Snowboarding

im getting a job this summer for some new gear. looking for a brand new setup by the way i snowbaord. i like the baggy style. i am a girl. 10 pts for anyone who gives me some links and stuff please help!!
also i dont really care what color as long as you think i will be "noticed" in it since i want to get sponsered

You’re gonna definitely want wild prints (like plaid or stripes) and/or neon/electric colors if you want to be noticed and remembered. When I think of memorable outfits I think of Torah Bright’s 2010 Olympics half pipe outfit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5BNJN6pX_s) and iPod’s Winter X Games 2010 half pipe outfit (http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/m9_1y2nbXNl/Snowboard+Day+6/lIji20a07LH/Iouri+Podladtchikov). But, if you do go with neon colors, you generally have to balance out the color with an either toned down color like torah’s blue jacket or a neutral color like iPod’s black jacket or else you may end of looking tacky or not put together (Of course there are always some exceptions).

The most memorable colors are generally the prime colors (red, blue, and yellow) from my own experiences, but "Studies also show gender differences in color memories and color preferences. Statistically, women find dark blue, and then yellow the most memorable colors. Men find purple, and then dark blue most memorable. Yellow is much less memorable for men. Preferentially, women list shades of red first; men list shades of blue. [...] With mixed genders, top preferences are: 1.Red, 2.Blue, 3.Purple, 4.Green, and 5.Orange." (http://www.math.duke.edu/education/ccp/resources/write/design/graphic31.html)

Here are some great examples of clothes you should get! Hope you like them:
jackets:
(in blue and wear black pants)

http://www.burton.com/mens-snowboard-jackets-burton-system-jacket/218447,default,pd.html?dwvar_218447_variationColor=455&start=5&cgid=mens-jackets&prefn1=filterColor&prefv1=Blue&index=5&masterID=218447&top=548&key=cgid%3Dmens-jackets&index=5&masterID=218447&top=548&key=cgid%3Dmens-jackets

(in red and wear black pants)

http://www.burton.com/mens-snowboard-jackets-burton-southsider-jacket/218444,default,pd.html?dwvar_218444_variationColor=615&start=16&cgid=mens-jackets&prefn1=filterColor&prefv1=Red&index=16&masterID=218444&top=1264&key=cgid%3Dmens-jackets&index=16&masterID=218444&top=1264&key=cgid%3Dmens-jackets&index=16&masterID=218444&top=1264&key=cgid%3Dmens-jackets

pants:
(rainbow with black print pants and then a black jacket of a sort)

http://www.burton.com/mens-snowboard-pants-burton-restricted-chigurth-pant/218556,default,pd.html?dwvar_218556_variationColor=023&start=4&cgid=mens-pants&index=4&masterID=218556&top=190&key=cgid%3Dmens-pants&index=4&masterID=218556&top=190&key=cgid%3Dmens-pants&index=4&masterID=218556&top=190&key=cgid%3Dmens-pants

(black and white print pants and then with a red or blue jacket of a sort)

http://www.burton.com/mens-snowboard-pants-the-white-collection-division-pant/218558,default,pd.html?dwvar_218558_variationColor=028&start=5&cgid=mens-pants&index=5&masterID=218558&top=548&key=cgid%3Dmens-pants

As far as snowboard/bindings/gloves/hats/helmets go, usually you can base them off of the snowboard and outfit that you get. But remember, get a very good quality snowboard and good quality bindings first before you buy anything else, because those are the main tools that you will use to win, and you can’t get sponsors by losing. Good luck!!

Right now I am planning a trip to the Bahamas. This Atlantis resort sounds really cool but I don’t want to just stay on the resort the whole vacation. Is there anything fun you can do or visit in Nassau? If not, is the Atlantis resort big enough were you won’t get tired of staying and there won’t be a need to leave it?

I’ve been going to the Bahamas every year since I was 7 and I’m now 19. Every year we go to the same couple places on the island of Abaco. They’re extremely beautiful and you can find fun stuff to do all the time.

The couple places I go are Green Turtle Cay on the Island of Abaco and we stay either at the Bluff House or the Coco Bay Cottages. It’s right on the cay so you have 2 beaches, one on either side of you. One is more rough and we usually go body surfing and boogie boarding there, the other side is more calm and is perfect for playing around in, shelling, and exploring during low tide. Everyone on this part of the island is local and extremely friendly. If you go there, say hi to Brendal who works at the scuba shop!

The other place we go on Abaco which is by FAR my favorite place is Hopetown. It’s a beautiful little town and is seriously the secret treasure of the Bahamas. It’s got extremely friendly people, adorable shops, good food, and amazing beaches. Places to hit up if you go there are Tahiti beach for the BEST shelling, Iggy Biggy boutique, Vernon’s grocers for some AMAZING coconut bread, and Captain Jacks for drinking and dancing!

You can get to these places by ferry if you fly into Marsh Harbour, Abaco in the Bahamas. And I HIGHLY recommend these places!

Another thing to make sure you try in the Bahamas is their signature soda they make and distribute only in the Bahamas. It’s called Goombay Punch and it’s pineapple soda, DELICIOUS!

However, if you’re looking for the tourist experience, I would say to go to the Atlantis resort. There’s plenty of tourists there to make friends with.

The tires on now are low profile 225/50R16. I want to get the cheapest winter tires possible. Should I get cheap new rims (not low Profile) and cheap winter tires instead of low profile winter tires? If so, what size of rim would I need for that bolt pattern?

Get 4 steel wheels and 4 snow tires. You run the risk of someone damaging your wheels if they aren’t careful when they install low profile snow tires. Why would you want to chance damaging your alloy wheels if your car slid on snow and crashed into a curb.

As stated elsewhere Blizzaks are excellent albeit a little noisy.

I have some lamar bindings, that i would like to continue to use, to save a little cash, and i got a burton board just the other day, but i need a binding mounting disc for my bindings to work with my board, i have no idea where to get ones that would work, and i don’t know if all discs would fit my bindings.

You can use SOME discs interchangeably between different brands and there are some semi-universal discs too. The main thing you need to be concerned with is that the "teeth" on the edge of the discs are the same size as the "teeth" on the bindings. The diameter of discs is always or almost always the same. Here are a few links for you to start looking at, if I see anything else later on, I’ll update.

http://www.sierrasnowboard.com/Forum-3-Hole-Disc-Kit-accessories-misc.asp

http://www.boardsforless.com/rediformosnb.html

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360222664338

Good luck!

Can you actually answer the emails and do what they say in them? I got one about a role in a movie, can I actually do something to be in the movie? Thanks!

To show off your high scores.

I’m looking for a cool email address. I’m male, in my 20’s, and professional. Something short and cool but still semi professional. I would also like it to have something to do with skiing as the majority of my clients are from the ski industry. Also if i could include my initials or my first name that would be great.

1.Quinnski20
2.Qsnow20
3.Mtn.Master Q
thats all i got hope i helped

i am english speaking with an eu passport, i have no commitments till june 2007, i love snowboarding and want to spend as much time on a ski resort as possible!
i am willing to d anything and i have experience in various different fields of work including waitor/barman/maintenance and painting plumbing etc.
have been trying to find oppertunities but thay just dont seem to be happening for me, can you guid me in the right direction?

Try First Choice or Thomsons/Crystal. They are the big companies who take on loads of staff at this time. I have done two Winter seasons with these companies

Burton’s poaching program states that two of the resorts are on federal forest land. Which ones are these? Please give me a source.

Well, the three left are: Alta, UT; Deer Valley, Utah; and Mad River Glen, VT. Taos recently opened, so I’m not sure if they sit on public land, and it really doesn’t matter anymore since they decided to open to snowboarders.

Alta is the only one I know of that sits on public lands. They get a permit from the Forest Service who gets money from Congress, who gets the money from our tax dollars. So in essence, we’re paying for it.

Deer Valley is on private land, and MRG is owned by a cooperative. What that is exactly, I’m not sure. It could mean public lands, but I’m not sure.

"A cooperative owns Mad River Glen-the business and the land it operates on. The Mad River Glen Cooperative is associated with Vermont Cooperative, which describes the values of a cooperative this way:

Cooperatives are based on the values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity. In the tradition of their founders, cooperative members believe in the ethical values of honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others." (Transworld Snowboarding, March 08 issue, Pg 28.)

There, I typed the part about cooperatives all out for you. You’re welcome.

hey what size snow board should i buy im 167cm tall and my feet are 250mm

hmm how bout the most important factor weight?

lol @ the guy who said 177cm. We get some stupid people answering sometimes

I am 33, and have never skied or snow-boarded before, and in all honesty am not very sporty. However it looks like fun – should I give it a go? If so, what’s the best way to start?

YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE!!!!! Go for it and I hope that you have fun. You may want to find some discreet places to fine tune your skills though. Have a lot of fun, and don’t let this just be an idea.