K2 Recon 130 BOA (2024)

Strengths:
Comfort
Feeling
Heat
Boa the system

Weaknesses:
Are no

Summary:
The nicest boots I've had on my feet, the longer you wear them the nicer they get, didn't freeze once, drove with FALKE SK 05 Ski socks (thin) K2 Recon 130 Boa has air pockets in the plastic sole under the inner shoe that shuts out the cold.
I warmed the boots in the shop at Uden's, as well as made a cast of Sida's inner soles (strongly recommend doing it)
Because the foot does not slide inside the boot and you get better contact with the boot and the skis.
Love the Boa system, so quick and easy to adjust and the wrap feels very nice, didn't hurt my feet once, and I like when it's tight and tight.

Together with these, I drive Fischer RC ONE 78 GT year model 23/24, a fantastic combination.
Can highly recommend K2 Recon 130 Boa and Fischer RC ONE 78 GT 23/24 173cm.

Is 180cm and weighs 90kg.

Here are a couple of other boots with Boa that are really good, try and find the ones that fit you best:
Salomon S/Pro
Atomic Hawk Ultra XTD
Fischer RC4 Pro

Model year: 2024

Strengths:
- The riding feel that the ski boots convey. I get a natural and good riding position, the flex is progressive and finely tuned, which means that the ride can be done with fine gliding. There is no feeling of "on and off" but it is easy to give the skis exactly the pressure I want in every turn.
- Possibilities for your own simple adjustments of fit and comfort via the included "bottom fitting kit"
- I experience that the design of the shell and the BOA system makes the fit very good and I get the feeling that the foot is somewhat more "enclosed" instead of just being pressed "down". I also don't experience any obvious pressure points thanks to the wire distributing the pressure more effectively than I feel traditional buckles do.
- General impression of quality and well-executed development work means that I don't experience any teething problems.
- Now I would never buy ski boots based on appearance, but I think these are actually really nice and have a sober and stylish color scheme.
- Grip walk sole so it's comfortable and safe to walk in the ski boots.
- I really like the ability to easily micro-adjust how tight I want to tighten, very useful.
- It's easy to get in and out of the ski boots.

Weaknesses:
The BOA system builds increased complexity into the ski boot, what happens if I have a problem with the technology and the knob or cable needs to be repaired at short notice? If you ski a lot off-piste, the knob becomes a sore spot that can be exposed to trees and rocks. At the local ski shop where you are, it will be easier to find a solution to repair your traditional buckle vs. repairing the BOA system so that your ski weekend/ski holiday is not ruined. However, in the long term, as the BOA technology becomes increasingly accepted and the local ski shop has access to spare parts, the repair problem should decrease.

Another potential disadvantage could be that the BOA system tightens the entire foot (ankle and toe box) in one step and it is therefore not possible to choose, for example, hard pressure over the ankle and a looser pressure over the toe box. In and of itself, it is possible via the included bottfitting kit to insert an extra "wedge" over the toe box to create a tighter fit there. For my needs, however, I have not experienced the above as a disadvantage, as the wire has provided exactly the pressure I wanted over both the ankle and toe box.

Summary:
BOA technology is not completely new as it has been around since the early 2000s, snowboarders and cyclists have been able to lace/tighten their shoes with the BOA system for a long time. BOA technology means that instead of buckles or shoelaces, we tighten a shoe using a wire with a clever knob. Now the technology has also been further improved, making it very easy to micro-adjust the tension both tighter and looser.
Now for the 2023/2024 season, BOA technology is being introduced to us downhill skiers by several manufacturers.

I have now tested and used the K2 Recon BOA for 10 ski days in the spring of 2023. The K2 Recon is part of K2's series of all-mountain oriented ski boots. I have used the boots with a pair of Norse The Enduro and have skied both piste and off-piste. My own Tecnica Cochise 130 DYN GW that I usually use have a last width of 99 mm and based on this, these ski boots have fit my foot very well! I have had the ski boots in the same size that I usually have and I have also not had any reason to do any "bootfitting". Liners can be heated but I have chosen not to heat them and instead ski them in which I think is an advantage if you have the opportunity to do so.

To be honest, my feet were quite sore during the first 2.5 days but after that the liner was shaped to my foot and the following days I found the ski boots to be very comfortable. No problem wearing the ski boots for a whole day!

Is the BOA technology a game changer? No, it is not an innovation that will obviously change skiing, the technology does not outclass the traditional technology with buckles. But the concept is here to stay and we will certainly see more and more applications of BOA over time and more manufacturers will gradually catch on to the trend is my guess. I also think that overall further development of the shell design and layout is required to fully benefit from the BOA technology. It is still the case that when I tighten hard, the foot is pushed down and not wrapped to the same extent as I would have liked, even though the concept is a considerable improvement vs. ski boots with traditional buckles. It would also be interesting to compare whether there would be any difference if the placement of the wire's "attachment points" over the shell (right/left) were to have a longer distance between each other, whether the shell's ability to wrap the foot would change.

Can I recommend these? After 10 days of testing this spring, I have now decided to actually replace my Tecnica Cochise 130 DYN GW with these K2 Recon 130 BOA, how do you interpret that!? I really like the K2 boots and it's getting to the point where I need to replace my Tecnicas. I also don't need boots with a walking position for this setup as it has been shown that when I'm touring I prefer to use more top touring-oriented setups instead. If you're in the process of buying new boots in the near future, I can highly recommend some with the BOA system, however, the concept as such is not a reason to actually replace a pair of well-functioning boots that you enjoy as it's not a total game changer.

Update 250116:
I'm still very happy with the boots and have come to the realization that I will definitely ensure that new boots in the future must have the BOA system as it has so many advantages that I don't want to be without.

Model year: 2024