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I started cutting my boots up a couple years ago. I was a skier and skateboarder first, then converted to rollerblading a few years back. Rollerblading really opened my eyes to the trick potential of skiing. I found them similar in a lot of ways, but in others, distinctly different. I was most interested though, in the boots. Ski boots and rollerblade boots are built with the same two piece construction, but on my feet, they felt completely different. A modern freestyle skate has nearly two decades of innovation behind it to separate it from a recreational skate. I wish I could say the same about freestyle ski boots.
Two years ago, I saw a video by, then Xsjado flow skater, JC Rowe. It was a V-Cut tutorial for, in my opinion, the best feeling and performing skate on the market. The Xsjado is the best cuff you can skate in already, with no pressure points or bite whatsoever, and after I cut them they only got better. It didn’t take long for me to want to experience the freedom and mobility of my V-Cut Xsjados on my ski boots. In ski boots, I felt too restricted by my high cuffs. Cutting my cuffs lower allowed me to move more freely and precisely. Adding a V-Cut opened open my range of motion even more, letting me use my whole leg and foot to control my skis.
