i just bought my first pair of snowboard boots aged 42 1/2. but there again i only went on snow for the first time aged 42.
i just used the arguement that i wouldnt want to hire a pair of running shoes to run a marathon, and i would be spending more time in my boots than i do in my running shoes.
I'm not saying MrP but one of us is pushing 50 the other dragging fifty so you ain't as old as you think on a snowbaord, must admit we have been the oldest on most mountains and only skateboarders and surfers are older than us