Hi all,
Going to try and keep this short. I am from South Africa and our snow and shops are really limited. We have 2 resorts, with limited natural snow, mostly 1 groomed run per resort of between 800 – 1.4km depending on the weather. See attached picture.
I would consider myself a real newbie and currently have the following kit,
- Boots, Burton Grail, bought them new and they are a good fit and still almost new
- Bindings, Burton Cobrashark, was the only bindings I could get my hands on
- Board, Gnu 164cm, no idea what board model and year, got it for R300 which is about $30
We only have 2 shops in South Africa, with very limited stock when it comes to boards and bindings, as the market is way too small for them to stock a wide range. I am now in the position to buy a new board and bindings, although these will be either bought from eBay or some online store in the US that is willing to ship to South Africa. I don’t need the latest and greatest 2014 gear, due to our limited time we can spend boarding and also the shipping costs on a board almost equals the board price.
I do spend some time during the year on the ski deck, carpet covered deck where we can practise at one of the shops and then once, maybe twice a year will go to the resort.
My specs:
- Newbie
- Boarding, carpet deck and groomed slope
- Height 1.8m (6 Feet)
- Weight 230lbs
Based on my limited boarding time what is the best newbie board and bindings I should look at? Taking into account, no need to be 2014 gear, just good kit that will work for me and my conditions and the fact that I will have to buy and ship to South Africa.
Going to try and keep this short. I am from South Africa and our snow and shops are really limited. We have 2 resorts, with limited natural snow, mostly 1 groomed run per resort of between 800 – 1.4km depending on the weather. See attached picture.
I would consider myself a real newbie and currently have the following kit,
- Boots, Burton Grail, bought them new and they are a good fit and still almost new
- Bindings, Burton Cobrashark, was the only bindings I could get my hands on
- Board, Gnu 164cm, no idea what board model and year, got it for R300 which is about $30
We only have 2 shops in South Africa, with very limited stock when it comes to boards and bindings, as the market is way too small for them to stock a wide range. I am now in the position to buy a new board and bindings, although these will be either bought from eBay or some online store in the US that is willing to ship to South Africa. I don’t need the latest and greatest 2014 gear, due to our limited time we can spend boarding and also the shipping costs on a board almost equals the board price.
I do spend some time during the year on the ski deck, carpet covered deck where we can practise at one of the shops and then once, maybe twice a year will go to the resort.
My specs:
- Newbie
- Boarding, carpet deck and groomed slope
- Height 1.8m (6 Feet)
- Weight 230lbs
Based on my limited boarding time what is the best newbie board and bindings I should look at? Taking into account, no need to be 2014 gear, just good kit that will work for me and my conditions and the fact that I will have to buy and ship to South Africa.