Comments on: We’ve Gone Insane — Ski Boot Casting

By: Rene Paup

Rene Paup — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:49:10 +0000

Glad someone is doing something about this. My needs are width across the forefoot,i.e. across the big ball, the height of the arch, (I have high arches) and the width of the heel, (I have narrow heels). Lang changed their last and they no longer can be fit to my foot.

By: Zelda

Zelda — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:01:11 +0000

Thank you so much! I have a wide foot and my current ski boots cause me a great deal of pain. I’ve been trying to find more information on the width of ski boots or see if they come in different widths, but it’s almost impossible to find this information. It’s like the ski industry has never even considered this issue. I’m looking forward to reading your findings!

By: Lou

Lou — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:47:35 +0000

Joey, what we can’t standardize we can’t, but we’ll provide a height at midfoot as well as a volume rating (low, medium, high). I’m still having trouble with wrinkles in the plastic bags I use to line the boots, as well as getting the foam to fill the toe area with resistance from the plastic bag. I’m getting enough measurements to start a chart, but have to refine the process.

What’s been interesting is how similar the shell lasts are between brands.

In terms of liners, they’re so flexible they’d be tough to mold with my system. But they’re so easily customized I’ve never felt liner fit was a big deal. What’s critical is how the shell relates to your foot, the liner can be molded etc. to just about any foot shape. More, many people use after market liners or 100% heat molded liners, and in those cases giving liner dimensions would be moot.

By: joey west

joey west — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:03:49 +0000

I hope you have a pair of Crispi Diablos you can cast!

I am sure you have thought of this but…buckle settings have an impact on volume and fit.. how are you going to standardize how tight the buckles are across different brands and models when you make the molds? Molding at the tightest buckle setting would give minimum volume… Molding without anything buckled would give an idea of the boots ‘natural’ or open volume… …

Thanks for taking on this project! it will be helpful.

By: Funhog

Funhog — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:28:17 +0000

Funny, I was just looking at new AT boots yesterday, and today I go to your site, and voila, you are doing a volume test!! I am a person who needs your findings more than most, as I have bunions (ouch). People with normal feet should rejoice, cause these bunions seriously mess with your footwear choices. I was unable to ski for more than one hour or so, before the foot pain drove me off the hill. I did not find relief until I found a shop with the skill to punch out my Technica HVs (high volume) bunion area almost 1 inch! People on the lift would look at my boots and think I was from the planet Mars! Anyway, it looks like a great project, and I will be monitoring your progress. Please contact me or leave a blog, an I will be glad to offer any bunion related help that I can.