5 shoe, Tecnicas are very snug but Skookums are perfect

**XXX-er** · 09-21-2009, 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by JayPowHound

and I'm a dood...

Hmmm, you say fuck you eh ?

I say that because ... I am canadian

Usually in real life I find people who need to assert their gender identity aren't really all that sure

but this is the internet ... so don't worry

**bfree** · 09-21-2009, 09:01 PM

Based on boot sales I've done, I'd agree with your theory.

On a side note, my Rossi b-squad carbons weren't sized by mondo, they just say 7.5. BSL is 300, which i would generally put right between a 25 and 26. I think they're more like a 25 though.

**DeepHelmet** · 09-21-2009, 10:12 PM

Size 12 street shoe, 28 mondo/328 mm bsl

**skiing_is_partying** · 09-21-2009, 10:19 PM

Size 10 street shoes size 26.5 fischer rc4 booties (307mm). they are a tad snug...

**fat yeti** · 09-21-2009, 10:26 PM

I did the 25.5 boots last season tried it with my foot beds and with out them and with intuition liners. I lost 3 toe nails Im going back to my 26's this season. Street shoe is a 9 1/2 and a10 1/2 for running. I will agree from the years working at Levelnine that most the boots we sale are 26 to 27.5. I think some people can fit into smaller boots and others can't. Im getting Head Raptor super shape's this year and all I can say is its a wide 98mm last tight fit in the heal and a wider toe box 303mm length.

**Shepherd Wong** · 09-21-2009, 10:37 PM

Size 12 or 11.5 street shoe, 27(315) Dobermann boot. It's tight but I find that you have more pain and lose more toe nails going larger.

**DHogg** · 09-21-2009, 11:20 PM

results look pretty much about what you'd expect

L7 · 09-21-2009, 11:30 PM

27 no secret that it is the most common men's size, boot and shoes.

**LightRanger** · 09-22-2009, 01:24 AM

Originally Posted by L7

27 no secret that it is the most common men's size, boot and shoes.

Word. When I was selling boots, we always sold more 27-27.5s.

That's also my size.

**Phill** · 09-22-2009, 03:20 AM

27.5 but i'm cramming a size 13 in there so this year my christmas present to myself is going to be a pair of 28s

**Rasputin** · 09-22-2009, 04:55 AM

It seems that it should be mentioned that mondo size, or regular shoe size are not uniformly proportional to bsl, even within manufacturer. My Raichle F1s are 29s with a 335 bsl, and my Raichle Flexons are also 29s but have a 326 bsl, so bsl is specific to boot model rather than the size one wears.

I also wonder at the tendency for people to ski in painfully tight boots. I find that if my boots are really cranked down, I don't ski as well as I do when they are snug but comfortable. I see the need for supertight boots to be a compensation for a lack of balance. A good fitting boot doesn't need to hurt; it should just have a uniform pressure on the whole of your foot, and if it does, it won't compromise your circulation to the extent it causes pain or necessitates unbluckling for every lift ride.

BTW my shoes size is 11 and I have size 12 Intuitions in my F1 shells. I can't imagine cramming my foot into a smaller shell, I suppose I'm just not a proper masochist.