Ski boots
Two boots at 102 mm and flex 75 — what actually differs?
Exactly two boots on this whole site publish a last width, and both say 102 mm. Both say flex 75. That is a rare thing on this shelf and it makes the rest of the comparison unusually clean: the numbers agree, so the decision is made on what each listing adds around them.
| Compared on | Hawx Magna 75 W, EU 42/43 | HF 75 W R GW, EU 40 |
|---|---|---|
| Mondopoint size | Not published; sold as EU 42/43 | Not published; sold as EU 40 |
| Last width | 102 mm, stated as suitable for wide feet | 102 mm, stated for medium to wide feet |
| Flex | 75 | 75, described as a balance of control and comfort |
| Buckles | Not published | Not published; an Easy Entry system is stated |
| Sole standard | Not published | GripWalk |
| Sole length | Not published | Not published |
| Weight | Not published | Not published |
A tick means one listing published something the other did not, or published a better figure. It does not mean the product is better, and the column is not a score out of anything: a maker who says less loses lines here without losing a comparison. The two verdicts below are where the page is settled.
The listing is the blunter of the two: 102 mm, flex 75, cut for a wide foot, with a liner stated to shape itself and a removable spoiler that changes the cuff angle. If your foot is genuinely wide, this is the one that says so without hedging, and it is the cheaper of the two in its home market.
The same last and the same flex, in a women’s shell with an easy-entry system and a GripWalk sole. That sole standard is the line that decides which bindings it will work with, and the Atomic does not publish one — which on a shelf full of GripWalk bindings is the gap worth paying attention to.
No. Last width is one measurement across the ball of the foot; instep height, heel pocket and cuff volume are not published by either, and they are what a fitter adjusts. Two boots at the same last can still fit one foot and not another. The published figure narrows the shortlist; it does not end it.
It decides binding compatibility. A GripWalk sole is rockered and rubberised for walking, and it needs a binding that accepts it — most new bindings do, many older ones do not. The Nordica publishes it and the Atomic does not, so on the Atomic it is a question for the shop.
For a recreational skier, generally yes; it is soft enough to bend and drive the front of the ski without weight or technique. Flex has no standard behind it, so 75 from one maker is not 75 from another — but here both boots print the same number, which makes this the rare pair where it is worth something.
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
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
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.
