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Guide to Ski Boot Canting

By Mike Doyle, About.com

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Ski Boot Canting Alignment Process

Aligning Ski Boots

Michael Doyle, Photo at Surefoot, Killington, VT
The first step in the alignment process was to find and mark the center of each knee mass. To do this, technician Ed Stanley worked a sliding caliper, designed to hold a center point as the two axis pieces are moved, to hug the sides of the knee at its largest circumference.

Once this was done, I stood in the shell of my boots, so Ed and Manager Ray Rice could adjust the upper cuff alignment feature on my boots. This adjustment is common on the high-end models of virtually all brands of boots. If your boots do not have this feature don't panic, you will still benefit greatly from any canting work that is done.

Once the cuff was equalized on each side of my calf, the next step was standing in the boot with liner and foot bed. Next, I stood on the canting stand. Ed watched the center mark on my knee in relation to a factory set perpendicular line with in and out degree marks on each side.

Index: Guide to Ski Boot Canting

  1. Deciding Where to Have Ski Boots Canted
  2. Ski Boot Canting Alignment Process
  3. Changing Ski Boot Alignment
  4. The Finished Ski Boot

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