Tinkerinmatt

Here’s a video of my first time skiing on this boot for y’all to critique.

I skiied a few times so far and love these bindings. I got the XL even though I’m only a size 10.5 shoe, and I can get them on with a touch of soap and they still release when I fall. We moved from VA to Hampstead NC, so I appreciate the offers for skiing on lake Anna but we’re down here now skiing on the intra coastal and the sound behind Topsail. One thing I noticed more now with this boot, but always noticed a little, was the bruising happening on my rear shin. I don’t know if I’m cutting deeper or if I’m standing on the ski differently with this boot, but I need to ski a few more times and pay closer attention to what I’m doing with my rear leg.

Ended up with a Radar Vector, hoping to try it out tomorrow.

Appreciate the help guys, I reached out to @buechsr for another venom or parts to repair mine to finish the season. Lots going on with work and didn’t get to go out 2 weekends ago as planned. This past week stopped by Topsail on our way back from Charleston and hadn’t planned to ski, but stayed an extra day and went skiing, and we had the best water all year, no wind, and I didn’t have any of my own gear. Used my dad’s old man ski which is a slightly wider HO about 10 years old, don’t know the model but its white with a W shaped tip, and double venom XXL boots, the rear boot slightly torn, and he has both boots as far forward as they go. I really missed my ski. I want to repair my venom and swap boots onto a new real carbon ski next summer, rather than try both new boots and a new ski.

I sent an email to Corey, I dont want a huge learning curve on a new boot since I don't get to ski very often these days. Lake Anna is a mess normally, and its rare to have someone with us who can tow a skiier. I had a driver yesterday, but no soap, and now no binding. Other than this coming weekend hoping to run a real course behind a real boat, theres only 1 or 2 other opportunities to ski I might get this year, and I want to enjoy them, not learn to ski again. If anyone here is ever on Lake Anna and sees a Grady White Tournament 19 with ugly blue bottom paint and a guy driving with a toddler in his lap, wave me down, I always have my ski (just normally not a driver/spotter).

(Cant find the edit button) Can this boot be repaired? Does anyone still sell Venom boots or the rear piece?

Ive been skiing on a HO Vengeance with Venom bindings for 15 years, and we had no soap yesterday and I ripped the entire heal off the boot trying to get in. I cant find Venom boots, and Im having trouble finding what looks like the next gen which is the Animal. Are there other boots that perform similarly, or that I should be looking at? I recreationally ski behind a Grady White Tournament 19, typically 15 off, and was supposed to go get pulled for my first time on a real course this coming weekend at Timberlake in VA but this has thrown a damper on that plan.