Flex, last width in millimetres, and Mondopoint
A ski boot is the only piece of equipment on this site that has to be uncomfortable to work, and it is bought on two numbers that listings do print. The flex index — 60, 75 and 130 among the boots compared here — is how hard the cuff resists being bent forward. It is not a quality scale: a 100 under a light or occasional skier is a boot that will not flex at all, and a 75 under a heavy aggressive one folds. The last width is the second, given in millimetres across the ball of the foot, and it is the figure that decides whether the boot can ever be comfortable — the corpus shows 98 mm sold as narrow, 102 mm as wide and a middle band between. A narrow last on a wide foot is not something a bootfitter can entirely undo. The size is in Mondopoint, which is the length of the foot in centimetres: 27.5, and the same boot appears as 275 or 285 in titles that drop the decimal point. It is not a shoe size, and half of the returns on this shelf are that mistake. The buckles — two on a junior, four plus a power strap on an adult — set how much the fit can be adjusted once it is on, and the liner decides whether the boot can be heat-moulded to the foot rather than the foot to the boot. The last thing, and it rules out bindings rather than boots: the sole standard. GripWalk, alpine ISO 5355 and touring soles are not all accepted by every binding. We compare mondopoint size, last width, flex, buckles, liner, sole standard, sole length and weight.
Children’s boot, adjustable across EU 30–35
A children’s boot that grows five sizes, sold with three bullet points that say nothing at all.
Best for: A child who skis a week a year and will outgrow any fixed size before wearing it out
≈ £74 / €97
Junior boot, MP 24/24.5, GripWalk sole, flex stated twice and differently
The most detailed listing on the shelf, and the one that contradicts itself on the number the boot is sold by.
Best for: A child skiing regularly, on skis whose bindings are set for GripWalk
≈ $145 / €148
102 mm last, flex 75, Prolite construction, removable spoiler
One of two boots here that publish a last width, and the one that says plainly it is cut for a wide foot.
Best for: A wide foot that has been hurt by narrow boots before
≈ £255 / €250
Men’s boot, size 275, comfort liner, flex in the model name
A beginner’s boot sold on four sentences of benefit and one number hidden in the size.
Best for: A first pair for an adult skiing a week a year, bought on comfort rather than on stiffness
≈ €168
102 mm last, flex 75, GripWalk sole, easy-entry women’s boot
The only boot here that publishes both a last width and a sole standard — the two figures that decide fit and compatibility.
Best for: A woman skiing pistes who wants to walk to the lift without changing boots
≈ €385
Junior race boot, Mondopoint 20, four plastic buckles
The only boot here that counts its buckles, and a junior race shell in the smallest size on the shelf.
Best for: A small child already racing, whose club has told the parents the size
≈ €103
Expert boot, flex 130, medium volume, two BOA dials and no buckles
The boot on this shelf with no buckles at all: two BOA dials, an upper and a lower, and a flex of 130.
Best for: An expert skier who already knows they take a medium-volume shell
≈ €565
Expert boot, flex 130, medium volume, Mondopoint 28.0-28.5
The dearest boot on the site, and its entire published description is the word "black".
Best for: A skier replacing a Lange they already know the fit of
≈ $900 / £507 / €594
Only the specifications at least four models out of five state. A column that is more empty than full compares nothing.
| Model | Price | Amazon reference | Buckles | Flex | Last width |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCES 450491-018 | 74 $ | B010M9URMY (one reference across 5 Amazon marketplaces) | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Salomon L47657300 | 103 $ | B0DB2449JX (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces) | Four, in plastic | Not published as a figure; the model name carries a 60 | Not published |
| Fischer U19225-24.5 | 145 $ | B0F7RTHTF1 (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces) | Not published | 60 in the title, 50 in the detail line — the listing states both | Not published |
| HEAD ADVANT Edge 75 | 168 $ | B0FCNTGW6K (one reference across 5 Amazon marketplaces) | Not published | Not published as a figure; the model name carries a 75 | Not published |
| ATOMIC HAWX Magna 75 W | 255 $ | B0F9X73NDX (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces) | Not published | 75 | 102 mm, stated as suitable for wide feet |
| Nordica 26 HF 75 W R GW | 385 $ | B0DCHHVNHP (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces) | Not published; an Easy Entry system is stated | 75, described as a balance of control and comfort | 102 mm, stated for medium to wide feet |
| Tecnica 101G52G1 | 565 $ | B0HFBL9LLK (one reference across 4 Amazon marketplaces) | None — a Dual BOA system with an upper and a lower dial | 130 | Not published in millimetres; sold as MV, medium volume |
| Lange LBO2030 00028X | 900 $ | B0FPMN8Z84 (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces) | Not published | 130 | Not published in millimetres; sold as MV, medium volume |
Specifications: manufacturer sheets and Amazon product pages. Prices and availability: Keepa. No product on this site has been physically tested.
Most recent revision in this category: September 28, 2026.
The live figure beside a product went and asked the shop for it the moment this page opened; any amount written into the text has not moved since the sentence was drafted, and it is the first of the two that counts.
