A snowboard control device for the moment your back foot is out of its binding: lift exits, flat sections, skating through the line. Spring-loaded bumpers mechanically grip your boot so the board goes where you point it. It replaces the stomp pad, but it works nothing like one.

Two spring-loaded rubber bumpers press into the sidewalls of your boot sole the moment you step in, and the U-shaped chassis guides your foot into the same spot by feel, no looking down. Friction is not part of the plan, so wet or icy conditions change nothing. Lift your foot and it releases instantly.

Yes. A foam stomp pad grips through surface friction, so once snow packs into it and freezes it turns into a small skating rink, usually at the exact moment you need it. That failure is the reason the Pyro exists: spring-loaded bumpers grip the boot mechanically, and the open chassis lets snow fall through instead of packing in.

Nothing locks. There are no straps, clips or levers; the grip comes from your own downward pressure on the springs, and the boot lifts straight out the moment you unweight it. Same exit as a stomp pad, just with actual grip while you are standing on it.

No. It sits between your bindings, an area that rarely contacts the snow during normal riding. The profile is low enough not to drag while carving and high enough to engage your boot when skating.

No. The bumpers that grip your boot are made of durable, non-abrasive rubber. They apply pressure to the sidewall of your sole, the toughest part of the boot, and leave no marks.

Yes. The bumpers grip the sole sidewall, which every snowboard boot has, and it works in both regular and goofy stances. The footprint is 174 by 119 mm, sized to sit between the bindings on any adult board.

Clean the topsheet with rubbing alcohol, peel the backing off the 3M VHB adhesive, place the Pyro where your back boot lands naturally, and press firmly for 30 seconds. Sixty seconds of work, no tools. Give the bond 24 hours to cure before riding; after that it holds to minus 40 degrees.

Yes. The hardware transfers; the adhesive is single-use for maximum bond strength. To move it, warm the adhesive with a hair dryer, saw behind the device with dental floss, clean the residue with rubbing alcohol, and reinstall with a fresh strip of 3M VHB tape from any hardware store.

Because it isn't one. A foam pad is a single piece of die-cut sticker foam. The Pyro is an assembly of molded composite parts, springs, and high-grade rubber, manufactured in the USA. Foam gets replaced every season or two. This gets transferred to your next board.

Yes, worldwide. Orders have already gone as far as New Zealand and Alaska, which covers most of the map between them. Shipping cost and delivery estimates for your country appear at checkout.

If it fails in your first season, we replace it. If you simply don't like it, return it for a refund, no questions asked. The founder said this on camera, so we are rather stuck with it.

Ten, from Obsidian to Hazard to Powder Pink, and the spring-loaded chassis underneath is identical in every one. Pick by personality; the grip does not care.

Like genie. Two i's. Say it right and a small amount of magical control is released into the atmosphere.

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