The holy grail of skiing has always been to chuck your uncomfortable hard ski boots and enjoy the soft comfort of snowboarding boots. While this is just a pipe dream for traditional skiers, skiboarders on the other hand have been experimenting with this option for many years. Through individual experimentation and community knowledge sharing here is what we’ve learned up to this point: A) While you can take any snowboard bindings and attach them to quality 4×4 skiboards the resulting ride is so poor, with zero lateral support, it outweighs any softboot comfort gains.

B) For this to work 4 things are required:

• RISER – to lift the bindings. Preferably a solid, light weight riser for more precise edge control
• RIGID, WINGED HIGHBACK – to provide a lateral support structure and a rigid surface for a third strap.
• EXTRA WIDE THIRD STRAP – to secure your boot completely and provide enough lateral support for carving.
• ALUMINUM HEEL CUP – to make the binding as rigid as possible, again to aid in lateral support for carving.

C) No snowboarding company makes a binding with these 3 features so skiboarders have to make or modify their own.

Key Features of the modified Snowjam /540 Snowboard Bindings:

• Quality snowboard bindings with aluminum heel cups for increased rigidity
• Custom, 100% UHMW, Risers (1 pair included, with hardware)
• Large, Wide, Comfortable 3rd Ratchet Strap (1 pair included, installed to the wings)
• Rigid, Winged Highback via the installed wing system (1 pair included, installed to the bindings)
• Ankle Straps: Padded synthetic and nylon; forms quickly and snugly to boots for instant fit; tool-less micro-adjuster for quick changes
• Toe Strap: Convertible synthetic and nylon; fits snugly over or around the toe; tool-less micro-adjuster
• Buckles: Double-axis aluminum
• High-Back: Lightweight nylon with tool-less forward lean adjuster and molded EVA pad