snowboard talk/BS

Here's my new set up.. Never Summer SL 153 with K2 auto uprise bindings



I tried sending 4 pictures to live in 1 message.. anyone know why it only shows 1 picture?


Last year's board.. Lib Tech Skate Banana 152 with Ride Revolt bindings





Board from year before last.. Gnu Rider's Choice 153 with Ride Contraband Bindings





And my first good board. Bought it before I moved to Crested Butte, CO for the winter of 07/08.
Arbor Element ALT 155 with Salomon SPX Pro Bindings

 

nice!

and i think it all as to be it’s own message. i tried 2 one time and it only showed one.

 

Did a shoot for a couple ski mags of the World Cup course on Ajax today, nothing like ripping fresh groomed on a fast black diamond run....a week before opening day.

Snowmass opens Saturday, come on up and take a few runs!

 

Nice! Looks killer.

Did you do the shooting? I've been trying to break into shooting/editing snowboard videos. I go up and shoot my own stuff and have been working on a demo, but I have no idea where to start other than to freelance and hope to get enough gigs.

 

Yep, I do the shoots. It's tough out there for peeps trying to break in. Since I make 100% of my living off of shooting, I keep it waaaaay on the down low, not even a site for the public to see. Number one, you have to be better than at least 80% of your competition. Number two is you have to meet people face to face, not just email blast. Number three is that you have to charge correctly right out of the gate, not low ball just to get the so called "Exposure" which in this day and age is utterly worthless until you get a following in which everyone knows you don't mess around with "Freetography"...

Welcome to the jungle..;-)

 

Hah, what a fun thread.

I'm sure I'm the old guy here but that's cool.

Started boarding in Dec. 1990, the first week I landed back on the "mainland" after 3+ years in HI, surfing and serving in the Corps! So wow, 21 years and still no broken bones (knock on wood).

Taught both of my girls to ride, now 13 and 17. "Made" em both learn to ride goofy, so we could ride up the lift easier!

I probably have over 10 boards of varying flavors including two hard carving setups, a Nidecker and a Ghost.

My current favorite though is my Palmer Burn, great free-ride board. But I'm really "jones-in" for a Magnetraction type of board, they hold such great edges.

Oh, if anyone's in the NE IL/SE WI area, I'm a Boarder Patroller at Wilmot and can probably get you on for free.

Feb. of this year when we got 20+ inches of fresh:

 

sweet. i had a dream i was going to brake my wrist this year. lol so having the dream means it’s 90% likely to happen. can’t wait. i just saw that it’s suppose to get in to the 20’s here tonight. i’m soo happy!

 

it was snowing here earlier! its freezing outside. i think the local resort will start making snow this week. Snowshoe already started. I think they might be opening next week....im considering going even though its like a 5 hour drive from home haha

 

Don't break, bounce!

As someone that treats 5-10 broken wrists each day I volunteer as a patroller, lemme offer a bit of advice.

Hard as it is to do, don't extend your arms when you fall. If you're going down, tuck in your arms and just let your body hit the ground. Body slam it dude. You're young, you'll absorb the bounce and most likely get up and ride away.

All the dislocated shoulders, elbows, broken collar bones and wrists I've treated are caused by extended arms.

BTW, I'm sure you guys can out-ride me in the park but, can you do a full apex turn? Meaning, tear down the hill at great speed, carve a toe-side turn into a full circle? It's a blast and teaches you good edging technique.

Man, I'm getting stoked to go riding, it's below freezing!

 

sweet! and do it. at least you’ll have fun. lol

i don’t want to brake anything. but 80% to 90% of the time i have a dream i get hurt. i do.

and yeah i know tuck and roll. and you could prob beat me in park. i have not done it yet. i may have to try that even tho i will most likely have one extremely epic wipe out. lol

 

so they started a ski thread...we should troll the shit out of them

 

Thanks.

Yeah, I plan on just doing my own thing for a bit as a hobby, and polishing my skills to the point where they are expert. (I'm good on the editing, audio and graphics, since I do that everyday -- just need more field shooting time).

I checked out Red Bull Media House and they have a ton of openings, but of course they're all in Germany and I don't think my high school Deutsch will fly.

Do you just shoot stills or video too?

 

They're only at 26 posts. I think we have a good head start on them.

 

Had a meeting with the snow school last night. It's getting closer to opening here. Also found out they added a new trail, and thinking of adding another glades run!!!!

 

haha. i did on the first page.

X2. but i did start it in july.


p.s. lets not start the hole ski VS snowboarder fight. i think it’s stupid. and we should all share the hill. and have fun!

 

but's it's so much fun!!

 

i know. lol. i give my cousin and his wife shit about it. lol. but i really don’t see the point. why can’t we just share the hill and have fun?

 

Because skiing sucks and they don't like snowboarders on the mountain, so why do we have to be nice?

 

Because skiers don't understand we have a blindspot, and we tear up the hill! The ski patrol here always joke about around, the Snow school get serious about their hate of snowboarders though. Good thing the hill manager is a snowboarder.

 

First turns of the season today right out my front door in Teton Village, Wy on the closed soon to be open JHMR. Little low tide on lower hobacks but decent above, 16in or so of new powder....10+by tomorrow. Great to get the splitboard out and enjoy snow again! Looks to be a good season in Jackson starting up.