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Stupid ski boot sizes

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Bended_Toenail
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For the past 4 years my boot size was a 30.5 now, all of the sudden my feet start growing. Does anyone realize how fucking difficult it is to find good size 31 boots. Is it that hard for ski boot manufacturers to make a few larger sizes?

sorry about the rant

**This thread was edited on May 23rd 2020 at 7:03:44pm
May 23 2020 7:02PM 5 0
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Biffbarf
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Bened_notnilFor the past 4 years my boot size was a 30.5 now, all of the sudden my feet start growing. Does anyone realize how fucking difficult it is to find good size 31 boots. Is it that hard for ski boot manufacturers to make a few larger sizes?

sorry about the rant

**This thread was edited on May 23rd 2020 at 7:03:44pm

The answer is go to a good bootfitter.

31 is a very large boot... not saying it isn't what you need but I'm skeptical that it is unless you have yuge feet
May 23 2020 7:07PM 12 0
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TRVP_ANGEL
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damn ok bigfoot i bet it only takes you two steps to get to the mountain

**This post was edited on May 23rd 2020 at 8:17:07pm
May 23 2020 8:15PM 30 0
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ScaryDumpTruck
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Lul you've got some big feet
May 23 2020 8:19PM 1 0
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SavageBiff
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Op you don’t need boots, or skis for that matter , just carve dem feet’s
May 23 2020 8:35PM 15 0
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skierman
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"I NEED 31 MONDO SIZED BOOTS!"

*foot measures 28cm*
May 24 2020 10:38AM 10 0
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little1337
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OP walking around the base lodge like

May 24 2020 11:04AM 18 0
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JAHBRADOR
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Op is low key flexin his bbc.
May 24 2020 11:07AM 13 0
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amccahill93
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I size to 30.5 but run a 28.5 just for better control. 31s are gonna be a special order for most shops, I'd go to a bootfitter and have em dial you in
May 25 2020 10:44AM 2 0
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Bended_Toenail
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amccahill93I size to 30.5 but run a 28.5 just for better control. 31s are gonna be a special order for most shops, I'd go to a bootfitter and have em dial you in

Yeah, I'm prolly going to size down to a 30.5 so I can get touring boots. Not a single touring boot is made in a 31/31.5
May 25 2020 11:56AM 0 0
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JibbaTheHutt
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Bened_notnilYeah, I'm prolly going to size down to a 30.5 so I can get touring boots. Not a single touring boot is made in a 31/31.5


down size and punch if you have to. In my 11 seasons of bootfitting (literally 1000s of fits) i could count on 1 hand the number of times i have fit a genuine 31.5.

With that being said, i have rented out a size 34, dude was like 6'10 and must have weighed 300lbs. There are no piste oriented skis that even looked close to appropriate, i think we ended up sorting him out some beer league GS skis, he was only an intermediate but i'm pretty confident he would have snapped alot of other skis.
May 25 2020 12:51PM 7 0
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iced
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put ur boots over the fire to soften them up and then shoev your (UNSALTED) buttered foot in them so they widen out
May 26 2020 2:18AM 1 0
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eheath
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Bened_notnilYeah, I'm prolly going to size down to a 30.5 so I can get touring boots. Not a single touring boot is made in a 31/31.5


What size shoe do you wear?
May 26 2020 11:44AM 0 0
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Bended_Toenail
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13 or 14 in most shoes, except for when I can find a 14.5

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May 26 2020 11:46AM 0 0
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eheath
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Bened_notnil13 in most shoes, except for when I can find a 13.5. Basketball shoes are a 14


Damn bro, good luck out there.
May 26 2020 11:51AM 0 0
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FruitBootPro
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BiffbarfThe answer is go to a good bootfitter.

31 is a very large boot... not saying it isn't what you need but I'm skeptical that it is unless you have yuge feet


This, literally just have a bootfitter expand a size 30.5 boot. Plus the "31" boots will actually be a 31.5
May 26 2020 12:21PM 0 0
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mystery3
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Bened_notnil13 in most shoes, except for when I can find a 13.5. Basketball shoes are a 14


Are your basketball shoes nike?
What does a shell fit look like on your current boots?
May 26 2020 1:12PM 0 0
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Biffbarf
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Bened_notnil13 in most shoes, except for when I can find a 13.5. Basketball shoes are a 14


I wear a 13 shoe and have a 1.5 finger fit in a 28.5 shell. Hit up a bootfitter It'll change your life.
May 26 2020 1:40PM 2 0
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FruitBootPro
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BiffbarfI wear a 13 shoe and have a 1.5 finger fit in a 28.5 shell. Hit up a bootfitter It'll change your life.


People generally wear shoes that are like a centimeter or two longer than their actual foot. I used to think I was an 11.5 and now I ride 27.5 ski boots and skates
May 26 2020 1:42PM 1 0
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skeirman
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BiffbarfI wear a 13 shoe and have a 1.5 finger fit in a 28.5 shell. Hit up a bootfitter It'll change your life.


Holly shit hell yeah.
May 26 2020 1:52PM 2 0
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