Where Skiboarding REALLY came from

[zenderfall]

I was doing some comparative research and looking at some older books, mags and other snow-related stuff, and I found a few things....

Skiboarding and Snowboarding are not only related, the skiboard bindings are, in fact, snowboard bindings used a long time ago. Nowadays, snowboards have evolutionized and are moving totally towards soft boots.

Taken from a book, "Hardboot/bindings offer instant reactions. Such a system is all about control, particularly edge control. It is worn by racers, alpine racers, and free carvers and offers quick entry/exit with a bale." There is a picture depicted with a ski boot, attached to a non-releasable binding, mounted to SNOWBOARD!

This, and also looking at board characteristics (not just length, sidecut and width) but also longitudinal flex, torsional flex, camber, sidecut offset, and symmetry play a big part of both skiboards and snowboards.

[El Bajong]

The vast majority of the snowboarders i saw in Iscghl, Austria, when I was there at easter this year, used non-release, metal bindings, very much like Bomber bindings and such. They allso used quite narrow boards, and the bindings where configured to a more forward stance.

I had never seen this before. Here in Norway, just about everyone who snowboard (and a few years ago, that was 90% of the people on the mountains) use broad snowboards with plastic bindings, and they stand more to the side than forward. Im guessing its the same where you live?

[xxjzattaxx]

actually in new jersey (usa) i see them at my home resort quite often..... fast boards they are and its hell when you have to cough 5 bucks over cause you cant win the race...... lol, that was a good time anyway.....

[kirk]

Yeah, skiboard bindings we're always just hardboot snowboard bindings without the swivel adjustment for stance. Catek made Line's bindings, and they were just altered hardboot snowboard bindings. Snowboard racers use the hardboots to have more edge control.

[Roussel]

bomber is a snowbaord binding company.

[kirk]

Also, Bomber is mainly a snowboard binding manufacturer. They just make the skiboard bindings because its easy for them being as they are nearly identical. The only main difference is the baseplate.