1xsculler Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 Have any of you tried the UPZ, DIN ties and heels for skiing? How well does a UPZ RC8/RC10 work as a ski boot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b.free Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 I have. Boots work pretty good with skies. Although i have RCR version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauleleven Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 Me too Also on RCR Some may say rc8 or 10 would be too soft, but there are also soft ski boots as well Still works in Alpine bindings, but need to adjust as the toe piece is lower. It's also a tad bit softer on the bottom than stock bottom pieces When skiing you wanna make sure both boots have the same forward lean and preferably same cant(or neutral) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1xsculler Posted February 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 Thanks for the replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aracan Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 I wouldn't use them to swap on a regular basis, as each piece is held by four screws, sixteen in total. As to the question whether the boots are too soft for skiing: I have really noodly cheap ski boots (bought them only so I could ski again when the kid was small), and I also used to have orange Deeluxe Indys, which were very stiff for SB boots. They still felt quite soft when I tried them on skiboards, even compared to my ski boots. So I wouldn't get too ambitious when skiing in the UPZs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Well, I've been skiing with the UPZ boots for more than a decade. Yes, I've worked with terrain park with those boots all the time with exclusively DIN toe/heels. They work fine for me. Let's see... 4 years of daily skiing per job mandates and then 10 years with roughly a month or two accumulation per year of skiing. Yes, I do not swap the heels often for it's literally a PITA to do so. Plus I've retired from racing and I was getting paid to work on the ski hill. So... I hung up my alpine board since then. Spoke with Roth recently, I look forward to return to hardbooting. And yes I'll be buying another UPZ boots and keep it dedicated to alpine boarding. Trouble is I'm debating whether to retain to bail type of my TD2 or Fintec approach. We'll see when the time comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonbordin Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 FYI- https://www.upz-boots.at/skibootsnew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 The soles need to be t-nutted. So, no swapping once you decided to go to ski sole. 5 hours ago, lonbordin said: FYI- https://www.upz-boots.at/skibootsnew They still have the overly steep ramp... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) why can't we have a DIN heel with dintec stepin pins?????? seems easier than new molds for ski only high heel skiboots Edited February 16, 2019 by b0ardski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurch Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 3 hours ago, BlueB said: The soles need to be t-nutted. So, no swapping once you decided to go to ski sole. Which is as it should be once you join the dark army... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckmann AG Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 6 hours ago, Lurch said: dark army Will order one of those next trip to Starbuck's. Reaction should be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurch Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 3 hours ago, Beckmann AG said: Will order one of those next trip to Starbuck's. Reaction should be interesting. Recommend you order a double. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1xsculler Posted February 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 Thanks for all of the good info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckmann AG Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 On 2/17/2019 at 1:24 AM, Lurch said: Recommend you order a double. So I ordered a 'Double Dark Army', and the barista handed me a 'Uruk-hai tall'. Should have seen that one coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurch Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 8 hours ago, Beckmann AG said: So I ordered a 'Double Dark Army', and the barista handed me a 'Uruk-hai tall'. Should have seen that one coming... Orcward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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