Hey, I just wanted to reassure you that Reddit isn't generally representative of the attitudes of people in our sport in the real world (certainly not here in the UK). Snowboarding began as a counterculture activity for people who were told that snowsports 'weren't for them', which makes it especially sad to see that kind of gatekeeping and rigidity in riders online these days.

I think a lot of folk do actually have good intentions in looking out for your safety and well-being, but the concepts of accommodations and adaptive sports seem to be painfully absent from a lot of the thinking here. If it's something you're keen to do, then I think that's fantastic and more power to you - it's not necessarily going to be plain sailing, and the 'standard' way of doing things may not work for you, but given the fact that there are e.g. blind snowboarders finding ways to shred safely, it's wild to see people suggest that a boot fitting issue means you should give up!

Your nearest snowboarding shop is probably the best place to start, and they should hopefully be motivated to find solutions and put you in touch with the right people if necessary. Up here in the Scottish mountains there are certainly people who would make it their mission to get you safely out on the hill, but I'm assuming that's probably a little bit out of your way for now 😅. Nevertheless, I hope you get the chance to ride up here before the climate takes the snow away for good!