Have a super high instep? Consider the HAWX boot

[Climber Joe]

So I have pretty shitty feet when it comes to skiing. The largest problem with my foot is the height of my instep. Even with punching, grinding, etc. my instep is so high that I usually hardly ever buckle my instep buckle more than the loosest click. I frequently cut plastic off tongues, grind boot boards, and otherwise break my boots to get less pressure on my instep.

If you find yourself in a similar situation, try out the Atomic Hawx boot. They come in 3 different last widths, and the material they use is extremely punchable.

Throw away the stock liner though, its garbage, and it is too thick in the instep, so it does away with the benefits of the shell design.

I am currently using the HAWX ultra 130 shell with a Zipfit liner. I have cut some plastic of the inside of the instep of the tongue of the zipfit, but that's all the instep mods I will need to do I think. I think I might have to grind the big toe area, but that's probably it.

The same goes for the Hawx Ultra XTD. Decently high shell instep, but the liner swallows up all that space. I had great success cutting the plastic off the tongue on a liner from a K2 Pinnacle boot in the XTD. I needed zero other boot work.

I am always looking for other boots to try, as I have never felt like I had the perfect boot. Any recommendations besides full custom boots?

[2FUNKY]

Agreed. Love my hawx 130 non-ultra intuition combo. Powerful boot with a nice progressive flex. The intuition pro power wrap stiffens them a few points over the stock liner which I like.

[mr_pretzel]

Huge fan of my hawx ultra 130s with powerwraps, should be a even better boot next year with the new PU cuff.

[1000-oaks]

Have real high insteps, had good luck with Cochise, especially the 2017+ shape.

[skialpy]

Hmm going to have to disagree a bit with the OP on the XTD version. I too have high instep. The hawx ultra fit like a glove. Ordered the XTD version hoping the fit would be the same. No such luck. The forefoot of the XTD was very tight with a paper thin liner. No way I could tour all day in it and cant replace the liner as all my intuitions are way thicker. Sold them off. Still might grab a pair of the hawx ultra 130s tho.

[Climber Joe]

Hmm going to have to disagree a bit with the OP on the XTD version. I too have high instep. The hawx ultra fit like a glove. Ordered the XTD version hoping the fit would be the same. No such luck. The forefoot of the XTD was very tight with a paper thin liner. No way I could tour all day in it and cant replace the liner as all my intuitions are way thicker. Sold them off. Still might grab a pair of the hawx ultra 130s tho.

I couldn't use the stock liner in the xtd, I had to cut the plastic off the tongue of another liner to get a good fit.

[TahoeJ]

Have real high insteps, had good luck with Cochise, especially the 2017+ shape.

Ditto.

[eskido]

Have no exp but I was under the impression the xt 130 mv was supposed to be good in this regard? Very interested in this subject and have been seriously considering the Lange but don't really have the opportunity or decent boot fitter around to try either or


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[Core Shot]

Have no exp but I was under the impression the xt 130 mv was supposed to be good in this regard? Very interested in this subject and have been seriously considering the Lange but don't really have the opportunity or decent boot fitter around to try either or


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Lange sx130 is the one. Similar instep problems as OP. Can finally use the 2nd buckle on these langes.
Heel pocket tight, but instep and forefoot have room. And 130 stiff.
Great boot

[eskido]

Lange sx130 is the one. Similar instep problems as OP. Can finally use the 2nd buckle on these langes.
Heel pocket tight, but instep and forefoot have room. And 130 stiff.
Great boot

I want, thanks for that!


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