Here’s a boot for expert skiers get excited about!!
Even though many AT boots have become more performance orientated they still don’t ski as well as alpine boots. The Bodacious is the first 98mm boot that provides near race boot performance with AT hike ability. It is made out of a very lightweight Triax plastic that makes it easy on the climb up, and a stiff 130 flex with a narrow 98mm last to provide performance on the way down. It does not have a hike mode, but that device would only take away from downhill performance and only make skinning slightly easier. The Bodacious from Tecnica is for the expert skier who tours in alpine boots since AT boots don’t provide the necessary performance. Finally a boot that provides confidence while standing on top of huge exposure.
This men’s ski boot is measured in mondo sizing. The easiest way to determine your size is to
look at the chart below. Locate your
regular shoe size and look down to determine your boot size.
Mondo size can be translated to US sizing fairly
easily. Let’s use 27.5 for example. Add the first 2 numbers together and get a 9,
then move the .5 behind the 9. Therefore
a size 27.5 is relatively a 9.5. It does
get a bit more confusing because skiers typically wear a ski boot that is 1
size smaller than their regular shoes.
So a person who skis in a 27.5 boot will typically wear a 10 or 10.5
shoe. This simply conversion works
almost all the time. It is extremely
rare a person will wear the same size ski boot as regular shoe.
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Men's Shoe Size
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9.0
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9.5
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10.0
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10.5
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Mondo Boot Size
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26.5
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26.5
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27.5
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27.5
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