I just bought a new pair of ski boots and they hurt! Advice?

They are a pair of technica diablo burns. They are my first pair of new boots the rest i bought used. I have been skiing my whole life and this is the first time this has happened. I have skied in them 5 times and they still hurt i dont have the cash to get knew ones.

I just bought a new pair of ski boots and they hurt! Advice?
Take them back to the shop where you purchased them. Explain where they hurt, pressure points, so forth.


New boots will not break in, the liners will slightly form to your foot as you use them. The shop should warm the liners, and have you place your foot in the warm liner to start the process.


The outer shell can also be modified by heating and pressing out the pressure points.


If the boot is the correct size and shape for your foot, then these modifications should be easy to do. A footbed, cants, shell alignment, and ramping are the usual modifications that need to be done. If you have had foot or ankle injuries that have changed the normal characteristics of your foot, then more mods should be made.


Allow at least 4 hours in the shop to make these changes. The footbeds run $75 to $150, cants should be less than $75, the ramps about $75 if you need them.


The shop should not have let you go without checking for pressure points.


If the pain is a shin bruise or ankle bruise, take a week off to heal, then go easy the next couple of days, no bumps, no hard racing. Just ski powder and enjoy the slopes.


It takes me about a month of wearing the boots at home before each season to be comfortable. I buckle them loose, and start with a 1/2 hour a night then work up to all day.


Hope this helps. Jim



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