Taking my Nordicas out for a spin…

As I let you know in August, I finally got myself a pair of rear-entry Nordica boots, in order to ease my multiple entries and exit into ski boots, but, until now, I was hesitant to take them on snow in order to test them. 

I had bought them a bit tight and, at first, had difficulties getting in and out of them, a task I rehearsed daily for a good week to ten days this summer. Finally, this past Friday, I felt ready to take my act on the snow, and not only did I dare do it, but I took this untested footwear over my favorite and more challenging area in all of Park City, the “Ninety-90” hill! 

Getting into the boot was okay, but not that easy as I had to wiggle my heel securely in place by forcing it out and seating it securely over a sort of "sill" that hugged it in place. 

I also didn’t fine tune the upper closure as I should have. 

I felt some gaping space all afternoon between the top of the tongue and the spoiler, but the weather was so cold that I didn’t muster the courage to fine tune the adjustments. 

This is something I’ll progressively adjust over time as I familiarize myself with the new boots. I also misaligned the tongue on my right boot which created a pressure point as I was skiing. The forefoot buckles should have been set tighter too, but again, live and learn! 

Skiability of these new boots was pretty good and didn’t impede my skiing in less than perfect snow conditions with big bumps and deep snow getting denser. Heel hold was remarkable for a rear-entry! This said, I’m hopeful that I’ll make these boots work for me. One thing for sure is that even with that day, low temperature (24 degrees) getting out of the boot proved to be a lot more easier!