Snowboard Boots for Wide Feet
I have never found an article on snowboard boots for wide boots that had the info I was looking for. I will post abit about all of the options I tried on and perhaps this will help someone in the future.
My forefoot is 2E on one foot and about a 3E on the other. The rest of my foot is "normal". I had been using Burton Rulers wide, speed lace, 10.5us, which is a full size too big for me. The liner eventually self-punched out and I could ride these all day without nerve pain from my toes being squished. I needed new boots. Here is what I tried:
ThirtyTwo Men's TM-2 Wide: This entire boot is wider, so I had too much room in the rear of my foot. I had hoped they had modelled the boot closely to the original design of the 32 boot as I used 32 lashed about 20 years ago and they were fantastic. i stopped using 32 lashed when they narrowed the toe box.
Burton Ruler Wide: Since this is what I had been using for quite a few years now, I thought this would be my guaranteed boot purchase. My foot felt quite squished. These might have eventually worked great for me, but I did not want to risk it since I was not sure if any changes had been made since my current pair. Side note: Great J hooks on Burton boots for incredible ankle hold.
The Vans Infuse: This does not come in a wide version, but most vans boots are generally wider in the toe box. I wish I could fit these as these boots feel so comfortable. Plus tongue inserts to change the flex. Unfortunately not wide enough for my feet.
RIDE Lasso Pro Wide Snowboard Boots: Unfortunately, not wide enough for me. The tongue also put a lot of pressure on the top of my foot when I flexed the boot forward.
K2 Maysis Wide: These have the widest toe box of all options I tried, so this is what I ended up buying. And because I could, I got size 10us, which is only 1/2 size bigger than my foot. I have 4 days in these boots. My foot still hurts in these boots and I usually take them off on the chair up 1x or 2x per day. Each day, I ride these, the foot pain seems to be less and less, so I think liner is perhaps self-punching out more. The heel hold on these is not as great as the Burtons, so i keep flexing my knee forward to be able to crank the Boa down tighter. The boot was quite stiff the first day, but also seems to have softened up a bit, which I like. The plastic boa hold on the boot liner should have made slightly wider. Several times, I had to re-cinch as the plastic piece tightened under the boot liner, stabbing my foot every time I flexed. I contacted Intuition to see if I get a liner that fit me better for this boot. None of their offerings seemed to fit my needs. I may suffer with the provided liner or I may see about putting a Burton liner in this boot..
Salomon Dialogue Dual BOA WIDE: Just note that I don't think I tried these on but perhaps an option for others. It was end of season when I blew out my Burton boots, so stock was heavy limited and I had to go to maaannny shops to find availability.
Food for thought: Since most boot companies, simply use different liners for 1/2 sizes, would it not make sense to make all boots with a wide toe box, and offer different liner options so the boot will still fit a regular width foot person.