How to Properly Buckle up Your Ski Boots

Here's a guide for how to properly put on and buckle up your ski boots, so you can get the best performance out of them and your skis. Taking the time to get the right socks, and buckle adjustments will mean your feet hurt less, and they will be able to work the ski better to carve your turns.

[lakelouiseskier]

A+ video. I’ve been a race coach and in ski industry for 25+ years. Trust their advice about ski boots. Without a proper fitting boot, you can’t turn your ski. Also, chances are your boot is likely too big. Ask for a shell test at a pro ski shop, or try on your own. Take liner out of boot, then move your feet so your toes are lightly touching the front of ski boot. Then reach into back of boot and there should be no more than two fingers (2 cm) width between your heel and ski boot shell. If more than that, it’s too big! Remember your ski boot will likely feel impossible to put on and too small as you put it on. Not until boot is properly buckled will you realize how it really fits. Your toes should lightly touch front of ski boot once buckled, and when you flex forward you’ll feel your toes move away from front. That’s a perfect fit! 🎉😊

[denisobrien]

Excellent video.
I’m a ski pro in France and no one teaches skiers how to do their boots up, it’s surprising.
This tutorial is bang on the button !

[kylesprogis]

I've also found that it's important that after one or two times down the hill, some of the buckles May loosen . I have found that checking and tightening my Buckles at the top of a hill, when needed, throughout the day, has been essential for better stability!

[djj]

Excellent video, one more tip as a boot fitter .
Do not tighten your boots when warm or indoor room temperature. You will stretch the plastic and over set on the stretched part when cold ..
Make sure the boots are cold then you tighten them to a firm hold around the foot and anckle !

[kyrdwfz]

Thank you so much to teach the fundamental basic. I recent start learn ski and no one teach me that. I have ankle pain every time after ski. Your lesson solve my problem and make ski more enjoyable

[dr.gatoquimico]

Incredible! I have skied in my boots two seasons now and didn't know you can rotate the buckle latch to make fine adjustments. Very thanks!

[tehtutidibelanda]

Super video! Been skiing since 1994 and never knew about how to put on my ski boots properly 😅 Now I do thanks to this video 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[lyleneovard]

Excellent video. Thank you for making this. I recently got neck into skiing after 9 years and had issues getting my boots set up how I wanted them. This provided me the info I needed and had forgotten.

[amos]

Thanks! Almost didn’t watch this, dismissing it for being too basic, well I was wrong! I will forever use your method in the future. Great video!

[bobgarcia]

Excellent, instructional video. Just what I needed. I hope you will make more skiing videos in the future. Thank you!

[qnal]

Please make more videos, these are awesome!! Super intuitive and straight to the point!

[matthewsylvestre]

What a well-done and useful video... Great Narration... Thank You!

[KeithBlade]

Outstanding explanation, thank you. Once again, outstanding...like in the snow.

[Chris-deqc]

Wow I've watched like 6 boot videos and this one was the best with the illustration!

[Cruxair]

I always seen the micro asjustment written on shoes but I thought its just the latches, my facewaslike this whe. you showed what the rotation is for 😮

[philschack]

Fantastic set of videos, simple and easy to follow, more videos, you should be sponsored !!

[pgpecquereau]

Thank you, very educational for beginners. Clear explanation, hopefully you’ll domore it’s super helpful :)

[k.m.]

I always find if i take my time warming into my boots each ski day, then it feels great by the time youre warmed up making runs. Start off with the top two on the loosest setting. Tighten them a notch or two when you get on the first gondola/chair. Then tighten them enough to ski safely for your warmup run. By the time you are ready to slay diamonds and carve, your boots will be comfy enough to tighten them to the preferred strength

[davidbeazer]

Great advice. I do do something a little different that feels very solid to me. I find that banging the heal in has some bounce and doesn’t leave me feeling like my heel is well seated to the rear. Instead I do up the arch buckle, the second buckle from the toe, first. I then rock my knee forward which solidly sets my heal back in its pocket. I then do up the most important buckles to keep the heal in place. Try it. You may like it too.

[douglasaaronson]

Good video. It is nice to see correct info - thanks.