Atomic Hawx Ultra 130 S Ski Boots 26/27
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Description
Atomic's Hawx Ultra 130 S is a four-buckle alpine boot on the brand's 98mm Narrow Width / LV last, made for experts whose feet are slim and low in volume. Atomic rates the flex 130 and the skill level Expert, and lists the weight at 1,896 g per boot in size 26/26.5. Sizes run 24/24.5 to 30/30.5 Mondopoint.
The closure is four buckles, which Atomic's catalog lists as 6000-series aluminum. The shell and cuff are both PU, built with Prolite, Atomic's approach of keeping them light while reinforcing the key structural areas. Energy Backbone is extra reinforcement in key zones, which Atomic credits with added strength and edge grip.
With Memory Fit, the shell and cuff themselves can be heated and reshaped around your foot and lower leg. The liner is Atomic's Mimic Platinum, pre-shaped at the heel, ankle and tongue, where a layer of supportive material softens in the oven and sets to your foot. Power Ankle Lock is a dense, asymmetrical layer in the liner that wraps the ankle, and Atomic says it improves heel hold. The Hawx AFS Tongue can be shifted to suit the shape of your foot and the height of your instep. Up front, the liner gives the big toe a little more length through its 3D Stretch Toe Box. Atomic also lists 3M Thinsulate insulation for warmth.
It is the wrong boot for a medium or wide foot, and for intermediates. Skinning is out too, as the 26/27 datasheet and catalog list carry no walk mode.
The sole is Atomic's Cantable GripWalk Grip Pads, listed under the norm GripWalk ISO 23223. Before these boots go into a binding, a technician should confirm that the binding is compatible with that sole.
In the shop we shell-fit this boot with the liner out and heat-mold the liner and shell, then check your bindings against these boots.
Specs
- Flex: 130
- Last / Fit: 98mm Last: Narrow Width / LV
- Shell Technology: Prolite
- Shell / Cuff Material: PU Shell / PU Cuff
- Cuff Height: Regular Cuff - All Sizes
- Boot Sole: Cantable GripWalk Grip Pads
- Forward Lean: 13°, 15° (Default), 17°
- Ramp Angle: 4°
- Norm: GripWalk ISO 23223
- Weight per Boot: 1896 g (MP 26/26.5)
Details
- Type
- Ski Boots
- Vendor
- Atomic
- SKU
- AE503594025X
- UPC / GTIN
- 00887445507536
25/25.5
Atomic Hawx Ultra 130 S
Hawx Ultra family · 26/27
Flex 130
Very StiffLast Width
98mm— Narrow (96–99mm)
A dial has to earn its keep on this shell. Atomic offers the Ultra 130 S in three closures, four buckles here, one BOA dial on the 130 S BOA and two on the Dual BOA, and their 26/27 datasheets match on every row but weight. At Atomic's US retail the buckle boot is the least expensive of the three, $970 against $1,100 and $1,150, so choosing a dial costs $130 or $180 more.
Price only matters once the shell fits. The 98mm last carries Atomic's Narrow Width / LV (low-volume) label. Atomic's specs and catalog list give no reference size for that width and no instep figure, so the shell check comes before anything else: liner pulled, your foot in the empty shell. Memory Fit and the Mimic liner can take out a pressure point. They cannot add the volume a medium foot needs.
Tall insteps are the likely trouble spot. A bootfitter at another retailer who skis Hawx Ultras daily, reviewing the 25/26 Dual BOA, wrote that some people find Ultra boots hard to put on and take off because of their narrow cuff dimensions, tall insteps in particular. Before ruling the boot out over that, try the Hawx AFS Tongue, which Atomic says can be moved to suit different instep heights.
Four buckles give you four separate settings, and that is the practical case for them. In the same review, the bootfitter wrote that on a buckle-cuff boot they intentionally leave the top buckle a bit loose for a more pronounced ramp-up as they drive forward, and found the cuff-BOA version more linear. That top-buckle habit is yours to keep here. Weight will not separate the three: Atomic lists 1,896 g for this boot and the Dual BOA against 1,861 g for the single-dial BOA (26/26.5, one boot), and none of the three datasheets or catalog lists explains the 35 g gap.
The 130 is Atomic's number on Atomic's scale, so measure it only against other Atomic boots. For a foot that is narrower still, the Remedy 130 is another Atomic buckle boot to consider, on a 96mm Narrow Width / LV last and priced at $1,030, and Atomic pitches it at aggressive freeskiers. It weighs 2,312 g a boot at 26/26.5, or 416 g more on each foot, so we would point you there only if the 98mm shell still feels roomy after fitting.
This boot loses on the skin track. Its 26/27 datasheet and catalog entry name no walk mode, so uphill days call for the Ultra XTD 130 BOA, a $1,200 boot in Atomic's freeride touring section with investment-cast tech inserts and the same listed 98mm last.
Our call: if your foot passes the shell check and your instep gets in without a fight, this is the Ultra 130 S we would fit first.
Strengths
- +Four buckles let you set the tension at each one separately.
- +It undercuts both BOA versions at Atomic's $970 US retail.
- +Memory Fit and Mimic make shell, cuff and liner heat-moldable.
- +Power Ankle Lock gives the liner a dedicated heel-hold layer.
- +A repositionable AFS Tongue helps match the boot to your instep.
Best For
Expert skiers with slim, low-volume feet who ski lift-served groomers and all-mountain terrain, would rather close a boot with buckles than a dial, and plan on a shell check plus heat fitting.
Limitations
- −The 98mm shell is too tight for medium-volume and wide feet.
- −Its low-volume shell leaves little room over a tall instep.
- −Skinning is off the table: Atomic's specs name no walk mode.
- −Rated Expert at 130, it is too stiff for intermediates.
Not For
Medium-volume and wide feet; a medium-volume foot can try the 100mm last of Atomic's Hawx Prime 130 S Dual BOA. Intermediates, and lighter skiers who are not yet bending an Expert-rated 130. Uphill skinners: Atomic's 26/27 specs list no walk mode or inserts for tech bindings, which makes this a lift-served boot.
Common Questions
- What size Hawx Ultra 130 S should I get?
- Atomic's catalog lists Mondopoint 24/24.5 through 30/30.5, and neither it nor the 26/27 datasheet gives a reference size or instep figure for the 98mm width. Have the foot measured and checked in the empty shell before picking a size, rather than going by street-shoe size.
- What bindings suit the Hawx Ultra 130 S?
- Atomic's 26/27 datasheet lists Cantable GripWalk Grip Pads in its Boot Sole row and GripWalk ISO 23223 in its Norm row. Ask a technician to confirm the binding and this sole work together before you ski them.
- How does the 26/27 Hawx Ultra 130 S differ from the 130 S GW?
- No change note appears in Atomic's 26/27 datasheet or one-line product summary, but Atomic's official data shows differences, including a new model number (AE0002416 against AE0002025 for the GW), a listed weight of 1,896 g a boot at size 26/26.5 against the GW's 1,805 g, and Power Ankle Lock named in the 26/27 catalog list but not on Atomic's GW page. Both carry the 98mm Last: Narrow Width / LV, a 130 flex, Prolite, Memory Fit, Power Shift lean settings and a Mimic Platinum liner. Fit the 26/27 boot fresh rather than ordering your old GW size by habit.
- Does the Hawx Ultra 130 S have adjustable forward lean?
- Power Shift gives three lean settings, 13°, 15° and 17°, and Atomic marks 15° as the default. Atomic says the same system can adjust the flex index too, though neither its Power Shift description nor the 26/27 datasheet puts a number on that change. The ramp angle is given as 4°.
- Can an intermediate skier handle the Hawx Ultra 130 S?
- Atomic rates it Expert, the highest of its three skill levels, with a 130 flex on Atomic's own scale. For an intermediate, or for a lighter skier who is not yet pressing the tongue hard, a 130 is too stiff for them to flex properly, so a softer boot is the better place to start.