Bricky Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Carvers, There must be 35% hardbooters in the Olympic Snowboard Cross Men's eliminations. One 4 man heat had 3 hardbooters and the softbooter in last place fell. The annoncer is repeatedly discussing the differences between the setups. They did a slow motion, tight finish, closeup of 2 competitors finishing 1 & 2 and they both clearly had hardboots. The Silver Medalist was on Hardboots. Millions of viewers are saying, "I think I saw a couple of Snowboarders at the mountain last weekend with boots like that. " Bricky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Carvers, There must be 30% hardbooters in the Olympic Snowboard Cross Men's eliminations. One 4 man heat had 3 hardbooters and the softbooter in last place fell. The annoncer is repeatedly discussing the differences between the setups. Millions of viewers are saying, "I think I saw a couple of Snowboarders at the mountain last weekend with boots like that. " Bricky About time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTA2R Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 exposure is great, but would i'd be happier if a hb'er won. then some younger folks may take more of an interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 http://www.nbcolympics.com/index.html click exclusive video BobD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dragonsword5 Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Hey I got into hardbooting when I was watching t.v. Perhaps this will have more of an influence of softbooters? :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTA2R Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 you rock, girl! we rode the lift up a few times at MAC Trax...must say SBX highly entertaining, sooo much more so than pipe. love teh carnage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skatha Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 I went to the local ski shop-yes, there's plenty down here in Houston(where would we get our gear before we invade CO and UT?)-to get another pair of Superfeet for my shoes. I had already put my old pair in my boots. I talked with one of the boot fitters and we couldn't agree if I needed a C or a D. He asked me to bring my boots to the store. This place also sells Burton, Ride and K2 snowboards. He was completely charged when I showed back up with Lemans in hand "do you ride forward, with steep angles?" Turns out he skis and rides. The kid restocking looked all over the boots-completely fascinated. I went ahead and got molded insoles.... While there, I watched a teenager come in with no idea what he wanted. Walked out with Burton boots, Burton Cartel bindings and a Burton Custom X-maybe I should sell snowboards to kids down here! -BLING- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 exposure is great, but would i'd be happier if a hb'er won. then some younger folks may take more of an interest. I had been the only harbooter at a small area in southern MN. This season, 4 kids ages 9-14 have converted to hardboots. They have not been on a freestyle deck since. Kinda cool....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gleb Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 today, as i got on the lift, i heard some kids talking behind me how my board is a boarder x board. I'm excited now that more people know about alpine and I also noticed that barely anyone asked me any questions about my board. Usually i get 4-5 people talking to me everytime i go out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Yeah, I heard some Germans on the bus today talking about how my board was a BX board as well. Funny... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gleb Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 I'd rather have a BX Board than a Mono Ski :lol: :lol: :lol: amen to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zcarver Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Yeah it is good to see the hardbooters in the Olympics. Many folks I know aren't even aware of SBX or haven't seen what an alpine snowboard look like. Just to remind some folks here the the GS is this Wednesday (4-5 pm) and Thrusday (8pm-11pm) . So have your VCR ready if you got to work. :D Should be cool to watch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik J Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Alpine boards just got a little more desireable. If you don't lock your board while you're in the lodge, now may be a good time to start. just a thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WC Rider Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 I noticed there were lot hardboots, its great! you dont see nearly as many in an X-Games boarder cross race... But did y'all notice that they're all on quite race-y boards? Personally, I'd rather ride my hard boots on something like an Alp or a 4x4 in a boarder cross... something a little more stable, a little more forgiving and a little wider for the jumps... But that's probably because I've been riding an Alp at Whistler for the past 5 years and have yet to find terrain I can't ride but for the fear.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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