🧵 Snowboard General
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Jan 2025 04:29:40 UTC No. 218920
Does /xs/ prefer step or strap on bindings? Do step ons work in deep powder?
Anonymous at Tue, 7 Jan 2025 08:12:29 UTC No. 219254
>>218920
I bought clickers and had no idea what to expect as I'm a noob to the sport. I thought they were just what everyone used but so far I've seen no one else with them. No complaints about them, but my boots are old as shit apparently and the straps broke off. Thinking about just getting conventional bindings and not having broken gear
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Jan 2025 00:32:30 UTC No. 219492
>>219490
>shack in the trees at the top of the mountain
the jerry garcia shrine?
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Jan 2025 19:38:07 UTC No. 219574
Should I buy new snowboard from mid-priced brand like Termit or better to buy used one but from Burton?
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Jan 2025 19:39:43 UTC No. 219575
>>219574
Used is just fine as long as it's not beat to shit
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Jan 2025 19:42:55 UTC No. 219576
>>219575
But what would be main advantage if we compare basic options, like no step ons and stuff like that and for someone who is still learning to snowboard?
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Jan 2025 19:46:30 UTC No. 219578
>>219576
I'm just thinking maybe better to buy a cheap one for now and later on, in a year or two buy a good board
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Jan 2025 19:57:09 UTC No. 219580
>>219576
Personally I think step ons suck ass. They're a bitch and a half to get back into if you crash anywhere but flat ground. Plus I just dont trust them.
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Jan 2025 20:00:08 UTC No. 219584
>>219580
agree, i'm thinking about getting a strap board but the ones which don't fully detach
Anonymous at Fri, 10 Jan 2025 14:47:11 UTC No. 219664
what's the best resort in Europe for absolute beginners? been wanting to try snowboarding for years
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:57:43 UTC No. 220093
I went from being a heel side hero to a toe side hero. But at least I had the balls to go straight a bit too. I need to intentionally practice turns next time. Whenever I try it I devolve into spinning heel toe heel toe until I get dizzy
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:01:43 UTC No. 220094
>>219574
I’ve got a $50 2017 Burton clash. I crash. I suck. But I’m learning and yeah it’s kinda fucked up but that means I don’t worry about it. Same with boots.
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:21:48 UTC No. 220103
>go snowboarding on Saturday
>immediately get hooked
>go to board shop on Sunday and buy $1600 worth of gear
>try out new board on Monday (Capita DOA)
>get absolutely fucking banged up because new board is much faster and sensitive than the rental I used on Saturday
>left ass cheek incredibly sore
>right quad is incredibly sore
>right shoulder incredibly sore
>can barely sit down properly
I want to buy pic related. Anyone use them? I'm in Ohio, and our ski resorts are basically hard icey with a thin layer of snow. Felt like I was falling on slightly softer concrete.
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:33:58 UTC No. 220117
>>220103
Take it easy and stay upright by any means necessary, those pads aren't going to save you. You also probably should have gotten comfortable on the rental before going to a whole different setup. Rental boards are typically very flexy and forgiving for the n00bs, stiffer boards like the DOA much less so.
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:43:43 UTC No. 220123
>>220117
I assumed it would be smarter to buy my own gear ASAP so I could learn faster via a consistent setup.
My friend taught me how to carve to slow down though, which will help me. I was riding flat and going really fast down hills and crashing at the bottom. Basically, I was riding like a fucking dumbass.
So moving forward, I will fall much less, or at least my falls will be less gnarly.
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Jan 2025 03:30:09 UTC No. 220168
>>220123
Well you have the board now so might as well learn on it and you have a buddy to help you which is even better, shred on anon.
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Jan 2025 04:51:19 UTC No. 220173
>>220168
>shred on anon
thanks anon, I will :3
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Jan 2025 05:35:29 UTC No. 220178
>>220123
>I was riding flat and going really fast down hills and crashing at the bottom. Basically, I was riding like a fucking boss.
ftfy
Anonymous at Fri, 17 Jan 2025 22:19:25 UTC No. 220360
>>220103
Remember to target fixate on the bigges tree you see
Anonymous at Fri, 31 Jan 2025 05:18:52 UTC No. 222144
I seriously need to get to the mountain in the morning or ask for work to change my schedule so i can avoid school ski club nights. Every fucking time I've been hit while snowboarding it's been some kid on skis going down the mountain like a missle and not watching where they're going.
Anonymous at Sun, 2 Feb 2025 14:13:22 UTC No. 222413
>>222144
XDD
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Feb 2025 16:13:08 UTC No. 222514
LFG (Colorado) Ikon Pass must have beacon, probe, shovel, whistle, gopro. Can ride weekdays/weekends. Exclusively 2x black EX terrain & hike-back.
I was dropping 25' cliffs and starting slides on unstable slopes yesterday and I'm done doing it without a partner. I want someone to find my body.
Reply w your favorite access gate and I'll drop a burner e-mail.
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Feb 2025 20:37:23 UTC No. 222563
Taking a girl snowboarding Saturday. How tf am I supposed to teach someone to baord when I barely can myself. They weren’t running the free lesson I took so it’ll be just my bad advice.
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Feb 2025 21:46:18 UTC No. 222567
>>222563
Taught many females to snowboard. Made some of them cry in my younger days. Some of them still get season passes.
My advice: all your advice is bad advice.
-Remind her to bend her knees and distribute weight evenly, if only so that she doesn't fall as far
-Let her practice spinning from heel to toe and toe to heel down a green/easy blue
-On a steeper blue, have her cross all the way across the run the execute a single turn
-Nobody likes to feel like they are going too fast, so encourage her to actually turn uphill and make the transition at 2mph
-Once you can make one turn you can link all of them
-Just don't yell at yo bitch
>babe, let's just call it a day and get you some hot cocoa. you'll figure it out, don't worry. ha, no, you didn't ruin my day, i'm just glad you're here.
btw I hate all beginners and hope you both break bones
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Feb 2025 22:28:12 UTC No. 222569
>>222567
She actually is ruining my day. Finally getting powder in Oregon and I’m stuck on the green all day.
Then she put me in the “all I can offer you is friendship” zone the day after I paid for the tickets
>wanna blow my top smooth off
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Feb 2025 08:26:29 UTC No. 222595
>>222569
You should have just taken her iceskating or tubing, faggot.
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Feb 2025 15:45:47 UTC No. 222604
>>222569
>buy shit for her
>"I just wanna be friends"
played yourself
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Feb 2025 07:11:55 UTC No. 222679
>>222604
I thought I was inviting her out, and the "men pay" psyop worked on me
aint doin that again
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Feb 2025 13:42:22 UTC No. 222691
>>220168
>>220178
Alright, I went out a couple more times. I learned to use both edges and now I can carve somewhat, skid brake to allow merging when trails meet, and I rode blue trails all day, and would only fall about once per trail (on average).
I fuckin love snowboarding now, bros.
I'm 28, and the huge amount of hot high school girls makes me feel weird though.
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Feb 2025 13:44:43 UTC No. 222693
>>222679
Invite her over to your place next time. Have a bucket of chicken and a box of condoms chilling on the table when she arrives. She will get the message.
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Feb 2025 08:54:47 UTC No. 222780
>>222693
What if I just blow my shit clean off whole she’s in the passenger seat as we approach a cliff
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Feb 2025 22:48:59 UTC No. 222862
>>222780
Anon, stop being an edgy doomer. That won't get you laid. What you need to do is figure out if she's even into you. If she's not, then drop her and find another grill. Life is too short to orbit women that don't actually want you.
Anonymous at Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:57:55 UTC No. 223262
>>223261
i always start my day with this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKf
Anonymous at Mon, 10 Feb 2025 06:03:39 UTC No. 223270
>>218920
I don't like step ons. I was just at Mt Hood and tried them for the first time. Fresh powder was sticking to it like bubble gum and it was annoying having to swipe it off my boots every time I needed to step in.
Anonymous at Mon, 10 Feb 2025 06:05:27 UTC No. 223271
>>220103
My sister bullied me when I asked her for buttpad recommendations
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Feb 2025 04:22:17 UTC No. 223363
>>223270
you shouldve known pnw would be incompatible with them
Anonymous at Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:55:16 UTC No. 223478
It's my 2nd season, I am finally making some deep carved turns with razor thin lines on red/blue/green slopes.
I am also now starting to be able to navigate in between trees, hitting side cuts and slowly becoming comfortable with being airborne and sticking my landings, though I only land on my heel side because my ankles are kind of fucked.
I have these old bindings with thick foam straps. All the new ones seem to have that webbed plastic strap instead.
I'm wondering if switching to a new one will help improve my toe side feel/response? There is definitely a lot of play/cushion with the foam straps and I always kind of have to exaggerate my movements when I'm doing anything toe side. It's very noticeable when initiating toe side turns.
Anonymous at Wed, 12 Feb 2025 20:38:18 UTC No. 223581
Today I took a "break day" just to learn how to ride switch the bunny hill and green runs and so far it's been some of the most fun I've had this season and it's just been slipping and sliding around like a jackass.
Anonymous at Thu, 13 Feb 2025 05:57:46 UTC No. 223610
>>223478
Maybe. This is a personal feel thing that you may or may not like. Just rent a board with the kind of bindings you're thinking about switching to for a day.
Anonymous at Mon, 17 Feb 2025 23:04:46 UTC No. 223993
>>218920
I ski, every binding is step in.
Anonymous at Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:37:55 UTC No. 224045
If anyone in the US is looking for a good deal on gear, Curated is having a going out of business sale so you can get some good stuff pretty cheap.
>>223581
Turns out this was a huge mistake and I strained my left hip flexor pretty bad. Heed my warning and always make sure to adjust your stance properly before trying something new.