For 2014, Adidas is stepping into the snowboarding game with a well established team of riders, iconic designs and inspiration taken from their footwear to create snowboard boots with the technology to back it. Over the past two years, they have been planning, designing and developing the Winter 2014 line and it is finally going to be hitting the shelves and judged by snowboarders on the slopes.
They have come out with a team of riders to represent the brand with their own signature styles. The Adidas team is composed of Jake Blauvelt, Forest Bailey, Keegan Valaika, Eric Jackson, Kazu Kokubo and Helen Schettini.
Adidas The Blauvelt
Creating a signature boot for backcountry visionary, Jake Blauvelt, was an obvious choice considering his riding legacy and position as adidas snowboarding’s inaugural team rider. Features active heel harness, merino wool liner, adiprene foam under heel for impact absorption, aerotherm nanotechnology thermal barrier, continental rubber for optimal grip, adihold transitional scaled laces and locking hardware, recco integrated avalanche rescue system, odor neutralizer recycled polyester embedded with recycled coffee grounds to neutralize odor particles, placed on footbed and internal liner.
Colors: Bluebird/Running White/Black (seen here), Black/Running White/Bluebird
Sizes: 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 13
Adidas The Samba
In 2014, the Samba takes to the snow as our softer flex option for all types of terrain with the Samba’s classic styling that conceals the tech while providing everything you need for a comfortable boot. Features active heel harness, custom liner that is fully lined with odor neutralizing coffee compound, 3D molded spine for structure and stability, adihold with transitional scaled laces and locking hardware, continental rubber for optimal grip, impact absorption midsole for cushion and stability, Recco integrated avalanche rescue system, odor neutralizer with recycled coffee grounds to neutralize odor particles.
Colors: Running White/Black/Bluebird (seen here), Black/Running White/Bluebird
Sizes: 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 13
Adidas The Samba W (Catalog image)
The Samba W is a women’s specific re-design of the Samba boot, with a custom last and female proportioned adaptations of the same technology you’d find in the men’s version. Features active heel harness, women’s specific fit, custom liner that is fully lined with odor neutralizing coffee compound, adihold transitional scaled laces and locking hardware, continental rubber for optimal grip, impact absorption midsole, recco integrated avalanche rescue system, odor neutralizer recycled polyester embedded with recycled coffee grounds to neutralize odor particles.
Colors: Running White/Rose Camo/Bluebird
Sizes: 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 10
Thom Mooney
February 7, 2013 at 8:37 amHey Shay, did you get a chance to try them on? They look very comfy, but I am such a sucker for something other than traditional laces.
MaRa
February 7, 2013 at 10:58 amHate them! Adidas, Nike and New Balance need to stick to their roots. You don’t see 32 making track spikes…yet! Big corporations need to stay off the slopes!
Jenise Spiteri
May 12, 2013 at 7:47 amCan’t say I’m a fan of the extra tongue height sticking out of the top. Doesn’t look cool/seems pointless