ski/snowboard brahs...GTFIH

[JDM-EJ1]

Been snowboarding twice so far this season. Last time I went was 10 years ago, did it somewhat often but was never good; I had a hard time 'linking' my carves. I can do it now, but am pretty fearful of linking them at high speeds. Anytime I carve toe side (I'm regular by the way) it's a super wide carve and I usually have to put my arm down as I almost fall down; I think this is due to the speed I'm going. I think that I won't have any control of what I'll be able to do at that speed and that I could potentially crash pretty bad. When I'm going somewhat slower, I can do it fine for the most part.

Any tips from more experienced boarders?

[AdamDTX]

4 day trip out to Hakuba

suppose to be catching a storm tomorrow

hopefully it dumps cause even here in Japan the snow has been ****

[LilMcKiller]

Just booked Heavenly 2/4/16-2/11/16 if anyone happens to be there then. Looking at Jackson Hole with a few friends of mine for early March

[ekuhnn]

holy necro. someone start a new one.

[W1LLL]

4 day trip out to Hakuba

suppose to be catching a storm tomorrow

hopefully it dumps cause even here in Japan the snow has been ****

enjoy bruh...im guessing cortina isnt even open yet

[matty_b_bop]

55 degrees on Christmas Eve here in Wisconsin. U fukin wot m8?

Anxiously waiting for my CO trip in January, and my Canada trip in March.


Here's my snowboard station, not-so-patiently waiting:





And my latest deck that I have yet to use (2016 Never Summer Funslinger):

[MtnJax]

Fuarkin' right. At this rate I'm gonna be going to Winter Park having not hit any slopes at all

[AdamDTX]

enjoy bruh...im guessing cortina isnt even open yet

Nope.. Thought it may be now.

Got there, and only top half of Goryu had snow. Gondola was open but everything was pretty chit up there.

HOwever that night the base got about 20cm, and the top got even more. Was a decent day of riding that next day. Managed to find some nice fluff to ride in, but only about 40% of of Goryu was open.

It snowed all fkin day though and all night, and the whole area got dumped on. Cortina probably opened but we stayed at Goryu as our loding was only 20mins from there, and another 30 from Cortina.

Rode about half the day today and then drove back home.

May hit up Nozowa for New Years and gonna be up in Niseko in Feb.. Can't wait for that trip. Going to be staying in a lodge thats out in the middle of all the pow.

[AdamDTX]

55 degrees on Christmas Eve here in Wisconsin. U fukin wot m8?

Anxiously waiting for my CO trip in January, and my Canada trip in March.


Here's my snowboard station, not-so-patiently waiting:





And my latest deck that I have yet to use (2016 Never Summer Funslinger):

mirin bench and funslinger bro

got 3 NS boards myself right now

[tradja]

Jelly of West Coast brahs getting some snow. I lived at Alpine Meadows for 5 years and miss it.

Trying to identify a hidden gem for a budget ski R&R this February. I'm in Iraq, thinking about Slovenia, Slovakia, Sarajevo, or even Central Asia. The biggest criteria are likelihood of good pow, not nightlife, infrastructure, sloots, etc.

Any advice skibrahs?

[AdamDTX]

Jelly of West Coast brahs getting some snow. I lived at Alpine Meadows for 5 years and miss it.

Trying to identify a hidden gem for a budget ski R&R this February. I'm in Iraq, thinking about Slovenia, Slovakia, Sarajevo, or even Central Asia. The biggest criteria are likelihood of good pow, not nightlife, infrastructure, sloots, etc.

Any advice skibrahs?

Why not come to Japan?

There are still what I consider to be hidden gems in the Nagano area that aren't traveled to by most westerners, or vacationers, or just go with the obvious and hit up something in the North.

Feb is prime powder riding, and I myself will probably be up there.

Most places will be crowded Saturdays and especially Sundays, no matter where you go, but weekday will have open lift lines and lines that haven't been touched by any recent snowfall.

[AdamDTX]

#ruroc crew

[Sleev-les]

55 degrees on Christmas Eve here in Wisconsin. U fukin wot m8?

Anxiously waiting for my CO trip in January, and my Canada trip in March.


Here's my snowboard station, not-so-patiently waiting:





And my latest deck that I have yet to use (2016 Never Summer Funslinger):

I just picked up the Funslinger this year and sold my Proto. I haven't ridden anything but Never Summer for about 5 years. Great boards.. Now I just need to figure out what bindings I want to run...

[lunchbox12]

$500 plane tickets into bozeman right now. wtf man.

[jswift79]

3 Trails are now opened after the Texas storm reached up to Canada, and dumped snow north of Toronto. it will be good for next 2 weeks. Weather predicts 1cm - 3cm of snow almost everyday until January 13th

The resort i always ski at installed RFID scanners. how does that work? The lift operators would check passes manually before letting ppl que up for the chairlifts


Stoked!

[bartosh]

fractured my ankle landing funny off a kicker. I have a cabin booked in mammoth jan 10-16. fml

[Big.Jazayrli]

taking off tonight for salt lake, hitting park city friday/saturday.

Gonna be in SLC through Monday - anywhere I need to go?

[Weaver14]

Tfw you smash yourself on a rail. Can't even sit down to take a chit

[AdamDTX]

Will be up in Niseko/Sapporo Feb 12 to the 16th of any Aussie miscers are gonna be out there hit me up

[WeDoPullups]

Tahoe brahs: How much are lift tickets at heavenly usually? $100?

[matty_b_bop]

I just picked up the Funslinger this year and sold my Proto. I haven't ridden anything but Never Summer for about 5 years. Great boards.. Now I just need to figure out what bindings I want to run...

Since it's a softer board I'd pair it with some softer flex bindings. Maybe some Burton Malavitas, Union Contact Pros, K2 Lien FS. in my opinion, you can't go wrong with Burton bindings. Best in the game.



Heading to Colorado (Copper) for a week on Jan 18th if anyone wants to rip. Hopefully there is a storm or two before my arrival.

[twK1d]

3 Trails are now opened after the Texas storm reached up to Canada, and dumped snow north of Toronto. it will be good for next 2 weeks. Weather predicts 1cm - 3cm of snow almost everyday until January 13th

The resort i always ski at installed RFID scanners. how does that work? The lift operators would check passes manually before letting ppl que up for the chairlifts


Stoked!

Blue Mountain?

I used to live in Toronto, but now I hit up Whistler every couple weeks and go to local mountains at least every weekend to get my fix

RFID - you activate the card with guest services/ticketing, you keep the RFID card in a pocket on the side of your body that will be closest to the scanner.

You approach the turnsile and once the RFID card is close enough to the scanner, it automatically verifies and you proceed.

Similar to a PRESTO transit card

[twK1d]

I've got a Burton Custom Restricted, a Burton Process, and Burton Cartel bindings.

I want to buy a softer, more playful board.... any personal recommendations?

Interesting how my buddy was also talking about the NS funslinger the other day



A pic I took at Whistler the other day:

[matty_b_bop]

I've got a Burton Custom Restricted, a Burton Process, and Burton Cartel bindings.

I want to buy a softer, more playful board.... any personal recommendations?

Interesting how my buddy was also talking about the NS funslinger the other day



A pic I took at Whistler the other day:

[img]http://i.imgur.com/oQ7qDLX.jpg[img]

Was in Whistler last year. Wrong season to go. Fuark. Getting puked on this season. Jealous.


Anyway, board recs. Are you brand loyal or cool with anything?

Need to know whether you ride switch or not, and what kinda riding you'll be doing with it. Lots of factors go into the board you choose.

Give me a little more info and I'll toss some board ideas your way.

[twK1d]

Was in Whistler last year. Wrong season to go. Fuark. Getting puked on this season. Jealous.


Anyway, board recs. Are you brand loyal or cool with anything?

Need to know whether you ride switch or not, and what kinda riding you'll be doing with it. Lots of factors go into the board you choose.

Give me a little more info and I'll toss some board ideas your way.

Ya man, last season was absolutely terrible.. I remember mid-February there was a massive pool of water surrounding the gondola that was situated at least half way up the mountain !!

So far most of my gear is Burton, but I'm open to buying different brands. I hear good things about the Union Force bindings?

I'm practising switch, but I am not very good at it yet. This season I've been working a lot on my ground tricks (butters, tail press, nose press 360)

I'm not really into park riding, I prefer to just carve down the mountain, do a couple jumps off the features on the side of the mountain, whip out a couple ground tricks, and have a nice and mellow ride

Do you think a softer board would be beneficial?

[WeDoPullups]

$500 plane tickets into bozeman right now. wtf man.

It's expensive to fly in and out of here to anywhere. Small airports and only 3 airlines to choose from

[matty_b_bop]

Ya man, last season was absolutely terrible.. I remember mid-February there was a massive pool of water surrounding the gondola that was situated at least half way up the mountain !!

So far most of my gear is Burton, but I'm open to buying different brands. I hear good things about the Union Force bindings?

I'm practising switch, but I am not very good at it yet. This season I've been working a lot on my ground tricks (butters, tail press, nose press 360)

I'm not really into park riding, I prefer to just carve down the mountain, do a couple jumps off the features on the side of the mountain, whip out a couple ground tricks, and have a nice and mellow ride

Do you think a softer board would be beneficial?

A softer board is good for playing around on.


But for what you described that you want to do, your Process is ideal for that. So, I don't think you need another board in my opinion. You also have a twin, which is ideal for practicing switch on.


I have never used Union Forces before, so I can't accurately comment.

[scott_donald]

taking off tonight for salt lake, hitting park city friday/saturday.

Gonna be in SLC through Monday - anywhere I need to go?

alta and snowbird!!! but probably too late now...

[scott_donald]

boom just booked my flights to SLC... 10 days ski in the start of April... cant wait!!!!

[US_Ranger]

Just spent the week in Steamboat, Colorado getting some time on the mountain. 4 days (and even a night) of snowboarding. United Airlines broke my Burton board so I had to rent a Jones board. I enjoyed it though, the camber-rocker combo is the way to go for me I think.

I live in driving distance to Shasta, Alpine, Northstar, Sugar-bowl and a bunch of other places in California. Big snow season, super pumped, been a few times this year already. About to get a "Pick your Line" board from a friend. Anyone have experience with them?