My daughter has done it on one of those toys r us type boards and is really good now she wants a real one for her bday coming up in three weeks any suggestions to what type and do you need snowbaord boots or will any snow boots do??
I would recommend a burton chicklet. Good for beginners, for the balance is good and carvings easy. Good boots would be vans or forum
Me and one of my siblings snoboard and ski ( i snowboard, she ski’s ). And i was wondering how often i need wax my board and her skis. We’ve both had out equipment for a year and riding them for 1 season and are gearing up for another season on the same equipment. When i bought my snowboard it came waxed because it was new, but here skis were used and i have no idea when they were last waxed. I know it improves the performance of the equipment so i wanted to know. And would it be a better idea to take it somewhere to do it or just buy the wax and equipment to do it myself?
Depend on the conditions but generally every 3 or 4 trips you should wax, Add a day for powder days and take a day off for icey days, ice does a nice job of taking off wax. Another thing is the type of base, sintered bases for example do a really good job of taking in more wax when they’re waxed so generally you can go longer.
Usually a good sign to know when a board needs to be waxed is by just looking at the base, if you see a lot of dry strips like dried deodorant then you’ll want to wax, usually around the edges you’ll notice this first as that’s where most of the riding is done.
Nik snowboarding behind a Subaru Forester in the streets of South East DC, followed by a cop car. The cops are taking a video of it and are taking it easy. I love those cops!
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im about 5′ 9" 125 pounds, size 11 feet, 13 years old. i want to buy a snowboard this year but i want to get a good one that i can keep for awhile. my question is, if i get a 153 cm board, could i still use it just as well if i grew more. like say i grew to be 6 feet tall (yeah i know thats a lot of growing, and im just asking this as a precuation). could i still use a 153 cm board? or say i grew taller than 6 feet, could i still use a 153 cm board?
thanks
Everyone is putting to much stock into this question. Ride what you feel comfortable with. It’s not like you are going to grow a foot in one year. If you are that worried then of course buy a bigger board. Where do you ride? The park/pipe or big mountain? If it’s freestyle don’t sweat it… small boards are great for jibs and tricks but slow on speed. If you ride in deep pow pow then go longer… otherwise you won’t be able to stay above the snow a will sink like a torpedo. Just look at some of the pros… I know a few who are 6′2” and ride a 151 for jibs, a 154 for park, and 157 for the deeps. Don’t just follow the rule of thumb… rules are meant to be broken.
Traveling to Burlington, Vermont, our video visits Burton’s snowboard manufacturing center to learn about their handmade process and prototyping techniques. Chris Doyle, the brand’s “mad scientist” who’s worked with founder Jake Burton since 1996, gives a behind-the-scenes tour explaining what makes their snowboards industry leaders.
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hey,
i was wondering if what i have been doing could prep me for snowbaording. i made a back yard rail(5ft long about) that i can grind fully with a 50/50 and almost with backside and frontside boardslides. i can also do a butters. but i was worried, i have been doing this on a skateboard with the trucks taken of and i was wondering: if i practice on this board will it improve or lessen the way i perform the tricks on an actual snowboard?
thanks for the info
also, i am doing these grinds on like a 2-3inch in diameter round hockey net pole, will real grinds be easier on a box or thicker rails?
It will definetally improve the way you do real snowboard tricks, this is actually something i’ve done to also help my balance…Though the approach and when your on the rail are completely different than snowboarding, they will help you with you balance which will become crucial as you start doing bigger rails…So keep doin it, it will help..
Is there really a difference between men’s and women’s bindings?
I’m looking for a new set and i have men’s now, i do find i get a lot of calf pain.
Women specific bindings will probably help you with the calf pain.
For example, Burton bindings for women have shorter High backs and the top is round, which will probably help with the calf pain. It is also canted, meaning that it follows the shape of your leg. Girls bindings also come with more padding for the sensitive girls. They also come in smaller sizes.
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Neverland is a state of mind, a mountain pushed up from the ground by imagination. Anyone can go but most people have trouble with the simple directions: Follow your dreams. This winter Absinthe dropped down the rabbit hole to explore this elusive place and brought back some mind bending tales and a pocketful of surprises. Travis Rice, Dan Brisse, Bode Merrill, Nicolas Müller, Sylvain Bourbousson, JP Solberg, Romain deMarchi, DCP, Marc Frank Montoya, Annie Boulanger, Marie-France Roy, Jules Reymond, Wille Yli-Luoma, Cale Zima, Phil Damianakes, Wolfgang Nyvelt, Kevin Pearce, Eero Ettala, Gigi Rüf and the rest of the Lost Boys continued down the road less traveled and explored some new possibilities during a winter that saw the progression of snowboarding take some giant strides.
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me and a couple of buddies arre taking off work and going to go snowboarding up in ny next week……..ive been surfing awile now and know that the size of the board makes a lot of difference
i borrowed a board from a guy i know but dont know if its a good size for me….ive been 3 times before but i never pay any attention to this stuff
im about 6-2" and 170 pounds and the board measures just uner 5 feet……is this good for me? or should i just rent one?
me and a couple of buddies arre taking off work and going to go snowboarding up in ny next week……..ive been surfing awile now and know that the size of the board makes a lot of difference
i borrowed a board from a guy i know but dont know if its a good size for me….ive been 3 times before but i never pay any attention to this stuff
im about 6-2" and 170 pounds and the board measures just uner 5 feet……is this good for me? or should i just rent one?
its about 163 cm
That’s not a terrible size for you, a little bit on the longer side but you could definitely be fine learning on a length that long, If you do end up wanting to buy your own board look more near 158 for a nice all mountain size.
The world’s most famous Bulldogs, as featured in the Rose Parade, hit the slopes at Mountain High to prep for their visit to Vancouver in February.
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