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Isabelle
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Brands that have good woman freestyle boots? already had full tilt that was not an succes. +k for help.
Jan 17 2011 3:04PM
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onenerdykid
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whatever fits your foot. Women's boot use the same lower shell as a guy's boot, but the cuff & liner are lower and sometimes the liner can be a different thickness. Have a good boot-fitter assess your foot/leg and go from there.
Jan 17 2011 6:01PM
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GolfingElephant
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Jan 17 2011 6:11PM
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egg.
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this and i dont think it matters if its a guy or girls boot as long as it fits right and the flex and everything is comfortable
Jan 17 2011 9:06PM
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dylan.r.1080
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You don't need a freestyle specific boot either.
Jan 17 2011 9:57PM
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jibnut
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Just make sure you can get 'em heat molded, I've never felt better in any boot until my boots were heat molded with foot beds. I have a higher arch, too.
Jan 17 2011 10:39PM
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mcweapon
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i have struggled to look for the right boots for years!!! its so hard to find womens boots that have a wide front and a skinny ankle... i tried on every pro model of every brand in every store in town...

what i found works the best is if you call different places and ask for the name of the best boot fitter they have on staff... ask around too... people seem to know who they like or who they would go back to...

i finally found someone who was supposed to be "the best" ... and i went to him... the lange boots worked  for me...and i ended up getting custom insoles.. cause i was so tired of getting cramps and my feet hurting... i skied on the boots for 5 days then went back to the same guy for some readjustments.. he put another footbed, a heel lift, heel cups, and shin pads in... it was crazy!  i think i may need some more work in a couple more days... but MAN WAS IT WORTH IT!!!

good luck!  its tough out there! :)
Jan 17 2011 11:12PM
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Isabelle
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Yea I have the same kind of foot as you do haha,

which lange boots do you have?

Jan 18 2011 7:28AM
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Isabelle
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Yea I do otherwise Ill have shinbang for life.
Jan 18 2011 7:28AM
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Isabelle
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I can't find any woman freestyle ski boots in the whole fuckin country.
Jan 18 2011 7:35AM
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mcweapon
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ha funny!  i got the Lange RX 100 pro... try them out! they told me they can always punch them out further if needed in the front of the foot.... but what you need to do is ride them for a few days then go back and get them adjusted.... it will work :)))   i had the same thoughts when i was on my boot hunt ... that there was no boot out there for me! :)
Jan 19 2011 5:42PM
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onenerdykid
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@Isabelle-you don't need a freestyle specific boot; you need a boot that fits. Most every freestyle boot is nothing but a painted normal boot (the new Lange's are exactly this). They fit great, which is why they are successful, not because there is anything specifically freestyle about them.

Some companies, like us, have actual shock absorbing properties in our freeski boots, but at the end of the day the boot that fits is the boot that works for your foot shape, weight, and flexibility.
Jan 20 2011 5:30AM
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Justo8484
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sorry, gotta call you out on this one... the head dream series (at least the 10 and 12, not sure about the lower end since it's based on the edge shell, i believe) has a completely different lower than any guys boot that head makes.

my girlfriend has had boot issues for years and got the dream 12 this year and absolutely loves them. not saying it's the solution in this case, but give them a shot. the upper of the liner wraps slightly differently than other liners on the marker, so it makes the boot super easy to put on and alleviates a lot of common pressure points.
Jan 20 2011 1:31PM
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Shpadoinkle
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SPK's work for me. Most comfortable boot I have ever been in without getting it molded or custom footbeds. I would definitely get Full Tilt's but I'm a whole size smaller and I would have to remount all my skis. Full Tilt's are the only boot I can actually run in.
Jan 20 2011 1:53PM
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Caleb.E
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dalabello?
Jan 20 2011 4:38PM
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paige.
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I've had such issues finding a pair of boots that fit. Not only do I have a narrow heel with wider foot but I have big lower calves. Add to that the fact my feet naturally turn outwards so that the widest part of my calf doesn't line up where it should in the boot and I've got a bit of a problem. Finding a boot that has a really wide lower calf that is stiff enough and holds my heel down seems to be near impossible.

Over winter break I spent 2 hours in a ski shop just trying on different boots (not even getting them fitted). Eventually got to the point where the fitter told me I had tried on all of the boots they had that could conceivably fit. Ended up with the Hawx 100W because they at least held my foot in properly. They do dig into the back of my calf where the extra padding starts a little bit but I was told there isn't anything that can be done for that other than hope they pack out.
Jan 20 2011 6:26PM
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mcweapon
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exactly.  i should have also said that in my last post... though the Langes worked for me... its all about trying them on... another thing you might want to do is go to different brands websites and look at the specs for each boot.  if you have a wide foot, like me, you want something that is 100mm or more... i believe that most girls boots are 98ish...  or less

also i personally dont think your boot has to be freestyle specific.. it just has to fit correctly.  i go off some pretty big jumps.. no problems with shin bang whatsoever... I LOVE my new boots!!!!
Jan 22 2011 9:19PM
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onenerdykid
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it's an old guy's mold, not a new "women's specific" last.
Jan 23 2011 1:56PM
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