It was way past time to retire my boots. My new boots are growing on me, but It's not love. Any advice is appreciated.
Old Boots: Very old Lange Banshee, Intuition powerwrap, punched for 6th toe. 300 BSL. Were great but started getting a lot of shin bang.
New Boots: Dalbello Kryption Fusion ID120, intuition wrap (not as stiff as powerwrap), punched for 6th toe 297 BSL.
These were both fit by a master bootfitter. My new boots were ridiculously tight the first few days of skiing. With super thin sock and 4 ski days they are now wearable for a ski day without frequent unbuckles.
While I'm getting used to them, I just don't seem to have the confidence I did in my old boots. On edge, turning, they feel good. When I'm skiing really fast my skis feel a bit wobbly, especially if I'm running bases flat. They also just don't feel as precise. The first thing I did was grab my insoles (blue superfeet) from my old boots to replace the ones I tried in my new boots. Better. Then I put the stiffener in the (middle position) the boot spine. Better. My next thought is to try the biggest (currently have the middle) forward lean shim and perhaps bump the spine stiffener to the highest position. Any thoughts on these adjustments?
One other issue.....With boots on, my toes touch the end. A forward lean pulls them back from the ends wonderfully with a nice lock on my heel in the pocket. As I ski, my toes seem to be moving back and forth a little too much and are bumping the front often. Not hard, but noticeable and annoying. Yes, I tend to get backseat more than I should. Is there something I can do to help keep my heel and toes pulled back? These superfeet insoles have a slippery top especially with the Snow Whisper socks I'm using. Could that be the culprit or is it the 3mm smaller shell or do I need to fine-tune my buckles?
I can and will go back to the bootfitter, but I'm hoping to try some stuff before I do. Any suggestions or tricks to try? Anyone else struggle going to a cabrio boot? Maybe it's not for me. Maybe it's in my head, but unfortunately, it's in my head. On a positive note, putting these on and taking them off is so much nicer than my old boots.