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Modifying the Dynafit Ridge Pro Boot

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Jake Skeen

Intuition liners, a big and burly cam-lock power strap and a will to tinker: the modified Ridge Pro is ready for Skeen’s tastes in flex, fit, and performance.

Intuition liners, a big and burly cam-lock power strap and a will to tinker: the modified Ridge Pro is ready for Skeen’s tastes in flex, fit, and performance.

Between working at shops fitting boots, ski patrolling, and ski guiding, I have searched for the perfect touring boot for nearly 15 years. This has involved deep DIY projects, frankenboots, and unnecessary gear tweaking (but it is all kindafun). I started skiing the Dalbello Krypton in college. While it never had the same edge-to-edge responsiveness…

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  1. Will Tabor

    Very cool. Did you drill the inside hole for the ratchet system that replaced the boa? Taking a look at my Skorp 2 that’s something I would have to do to make a similar mod. If so, what was your waterproofing method? I would imagine a thin rubber washer or gasket would work well for the job.

    1. Jake Skeen

      I reused the existing hole from BOA – it is in the right place. A simple T nut and screw has enough waterproofing IMO to avoid a rubber gasket. The tongue needs to be waterproofed toward the toe. I just used duct tape for that.

  2. Yuhang Zhan

    people said the hoji free powder strap can be used here and fit perfectly with the ridge here

  3. Spencer Dillon

    I have seen folks adding tele instep buckle systems (the dual cable type) to fischer transalps (very highly reviewed for increasing stiffness, as it reduces how much the lower bows out). If only all boots had nut/screw cuff pivots instead of rivets so we could tinker more….

    Tongueless boots can often be improved (with minimal penalty) with similar instep modifications as here. Something that might facilitate this for more folks is an index of the important stats with regard to cuff attachment (scaffo post length, inner diameter, cuff bevel size etc). Could also help those among us seeking to swap cuffs around.

  4. Nate Porter

    Cool mods Jake. Did you gain any instep room by replacing the tongue?

    1. Jake Skeen

      Actually quite a bit. I couldn’t fit my 12mm tour wraps in before the mod comfortably, but could after. The thickness of the floating tongue design takes up multiple millimeters of volume without necessarily translating that pressure directly to heel hold.

      1. Nate Porter

        Thanks Jake. Did you use a Rad Pro tongue from the same size boot as your Ridge Pro? What is your instep volume compared to mondo length?

        1. Jake Skeen

          Yeah same size. The holes for tongue attachment are tricky to line up. I have a medium volume instep. I think this boot is particularly low in the instep especially with a custom footbed.

          1. Nate Porter

            Thanks for the instep info. Jake. I had a pair of these boots but sold them because the instep is too low. When I saw your tongue mod I thought maybe that could make them work. I have a slightly higher side of medium instep and could not even fit a blue Superfeet footbed, much less a decent custom. Based on your description, I still don’t think they will work for me, but I’m tempted to try.

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