I can not walk in my ski boots!! Is there a trick to this?

Question

Especially up stairs!

Answer 1

walk up/down sidewards this is easy enough obviously thats for stairs apart from that try snowboard boots they are far easier to walk in.

Answer 2

There is no real trick to going upstairs in ski boots.  Just step from the downhill step to the next step with a full foot.  Lift your foot first with a bent knee, then step up. Be careful that you have a solid step.

When going downstairs, you can step partially over the edge of the step then bend your knee and go forward.  Hold on to the railings.

  Also  unbuckle the top buckles, to allow the ankle to move.

Answer 3

When you step up, swing your leg out slightly. Stops you getting stuck or missing the step. When you go down, turn side ways and take one step at a time. You know how old people go upstairs, putting both feet on each step.

Answer 4

not great for the boot life but heel walk.

Answer 5

New ski boots are tough, especially more technically advanced models.  Check to see the flex index--your boots may be too stiff for you. .  The flex index allows you to bend your knee forward and back--a low flex signals a soft boot, and a higher flex is a harder boot.  This is for skiing but it often tends to make walking miserable if it is set too high.  Another point to make is that if your flex index is set too high and making it difficult to walk, it may be too high for you as a skier, too.  Your flex shouldn't be so high that you cannot walk semi-normally.  My flex is set at 80 but I race so it is rather high for a woman.  Also, my Nordicas come with a type of switch that you can change from WALK to SKI.  It makes it easier but my boots are very well broken in so I just leave it on SKI and mash it around.  If none of this helps, then I reccomend roughing it out until you get used to it--any boots will soften with time and your feet will get used to them.