realskiers

Gary, to avoid getting caught in the "Bear Claw" there is a specific technique that will get you out of even the tightest plug boots without destroying your feet. With your foot flat on the ground reach down with your hand and put it between the tongue of your boot and your instep. Push forward on the tongue and relaase the heel in the back by starting to pull your foot out of the boot (don't go further or you will get clawed). Then extend the foot in front of you resting just the heel of the boot on the ground. Now reachh down and pull apart the plastic lower which sits just below the ankle. Pull it apart with both hands one on each side.You wnat to separate and create space as you gently pull the rest of your  foot out of the boot keeping the toes up and heel down the whole time. The colder the boot is the harder it is to separate the lower shell, but on the softer Raptor LTD it shoudl be pretty easy even when it is cold (the 150 is a bear when it's cold). This works perfectly for me and I am sure it will do the same for you.