If the bulk of the calf muscle gets down into the boot be very afraid. Be VERY AWARE of the problems you can run into with the high cuff. SHELL fit it and be prepared to buy it very tight anticipating the pack out. It CAN be an excellent boot if you have a wide forefoot and/or a high instep. I think they're starting to hear about it some.ĥ) is the womens xwave 8.0 (stiffness of mens 7.0) a respectable boot for an aggressive all mtn skiier on new rossi scratch bc's? No, although they did send a survey from Europe about the boots and when I mentioned these specific issues they got back to me right quick for more info. The shell upper is the same height as the men's which doesn't do it for most woman.Ĥ) have there been any major improvements in the xwave series (including the rumored liner issue) since the 2001-02 boots? I should say the woman's shell sucks more since it is the same upper as the men's despite claiming to be woman specific. Sadly on the flip side it packs out quickly for that 'crap I'm swimming in these things' feeling.ģ) if so, do the womens liners suck any worse than the mens? Yes, They are heavily padded in the heel for the snug 'oh it feels so good I must buy it now' feeling. I believe the Xwaves are stiffer but I'd have to check my book at workĢ) is it true that salomon liners suck (at least on the xwaves), and pack out way too quickly, esp in the heel? if it fits too good try dropping a size.ġ) how does the stiffness of the mens xwave 8 (which is same stiffness as womens 9.0) compare to the 1080? I'm not saying that's what you need but if you buy a boot, you have to do it right, take time. My sister has size 7 shoes and her ski boots are 4.5. My boots are lange banshee 8,5 with a race line in it. My shoe size is 9.5 and my foot is pretty medium and i have a high arch. Its not always that simple, the arch will play in there too, if you have a super high arch you will need a bit more volume and looking at a footbed could be a wise choice too Here is how i sell boots we carry 3 brands at the shop lange,rossi,technicaĪs simple as that try to fit in a boot that is similar to the shape of your foot. No reasonable human would fit in them.The way salomon boots work is they have a super wide volume and a hole lot of padding and pack down where the need to.Ĭheck the shape of your foot. I don't know what to do with my old '10's because they've been punched out HARD for my right ankle. I hope the X-Wave is the perfect boot for you, and you get many seasons of enjoyment - and get custom footbeds made if you don't already have them. Way good improvement, but of course different fit for different people. I never knew I had this problem, but others noticed a major improvement in fluidity almost immediately. I also learned fast that the too-stiff-for-me Salomon made me ski different, and I'd just bounce off the fronts to initiate a turn, whereas now I smoothly pressure the boot as needed. They also have an effective flex adjustment so I can bump it up a notch in springtime when the shell flexes easier, and the sizing at the top is perfect for my size calf. So, the happy ending to this story is that I went back to Fanatyko in December and now have some Lange Concept 95's (103mm fore foot) that fit like a glove (they should, they're one size too small so they've packed out perfectly). Also, I have a double EE foot, and the Saly wasn't made for such a device. Also - I have skinny calves, and the X-Wave was waaayyy to big in the upper shell for me, also hindering the amount of flex I could put into the shell. Keep in mind this is my experience, and yours will, no doubt be different. I hope you've got some beef, because even after drilling out the back bolts and cutting a v -notch in the shell, they still didn't bend properly for me. They said they didn't have the right thing for me, so come back when they do - not trying to sell anything. ![]() ![]() As mentioned, they are stiff, and in fact too stiff for me, something I didn't learn until I went to a real shop (Fanatyko at Whistler) instead of a So.CT shop for the 1,000th time of trying to get them to fit right. I have two pairs of X-wave 10's (the 2nd pair after wearing out the liners in the first) in 25.5 size.
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