How to Adjust Ski Boots

It is important to learn how to adjust ski boots so that they will feel like an extension of your foot, thus enabling you to be powerful, yet graceful, while skiing. If your ski boots don't fit you properly it can keep you from enjoying yourself on the slopes. Since it is easy to adjust ski boots and give yourself more control, there is no reason that you shouldn't have a great time skiing.

Use the control near your ankle to adjust the forward lean on your ski boots. If you are an aggressive skier, you will want to have more forward lean. However, this can cause problems, and may even cause injuries, if you are only an intermediate skier. Take some time to see how much forward lean feels right to you.

Adjust the upper lateral cuff on your ski boots so that it is aligned with both your calf and your knee. If you have a bowlegged stance, the cuff will tilt outwards. However, if you have a knock-kneed stance, the cuff will tilt inwards.

Next, adjust the flex. Be careful though because if you have too much flex you will have to work harder. To adjust the ski boots' stiffness, there is a lever on the back of your ski boots that you will use.

Make sure that the power strap at the top of your ski boots is snug.

Adjust the lowest buckle on your ski boots so that it is in the middle position. Fasten the rest of the buckles on your ski boots, starting at the lowest and working your way to the highest. Then adjust the ski boots for tightness again working low to high. Make sure that your ski boots are tight but not so tight that they are cutting off the circulation to your feet. You should still be able to wiggle your toes.

Snug up the power strap on your ski boots as tight as possible. Make sure that there is no slop at the top of your boots.

You should think about going to a specialized boot fitter in order to get a boot that will properly fit your feet. Not only can they make you a pair of foot beds that will hold your foot and knee in a neutral alignment but they can also make you a pair of ski boots that will correct a bowlegged or knock-kneed stance.