Lj94

Thanks for all the answers guys! What I am getting from this is that tree runs are possible but it would require a good deal of practice on greens and blues before I would even try those. And that there are multiple types of boards that can be used with hard boots/ plate bindings and that I'd be looking for an all mountain board. I looked over the document for buying an alpine snowboard (though Id honestly just borrow someone else's or rent to try it out) and came to the conclusion that a board that is shorter and has smaller radii would be sufficient? What I am getting about park action with hard boots is that riding this way increases the possibility of injury and is very limited due to how locked in you are. The gear is also much more expensive so beating it up on rails or boxes wouldn't be a great idea. I mostly posed the question because id be boarding with friends who like to hit the parks and I wouldn't mind being able to hit a box or jump while in hard boots. I also think it'd be cool in general to be able to hit some features with hard boots. But freeriding was mostly what I was interested about. I already have a fairly new soft boot setup that I could dedicate to park riding if I came to like this form of snowboarding. With that being said I'm a college student so getting the cash to throw down on a set up may take a bit! XD Does this all seem correct? If there is anything Im missing please let me know!

Hello! I saw a couple people using alpine snowboards last time I was at my local mountain and was interested in trying it myself. I have been riding with soft boots and all for a while now and was interested in the crazy carves alpine snowboarders perform. With that being said, is this style of boarding possible for parks and tree runs? Or is it mostly for wider runs of the mountain only? Thanks!