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Snowboard boots on skis?

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StillGhood
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I saw a guys in the terrain park but didnt get a chance to talk to him. It looked like he had snowboard boots on with clips on them, then in ski bindings. It was really wierd; can anyone shed some light on this for me.....what was he wearing?

Feb 27 2011 10:52PM
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Mt_Baker_Man
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Dude, sounds like that would work as well as gluing a tissue box to your skis and using that for a boot.
Feb 27 2011 11:52PM
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Simmo
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http://www.apexsportsgroup.com/ ?

I really hope this design goes somewhere. it looks awesome.
Feb 27 2011 11:56PM
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Simmo
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http://www.apexsportsgroup.com/
Feb 27 2011 11:57PM
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Mt_Baker_Man
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 105
The second I see someone like Hjor wearing those, I might stop LMFAO.
Feb 28 2011 12:08AM
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wheezy
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close to $1,500 for the performance boot.... shaatttt
Feb 28 2011 12:58AM
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shibby
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A guy at my shop wants to mount snowboard bindings on skis just to fuck around on. We will do it once we get some time and can find some old binders.
Feb 28 2011 1:47AM
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minibus4
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So basically a split board with locked binders? There's a ski patroller guy that only rides his split board as skis so basically same concept
Feb 28 2011 2:04AM
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RudyGarmisch
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You know its legit when the background image of the website is carbon fiber. That gear is so intense that it takes a carbon fiber website to support their ideas.
Feb 28 2011 2:30AM
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rudager
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looks like there would be issues with the bottom of the boot/ski binding inserts (or whatever you call them)
Feb 28 2011 3:00AM
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Kangbang
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Maybe it was a splitboard?
Feb 28 2011 3:02AM
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^BEANS^
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my buddy snowboards and his boots fit in to all my old bindings except my FKS with out popping out. i think it may be the way his 32's are shaped.
Feb 28 2011 9:37AM
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hjb
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Sounds like an SPK
Feb 28 2011 9:38AM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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those look like rollerblades and I feel inclined to try them. not that I will get the chance. if they're anything like my skates then they're stiff as fuck. the lower shells on my il moros bend when I flex. the lower shell on my skates doesn't budge a bit. carbon fiber if weaved the right way is super stiff.
Feb 28 2011 10:35AM
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treecery.
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i saw these at sia they seem like they would be very comfortable, and you can take the snowboard boot part out and use them as well so its like 2 boots in one, also if you already have a nice pair of snowboard boots that you like you can purchace only the ski boot part and put your own snowboard boots in them
Feb 28 2011 10:48AM
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joshua
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Where does the boot get its stiffness from?
Feb 28 2011 11:12AM
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AKilness
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theres like a flext band thing on the back of the boot from like the heel to partway below the calf. if it can have a stiff flex then it could work very nicely
Feb 28 2011 11:21AM
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joshua
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IDK Im skeptical about how this boot would hold up.
Feb 28 2011 11:27AM
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StillGhood
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No not a splitboard; it was like he modified a snowboard binding and added plastic to it to lock into a ski binding. Now that no one has come up with a solid answer it make me wish i asked.

FACK!

Feb 28 2011 12:14PM
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miemiec
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I wanna say Rossignol made a soft shell ski boot a while back, could have been that.
Feb 28 2011 2:37PM
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dylan.r.1080
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they did but it still looks like a ski boot.
Feb 28 2011 4:07PM
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Flowsion
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and they skied like a nightmare
Feb 28 2011 4:24PM
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thisisastickup
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are you guys all fucking retarded? there have been a shitload of posts in this thread that have included links and a picture to explain what these are. How about you read the fucking thread before you post in it?
Feb 28 2011 4:27PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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YOU'VE CAUGHT MY INTEREST
Mar 26 2011 11:37AM
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RobertBB
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If this is true, I'm interested..
Where are they possible to buy? and how much would they cost?
Mar 26 2011 11:39AM
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RobertBB
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so you have to buy the adapter plate + snowboard binders + snowboard shoes?
Mar 26 2011 6:20PM
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blatt
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basically would function like a shitty version of the spk. only 2 "buckles" that are placed in awkward positions. Skiers need good forward flex, unlike snowboarders, in order to have good control on the mountain.
Mar 26 2011 6:44PM
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drewaffle
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this sounds sooooo sick. glad i didn't sell my old snow board boots
Mar 26 2011 6:55PM
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TOAST.
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wouldnt the soul plate catch on snow while carving?
Mar 26 2011 10:33PM
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vincentlee223
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HAha i was these guys at glen eden during the march break. was just riding into the line and looking down and saw these snowboard boots + ski bindings. i was like what the fuck and the guy just looked at me and smiled (no homo). then at the top he did some rollerblade stuff. looked pretty legit to me.

jeaaa ontario!
Mar 26 2011 10:43PM
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Bi-ShredinalGuy
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i rode my buddies skis today with my snowbaord boots on lol it didt work at all.. foot stayed in because boots are soft and bindings were ticght on them.. but i slipped out after a 180 lol.. really fun though

Mar 26 2011 10:46PM
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Bumblesteeze
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This thread is very interesting, I've never heard about these apex boots.
Mar 26 2011 11:37PM
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ShreddAZ
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Nick Visconti was screwing around with something like this windells session 1 I believe?
Mar 26 2011 11:44PM
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