Heel Lift is Killer! Advice? - Page 2 - Snowboarding Forum

**Donutz** · 01-21-2013, 12:19 AM

Sticked. Stuck? Stickied? Stapled?

wrathfuldeity · 01-21-2013, 12:41 AM

Thanks Donutz....and hopefully folks will add to it.

And yes it is rather disorganized...but hey it was after working all night or was it while I was working all night.

grafta · 01-21-2013, 10:27 AM

Good shit! Yeh thx wrath, that one helped me out a bunch. Glad it's stickied now

Extremo · 01-21-2013, 10:39 AM

Somehow that's the first time I've seen that thread. Good stuff.

w0318 · 02-09-2013, 11:13 PM

Kevin so what did you end up doing? I have Kaijus and have the same exact issue as you

Bauba · 02-10-2013, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hot-ice

If you have narrow heels like I do give salomon boots a shot.

This. They are amazing. Mine have 3 different areas to tighten. They are heat moldable and I had a boot fitter make custom soles. He also put some sort of material around the ankles of the liners which he said is a thousand times better than j/c bars..... I just know they are AWESOME!

sethsync · 02-18-2013, 08:43 AM

I Think that if they had heal slip from the beginning you should have looked for better fitting boots. I have rented and about to start boot shopping. The rentals never hurt my feet. But I can say from work boot experience that I went into a store wanting a certain boot and walked out with a different one because it just fit right.
The rentals were Burton so that is the Direction I am heading.

ETM · 02-18-2013, 08:48 AM

Its way easier to pack under the insole to raise the height of the heel than to try and stop the heel from lifting. Tighten the boot as best you can an then pack the bottom up untill the top of your foot fits the top of the boot.

Basti · 02-18-2013, 09:46 AM

I have narrow heels and had the same problem with Nikes. Especially because they seem to pack out a lot. J-bars, molding, and so on... Nothing helped. Tried Salomon Dialogues afterwards which was a bit better but still no cigar. After a few recommendations by boot fitters I found the Nitro Team TLS. No heel slipping whatsoever because of a very articulated heel cuff. I don't know if you want to buy new boots but if you do, definitely try Nitros and maybe compare them to Salomons.

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Donutz Drunk with power...er beer. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 3,700 Blog Entries: 177	Sticked. Stuck? Stickied? Stapled? __________________ Illegitimi non carborundum I hate the parts between winter...

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wrathfuldeity Resident poet Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bham Posts: 2,734	Thanks Donutz....and hopefully folks will add to it. And yes it is rather disorganized...but hey it was after working all night or was it while I was working all night. __________________

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ETM Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hokkaido in my mind Posts: 1,392	Its way easier to pack under the insole to raise the height of the heel than to try and stop the heel from lifting. Tighten the boot as best you can an then pack the bottom up untill the top of your foot fits the top of the boot. __________________

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01-21-2013, 10:27 AM	#13 (permalink)
grafta Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,752	Good shit! Yeh thx wrath, that one helped me out a bunch. Glad it's stickied now

01-21-2013, 10:39 AM	#14 (permalink)
Extremo -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NH Posts: 3,121	Somehow that's the first time I've seen that thread. Good stuff.

02-09-2013, 11:13 PM	#15 (permalink)
w0318 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NY region Posts: 88	Kevin so what did you end up doing? I have Kaijus and have the same exact issue as you

02-18-2013, 08:43 AM	#17 (permalink)
sethsync Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 2	I Think that if they had heal slip from the beginning you should have looked for better fitting boots. I have rented and about to start boot shopping. The rentals never hurt my feet. But I can say from work boot experience that I went into a store wanting a certain boot and walked out with a different one because it just fit right. The rentals were Burton so that is the Direction I am heading.

02-18-2013, 09:46 AM	#19 (permalink)
Basti Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 446	I have narrow heels and had the same problem with Nikes. Especially because they seem to pack out a lot. J-bars, molding, and so on... Nothing helped. Tried Salomon Dialogues afterwards which was a bit better but still no cigar. After a few recommendations by boot fitters I found the Nitro Team TLS. No heel slipping whatsoever because of a very articulated heel cuff. I don't know if you want to buy new boots but if you do, definitely try Nitros and maybe compare them to Salomons.