Do you snowboard?

2006-12-06 15:26:43

#26

Drakef: Cheeseburger Logicist; +117|6799|Vancouver

I use snow blades. Lovely little things, handle just like skates. I have my season's pass up at Cypress Mountain. Vancouver has tremendous skiing. I was up there last Saturday, and it was the best day I've seen in a while. The weather, the snow, etcetera.

I have a great natural talent for it, as I began doing black diamonds on my second trip up to the mountain, but I still love to do green runs. No challenge, but great speed and a lot of fun. Of course, I can't complain about anyone on those runs, as they are beginners. But even on blue runs, I have a lot of trouble with snowboarders. Incredibly slow and prone to sitting down directly in the middle of the slope, they did provide a challenge to avoiding them, but also created problems. So, to solve the snowboarder problem, I just sprayed them with as much powder as possible while passing the prone snowboarders. They couldn't catch me if they became incensed. But, there were just an incredible amount of them. Those of us using skis or snow blades were fewer but of greater quality.

2006-12-06 15:28:19

#27

BigmacK: Back from the Dead.; +628|7188|Chicago.

I lack the physical prowess required to keep myself from coming into contact with the powder.

So I ride sleds.

2006-12-06 15:29:09

#28

majorassult: I <3 ak101; +307|7100|under there hayousaidunderwear

JE3146 wrote:
Ride Yukon /w Ride SPI's and Forum boots.

ewwww

Ride kink+Technine Mathes+vans fargo=teh ownz

2006-12-06 15:31:35

#29

Janja: Jiggaboo Jones; +11|6819|FLOOR E DUH

i surf.

2006-12-06 16:07:47

#30

JE3146: Member; +109|7008|Oregon

majorassult wrote:
JE3146 wrote:
Ride Yukon /w Ride SPI's and Forum boots.
ewwww

Ride kink+Technine Mathes+vans fargo=teh ownz

I wear a size 13 boot. I need the wide frame.

And the pair of Vans I had sucked ass. The Forums were the first pair of decent boots I ever got to fit me right. (I'm kinda flat footed)

Last edited by JE3146 (2006-12-06 16:08:28)

2006-12-06 16:46:13

#31

Vilham: Say wat!?; +580|7203|UK

JE3146 wrote:
Vilham wrote:
I have done both.

Skiing 24 weeks +
Snowboarding 5 weeks

I can safely say that snowboarding is for people who don't want to take huge risks, anything that can be done on a snowboard can be done on skis and requires 2x more ski and effort. Most people choose snowboarding because they think the tricks look cool, tricks on skis look far cooler, it also actually hurts if you bail, which rarely happens but atleast im not pussying out.

However snowboarding is still fun, just not as good when you get to my ability at skiing.
Tricks aint everything. Speed is a fun thrill as well. Topping over 50mph on a snowboard on a boardercross course is a hell of a rush, and I was lasered btw.

And if you think snowboarding is easy, try keeping up with the crowd on a double BD with moguls. It ain't easy.

Tricks are for kids. ... Speed is where it's at

Either way skis win, you go FAR faster on skis than on a snowboard. Im into speed more than tricks but I also am learning tricks on skis and they are far harder to master than when I learnt them on a snowboard.

2006-12-06 16:49:12

#32

majorassult: I <3 ak101; +307|7100|under there hayousaidunderwear

Vilham wrote:
JE3146 wrote:
Vilham wrote:
I have done both.

Skiing 24 weeks +
Snowboarding 5 weeks

I can safely say that snowboarding is for people who don't want to take huge risks, anything that can be done on a snowboard can be done on skis and requires 2x more ski and effort. Most people choose snowboarding because they think the tricks look cool, tricks on skis look far cooler, it also actually hurts if you bail, which rarely happens but atleast im not pussying out.

However snowboarding is still fun, just not as good when you get to my ability at skiing.
Tricks aint everything. Speed is a fun thrill as well. Topping over 50mph on a snowboard on a boardercross course is a hell of a rush, and I was lasered btw.

And if you think snowboarding is easy, try keeping up with the crowd on a double BD with moguls. It ain't easy.

Tricks are for kids. ... Speed is where it's at
Either way skis win, you go FAR faster on skis than on a snowboard. Im into speed more than tricks but I also am learning tricks on skis and they are far harder to master than when I learnt them on a snowboard.

That's where your wrong. I could put a nice base coat of swix wax on my board and zoom past you, but then again swix is damn expensive

2006-12-06 17:28:48

#33

Vilham: Say wat!?; +580|7203|UK

majorassult wrote:
Vilham wrote:
JE3146 wrote:

Tricks aint everything. Speed is a fun thrill as well. Topping over 50mph on a snowboard on a boardercross course is a hell of a rush, and I was lasered btw.

And if you think snowboarding is easy, try keeping up with the crowd on a double BD with moguls. It ain't easy.

Tricks are for kids. ... Speed is where it's at
Either way skis win, you go FAR faster on skis than on a snowboard. Im into speed more than tricks but I also am learning tricks on skis and they are far harder to master than when I learnt them on a snowboard.
That's where your wrong. I could put a nice base coat of swix wax on my board and zoom past you, but then again swix is damn expensive

Ok... Skis are faster, take a pair or racing skis, wax them, take a racing snowboard, wax it. Race... Skis will win by FAR. On a snowboard you are completely un-airodynamic.

2006-12-06 17:31:20

#34

burton: Member; +9|6857|Da Bay, California

Burton Jussi+Burton Cartel bindings+Burton Hail boots=shred your eyes out

2006-12-06 17:33:03

#35

majorassult: I <3 ak101; +307|7100|under there hayousaidunderwear

burton wrote:
Burton Jussi+Burton Cartel bindings+Burton Hail boots=shred your eyes out

eh not a big fan of the cartels. Can't comment on the jussi or hails cuz iv never ridden them but my cartels broke like 2nd time out

They look so sexy tho

2006-12-06 17:34:13

#36

Vilham: Say wat!?; +580|7203|UK

burton wrote:
Burton Jussi+Burton Cartel bindings+Burton Hail boots=shred your eyes out

I found the bindings and boots, which look pretty nice but I cant find the board at all.

2006-12-07 20:40:16

#37

burton: Member; +9|6857|Da Bay, California

just to add to it they are the fading white to black black to white cartels, and yes i see how they could break easily but im gonna give em a try they have good support

2006-12-07 22:28:45

#38

chaosdragon001: Whee; +53|6946|Los Angeles, California

I snowboard... I chose the fuck skiers option. Sometimes I just have to bail cause I see a group of skiiers just barely crawling along on a flat-ish slope that snowboarders neeed to keep speed on, and they just go slow as hell. It sucks cause I have to take the damn thing off and walk just to get to next slope... stupid poles. But I'd like to try skiing someday.

2006-12-07 22:51:40

#39

jermyang: I've Seen the Saucers.; +38|7176|Norcal, usa

Vilham wrote:
majorassult wrote:
Vilham wrote:

Either way skis win, you go FAR faster on skis than on a snowboard. Im into speed more than tricks but I also am learning tricks on skis and they are far harder to master than when I learnt them on a snowboard.
That's where your wrong. I could put a nice base coat of swix wax on my board and zoom past you, but then again swix is damn expensive
Ok... Skis are faster, take a pair or racing skis, wax them, take a racing snowboard, wax it. Race... Skis will win by FAR. On a snowboard you are completely un-airodynamic.

yes. DUH.
which retard said that snowboarding is faster than skis.
comparing snowboard's speed vs. ski speed is like interracial marriage during the civil war, i'd lynch you for it.

2006-12-07 22:56:14

#40

nlsme: Member; +48|6852|new york

chaosdragon001 wrote:
I snowboard... I chose the fuck skiers option. Sometimes I just have to bail cause I see a group of skiiers just barely crawling along on a flat-ish slope that snowboarders neeed to keep speed on, and they just go slow as hell. It sucks cause I have to take the damn thing off and walk just to get to next slope... stupid poles. But I'd like to try skiing someday.

The mountain i board at has a run like this. On a board you have to come off the lift and just lean forward, take a certain line and you will make it to the slope, but skiers are always on that line talking about the run. Thats what the lift is for assholes!!!!!

Last edited by nlsme (2006-12-07 22:57:48)

2006-12-07 23:04:35

#41

Invaderzim: Chicken wing?; +49|6885|Newcastle NSW Australia

Well being from Australia i dont get the oppertunity much but i have boarded Oz, Austria, Italy, US, Romania and Canada. In about two years time i plan to stay in canada for a Year, board in the winter and ride in the summer

2006-12-08 01:03:19

#42

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|7096|BC, Canada

BigmacK wrote:
I lack the physical prowess required to keep myself from coming into contact with the powder.

So I ride sleds.

sleds+snowboards+avy gear is where its at.... to bad i spent all my money on alcohol and not a sled.

2006-12-08 01:07:24

#43

..teddy..jimmy: Member; +1,393|7086

TWIN TIPS (not to be confused with gay snowblades)
Like normal skis but have a concave on both ends and have more carve. Can go off jumps backwards for example. Also wont get stuck on rails

This year hopefullly going to learn a 720 at my local skil hill. TRYVANN

I personally hate noob snowboaders. The only thing they contribute to the snowboarding community is being a snow plough. Fucker always rub away the good snow.

Last edited by ..teddy..jimmy (2006-12-08 01:13:32)

2006-12-22 04:15:45

#44

shadow18alpha: I attend BF2 Anonymous Meetings; +129|7112|Warlord/Bellevue,WA

Sorry to bump this up

But I snowboarded for 11 years.

2006-12-22 04:23:22

#45

jkohlc: 2142th Whore; +214|6963|Singapore

my country dont even snow

2006-12-22 04:51:41

#46

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7280|Reykjavík, Iceland.

Skier here, been snow in the local mountains for a while, I just haven't felt like skiing for a while.

Fuck skiers!!!	49%	49% - 44
No, im a skier	23%	23% - 21
no	26%	26% - 24
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