Poll: do you use aftermarket or custom footbeds?

[mall walker]

The euro footbed thread has me curious who here is using custom foodbeds, stock aftermarket footbeds, whatever came with your boot, or some other janky thing (looking at you, swissiphic)

So what are you using?

I'm just using whatever was in my touring boots when I got them. 160ish days in and no complaints... I have been super fortunate though and have "normal" shaped feet and never had any foot injuries etc.

[Andyski]

Superfeet 4eva (pure habit at this point). Haven’t used a stock footbed in a ski boot in prolly 20 years

[DolphinSki]

Superfeet.

[mall walker]

vote in the damn poll!

[MiddleOfNight]

Whatever came in the boots. Intuition I guess.

Tried Surefoot once, made my feet cold.

[stuckathuntermtn]

Yup

[EWG]

Yup. Surefoot.


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[XXX-er]

custom molded by a real podiatrsist paid for by extended HC which would be true custom

or yoursole.com about 40-50 can$ modifyed by me so I guess they are custom, ish.

superfeet are not the best for my feet ... not enough arch support

So I voted something else

After becoming a yoursole fanboy, I found some sole's in a surplus store for <10 so I bought all of them, I have used a sole in one boot and a custom medical orthotic in the other boot, at the end of the day i could not remember which boot had which had which orthotic

SO IMO you don't need customs if you can find your off the shelf orthotic or even if you don't need one thats great cuz the point is ... every foot is different eh

also booze and drugs make you forget stuff

[Best Mexican Skier from Da South]

Squaw Olympic boot works custom footbed

[schindlerpiste]

Instaprint + Snow by Masterful with Intuition Power Tongue and Power Wrap

[Core Shot]

I wanna hear more about the “something else” options

Banana peel?
Squirrel pelt?
Cardboard?
Gravel?
Crunchy frog?

[CaliBrit]

custom molded by a real podiatrsist paid for by extended HC which would be true custom

or yoursole.com about 40-50 can$ modifyed by me so I guess they are custom, ish.

superfeet are not the best for my feet ... not enough arch support

So I voted something else

After becoming a yoursole fanboy, I found some sole's in a surplus store for <10 so I bought all of them, I have used a sole in one boot and a custom medical orthotic in the other boot, at the end of the day i could not remember which boot had which had which orthotic

SO IMO you don't need customs if you can find your off the shelf orthotic or even if you don't need one thats great cuz the point is ... every foot is different eh

also booze and drugs make you forget stuff

Customs in my resort boots. Sole in my touring boots as I got sick of moving them back and forwards and took XXX-er’s recommendation. I’d say my sole work great especially for the 10 mins skiing you do while touring! But love my customs.

[stuckathuntermtn]

I guess I should have been more verbose. Custom. The kind you step on.
Had cork ones where you sit in the high chair like a baby and they suck up into your foot. Those did not work for me. They didn't keep their shape and just became an uncomfortable lump under my arch. Also, having the imprint of the ball of my foot and toes is not comfortable to me. It's never in the right spot.

[mcski]

I got surefeet done years ago and they've held up pretty well. I also have custom orthotics I use for other stuff made out of some space age polymer. Those are only 3qtr sole. The surefeet have ridges for toes but i don't notice them. The 3/4 ortho can be annoying depending on usage

[3PinGrin]

Always use aftermarket footbeds. Superfeet for years, I prefer moldable these days and am liking Sole.

[snowtastic]

Strolz aftermarket footbeds that I ground down myself a bit. (Euro dude here)

[FLS]

Had always used stock. Got new boots 2 weeks ago, couldn't get them dialed in. Went and had custom footbeds made. Feels awesome.

[mall walker]

starting to think I’m missing out on something here...

[pfluffenmeister]

DFP Podium+

[Gepeto]

fabricated by a Padorthist

voted something else

[snowaddict91]

Poll won't work on my phone but custom insoles made locally. Changed my skiing in a huge way. According to my bootfitter, some foot shapes need custom soles more than others and they help me a lot. Maybe your feet are normal enough that they are ok without? Or maybe you don't know what you are missing, hard to say...

[adrenalated]

I can't vote for multiple options.

In my alpine boots I use a custom molded footbed.

In my touring boots I use an off-the-shelf Superfeet insole.

Why the difference? Well, a Superfeet green is pretty damn close to the shape of my arch. Not perfect, but close. In a touring boot having your foot move and flex a little is not a bad thing. You trade a tiny bit of absolute performance for a bit more comfort, and usually you have a little extra space in the boot anyway. However my alpine boots are extremely tight and in those a custom insole to precisely position my foot is essential.

[ZomblibulaX]

Superfeet custom cork. Super bummed they stopped making these; been skiing them for 20 years.

[Dee Hubbs]

Superfeet custom cork. Super bummed they stopped making these; been skiing them for 20 years.

Do you need some new cork blanks?

[Jethro]

I’m running the standard surefoot footbed in my foamed alpine liners. Superfeet green in my touring boots.