Ok, when I was growing up in Vermont in the 70s, I used to ski with my sister's skis in the cow pasture in my leather hiking boots. That's where I learned how awesome ski boots were.
Snowboarding today in leather hiking boots is not very common. As in, this is not a flashback for me. That was the context.
Try it and tell me it's so different fom skiing, especially on an icy traverse. You clearly know you are not snowboarding in "snowboard boots" with calf support.
I used to snowboard in sorrels, so I also know what that is like, and you should try THAT to see how similar to soft snowboard boots!
Thanks for the clarification. Me Being a non-snowboarder, but supportive of the methods.
I often think that snowboarding must be something very special. I am always in awe at the extreme efforts that borders go through to tour on a board. Miles of postholing, those who don't like splitters are packing approach skis or snowshoes and boarding down, Splitboards slipping out on steeper terrain it's a solid effort for what I visually quantify as two or three turns to the bottom. Not that it means much from a non-boarder but I totally respect the effort that is above and beyond that of a skiers simple efforts....as long as my skin track is not booted, then I get slightly steamed and lose all respect!
Other stuff....I can relate, same era similar upbringing on gear although mine was army surplus gear my dad rented out of his hardware store.
If I had a gun to my head choice I would rather be on a solid pair of mountaineering boots than those sloppy leather tele boots I used to use or the army surplus leathers.
