The Vans Mantra snowboard boot is the closest thing you'll get to a skate shoe feel. Pair this boot with a forgiving board and jib away to your hearts content, great in the park this boot works just fine all mountain aswell. This beauty features a removable TriFit Thermal liner, the V1 footbed, Pro-Flex outsole and the new internal web harness and OTW lace lock system to ensure a slip free fitting. On the Flex scale of 1 to 10 (1 being soft) this baby rates a 3.