Aracan

I have been done for over a month now. The season was a combination of very little snow and bad timing. I got all of two days (albeit perfect ones).

I use a Ruroc and generally like it. But in my next helmet/visor combo I'll be looking for something that has wider vertical vision. I find the field of vision through the Ruroc goggles rather limited. Lateral is alright, but vertical could be better.

That is exactly what I did

No. Basically I re-molded that spot: Padded my foot in the appropriate area, heated the spot with a heatgun (carefully!), then put on the liner and boot and let cool. Cutting off a bit would have been my next step, but it was not necessary.

I loved the Flo liners. Somewhere I found the info to wear them around the house before riding them, which I did. They felt great, they just did not last very long and are expensive to replace.

I wouldn't know. Since 1) the moldable liner (Palau, not UPZ) was thick enough in that spot to take care of the problem and 2) I could do it myself as opposed to taking the boot to a bootfitter I don't see why one shouldn't first tweak the liner and see if the problem goes away. High-end ski boot manufacturers like Strolz make a lot of their liners and don't touch the shells unless necessary.

In my experience it is the other way round: The UPZ heel is decidedly narrower, the toe box somewhat wider. In the area on the side of the foot where you have a pressure point there is probably not much difference. I, too, had a bit of sore spot there in the UPZs (only one, as opposed to multiple spots in Deeluxe). A heat gun to the moldable liner took care of that.

I wasn't aware that Deeluxe is Austrian, as they used to be Raichle, which was Swiss. Maybe it's just their pied-a-terre in the EU. Anyway, UPZ is actually Austrian, and there cant assembly is far more robust.

It seems that you, like me, prefer a boot with lots of fore/aft flex. The UPZ boots can be softened admirably if you use softer tongues (the softest ones used to be red) and a soft aftermarket spring system such as the DGSS. I also find they offer good heel hold and enough wiggle room for my toes, while the symmetrical Deeluxe shell (such as the 325) was a painful opposite.

I use a small backpack with a bladder that holds about 1200 ml. I find that's small enough to hardly notice on the chair.

a) male b) 181 cm / 5'9" c) 86 cm / 34" d) 51.5 cm / 20 1/4" e) 62° F/ 41° R f) front 3° lift, rear 3° inward canting g) UPZ RX8 red tongues, DGSS w/ soft springs

I more or less adhere to the Pureboarding style. Accordingly I ride a wide board (24 cm waist) with more splay than most people here, about 62/41°.

Thanks for the pictures. I haven't been out this season yet, and it looks more than doubtful if I will. Seems like another forgettable season here in the Eastern Alps. 55°F this morning in Vienna.

I am about the same weight, although taller. I also wanted more flex. After installing the DGSS I found the (black) tongues to be the limiting factor. I exchanged them for the super-soft red ones, happy now.

I ride Drupi's DGSS, because I found the boot too stiff. Installing the system is a breeze, it uses the original holes and you can use different springs. But if you want to go stiffer still, RCR may be the way to go.