Do u NEED snowboarding boots if you want to snowboard at one of those public mountain places?

If you want to die, go ahead and bring normal snow boots =]...If not, and I'm guessing not, then either pick up a pair or rent then from the mountain...If they even let you onto the mountain without snowboard boots, you will most likely break something important, like your leg.

if ur just going to a regular like tobogganing hill then no but u will ruin ur bindings regular boots just arnt shaped for the bindings but if u want to go to a real resort then yes u need them u also need a reall board with metal edges not a walmart board they will kik u off