Too many skiers up in here?

[St. Bear]

This seem to be skiers forum. Any snowboarders out there that exist?


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Does it matter?

 

[SnowRock]

I snowboard.. Skied first when i was real little but skated and surfed and so gravitated to the board. Bought my first real board (post black snow) in 1991'ish in 7th grade. Sold my KX 80 for that board.. was a big deal. It was a K2 AC that was certainly way to big... something in the 160's. I wanted farmer's board but it was even bigger if i recall.

 

[dmc]

Does it matter?

It does to him...

 

[dmc]

I snowboard.. Skied first when i was real little but skated and surfed and so gravitated to the board. Bought my first real board (post black snow) in 1991'ish in 7th grade. Sold my KX 80 for that board.. was a big deal. It was a K2 AC that was certainly way to big... something in the 160's. I wanted farmer's board but it was even bigger if i recall.

K2 AC was a great deck... Still have it?

 

[SnowRock]

K2 AC was a great deck... Still have it?

Negative... I wish and for the life if me I can't remember what I did with it. I think I must have sold it. Credit learning on that deck for my ability to carve.

I do have my old lib tech Matt cummins with the pool skater graphic and bent metal baseless bindings.

 

[dmc]

baseless binding... sweet..

 

[C-Rex]

I'm so glad I've kept all my boards throughout the years. My first was an old Evol Brad Gross 151. The base graphic is a sweet cartoon scene of dogs playing pool and poker. My friend who sold it to me has tried to buy it back several times over the years but there's no way I'm letting it go. Love that board.

 

[dmc]

I burned all my old decks..

 

[Smellytele]

I burned all my old decks..

Sacrifices to Ullr?

 

[dmc]

Sacrifices to Ullr?

Yup... It used to be a big deal here.. We'd take over the front yard of the local ski bar(now closed) and make a big fire and toss a couple pairs of skis/boards on the fire.. Petex burns FAST...

 

[Bostonian]

I tried it twice broke ribs twice, never again...

 

[dmc]

I tried it twice broke ribs twice, never again...

It's not easy... And not for everyone..

 

[witch hobble]

It was an interesting time. I remember the discrimination going both ways. When Okemo first allowed snowboards, all the skiers were upset. Then when they built their first half pipe, the snowboarders wouldn't allow skiers in it for a couple of years because they claimed skiers would ruin the pipe. I used to poach it all the time and get yelled at by ski patrol and snowboarders alike.

Was pretty silly putting the pipe at the bottom of the best mogul run on the mountain and expecting to keep hot dogging skiers out of it.

 

[deadheadskier]

Was pretty silly putting the pipe at the bottom of the best mogul run on the mountain and expecting to keep hot dogging skiers out of it.

From age 13 to 18, Sel's Choice probably accounted for about literally 60% of my skiing. I lapped the Black Ridge chair all day long. It wasn't just the best mogul run on the mountain at the time, it was pretty much the ONLY bump run on the mountain. Occasionally Ledges, Upper Chief, Black Out and Screamin Demon (and some natural trails like Triple Sec when it snowed), but Sel's was pretty much the only guaranteed bump run most of the season. And yup, when the bottom half consisted of a half pipe, it was far too tempting to drop in.

 

[witch hobble]

From age 13 to 18, Sel's Choice probably accounted for about literally 60% of my skiing. I lapped the Black Ridge chair all day long. It wasn't just the best mogul run on the mountain at the time, it was pretty much the ONLY bump run on the mountain. Occasionally Ledges, Upper Chief, Black Out and Screamin Demon (and some natural trails like Triple Sec when it snowed), but Sel's was pretty much the only guaranteed bump run most of the season. And yup, when the bottom half consisted of a half pipe, it was far too tempting to drop in.

You must be slightly younger than I. I don't think the half pipe came in until my senior year of high school.

Upper Chief was a pretty reliable bump run post February break every year. I remember it as a spring skiing mainstay, with a 13 minute lift ride on the triple.

And the whole reason that the original park and pipe wound up where it did was because for the first 2 or 3 years that they allowed snowboarding, it was limited to the Black Ridge chair.....so it sort of became the place to be/playpen for unruly youth

Also silly: when Jolly Green Giant, the most direct route from the top of the Northstar to the park/pipe was selected as a "Skiers Only" trail.

 

[witch hobble]

On topic: If this is a snowboard roll call, put me down as not quite reformed. It still makes up roughly 3% of my on hill days over the last decade.

 

[Cornhead]

Picked up one of my Son's old boards with plans of dabbling in the darkside, but I've got a bum shoulder that needs repair before I'd risk a direct hit. I've re-injured it before, and it takes too long to get back to semi-normal. I've attempt to board twice in the past with minimal success. The first time they actually had me in ski boots. The second time was with soft boots, I hoped it would be easier, it was not. I have to believe it beats skiing for a powder experience. I don't know if I'd ever switch completely, its so much easier to get around on skis. Its also nice to be able to ski on/off the lifts. Maybe I should board on Sundays. I ski with a boarder buddy, I'm always waiting for him to strap in on top of the hill.

 

[C-Rex]

Picked up one of my Son's old boards with plans of dabbling in the darkside, but I've got a bum shoulder that needs repair before I'd risk a direct hit. I've re-injured it before, and it takes too long to get back to semi-normal. I've attempt to board twice in the past with minimal success. The first time they actually had me in ski boots. The second time was with soft boots, I hoped it would be easier, it was not. I have to believe it beats skiing for a powder experience. I don't know if I'd ever switch completely, its so much easier to get around on skis. Its also nice to be able to ski on/off the lifts. Maybe I should board on Sundays. I ski with a boarder buddy, I'm always waiting for him to strap in on top of the hill.

I never thought it was a big deal to unstrap/restrap to get on/off the lifts, but I guess if you're used to just going it would be a more noticable inconvenience. If you really want to learn I'd suggest taking a lesson, preferrably at a place with terrain-based teaching. They have special terrain to help teach you the feel of going edge to edge and how to balance on a board. I know Northstar does this (my buddy was an instructor there) and they get much better results than other places. A powder day on a board is definitely something everyone should experience. It's literally like surfing the earth.

 

[dmc]

this is kind of cool...

 

[Bene288]

this is kind of cool...

Very cool. The mechanism seems simple enough where snow build up wouldn't be that much of an issue. Should show these to my friend who takes 5 solid minutes to strap in.


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