Chaussures LOWA?

[david vincent]

Connaissez-vous ces chaussures de ski de rando?
J'ai vu un gars ce week en station avec un skwal, sa copine en alpin avec ces chaussures; il avait eu des problemes pour trouver des chaussures alpines , s'est rabattu sur ce type de chaussures et m'a dis etre très content! Est-ce une bonne solution? Un vendeur de surf m'a déjà conseillé cela!

[x-eff]

Problème de dépassement des talons/pointes de pieds. C'est pour ça qu'ils sont biseautés sur les chaussures d'alpin, ils dépassent toujours un peu de la chaussure mais plus haut par rapport à la carre.

[ngsam]

salut david,

bienvenu !!

humm disons que je ne vois pas l interet d acheter des chaussures de rando alors que les head chaussures de snowboard sont tres bien et tres confortable .

sauf si tu as mal aux pieds dedans ...

[x-eff]

extrait du carver's almanach, y a un petit paragraphe sur les chaussures de rando vers la fin :

When using ski boots, there are several issues to consider:
You need to find a ski boot that can give some forward and lateral flex (only available in low-end beginner models), but that has a tall cuff (only available in high-end pro models). In addition, the ski boots must have the right flex in the right places. The old Raichle Flexon comp ski boots fall into this category, which you can often find on eBay. Some racers, like Anton Pogue and Ryan McDonald, still use them (after modifications). Some of the older Technica ski boots also qualify.

Ski boots are designed with a smooth sole base to allow them to easily twist out of releasable ski bindings, so when used with a snowboard setup, there is less natural grip between the boot and the binding.
Intec heels are not compatible with either ski boots or AT boots.
The excessive stiffness in ski boots may result in shin bang.
Stick to perfectly groomed slopes.

To get more flex out of ski boots, they can be modified:
- Cut them in strategic places on the shell and tongue to soften them up.
- Unbuckle the top buckle
- Add slop to the cant mechanism

Carving in ski boots may require additional tweaking of the setup:
Ski boots are more susceptible to boot-out, since they have a longer sole base and a lugged heel/toe, instead of the shorter sole base and beveled heel/toe of snowboard boots. Because ski boots provide less clearance, you will need to increase your binding angles to prevent toe drag, or go with a wider all-mountain or BX board. On narrow boards, you may find that your bindings can't be angled high enough: Bomber TD1s are limited to 70º.
The longer sole base and stiffer construction of ski boots put more stress on the bindings, so don't use ski boots with plastic bindings. Unfortunately, stiffer all-metal bindings will make the whole setup even stiffer, so it's a lose-lose situation.
Because of the difference in forward lean between snowboard boots and ski boots, you will probably have to fiddle with the cant and lift of your bindings to get your knees where you want them. Unfortunately, ski boots don't have forward lean adjusters to help out the situation. Highly adjustable bindings like Cateks may work better.


All-terrain (AT) or Randonnée boots, also known as ski mountaineering boots. These are your best bet. AT boots are sold by Lowa, Garmont, Scarpa and Dynafit. Because AT boots are designed for hiking/skinning, they are made to be lighter weight than regular snowboard hard boots. In addition, AT boots have a DIN sole, which means you can use them for skiing. Just keep a few things in mind when looking at AT boots for splitboarding:
You have to be careful about the boot/binding fit if you are using snowboard hard boot-specific bindings. If the fit is not optimum, the boot may be able to twist out of the binding.
Some AT boots have more built-in forward lean, or a more adjustable forward lean.
Like snowboard hard boots, you can sometimes get tongues of different stiffnesses, and heat-moldable liners.

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