Snowboard Boots on Skis...WTF?

[barkcity]

I saw an article in our local paper this weekend.

http://www.parkrecord.com/news/do-ski-boots-drive-you-crazy-this-colorado-company-made-it-so-skiers-can-wear-snowboarding-boots/

Really, if you wanna snowboard go for it, but snowboard boots on skis?! Seems like the performance sacrifice would have a huge impact on the skiing experience, even for the beginner.

http://www.envysnowsports.com

[SkiBall]

There is another brand that did the same thing. And yeah, they weren't very aggressive, but supposedly comfy. Not worth it for me.

[swerve]

https://www.apexskiboots.com/

They've somehow been around for a few years.

[old goat]

They're intended for the sort of people who buy ski and boot carriers and the like. Any further discussion should be banned.

[jackattack]

I was perplexed when I noticed the Apex boots at REI last week.

Why?

[skiing-in-jackson]

I was perplexed when I noticed the Apex boots at REI last week.

Why?

The great softening of America.

Yeah... they suck. I met the owner of Apex while I worked in the company store. I think they rent them at the Four Seasons now. Maybe the most unique feature of Apex boots- how loud they are- very squeaky. Honestly, the pairs I've seen are so loud they can silence a room.

It is the perfect boot for the terminal intermediate.

I couldn't ski them as the BSL for my sized boot was something like 365 mm (!!!) as opposed to 315-318 mm in a traditional ski boot. I wrote the guy a long letter saying no good skier could ever ski a ski with a bootprint of ~350mm+. They seemed to have listened and raised the boot in an attempt to decrease BSL length.

When I was in the Army during college, we all joked about birth control classes- Apex (et al.) are their skiing equivalent.

[old goat]

The great softening of America.

Yeah... they suck. I met the owner of Apex while I worked in the company store. I think they rent them at the Four Seasons now. Maybe the most unique feature of Apex boots- how loud they are- very squeaky. Honestly, the pairs I've seen are so loud they can silence a room.

It is the perfect boot for the terminal intermediate.

I couldn't ski them as the BSL for my sized boot was something like 365 mm (!!!) as opposed to 315-318 mm in a traditional ski boot. I wrote the guy a long letter saying no good skier could ever ski a ski with a bootprint of ~350mm+. They seemed to have listened and raised the boot in an attempt to decrease BSL length.

When I was in the Army during college, we all joked about birth control glasses- Apex (et al.) are their skiing equivalent.

FIFY (actually). I wear P3 glasses--gold filled wire rims with cable temples. The original GI issue glasses from WWII. Same glasses I wore in college 50 years ago.

[SKIP IN7RO]

From a former rental shop employee this is a win. For example, 8 Texans arrive for ski rentals but 1 or 2 are snowboarders. When the skiers see the snowboard boots, they want that comfort but do not want to snowboard. I could rent the shit out of this setup....fuck, a Texas/OK/KS Demo Package. New Mexicans may not fall for this upsell as they are a little more savvy, but they still suck at driving.