audrey asked:
i know to find my best fit i should to to a ski shop and get fitted but generally speaking, how to ski boot sizes fit compared to your street shoes? or possibly hockey skates, i would think ski boots would have to be about the same size as skates, a little room for your toes to extend, but not much. i hear too big of ski boots are bad for your feet. how much room should there be in front of my toes in ski boots? thanks!
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i know to find my best fit i should to to a ski shop and get fitted but generally speaking, how to ski boot sizes fit compared to your street shoes? or possibly hockey skates, i would think ski boots would have to be about the same size as skates, a little room for your toes to extend, but not much. i hear too big of ski boots are bad for your feet. how much room should there be in front of my toes in ski boots? thanks!
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Ski boots are close in size to shoes or skates. One of the problems we’re seeing now is kids are so used to wearing their sneakers loose that they go through our rental shop and end up with a ski boot that is way too big because they want that same “loose” feel or they ask for the same too-big size that they wear with their sneakers.
A ski boot should feel snug all the way around. If you try to stand on your toes your heel shouldn’t come up more than a 1/2 inch. You should be able to move your toes but not the whole front of your foot.
Just like shoes, ski boots differ in fit between brands, so you really do have to try them all on and walk around in them a little to be sure you have a nice, snug fit without any pinching.
Have a great day on the snow!
The wrong size boot is indeed a bad thing. The boot should fit well against the heel and should not push into the instep. You should have some space in the toebox, but really not that much. Ski boots are a different fit than regular boots. The liners will pack out during the day, so too loose right from the start will mean they will be way too loose in the later part of the day.