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Do Your Feet Hurt After Skiing? ZipFit Boot Liners Are One Man’s Life Mission To Fix That

Brought to you by ZipFit Anyone who has skied for even a day in their life knows that ski boots, as a general rule, are often not very comfortable. However, it doesn’t have to be this way. Sven Coomer created ZipFit Ski Boot Liners on the philosophy of working with your feet instead of against them, and they’re revolutionizing how […]

How To: Custom Mold Your Intuition Liners at Home

Brought to you by Intuition Liners Here at SnowBrains, we’re all fans of Intuition Liners. They make liners for just about every snowsports application you could imagine, and the fit and performance is unrivaled. Another great benefit is that if you don’t want to head into a ski shop, you can order liners right off their website and mold them […]

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Mike Lavery | January 7, 2020

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5 Reasons Why I Won’t Ski Anything But Intuition Liners

As a guy with super narrow, bony feet, buying ski boots used to be challenging. Finding a boot that was the right size without being too tight here and too loose there took forever. At one point, I went to a specialty boot fitter and spent a lot of money on custom injected foam liners. They fit and skied great, […]

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Mike Lavery | November 26, 2019

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Why Custom Ski Boot Liners Can Make All The Difference

Brought to you by Intuition Liners A properly fitting pair of ski boots can be the difference between loving to ski and hating it. You want your boots to lock your foot into place without creating pressure points, cutting off circulation, or crushing your toes. Trust me, I fiddle with my boots all the time, and the perfect fit is […]

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Mike Lavery | November 21, 2019

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What’s The Most Important Piece of Ski Gear?

What’s the most important piece of ski gear? Ski boots are most important piece of ski gear in skiing. Hands down. No question. Ski boots are the only piece of ski gear that actually touch your body. The interaction between your ski boots and your feet is the most important interaction in skiing. If your feet are moving and your ski boots are not, then your skis are not doing what you want them to do and that’s bad. In addition, if your ski boots hurt your feet, you’re going to ski less and experience […]

How to Pimp Your Ski Boots:

Ski boots are the most important pieces of equipment that any skier owns. Ski boots are the only piece of ski gear that actually touch your body. If the interaction between your feet and your boots is not good, you skiing will suffer. If your boots fit tightly and comfortably, you’re skiing will improve. The idea is simple: If you boots fit well, your foot moves – your ski moves. If you boots fit poorly, your foot moves – your ski doesn’t move. It’s very rare that a person can put on a ski boot with a stock liner and have it fit well. More commonly, we have to modify our boots to get a good fit. That’s what we’ll touch on here: how to modify your boots to make them ideal, ie How to Pimp Your Boots. […]