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I dont think any ski boot can fit properly on my foot
I have gone through so many boots through buying and renting in a shop. I have even wore really small boots and it do sent matter what size my fucking heel always slips and moves in the boot especially when I am landing switch. The last boot that fitted me was nearly 6 years ago on school ski trip where the ski school provided the boots and i had them for only a week. I have dropped nearly a 1000 euro on boots that don't fit me. I love skiing but sometimes it can be hard knowing how much easier skiing could be if I could find a boot that fits.
what boots have you already tried? what brand was the the rental? are you getting fitted by a professional boot fitter every time? Maybe time to find a different boot fitter?
I have put a lot of thought into this and I have decided that your best course of action is to get heel implants. Or go to a boot fitter and tell them you are experiencing heel lift and they may have inserts that could help the problem.
Definitely pay a visit to a boot fitter so they help you find out what they can do to remedy the heel lift. Also replacing your stock liners with a quality liner like Intuition Liners will help resolve heel lift issues as well.
honestly so many people will tell you to go to a proper bootfitter or whatever which is generally sound advice. but when i was shopping around for boots last fall, i went to one of the most trusted fitters in SLC, but my foot is such an odd/wide shape that all the boots he wanted to recommend me were faaar out of the price range of a college student on a budget. like the best option for my foot would have been a k2 boot that would've put me back ~$1200-1300 after it was all said and done. he suggested last year's boots as a cheaper alternative but it would have still been something like $700-800 considering he would have had to punch out the boot and do some extra custom work. people never mention that going to a proper bootfitter, especially if you have oddly shaped feet, can cost a small fortune, and a lot of people in the market for new boots do NOT have that kind of money laying around.
so i got a $250 pair of full tilts classics heat molded and my feet have been quite comfortable since. that is the draw with full tilts. they are not the best boots by far, and there is probably a better option than full tilts for most people, but they are cheap and can fit an extremely wide range of feet shapes and sizes due to the heat molding process. and i think that's why they're so prevalent in the ski bum/park scene these days.
i'm not even saying OP should get full tilts. i'm just saying that sometimes bootfitters aren't as helpful as everyone on this site makes them out to be. do what works best for you even if it isn't the most conventional approach.
that being said, OP, you should see a bootfitter if you haven't yet. they will no doubt offer better advice than NS. if you've already exhausted that option, idk what to tell ya. it sucks walking out of a legitimate bootfitter without coming to a solution but keep searching.
Personally found that the 3 piece dalbello's are the only boots that fit me well after some modding to the shell, liner and bootboard (my dad is friends with the owner of a shop and they let me do it my self)
have you tried adding heel lifts under your liner? they cost around $5 - 10
you can always try to get a boot with an intuition liner (dalbello/FT), they both make wide and narrow options... get a custom footbed (biggest difference-maker for heel slop) and if neither of those are cutting it, you could get an atomic or salomon boot that has custom shell, and put your custom liner in the custom shell.
I'd be fucking flabbergasted if custom liner, footbed, and shell molds don't fix the problem... but all of that is pricey
I have small ankles compared to my calves so I have similar issues. My bootfitter was able to add in C-shaped foam pads around my ankles so they won't slip. Also, foam injected liners are an option. I haven't personally tried them, but some people swear by them. best of luck
brotohonestly so many people will tell you to go to a proper bootfitter or whatever which is generally sound advice. but when i was shopping around for boots last fall, i went to one of the most trusted fitters in SLC, but my foot is such an odd/wide shape that all the boots he wanted to recommend me were faaar out of the price range of a college student on a budget. like the best option for my foot would have been a k2 boot that would've put me back ~$1200-1300 after it was all said and done. he suggested last year's boots as a cheaper alternative but it would have still been something like $700-800 considering he would have had to punch out the boot and do some extra custom work. people never mention that going to a proper bootfitter, especially if you have oddly shaped feet, can cost a small fortune, and a lot of people in the market for new boots do NOT have that kind of money laying around.
so i got a $250 pair of full tilts classics heat molded and my feet have been quite comfortable since. that is the draw with full tilts. they are not the best boots by far, and there is probably a better option than full tilts for most people, but they are cheap and can fit an extremely wide range of feet shapes and sizes due to the heat molding process. and i think that's why they're so prevalent in the ski bum/park scene these days.
i'm not even saying OP should get full tilts. i'm just saying that sometimes bootfitters aren't as helpful as everyone on this site makes them out to be. do what works best for you even if it isn't the most conventional approach.
that being said, OP, you should see a bootfitter if you haven't yet. they will no doubt offer better advice than NS. if you've already exhausted that option, idk what to tell ya. it sucks walking out of a legitimate bootfitter without coming to a solution but keep searching.
Being a boot fitter myself, the Fischer vacuum fit works wonders whenever I am fitting a wonky foot. We can max out the pressure in the heel in your case to lock you in. As other people have said, a footbed is key as well.
this what I have to do
I add as much foam as will fit in the boot then use a belt sander to attack areas that cause pressure points. I've also had issues where I needed to fill volume where the boot overlaps above the toes. High density foam, duck tape and a sander is all you need for the poor mans "foam injection" liner.
