Snowboarding

Im going to buy a snowbaord soon. And on all the sites everything is on sale. Now im wondering if I should buy now, or wait until the summer. Maybe with the bad economy they will be really cheap this summer?

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ok first, know that this knowledge is coming from someone who has purchased snowboards and snowboard gear throughout the year from various websites and yes, a lot of places do have great sales during off season, but they also have a limited selection during these times. The reason there are great sales now during peak season is because it IS peak season…much like how presents will be cheapest during the holiday season is the same concept on why snowboard equipment is cheap now as well. With the exception of a certain stingy over-rated/over-priced company which starts with a B, and ends with -urton, I’ve seen great deals on $400+ boards going for $200 and sometimes less! But to get the best selection on a brand you want and the design you want you have to act now. Try out www.sierrasnowboard.com. All their equipment is marked 40% off and a lot for 50% off as well.

Hello, I’m looking for a good, moderately priced ski resort that is easy to get to and has lots of intermediate runs. Please help, thank you.

I recommend Breckenridge, it’s huge, and has runs that are wide and as steep as you want them to be. In fact, Breck has an entire mountain with only intermediate runs.

Breck is cheaper than Winter Park (another great option, but less intermediate area than Breckenridge). Vail, Beaver Creek, and Aspen are more "tourist-y" and much more expensive, while Keystone I believe is downright dangerous for intermediates (the runs are crowded and wiped off in intermediate areas).

If you’re looking for very cheap areas, Loveland and Arapahoe Basin are great areas, but A-Basin doesn’t have much intermediate area. They don’t have towns at the bottom, though.

Another option is Wolf Creek, in southern Colorado. I’ve never been myself, but they get a LOT of snow there, and I’ve been told that it’s mostly an intermediate area. I believe it’s fairly cheap, too.

How many times a week? Heavy or drizzling? Cold/hot rain? Windy? Any other types of weather related things i should know about for the winter? I’ll be staying there in the winter for 3 months, so i want to prepare myself. Any information or tips would be helpful!

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It really depends on how Miss. London Weather is feeling. Sometimes she’ll spare us, then sometimes she feels happy and gives us a little sun even though it’s still cold… then, she suddenly goes into a strop and gives us rain like you’ve never seen before.

I’m going snowboarding in a month and i need a new snowboard and i was thinking of getting a Burton Blunt Wide, but i dont know what kind of bindings i should get with it. Do any of you guys have any ideas? and i would like it to be a little cheaper but not like bad cheap.

Union or Rome. You aren’t going to find higher quality bindings then Union and that includes anything by burton. Union Forces or Rome 390’s would be good for you

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use the supa jump

Tomorrow its my class ski trip. I have a 3 hour lesson, but I am afraidof the lift,i dont want to fall off im scared to jump off and ski, its my first time in the snow, soo you can tell its my first time skiing. Help meee!

Its basically impossible to fall off the chairlift. If you’re still scared go to the sides and hold on (go to the right if you wanna go on the right side of the slope and go to the left if you wanna go to the left side). When you get off just keep your ski tips up and go down the tiny hill at the end of the lift, then try to turn. First don’t get frustrated. Second, either take lessons or learn from a friend. Only ski on a green run (green being the easiest run you can go on), unless you get really good (and I mean really good) that day you can go on blues or blacks. The first time I went skiing I wasn’t that good. Make sure you wear a helmet. Depending on where you go watch out for crazy snowboarders. Make sure you have good equipment and warm clothes, because if you’re cold you’ll get frustrated. Don’t get poles unless you know how to do nice clean turns. If you don’t know how to turn you can ski pizza (pizza is where you don’t turn and go straight down, do this by putting the tips of your ski’s a couple inches apart you’ll go slower that way). Don’t cut people in line at the lifts. If its your turn in line wait for the chair lift in front of you and then go

The title basically says it. If you go to a typical ski resort, is there a chance of getting caught in an avalanche big enough to bury you, especially at the steeper, more difficult slopes/routes? What precautions do the resorts try and take to prevent them?

If not at ski resorts, then when do you run the risk of skiing in an avalanche-prone area?

Avalanches are most prone to slide in the 38-42ish degree slopes, so the blacks. The really really steep stuff, like extreme terrain, is sometimes too steep to form a slab and slide typically. Blue (intermediate) slopes are usually not steep enough to slide.

The ski areas that go above timberline (no trees) cut the snow to try to cause slabs to release and bomb it with explosives each morning to make sure that all of the avalanches slide, and then they open it to the public.

In North America, the chance of being in an avalanche at a ski area is veeeerrryyy low. But it does happen, someone was killed in Arapahoe Basin Colorado a few years ago by one. I see them set them off all the time at Breckenridge, but of course no one is there yet but ski patrol.

Outside of the ski areas, you just have to have avalanche knowledge and travel safely. A huge snowfall on a 38 degree slope is the best skiing — but that’s exactly when avalanches will strike. You have to watch for warning signs like the snow going "whomp" under your feet or a crack shooting out across the snow. We also dig a pit and try to create a mini avalanche, and if we can’t it’s probably pretty safe.

I think something like 50 people have died in the past 30 years in Colorado from avalanches in the backcountry (outside of a ski area). So the risk is much higher.

anyway the point is, if you’re scared of avalanches at the ski area, you might as well be terrified of driving in a car, because that’s much more likely to kill you.

Im going on a trip to vegas in january and need advice on good ski resorts under 7hrs driving distance from vegas. Thanks.

I live in LV and less than an hour’s drive is Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort up on Mount Charleston (702) 385-2754. It’s a nice daytrip. Website is www.skilasvegas.com

Brian Head Resort in Utah is about 200 miles away around 3 hrs and 15 minutes. www.brianhead.com.

Park City Mountain Resort in Utah is about 6.5 hours each way.

Just looking to see if anyone knows of a household / supermarket cleaning product that could substitute for your average $35 dollar a bottle of ski/snow board "base cleaner?"

what base cleaner actually does is dissolve the left over wax residing within the structure of the pe-tex. so any wax cleaner should work, i know surf wax cleaner works… if that helps…why are you cleaning your bases?

if you want to prep them for the winter "hot scrape the bases, (apply a warm (usually yellow) wax with an iron and scrape off right away,) then use you colder wax, and wax like normal… this will keep the bases from drying out.

That depends on what you mean by pick up. If you get a lesson you will be able to stand up and do some of the entry level beginner runs by the end of the lesson.

It takes a while to develop advanced skills. You need to master one way of riding, goofey or regular and then learn to ride switch if you ever plan on doing anything in the park. Then you have to practice just going over jumps and rails with good balance, then you start adding your tricks.

It takes a few seasons of dedication to the sport to become a great rider, if you get lessons along the way it will happen faster because somebody will be able to show you what to do and what you’re doing wrong