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Last season I bought a pair of Sidas Ultrafit ULV socks in VT which took about 2mm off my foot width and made my terrible boot fit a little more comforable before I bought new boots the next day.
This season, I'm still sorted, however my Wife will be skiing too. I've tried to find the same socks online for her (her boot fit isn't good either, and she's had several years off, with injury which stopped her skiing last season) but without success for UK delivery.
So, can I have some recommendations please for decent thin compression socks please?
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@chrisValTho, I'll get back to you next week when I'm back in the Mountains as I can't find what mine are, they are very very thin. and are a compression sock.
I thought that they were Dynafit, but I seem to recall I paid silly money for them, and looking around, even their most expensive sock is not as much as I paid 
They were sold by the local Boot Doctor/Osteopath/Chiropractor who did me a great deal on the fitting so I sort of went ahead with the socks.
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Mine were stupid expensive as well (€50), and look like they could be had for €15 less online than in-resort, but struggling with delivery to UK 
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I like the Smartwool Zero Cushion socks, which are more like £20 to £25. I don't think they explicitly market them as compression socks, but I find they compress as much as other compression socks
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teko race compression
lenz compression
UYN 3.0 Naytion Compression
3 options that are readily available in the uk
the sidas ones might be available, we looked at them but went with the UYN option as it matched in better with what we needed
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Do you wear them by themselves? I have a pair of Salomon S/Race and love them but can't find anymore anywhere.
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| FredericoRoldao wrote: |
Do you wear them by themselves? I have a pair of Salomon S/Race and love them but can't find anymore anywhere. |
I’ve worn nothing else for the last ~seven years - found they were the perfect solution for me. My boots are just slightly too tight on the forefoot (the big toe side) - one extra twist of tightness on the lower buckles, or even a slightly thicker sock, and I start to get numbness. I’ve had them stretched a couple of times, but given they are perfect for me in every other regard, I didn’t want to push them, and this seemed a much simpler solution. Never bought into thicker socks for more comfort/wamth, and have never had issues in either regard, compared to thicker ones I’ve worn with previous boots.
Those decathlon socks are surprisingly robust, I think the first pair I bought are still going. I do always have a nose around the stock section in resort though, and did spot these in Saalbach this year, that seemed to have similar thickness (and more ‘features’), though for twice the price: https://www.bootdoc-hotronic.com/en_us/products/power-fit-socks/pro-performance/race-ultra-pfi-50-black-running-socks-power-fit-socks-running-compression-socks-running-compression-stockings-24526x38.html
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