| Even though women's gear has become more and | | | | men's boot is that women tend to have narrower |
| more common in snowboarding over the years, it's | | | | feet and may experience significant heel lift if they |
| still a lot easier to find men's snowboard boots. That's | | | | step into a men's boot. That can cause not only a |
| because there are just more of them. Snowboarding | | | | performance problem, but pain and discomfort. In |
| was originally a sport dominated by men and that | | | | addition, women tend to have lower calf muscles |
| means that some of the more established brands | | | | than men. The higher back on a men's boot may dig |
| have been churning out men's gear a lot more than | | | | right into the middle of the calf muscle on a woman |
| women's gear. A lot of women can get frustrated by | | | | and cause quite a lot of irritation during a full day of |
| this and might consider buying men's gear for any | | | | riding. |
| number of reasons. But there are a few things to | | | | But the differences between the foot and the boot |
| consider before buying a men's boot for a woman's | | | | aren't the only reason you should reconsider buying a |
| foot. | | | | boot outside your gender. The way the boots fit |
| It can be very tempting for many girls to buy a | | | | with the bindings is crucial. If you have women's |
| men's snowboard boot. For whatever reason, many | | | | bindings, but a men's snowboard boot, you may have |
| companies think that girls only want pink butterflies | | | | trouble getting the boot to fit in the binding properly. |
| and purple stars on their gear. If you're looking for | | | | This is because boots are made to fit specifically with |
| something a little more gender neutral, men's gear is | | | | bindings and mixing men's and women's gear can |
| where you're most likely to turn. Men's gear also | | | | throw off the fit. Not only might you have poor |
| tends to have a wider range in terms of function. | | | | performance, but you could be putting yourself at a |
| Almost every company offers more men's | | | | safety risk if your boots don't fit into your bindings. |
| snowboard boots than women's; some companies | | | | The truth is that it really isn't the end of the world if |
| even have twice as many men's boots! Sometimes | | | | you're a woman who wants to buy some men's |
| that lack of selection can make finding the right boot | | | | boots. But you may not get all the fun out of your |
| almost impossible for a female snowboarder. | | | | experience that you would if you had a boot better |
| So just get a men's snowboard boot, right? Not so | | | | designed for your foot. It's always a good idea to |
| fast. Unless you have feet and legs suited to men's | | | | buy the boot that was designed the best for you. If |
| boots, you might regret your decision to buy boots | | | | you're still set on getting a men's snowboard boot, |
| made for the other gender. At the anatomical level, | | | | you may want to shop around a little longer to see if |
| women's feet and legs are quite a bit different than | | | | you can't find a women's boot that you like. |
| men's. One of the biggest problems with getting a | | | | |