quite the wordsmith, aren't we?

I will be riding my new Option Supercharger with Flow bindings. The best board 1000$ can buy!

No way.

As far as which is easier to "pick up" if you talking about a surfing a long board, maybe. Hell, anyone can jump on a long board and rides the waves the first day they try. It's like standing on a boat in the water...nothing to it.

A short board? No way.....that like standing on thin 2x4. I've been surfing since i was 8 years old, and nothing was tougher to learn when it comes to balance.

As far as "wiping out," between snowboarding and surfing, they can't be compared. From surfing, I've had stiches everwhere from rocks and coral, numerous near drowning experiences, crushed by waves, and tons others.
From snowboarding, broken bones, etc, etc.

Both hurt just as equal.
Keep this in mind. I would rather have a hard fall on the snow anyday then to EVER experience what's it like to nearly drown. Especially knowing that once you pop your head out of the water in exhaustion to take a breath, another monster wave is on it's way to push you back under..then another, then another.


I been snowboaring for about 10 years myself, and as much as I love both rides with a passion, i still haven't found anything that compares to shredding the waves.

Most people will swear by snowboarding, but then again, most people have never has them themselves inside a wave curl, completely surrounded by water, seeing the end of the tunnel 10-15 feet in front of you, looking down to see the fish below your fins and the coral, while dragging your hand in the wave beside you to slow yourself down......never wanting to leave.

It's a place and a time that is seriously uncomparable to anything...

my sport's more dangerous than yours lol.

the avalanches rule!!

Heh, I know exactly what you mean. I recently moved to an area of the country where I am AWAY from the mountains as I'll get NO work done with the hills calling my name..... stay away if you expect to be a success in business!

been there done that..learned to snowboard some 8 years ago....did 900s, rodeos, all type of tricks....back to skiing from last year

hehe....haven't had the pleasure of that yet Quiet, but try being chased by thousands of gallons of solid ocean water. If you bail and don't land correctly, you'll be crushed. Tons of reports of broken backs, etc from nothing but water.

hmmmm....crushed by a monster wave and drown, or being buried alive and suffocated by an avalanche.

Damn. lol. What a choice! Shit, I don't think i can make that choice even if i had to choose.

When in doubt, KiteBoard! Good for ocean riding and snow! Ever snowboarded uphill? Man, i can't wait to give that a go. :)

no, haven't tried that.

i have done the pulled by a snowmobile thing - pretty cool. sort of like wake boarding :glugglug

It's no Waimea Bay or Mavericks, but we hold our own. Remember where Kelly Slater came from :thumbsup

That's always fun. Though I can imagine kite boarding on a snowboard and sailing through the air off a jump. :1orglaugh

It's been a long time since i've seen snow, but i never did ski or snowboard or anything, but it's something i'd love to try.

What am i doing this season? Well, it's summer here, and it's ridiculously hot. I'm trying to move as little as possible. haha.

I went last year and the above sums it up perfectly. Not only do I now HAVE TO go as often as possible we are now going to move to be near a mountain. How I wish I'd found this 15 years ago.

Yes Longboard ~ and I apologize for not putting 'IMO' or 'IME' before my statement.

Been there.

I have not been there yet.

I second that, fuck winter!

come to Montreal in Febuary and you will be "fixed" for ever.

I'm doing both ski and snowboard . I ski very very very well but for snowboard it'S another story :) But i still can't wait till i hit whistler in 3 weeks :D

Yeah. (ehhem).. Ultimate Fighting (ehhem).. small hobby a took up last year... not much for a big MUSCULAR guy like myself to do except pummel others to a bloody heap of torn flesh and broken bones.


I can't believe no one said it yet...

Here Cheshire - I was bored while uploading so I made this just for you.:thumbsup

A bit of fun :)

Hahaha!
Yes, I'm a good girl with an extra big dildo :winkwink:

And I just got invited to hit Whistler with my brother for Spring break.
:thumbsup

THERE IS NO FUCKIN SNOW IN THE STATES! WHERE TO GO?

And don't tell me about some pussy ass 25in base you have, where is it?

There isn't shit up here in the NorthWest.....3 years ago we had record snow falls.....200 in base everywhere

um, okay.

I went to North Lake Tahoe.

Don' try to BS girl, you know for a fact that Tahoes conditions right now suck.... Usually by December the conditions at Tahoe are rediculous..... Check it out, a 35in base is as big as it gets there.....

http://apps.tahoe.com/snow/

um, okay.

I WENT to North Lake Tahoe.

bitch

Slow your roll girl.... I'm not sayin you didn't go, Im just sayin the conditions suck compared to average up there....

Ohh yeah, you just started going so u wouldn't know:)

I'm just teasin.... We need to go and tear it up, Ive been at it since 95. Maybe I can give you some tips....

By the way thanks for the tips on SF...

Who's got opinions on a good 153-155 board?

depends on what you want to do with your board,

for carving, you want medium sidecut and something relatively long (more side cut means you can really lean in and rip some curves, less means you'll go faster but won't turn on a dime) also a good amount of camber is good here so you can really get an edge. if you set the board flat on the ground, a board with high camber will stick up in the middle about 1/4 inch. a dead board wont' stick up at all.

for the pipe or tricks, you'll want something that's totally bi-directional, not too much sidecut or camber and good cross-flexibility

for powder, you'll want something really wide, the rest doesn't really matter, except to make sure you can set your stance back just a little bit and you want a nose that sticks up high in the air

no matter what, a good solid base is important for speed and durability and i recommend buying a board that feels light so your legs don't get too tired

obviously i'm a carver, but i recommend something in the middle. mid side cut, average camber, pretty wide, medium nose and bi-directional. this way, you'll be happy no matter what the conditions. as for the company, they're all pretty good so whatever fits your budget and makes you look good!

here's a sample board you might like
http://www.burton.com/gear/pr_boards.asp?productID=164

here's a couple place to start shopping
http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Ec...ng/Snowboards/