My current boots, 2001-2002 Salomon Dialogues, pinch the front of my ankles,
towards the inside/arch... I ride 15 degrees front and 9 degrees back, toed
out to keep an upright stance... But after about 2 hours in the boots, I'm
ripping them off in severe pain. It feels like they are too soft and are
transfering the pressure of the binding, Ride Team EX, to my ankle... I'm
an ex slalom skier and have a tendency to beat on my boots by using alot of
knee angulation. The guys in the ski shops dropped dead when they say me
flex a 2002-2003 Salamon Crossmax 10.0 ski boot.

Any pointers? Other than the pinching, the boots are great. But from what
I am hearing from the guyns in the shops, someone of my size (6'2", 195 lbs)
should be in a stiff boot. I'm an advanced beginner and will be progressing
through to Advanced Intermediate this year. Very quick to catch on as I
grew up on snow and on skateboards...Would like to eliminate the pinching
and have been considering modifying the boots to make them stiffer.

So what do the experts on the group say? Any advice for a tall, agressive
boarder? If it means anything, I have a size 11.5 foot and ride a Ride
Mountain board.

Would like to move to a narrower board this year as well but will probably
need some sort of riser to keep heels and toes from catching...

Sierra Rider