I was always able to get enough ankle support to pressure my ski tips with lace up Merrils and Asolos. The slop in the system with leather boots comes from the boot binding connection and the rubber boot sole to leather upper connection IME.

You'll notice a lot more responsiveness / edge control with those boots... i.e. smaller movements to make the same turns. This is true, the tradeoff is that you may have to readjust your stance and or learn how to pressure the new boots while staying centered on your skis. Good luck with the new ge...

Go easy on those brewskis GT, you don't want to fall and hit your head again.

Ha ha ha, you're a lucky guy Rod.

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Thu May 14, 2020 9:36 am

R you could always let your toenails grow to fill that space. Just saying.


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You forgot something; this isn't my boot, it's my GF... So be careful what you're saying...

She could always polish them.

I was going to mention that this would be the year to fly up to the Ruth, with no or at least very few out of staters.. Were you climbing or just skiing? A spectacular place, post more pics.

It depends on conditions, in soft fresh snow you may get 50K out of your wax. I don't ski that far but my kick wax will sometimes last for multiple outings. I put my glide wax on pretty thin and it seems to wear out sooner, but I haven't hot waxed mine in which they say helps, and put it on thicker....

Welcome to the forum Lars, and thanks for such a good TR. What skis and boots did you use and how much did your gear weigh?

Excellent instructional video Rod, I think you have a knack for it. Somehow I knew the Duck Tape was coming out before you even mentioned it. Thanks for posting it.

Well the photo didn't print but it looks like Gold Cord Mine.