Well, i have friend who wanted to try alpine boarding. He would always tell me he wanted to try it. On saturday he tried it. I let him use my stuff for a few rund. granted the boots were like 2 sizes too small he liked the sport. I tried to explain that the softboot carving and hardboot carving were diffrent. he skid turned. I am not going to lie i tried softbooting for the first time in a long time. I couldnt glide. it is harder to get on and off the lift. I had an eaiser time going fakie than regular?!? (yeah i dont get it either). After one run my friend really liked it.He understand why us hardbooters like hardboots and our equipment. should i coax him into it even more? one little problem , he really likes terrain