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A snowboard boot and binding. In one embodiment, the binding comprises a base; a strapless engagement member that is mounted to the base and is arranged to engage with a forward region of the boot; and a strap that is mounted to the base and is arranged to engage with the boot to hold the heel end o

A snowboard boot and binding. In one embodiment, the binding comprises a base; a strapless engagement member that is mounted to the base and is arranged to engage with a forward region of the boot; and a strap that is mounted to the base and is arranged to engage with the boot to hold the heel end of the boot in the binding. In another embodiment, the binding comprises a strapless engagement member that is biased for movement relative to the base, is adapted to engage the boot, and is mounted to the base at a position that is arranged to underlie the boot sole. In a further embodiment, the binding comprises a strapless engagement member that is arranged to underlie the boot sole and that has a toe-facing opening to receive a corresponding mating feature on the boot. In another embodiment, a snowboard boot is provided that comprises a sole having an opening in its bottom surface, and a patch that is attached to the sole and is arranged to cover the opening in the sole. The patch may be a tear-away patch, or may be removably mountable to a mounting feature in the boot so that the patch can be separated from the sole to uncover the opening, and can be reattached to cover the opening. In a further embodiment, the boot includes a binding mating feature and at least two mounting features that are adapted to mount the binding mating feature to the sole in at least two spaced apart positions.

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1. A snowboard binding for securing a snowboard boot to a snowboard, the snowboard boot having a toe end, a heel end and a length extending between the toe and heel ends, the snowboard binding comprising: a base having a medial side, a lateral side and a width extending between the medial and latera

1. A snowboard binding for securing a snowboard boot to a snowboard, the snowboard boot having a toe end, a heel end and a length extending between the toe and heel ends, the snowboard binding comprising: a base having a medial side, a lateral side and a width extending between the medial and lateral sides; a strapless engagement member mounted to the base, the strapless engagement member being arranged to engage with a portion of the snowboard boot that is disposed on a forward region of the boot extending between a center of the length of the boot and the toe end of the boot, the strapless engagement member being a hook defining an opening, the hook having a width extending across at least a portion of the width of the base, the width of the hook tapering from a narrower portion adjacent a mouth of the opening to a wider portion spaced from the mouth of the opening; and a strap that is mounted to the base and is arranged to engage with the boot to hold the heel end of the boot in the binding; wherein the strapless engagement member is rotatably mounted to the base.