Sometimes the work they need is simple and other times complex and time consuming.
This week Jarred Martin of Inflik media came in to have boot work done.
For those of you who don’t Jarred check out the Doorstep Project below.
In the past he has worn the X-Max 100.
I started by making the footbeds.
For those unaware of what a footbed does, think of it like the foundations of your house.
Without the foundations you cant build a stable and level house.
Footbeds do the same thing for your feet in ski boots.
While I was finishing the footbeds, I had been heating up the Intuition liners in the boot oven.
This is not how I tell most customs to mold their boots but it seemed to work for Jared.
With the footbeds in the liner and liner in the shell we padded up Jarred’s foot slightly.
The foam was to give a little more space to problem zones.
The toe cap gives room in the toe box and helps bed the heel back into the heel pocket.
Jared has pretty skinny legs so using the wrap liner helped take up some space in the cuff.
So overall Jared’s boot setup is not that different to what most of you could have.
Footbeds really do help and should be an upgrade for any skier not yet using them.
Replacement liners are not always needed but in some cases can help with certain fit problems.
Check out Jared in theDoorstep Projectand thanks to Jared for posing for the photos.
