Ski boot

Ski boot (1) comprising:

• a substantially rigid foot-casing (2) which is adapted to accommodate the foot of the user;
• a substantially rigid cuff (3) which is adapted to surround the lower part of the leg of the user, and is hinged on the foot-casing (2) so as to swing about a first transversal rotation axis (A) that is substantially perpendicular to the midplane of the ski boot;
• an oblong-shaped tongue (15) that is arranged longitudinally to close the upper part of the foot-casing (2);
• a protective inner-boot (14) which is located inside the foot-casing (2) and is shaped/structured so as to accommodate and protect at least the foot of the user;
• and a foot-casing closing assembly (17) which is adapted to close/tighten the upper part of the foot-casing (2) on the foot of the user;
• the ski boot (1) being characterized in that the foot-casing closing assembly (17) comprises:
• a first fairlead member (20) which is located on the hinge (11) that connects the cuff (3) to the foot-casing (2);
• a plurality of second fairlead members (21) which are arranged along a first major longitudinal edge (15a) of the tongue (15), in part integral with the foot-casing (2) and in part integral with the tongue (15);
• and a manually-operated cable winding winch (22) which is located on the cuff (3) or on the tongue (15) and is provided with a flexible cable (23) that comes out from the cable winding winch (22) itself, engages in freely slidable manner and in succession said first (20) and said second (21) fairlead members, and has the distal end fastened to the tongue (15) or to the foot-casing (2).