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Summary: Boots for snowboarding are the most important piece of equipment because they connect you to the board. Choose boots for snowboarding with tips from a snowboarding instructor in this free extreme sports video.
Brendan Donovan is a snowboarder from Boston. He has been avidly snowboarding since the winter of 2000, and is no stranger to the slopes. Donovan was brought up to ski from a very...read more
"We are talking about boots. Boots are probably the most important thing you want to choose as far as snowboarding goes I think because your feet is what connects to the board. When you go to a shop you should go and by a package so that you get fitted best your board, boots, and bindings but the boots are very very touchy because people, like you have to try them out pretty much and they take time to break in, there is all types of different kinds, pretty much there is soft, medium, and hard and there are different lacing systems now. There is quick lacing systems that use metal strands and then there is the old style laces and you can get your boots in leather, you can get them suede, there is all types of different styles and colors but pretty much to start you are going to want to look for a medium to hard boot because it helps your turning and all your turning transfers right to your board instead of your legs wiggling around in your boots."
eHow Article: Snowboarding Boots