Snowboard binding system

A snowboard binding system comprising:

• a snowboard binding including a base member, a rear binding arrangement coupled to a rear portion of said base member, and a front binding arrangement coupled to a front portion of said base member;
• and
• a snowboard boot configured to be releasable coupled to said snowboard binding, said snowboard boot including
• an upper portion including a foot section and a leg section extending upwardly from said foot section;
• a sole portion fixedly coupled to said foot section of said upper portion, said sole portion having a toe section, a mid section and a heel section with a forward to rearward longitudinal axis extending between said toe section and said heel section;
• at least one rear catch located at said heel section of said sole portion and arranged to selectively engage said rear binding arrangement;
• and
• a front catch coupled to said toe section of said sole portion, said front catch having a pair of leg portions extending downwardly from said toe section of said sole portion and a tongue portion extending laterally between said leg portions of said front catch to selectively engage said front binding arrangement,
• said tongue portion of said front catch having a forward to rearward dimension that is larger than forward to rearward dimensions of said leg portions of said front catch.