Ski boot having cantable sole

A ski boot for anchoring to a ski via a ski binding system, the ski boot comprising:

• a rigid foot enclosure including a toe portion and a bottom wall having a first mating surface adjacent the toe portion;
• and
• a sole block configured to selectively couple to the rigid foot enclosure, the sole block including
• a second mating surface configured to mate with the first mating surface, the second mating surface defining a mating surface plane, and
• a traction surface configured to engage a ground surface, the traction surface defining a traction surface plane,
• wherein the sole block is configured to support an insert fitting such that the insert fitting defines a pair of opposed sockets, the opposed sockets defining a pivot axis of the ski boot relative to the ski binding system, the pivot axis extending parallel to the traction surface, and
• wherein a non-zero cant angle is defined between the pivot axis and the mating surface plane.

A sole block for a ski boot, the ski boot having a first mating surface configured to engage the sole block, the sole block comprising:

• a second mating surface configured to mate with the first mating surface, the second mating surface defining a mating surface plane;
• and
• a traction surface configured to engage a ground surface, the traction surface defining a traction surface plane,
• wherein the sole block is configured to support an insert fitting such that the insert fitting defines one of
• a) a pair of opposed sockets, the opposed sockets defining a pivot axis of the ski boot, the pivot axis extending parallel to the traction surface, and a non-zero cant angle is defined between the pivot axis and the mating surface plane, or
• b) a pair of arcuate cut-away portions located on opposite lateral sides of the insert fitting, the arcuate cut-away portions defining a pin axis of the ski boot, the pin axis extending parallel to the traction surface, and a non-zero cant angle is defined between the pin axis and the mating surface plane.