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I used Therm-ic power socks for most of last season, and they made a big difference. They are slightly thicker than the socks I would prefer to use (mostly on the sole where the heating wire is, and around the toes), but they're not crazy thick.
https://www.therm-ic.com/en/skiing/39-powersock-heat-men.html
They certainly don't keep your feet toasty warm, but they do take enough of the edge off the cold to prevent numbness, pain, and subsequent loss of control. The heat pad is mostly over the ball of the foot and bottoms of the toes, I think (it doesn't reach to the end of the toes, or wrap around them). There are three heat settings (i used the middle setting the most), and the batteries do seem to last as long as claimed by Therm-ic.
Not cheap, but worth it (to me, at least), and they seem to be lasting well. Sizing was accurate.
They don't get smellier than normal socks, as far as I can tell, and they wash well - which is to say, they don't shrink, stretch or stop working after a wash...
https://www.therm-ic.com/en/skiing/39-powersock-heat-men.html
They certainly don't keep your feet toasty warm, but they do take enough of the edge off the cold to prevent numbness, pain, and subsequent loss of control. The heat pad is mostly over the ball of the foot and bottoms of the toes, I think (it doesn't reach to the end of the toes, or wrap around them). There are three heat settings (i used the middle setting the most), and the batteries do seem to last as long as claimed by Therm-ic.
Not cheap, but worth it (to me, at least), and they seem to be lasting well. Sizing was accurate.
They don't get smellier than normal socks, as far as I can tell, and they wash well - which is to say, they don't shrink, stretch or stop working after a wash...