SHIFT ALPHA BOA® 130 Men’s All-Mountain Boots Ultra Violet / Black

Stiffness

• Hard
• Medium
• Soft

A flex rating between 100 and 130 for women, and 110 and 140 for men, ideal for advanced-level skiers and those whose morphology requires more sturdy support.
What is the flex?

Boot width

• Medium
• Narrow
• Wide

A last width < or equal to 99 mm (MP 26./26.5) is ideal for skiers with narrow feet and those looking for a tighter fitting, more reactive boot. To identify one’s preferred last, the foot’s width between the first and the fifth metatarsal bone is measured to gather an overview of the skier’s natural foot shape and volume.
How to choose the right boot fit?

Skier level

• Beginner
• Intermediate
• Advanced

For skiers with a developed technique that are confident carving no matter the difficulty of the slope, the snow conditions, or their speed.

Features & Fabrics

SHELL

• Polyurethane: A material with consistent density that ensures perfect wrapping, reliable progressivity and good power transmission.
• Integrated tech inserts: Low-tech inserts are integrated into the shell, making it complementary to touring bindings, so you can experience reliability and direct power transmission when skinning up.
• Midgrip sole: A Contagrip® piece between the toe and heel and GripWalk pads improve the boot’s grip in difficult terrain such as a rocky summits, ice and other uneven surfaces.
• Custom Shell™ HD: The Custom Shell™ HD process brings fast personalization to the boot lower shell of in 10 minutes. Thin wall construction & new materials allow the foot to be closer to the shell.
• Exobelt technology: The strong textile/plastic fastener and BOA® Fit System brings remarkable heel hold and prevents blisters during ascents, while ensuring precision and power during descents.

CUFF

• Frictionless pivots: Polymer bushings provide a completely natural cuff rotation for effortless movements on the way up.
• Freespine: This extremely sturdy plastic bar on the back of the boot links the cuff and lower shell to add a layer of reliable alpine progressivity to your freeride comfort.
• Twinlock mechanism: This redesigned SkiWalk and FreeSpine offer a wide range of motion and progressive alpine flex, while the horizontal closing position prioritizes safety and durability.
• PowerWedge: A little insert into the FreeSpine, the PowerWedge enhances your range of motion when unlocked and boosts power transmission when locked for an authentic alpine experience.
• Polyolefin + PEX

LINER

• Custom tongue: Fully dismantlable and entirely customizable tongue that allows for perfect instep height adaptation. You can add foams or remove materials where it’s needed (+/-8mm).
• Sensitive² footbed: This pre-shaped footbed enables precise ski steering and foot stability thanks to a dedicated rigid heel insert and performance-driven foam layering.
• My Custom Fit™ Freeride 4D Race: This pre-shaped liner offers precise foothold around the foot. The elastic toe box, the Talyn®’s outside placement and customizable tongue offer a perfect Freeride fit.
• Walk function
• Lace loops

STRAP

Screwed with claw hook 50mm

PADS

• Gripwalk premounted ISO 23223: GripWalk pads are premounted and their specific shape offers improved walking comfort and more grip no matter the conditions.
• Full rubber sole

ADJUSTMENT

• Laces in the box: A pair of laces which give skiers the option to increase their foothold, especially on the lower leg and shin areas.
• Full service: The buckles, toothplate, strap and oversized pivot are screwable so dismantling the boot is easy and bootfitters can easily access all parts when working on customizing the fit.
• 6mm Back spoiler premounted

TIGHTENING

• 2 screwed aluminium: Two screwable buckles that are easy to remove for bootfitting and repair purposes.
• 1 screwed BOA® Fit System: The BOA® Fit System delivers micro-adjustable, precision fit engineered to perform in thetoughest conditions. It also offers superior heel hold and edge-to-edge control.
• 2 hiking hook

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