kirtap Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 I went out to our local hill yesterday becuase we had just gotten about 15 inches of snow. I took out the softies and on my 4th run or so, my nose folded. I was on my way in to change my bindings, so after I fell, I got up and went to the workbench. When I tried to strap back in, it hurt too much to go back up. I went to the doctor, and I broke my 5th metatarsal in my left foot. Last year, I broke the same bone in my right foot playing soccer, and had a pin put in becuase it wouldn't heal. This time, I'm holding off on the surgery to see if it heals by itself. I knew hardboots were safer.... Everyone have a good rest of the season. I'm going to school next year in CO so hopefully I'll make it out to a few days of SES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtslalom Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 Sorry to hear about your foot. I do agree with you that hard boots definately protect your lower leg, ankle and foot area better than soft boots do but don't give up on the softies so quick. Things happen dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pcogan Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 took a carving board out at loveland today and after 3 runs switched to a soft boot / all mountain board set up. it was too soft to carve aggressive turns on plates. sure, i could have stayed on plates, but it would not have been pleasant on wind-affected, discontinuous powder, chopped up powder, regular ol' powder, etc, whereas the soft set up is able to handle a variety of conditions well everyone has his or her own tastes -- mine is plates for carving, soft set up for everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonerider Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Sorry to hear about your foot. I do agree with you that hard boots definately protect your lower leg, ankle and foot area better than soft boots do but don't give up on the softies so quick. Things happen dude.I agree with jtslalom... while a hardboot offers a little bit more protection, it in no way protects you from breaking a bone in your foot or ankle. The very famous Bruce Varsava of Coiler snowboards broke his ankle stuffing his nose as well.Just saying that the injury came from burying the nose and crashing... not because someone was wearing softies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 I folded the nose in my hardboots this year and received a high-grade tear in my posterior tibial tendon and high-grade tears in two ligaments. Don't blame the boots just yet............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfell Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Injuries happen no matter what you have on your feet. I couldn't imagine riding what I was riding yesterday in hardboots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtap Posted March 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 ok, so it was a little harsh to say it was the last time EVER that I will ride softboots. I'll obviously continue riding it for powder..that one day I get a season...and when I'm out with some new boarders trying to help them learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyYT316 Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Injuries happen no matter what you have on your feet. I couldn't imagine riding what I was riding yesterday in hardboots. Did you try riding Payday in the afternoon too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtap Posted March 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 mmm, i see breaking a leg at the top of the boot being possible... Yeah, that is actually what I told my friend when I found out it was broken... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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