Norman_Clyde Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 Hey you all, any opinions on what boots work best for backcountry snowboarding? I'm thinking I need to give tele skiing a break, after floundering on the steep part of the learning curve for a couple of seasons, and this year I plan to put the effort into snowboarding. I figure if I like it, I can incorporate the board into my climbing repertoire for long snow approaches. But in order for this to work, I'd have to either board in my climbing boots, or carry an extra pairof footwear(which I definitely want to avoid). I'm hoping that the experts at cc.com will tell me that boarding in your leather or plastic mountaineering boots is the way to go. Input, anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat_Boy Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 Norman, I'm certainly no expert on a board, but I'd think plastics would be pretty difficult--you need good flexion. You might want to think about versatile bindings instead of the boot. ?? Wonder what Gauthier wears while boarding down the Gib Chute? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman_Clyde Posted September 2, 2002 Author Share Posted September 2, 2002 That's exactly what I was wondering, but I don't know how to email him directly. Mike G, are you listening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaphappy Posted September 3, 2002 Share Posted September 3, 2002 Do a search under "backcountry snowboard boots", this has been discussed at length in the past. Â [ 09-02-2002, 10:00 PM: Message edited by: slaphappy ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steigerman Posted September 3, 2002 Share Posted September 3, 2002 I have a pair of regular boots for the days I get robbed by the local ski areas but wear my plastics when doing any backcountry involving climbing or long approaches. Plastics seem to work just as well as my snowboard boots on steep technical stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman_Clyde Posted September 3, 2002 Author Share Posted September 3, 2002 Thanks, that's just what I wanted to know. Now I just have to decide whether to spring for a pair of plastics as well as my tele boots, or trade in my tele gear completely. I must say I enjoy skinning up those long moderate slopes. Who has an opinion about split boards? (Or maybe I'll just start a whole new topic.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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