Matt Manser is back to go deep on the just-unveiled 23/24 Atomic Hawx Ultra XTD (and Hawx Ultra XTD BOA GW); the new Hawx Ultra XTD Mimic Professional liner; the all-new Atomic Backland XTD; and why we’re suddenly seeing the proliferation of the BOA system on ski boots. We also discuss ponies, children’s cough syrup, and Matt shares his own ‘Crashes & Close Calls’ story.

TOPICS & TIMES:

• Scotch, Kid’s Cough Syrup, & Happy Hour (9:22)
• BOA Teaser (16:01)
• 23/24 Hawx Ultra XTD (17:42)
• Last Width and Plastics Used (19:59)
• Measured Weights (29:44)
• Comparisons to Other Boots (32:47)
• Glued-On Sole (36:21)
• 23/24 Liner Improvements with Mimic (39:33)
• Gnar Bar & Walk Mechanism (45:25)
• The BOA in The Room (51:49)
• Fit / Importance of Fit (1:01:56)
• Durability & Repairability (1:03:26)
• Why BOA now? (1:10:02)
• Boot Out? (1:16:32)
• 23/24 Women’s Hawx Ultra XTD (1:19:01)
• 23/24 Hawks Ultra XTD Mimic Professional Liner (1:21:57)
• Consumer Options for Liners (1:23:42)
• Backland (1:29:51)
• 23/24 Backland XTD 120 construction (1:38:23)
• Why Still Call It a “Backland”?(1:41:54)
• Crashes & Close Calls (1:45:18)
• What We're Celebrating (1:50:56)

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