realskiers

Hey Jim...nice job brother...

Just think you ought to have a 2 ski carrier when you head out west....use the carvers to tear it up in the morning and the 77's to crush the piles later in the day...nice combo Jim!

Boots:
I had the very same experience with Lange boots...alignment off but self corrected in my Head RD80's. For me, that validated Harbs belief in ski boots.

Stiff and soft...really dependent on how much leverage one brings fore and aft too their ski. Too soft and? you can't get off the front of the boot, to firm and you can't get in a good "attack" position to get maximum flex and lateral power to the ski edges.

Sole Supports just made some new orthodics for my ski boots. The fitting process through a podiatrist friend of mine was both similar and different than Harolds methods. With the Sole Support orthodics I can feel even pressure under my arches but the weight distribution is even across the bottom of the foot. The arches are designed for their firmness based on the ability to flex your foot side to side and your weight. It appears in dry land experiments that ankle rotation is not limited? and is quick and feels precise. More so than the footbeds Harold made for me 4 years ago. On the snow first experiences will reveal more....

Ya like the dowel rod thingy huh....nice set up....got that from some boot fitters while visiting a friend in Chicago. The other thing is when trying on new boots, take out the liner,? take your socks off and place your feet in the boots. You skin can sense if that shell is anatomically shaped to your foot....a very good start. It will also show if there's too much movement in the forefoot and heel area. You should be able to feel the edges of the boot with just slight movement of the feet and it should be equal all around the foot.

As far as how I put on my silkies....well.... there's just some secrets that will remain secrets!