2013/2014 Snowboarding
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- mg330
- 5 1/2 hours? you could have flew to Colorado!fooler
- its pretty sad looking when there's no snow underneath the chair, but hey... still super fun I'm sure!Miguex
- Yep! Was great to loosen up. Spent the day practicing 180 ollies while riding, and back out from switch. Nice to be nailing those at good speed.mg33
- ... at good speed.mg33
- nice!Miguex
- FRONT-SIDE OR BACK-SIDE?IRNlun6
- whoa all caps... I demand answers!!IRNlun6
- prophetone0
a classic that i watched over and over and over. as i hugged my purple-haired litigator.
- hehe I was doing half that stuff after a week of boarding!Projectile
- Miguex0
so much style
- mg330
Alright - I'm booked in Breckenridge from Feb 13 - 17th. Staying at a place called The Bivouac that just opened there. Has anyone seen this place? Sort of a hostel / lodge with some private rooms but mostly bunk bed rooms. Staying there with a friend for $45 a night!! Seriously can't beat that. We're saving like $500 a piece easy by not staying in a hotel or condo.
- Miguex0
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The lack of snow sucks, I really hope it's early in the season still, here in california there's not much snow going on yet, but most resort have the ability to make 'fake' snow. Which results on a thin, hard coat of ice over the rocks. I personally have never experienced deep powder yet, but I just go to the local resorts close to LA area.- Last year up in big bear was huge amounts of snow.Knuckleberry
- Miguex0
- yes.refunktion
- I can't imagine what that must feel like.mg33
- this is closest i will get!sandbag
- lvl_130
super-noob question: but i've never had a new board. have always had used/hand-me-down boards that were broken in. do i need to get it waxed before use? i know it has the factory wax on it, but google is throwing me all sorts of different answers on this.
thanks in advance.
also thinking about picking up a pair of burton mission EST bindings (new off CL for $100). yes or no? i know the malivitas were recommended but they are about 2.5x the cost.
- since '90, i've never waxed a new deck before getting at least a few days on it.prophetone
- get malavitas or cartel set's. in the long run it's going to affect riding style and comfort, and it's cheap enoughprophetone
- when you're bombing a triple diamond and get into sketchy situations ur gonna want reliable quality under uprophetone
- just my 2 centsprophetone
- doesn't hurtdbloc
- thanks prophet!lvl_13
- Miguex0
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Dude! I've been using it on my phone since last year, mainly to check snow conditions, with the app I had some troubles figuring out how to snatch tickets. But I thought this year the app didn't work anymore and downloaded 'All Snow' app instead.It kept saying some of the resorts in california were closed even after opened already.. FYI.
- damn, i'll mention that to the dev team... might have been fixed already. they are pretty quick!refunktion
- yeah no worries! I still have it on my phone though, dope to hear you were involved on itMiguex
- mg330
^ boards usually say factory waxed but I see no harm in putting a new coat on. You can sort of scrap your fingernails down it and see if it scratches the original wax. I do mine every two weeks. If you feel like you will ride often, get waxing supplies and do it yourself. It's a fun ritual.
Gonna assume that you're getting a Burton board with the channel system. That plus hinge EST bindings is a great setup. I have a 146 Nug and a 159W Joystick, and Cartel EST's. About to upgrade to Malavitas with the winged highback.
- thanks mg!lvl_13
- waxing is funprophetone
- What board are you thinking about? What size do you usually ride and what is your height and weight? Type of terrain?mg33
- mg330
The famous Leo's smoke shack in Breckenridge was blown up a few weeks ago.
- lvl_130
anyone ride the banana tech shit? saw this on craiglist. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/…
seems like a good deal, but not sure if it will be wildly different from what i'm used to riding? thoughts from the qbn gallery?
- tech, esp. magnetraction is apparently the bomb. graphics are horrific. the end.prophetone
- best snowboard I have ever ridden.refunktion
- Miguex0
nike's never not (part 1) is up for limited time.