so, I have a set of ski boots i really enjoy and i am looking to get back into snowboarding without having to buy new boots and looking though the forum and I was drawn to the possibility to be able to get back into snowboarding without having to but a new set of boots and bindings. i do have some older snowboards that I am endeavoring to use. and one of the most helpful posts i found was one by JKarve where though for a different reason he was looking at the possibility of using ski boots as his hardboot and the post gave me hope but with more research a few questions came up to me.
1.
does this include Grip Walk soles or does this apply to only touring and alpine soles?
I am in a position, if in needed to, to make a front pad that matches the design of front rocker of my boots if need be or even just buy a set of alpine soles to use while using the hard boot bindings.
2. seeing as there seems to be some older brands of bindings. are bails standardized in a way that they are interchangeable between different brands?
my current boots are 2023 k2 recon 100 with grip walk soles
the current bindings I am looking at in order of probable affordability
f2 carve RS
used catek OS2s
bomber TD3 standard
bomber TD3 side winder
I'm currently leaning toward the f2 carves because they cheaper and still have many of the customization options.
Any help given is appreciated
Edit: used catek OS2 is no longer under consideration due to the only used models found being step-ins.