**OFFICIAL** Snowboarding and Skiing Thread! Plans? Gear? Tricks? Conditioning? GTFIH

[AnnaMatronic]

Anyone like to snowboard?

I'm gonna be getting into my second year here, and this year I hope to learn alot more. I've learned how to go down the hill, carve on both edges fine and everything. I started to hit a could smaller jumps near the end of the year and hope to start some rails early this season.

I'm hoping to hit up Mount St.Anne up in Quebec this year for a week and maybe go out west to BC if I can get making some coin this fall. Not too many serious hills in my area at least.

My Bindings:

Flow Amp-5
-they're good once you get them adjusted for your boots

My Board:

2007 Flow Diskord
-164CM
-intermediate board, kinda cheap but it's fine for me

My boots aren't anything special, can't find them on here. AndI justrh ave a cheap paid of gogles.

[Skunk]

Whattup fellow snowboarder!



I am completely stoked about this season! I'm going to try to get into some snowboard photography this year, been wanting to do it for a while now!

So my buddies and I went to Steamboat Springs, Colorado last year for the Musicfest (http://www.themusicfest.com/) and it was ****ing awesome! The powder was amazing! We made it a pact for all of us to meet up every January at Steamboat. I definetely suggest you hit up sometime this winter, OP!

Here's my gear. Not spectacular, but it gets the job done on my college budget

Arbor 155


Ride LX


32 Lashed




Looking into buying the Burton Zoom backpack for my camera before the season starts:

[Skunk]

Here is some images from one of my favorite snowboard photographers, Nick Hamilton. His photos inspire me, hopefully they'll help pump you up for the season!

[ryan250]

[Irishpandah]

wooo the season is coming soon!
what parks you guys ride at? I hit up Northstar and Sierra-at-tahoe, both got some new good ratings in transworld for park.

Got a new Custom 08 at the end of the season, best time to get a new board, other than having to look at it all summer

[Irishpandah]

Anyone like to snowboard?

I'm gonna be getting into my second year here, and this year I hope to learn alot more. I've learned how to go down the hill, carve on both edges fine and everything. I started to hit a could smaller jumps near the end of the year and hope to start some rails early this season.

I'm hoping to hit up Mount St.Anne up in Quebec this year for a week and maybe go out west to BC if I can get making some coin this fall. Not too many serious hills in my area at least.

hows the riding back east? got a buddy in DC and looking into checking out a few resorts.

Whattup fellow snowboarder!
I am completely stoked about this season! I'm going to try to get into some snowboard photography this year, been wanting to do it for a while now!

you ever done any film? or just still photography?

[Skunk]

wooo the season is coming soon!
what parks you guys ride at? I hit up Northstar and Sierra-at-tahoe, both got some new good ratings in transworld for park.

My usual stomping grounds is Dodge Ridge since its the closest and cheapest for me, but I hit up the other parks too sometimes.

you ever done any film? or just still photography?

I've honestly never touched a video camera in my life, so that would be a no lol. I want to take some classes here at school on it though, I think it will help me out at being more versatile as a photographer if I know how to shoot with a video camera as well.

[Irishpandah]

My usual stomping grounds is Dodge Ridge since its the closest and cheapest for me, but I hit up the other parks too sometimes.

Dodge Ridge? nice that was the first resort i ever went to. Went on Ski's tho. Never been back but might make a trip up this year, might have some connections on a cabin in mi wak village *sp*

How are the parks? Any kind of progression or is it super easy to ridiculous hard?

[Skunk]

Dodge Ridge? nice that was the first resort i ever went to. Went on Ski's tho. Never been back but might make a trip up this year, might have some connections on a cabin in mi wak village *sp*

How are the parks? Any kind of progression or is it super easy to ridiculous hard?

It's not a really big park, and only a couple of the expert runs I would actually call expert. It is mainly an intermediate park, but it is the cheapest I know of and there isn't much of a crowd like at Tahoe (big plus for me) and is closest (another big plus). From what I heard, the place doesn't close down during storms like some other parks do, if that is your cup of tea. It is mainly just a place for me to get my riding in, in between trips to better places.

[AnnaMatronic]

hows the riding back east? got a buddy in DC and looking into checking out a few resorts.

Not too bad, but I haven't really been to alot of places.

I've been to Blue Mountain which is in Collingwood, Ontario.

It's pretty decent.

Trail Map: http://www.bluemountain.ca/winter_trailmap.htm#
"Virtually go through a vertical of 720 feet or 220 metres, Blue is action packed with 34 trails ranging from beginner to double black diamond, 3 terrain parks, 2 super pipes, and 14 lifts, including 4 high-speed express chairs to move you uphill fast."






I am HOPING to hit up Mount Sainte Anne this year up in Quebec:
-South Side
http://www.mont-sainte-anne.com/1/Po...ts/msa_map.pdf
-North Side
http://www.mont-sainte-anne.com/1/Po...ts/msa_map.pdf

Altitude at the summit - 800 meters (2 625 feet)
Vertical drop - 625 meters (2 050 feet)
Skiable Terrain - 465 acres (185 ha)
Gross Acrage - 2165 acres (868 ha)

Number of trails - 66 covering 69 km (42 miles), on 3 different sides
Night skiing - 17 trails covering 15 km (9 miles) on the highest vertical for night skiing in Canada

Trail Breakdown
Easy (green): 23%
Difficult (blue): 45%
More difficult (black): 18%
Extreme (double black): 14%
Natural snowfall 400 cm or 160 inches
Snowmaking 80% or 340 acres

3 park zones - XL park, Beginner park, Slope style

1 high speed gondola system - 8 passengers
3 quad chairlifts - 1 high speed detachable with bubble covers, 1 detachable, 1 fixed
1 triple chairlift
2 double chairlift

Hourly lift capacity 18 560 skiers / hour

[user321655]

Whats a good park board under 500 dollars :S

Will rep.

[Irishpandah]

Whats a good park board under 500 dollars :S

Will rep.

Transworld has a test they do, "good wood test"

top 10 boards under 400:
Burton Hero: 399
Gnu Carbon Beam MTX: 399
K2 Darkstar: 399
Capita Stairmaster: 319
Nitro T1:389
Stepchild Powder Sucks: 359
Forum Substance: 390
Salomon Drift: 349
Technine Team Gooner: 349
Rossignol Retox: 349

these arent park specific boards, just the top 10 new boards under 400

They also have top ten over 400, top 5 pipe boards and then the same for womens

[Rifter]

Not too bad, but I haven't really been to alot of places.

I've been to Blue Mountain which is in Collingwood, Ontario.

It's pretty decent.

Trail Map: http://www.bluemountain.ca/winter_trailmap.htm#
"Virtually go through a vertical of 720 feet or 220 metres, Blue is action packed with 34 trails ranging from beginner to double black diamond, 3 terrain parks, 2 super pipes, and 14 lifts, including 4 high-speed express chairs to move you uphill fast."






I am HOPING to hit up Mount Sainte Anne this year up in Quebec:
-South Side
http://www.mont-sainte-anne.com/1/Po...ts/msa_map.pdf
-North Side
http://www.mont-sainte-anne.com/1/Po...ts/msa_map.pdf

Altitude at the summit - 800 meters (2 625 feet)
Vertical drop - 625 meters (2 050 feet)
Skiable Terrain - 465 acres (185 ha)
Gross Acrage - 2165 acres (868 ha)

Number of trails - 66 covering 69 km (42 miles), on 3 different sides
Night skiing - 17 trails covering 15 km (9 miles) on the highest vertical for night skiing in Canada

Trail Breakdown
Easy (green): 23%
Difficult (blue): 45%
More difficult (black): 18%
Extreme (double black): 14%
Natural snowfall 400 cm or 160 inches
Snowmaking 80% or 340 acres

3 park zones - XL park, Beginner park, Slope style

1 high speed gondola system - 8 passengers
3 quad chairlifts - 1 high speed detachable with bubble covers, 1 detachable, 1 fixed
1 triple chairlift
2 double chairlift

Hourly lift capacity 18 560 skiers / hour

Been there... Go ASAP you'll love it

[IceDragon]

I'd REALLY love to learn how to ski and snowboard, but since I'm in the UK and we get about an inch of snow every year if we're lucky...

[SmediumTee]

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Atomic bindings


I'm still a noob but I learned to carve last season and this season I'm hoping to try a couple of small jumps. I live in Toronto so I only have access to a couple hills up north. Since this is a bodybuilding site and all, I was wondering what kind of exercises should I focus on to help with carving and jumping?

[Skunk]

I'd REALLY love to learn how to ski and snowboard, but since I'm in the UK and we get about an inch of snow every year if we're lucky...

How much would a trip to Switzerland cost you?

[guest89]

I absolutely love snowboarding... I live in south Louisiana though, so I'm stuck saving up year round for a 10 day / 2 week vacation to Colorado.


Sucks I can't ride more, when I lived in Colorado for a year I snowboarded 4 days a week.

[Skunk]

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Since this is a bodybuilding site and all, I was wondering what kind of exercises should I focus on to help with carving and jumping?

Work those legs brah

[Roach]

I can't wait for this winter to arrive... planning a week up at Sugarbush, VT in Jan or Feb...

I had my hip replaced back in '03... the winter prior was the last time I was on the slopes. I've been itching to get back, and hopefully this winter will be it.

I have Blizzard 192's w/ Ess bindings... I kick it old skool.

[Irishpandah]

Sucks I can't ride more, when I lived in Colorado for a year I snowboarded 4 days a week.

damn that would be sooo siiick to ride that much consistently

[hamdemic]

Yup, planning on going to June for the season. Ive been doing intense squat training for the last year so my legs will hold up great, however my technique sucks. My toe-side carve is pretty weak, I usually chicken out and slowdown too much, thus using up too much energy.

[Skunk]

Yup, planning on going to June for the season. Ive been doing intense squat training for the last year so my legs will hold up great, however my technique sucks. My toe-side carve is pretty weak, I usually chicken out and slowdown too much, thus using up too much energy.

Yeah, my toe-side has always kinda sucked at high speed, but switching between riding normal and goofy is no problem for me. Little wierd...

[Irishpandah]

Yup, planning on going to June for the season. Ive been doing intense squat training for the last year so my legs will hold up great, however my technique sucks. My toe-side carve is pretty weak, I usually chicken out and slowdown too much, thus using up too much energy.

any special leg work?

[FragMonger]

I can't wait to go snowboarding this season Slopes open up late here in the appalachian's & all. Should be good in another month here. It's getting cold fast this winter. I'm gonna buy a new board this winter as my old one is wearing down. Yeah... I know I should just give it a good waxing, but I want a new one dammit! I'm thinkin of investing in a new vapor, not sure though.

Any boarders in the TN/NC/SC/GA area here?

[Shauze]

I can't wait to go snowboarding this season Slopes open up late here in the appalachian's & all. Should be good in another month here. It's getting cold fast this winter. I'm gonna buy a new board this winter as my old one is wearing down. Yeah... I know I should just give it a good waxing, but I want a new one dammit! I'm thinkin of investing in a new vapor, not sure though.

Any boarders in the TN/NC/SC/GA area here?

Im down near knoxville, I can't wait for the season to open up.

[user321655]

Heres the gear i got so far. I want to get one of those polar buffs things to keep me warm though

Jacket $495 RRP and got it for 90 quid first hand haha

Orage Alaskan (in the bright orange colour lol)
http://www.orageski.com/products/view/69#



Oakley A-Frames Blue Iridium
shame all the pics are ****ty and dont do these lenses justice. They are BEAUTIFUL goggles that have worked for me in all weather (Even 12000ft high! and worked upto -37 degrees!!)



Other than that i just got some black and white pants. No snowboard, No boots, No bindings (Although i want to get a park board soon)
Also got a dakine helipak pro bag which is cool but a bit big.

[AnnaMatronic]

I've seen them in some shops, those are sick goggles. I need some good ones.

[UberBerzerker]

I'm not a boarder, but my wife believes she is after a trip out west last year, where she broke her thumb on the bunny slope. She took a couple lessons and declared she'd never ski again. We have a Peter Glenn shop in Atlanta that has a big blowout sale every year and we got her a full setup - Ride board, I forget the boots and bindings brand/model, jackets, pants, padding. lol.

This year we went to the sale and I got some 2006 Lange Comp 100/110 boots - older model but they were 1/2 price and fit great.


waiting to find some used demo skis cheap, been reading all weekend about style/sizes/etc. We went to Breckenridge last Feb with some friends and had a blast and I got the ski bug again big time. I grew up skiing *in Wisconsin* but living in Atlanta its hard to do 3-4 hours of driving up to a ski hill. Hoping to get out a bunch this year. I gotta get a new jacket, already have nice gloves, goggs, and a helmet from sale last year.

ps - awesome snowboard pics - those are def. desktop background quality.

[UberBerzerker]

I'd REALLY love to learn how to ski and snowboard, but since I'm in the UK and we get about an inch of snow every year if we're lucky...

I've a buddy who lives over in the Enger-land country. He's a big skier, goes all over Europe, says prices are reasonable for travel. I bet you could find one of those all inclusive package deals for a good price to the Alps or similar.

[Skunk]

Here's some more pump-up pictures from Ian Ruhter & Mike Ponte: