Snowboard Boot Sizer

Barefoot Measurements

Millimeters (mm)

Inches (in)

Snowboard boot sizing can be very confusing, especially to newer riders. Why? Aren't all foot measurements same? Sadly, no. While all are based on a foot measurement, the resulting "shoe size" conversions have huge variations.

To help show these differences we have provided tabs showing the resulting sizes you will be given for a snowboard boot based on your foot measurement and the results that would be given by the two most common methods of determining "shoe size".

Snowboard boot size: This tab will show the sizes that will be printed on your snowboard boots for the cm measurement that you enter on the boot sizer.

Brannock shoe size: A Brannock device is the most common foot measurement device that you will find at a shoe store. The Brannock tab will show the shoe sizes that will be produced by using that device.

Internet shoe size: Many internet sites also provide conversion charts or calculators that use their own conversion systems. We have assembled the data from the largest of these internet shoe stores and have provided a tab that will allow you to compare to snowboard boot sizing as well as branock sizing.

What's the takeaway form all of this? Your snowboard boot size will not be equal to your "shoe size". This fact can cause a lot of confusion in the boot buying process and very often leads to the purchase of an incorrect size.

This pane conatins the six common standards for footwear. The bootsizer will automatically update each of the standards on all of the tabs as you drag the slider. Some of the standards are conversions while others are straight measurements. For the snowboard boot tab these are the sizes that will be printed on the label of your snowboard boots.

USA Men's & USA Women's - This is a conversion from your foot measurement. It is the standard for foot sizing in the USA and Canada. USA Women's sizing is also used for women's shoe sizing in Australia and New Zealand.

Euro - This is a conversion from your foot measurement. It is the standard for foot sizing in Erope although it has become the world standard for certain footwear types such as cycling shoes.

Mondo - Mondopoint is your actual foot measurement in millimeters. It is the most important standard for snowboarding as it is used for designing and manufacturing all snowboard boots. It is by definition the foot mesurement that the boot was designed for.

UK - This is a conversion from your foot measurement. It is the standard for foot sizing in the United Kingdom but is also used for men's shoe sizing in Austaralia and New Zealand.

Japan/China - This is your actual foot measurement in centimeters. It is the standard used throughout Asia.

All snowboard boots are designed and built around the Mondopoint standard. Mondopoint is simply your foot measurement in millimeters. By definition Mondopoint sizing means that the millimeter size printed on the boot is the foot measurement that the boot was designed for. This is basically a message to you from the brand or manufacturer of the foot size that this boot is intended to fit.

It is critical to note that this will be a very different fit than a “shoe size”. It will be much snugger all around and will have firm pressure on all areas of the foot. This can be very surprising or feel “wrong” to a new rider.

In reality, many, if not most first time riders order or buy a first pair of boots that is too large. They either purchase by their “shoe size” or find a boot that fits like a normal shoe.

In these instances the boots will not provide the support and hold that they were designed to offer. Typically riders will downsize for their second (and often again for their third) pair of boots. Also see “will my boots stretch?” below.

Yes. New boots will always stretch “break in” or “pack out”. How much will depend on the materials used in the specific boot, but 1 cm of stretch is very normal.

It is important to keep in mind that this stretch equates to roughly a full snowboard boot size. This factor will compound the problems associated with “what if I order my shoe size?” mentioned above.

Snowboard boots are designed to be worn with thin snowboard socks. The idea that a thick sock or multiple socks will add warmth is incorrect.

Warmth is primarily the job of the boot liner. Extra socks or overly thick socks will overheat your foot leading to perspiration. A damp foot is a cold foot.

Additionally, socks do not have the same support as a well-designed and properly fit boot liner.

This is due to a reality in snowboard boot design. While the Mondopoint standard technically calls for design measurements to be taken with “hose” (that’s socks in human
language) on, this is not the norm for snowboard boots.

Design for snowboard boots is typically done
with socks off, so the sizing measurement is more accurate if taken this way as well. If you are going to wear a thicker than average sock (not advised – please read “what about socks?” above) you will want to take that into consideration.

Growth room is not advised. Expensive to replace boots each year for growing kids, yes. Unfortunately, kids get heel lift too and
there is no substitute for a good snug fit.

You will give your kids the greatest chance at loving snowboarding by getting them gear that helps them to ride well and to meet their full potential as young shredders.

Heel lift refers to the failure of a snowboard boot to keep the rider’s heel planted in the boot’s heel pocket. Too large a boot will allow the foot to move forward in the boot and subsequently allows the heel to lift up. This reduces the rider’s ability to control the board’s edges and can be extremely frustrating to new riders.

Yes. There is a very small (.5 cm) range of each Mondopoint snowboard boot size. The Mondopoint standard does detail this range. This is again (as with the “barefoot measurement” notes above) an instance where the actuality slightly departs from the Mondopoint standard.

The standard notes that the Mondopoint size will be the mean but in actuality boots are typically designed so that the Mondopoint size is the largest size that will fit well in the boot with the rest of the range falling below that size. For example a boot labeled 28.0 Mondo is designed to fit 27.6 to 28.0 (not 27.75 to 28.25 as the standard would suggest). This sizer accounts for this actuality.

Snowboard Boot Sizer

Barefoot Measurements

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