How to Size Your Alpine Touring Boots

Doug Stenclik runs down alpine ski boot sizing techniques from home.

[@Backcountryskiingcanada]

Heel lift is rarely solved by a liner cook in my opinion, an Achilles or ankle lock padding is generally needed on the exterior of the liner.

[@psychedeliccheese]

I wish this was my experience getting new boots.

[@subhrojyotibanerjee4762]

Putting on an actual ski sock is important, especially one that will be used for touring. 😊

[@robmanzanares]

Golden. Thank you.

[@foaly8]

Is this any different with alpine boots?

[@kpang79]

Thx for sharing, and just wondering how do you choose the right last?

[@hongziyang]

Whoa, another dude with my same size! Glad I’m not alone. Finding boots sucks…

[@vlastimilvojacek]

Haha! I was thinking the same :)

[@TheKobool]

if your toes tough the front when standing up wont that be really painful when climbing ? or can you fix that with heat fitting

[@rmschindler144]

I’m becoming quite aware of how the ‘normal’ way we design footwear squishes our toes, leading to many consequences, the least of which is misshaped feet . and every time I put on my ski boots, I know it’s not good . I wonder: is there hope on the horizon that alpine touring boots might start to come out with generous toe boxes? . I mean, it’s a matter of awareness, right? . so I’m curious how much of an outlier I am in my desire for boots that don’t contribute to mangling our feet, or whether this is become more of a common concern