Snow Skills

Just because they are snowboard boots doesn’t mean you need four arms and a winch to tie the laces. Sure, they should be snug, tight enough that the knot stays tied. And they should also be tight enough that you take up all of the slack between the blatter and your lower leg.

But you shouldn’t need to tighten them so much that you frequently break the laces on your snowboard boots, you need a tool to help tighten them, or someone else to get a better angle and tighten them for you.

If you find yourself performing any of the above actions to your snowboard boots, then either they don’t fit properly or they are not stiff enough for snowboarding style. The boots should support you without needing to be laced extremely tight.