The SplitBoard Saga - Page 5 - Snowboarding Forum

T.J. · 02-13-2009, 09:17 AM

no thanks. waste of money for me. i am looking for a good freeride board but not a split.

cifex · 02-13-2009, 09:20 AM

Mysticfalcon · 02-13-2009, 09:28 AM

get a smokin K-22. I rode a 172 the other day. very nice

mijinkal · 02-13-2009, 11:06 AM

Oh Man, After reading this thread, I think I'm going to pull the trigger soon.(the saw trigger)
I don't really want to use my old Burton Frontier 162 as a rock board because it's been such a great board to me.
I just need to find some friends with touring skis or split boards.

How to the boards ride after being split in comparison to before being hacked apart?

cifex · 02-13-2009, 11:33 AM

From I've read it's very close to before the split.

kri$han · 02-13-2009, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by T.J.

no thanks. waste of money for me. i am looking for a good freeride board but not a split.

haha, same here.

I ain't hiking SHIET this year... esp. if Big Jay is accessible by tram... If I lived close to a big mountain, or somewhere where back country was accessible like BC or the Rockies, I'd buy a wicked split board, but living on the ice coast, no way. Back country riding is more about safety and learning where/when to ride, as much as it is about the safety gear.

I'd never go out that way w/o a proper guide or a local, so as not to end up in the same position we did last year

*waves to cifex from Tram*

T.J. · 02-13-2009, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kri$han

*waves to cifex from Tram*

Mysticfalcon · 02-13-2009, 12:31 PM

I want the splitboard to make that hike back from the golf course better That and to get across the saddle trail over to the top of big Jay from the top of Jay without trudging in the snow.

cifex · 02-13-2009, 12:40 PM

You do still have to hike to Big Jay from the tram. I am definitely doing at least out of bounds timbuktu to the road. Doubt I'll be using the split this trip. What I really want it for is so I can do a couple trips to Tuckermann's Ravine this spring.

T.J. · 02-13-2009, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mysticfalcon

I want the splitboard to make that hike back from the golf course better

i do not suggest that. seriously. i sucks...big time. i dont think a split board would help you back there man.

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T.J. Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,933	no thanks. waste of money for me. i am looking for a good freeride board but not a split. __________________ Passion Over Fashion

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cifex -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,933	Prior Snowboards 08/09 FTW __________________

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cifex -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,933	From I've read it's very close to before the split. __________________

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cifex -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,933	You do still have to hike to Big Jay from the tram. I am definitely doing at least out of bounds timbuktu to the road. Doubt I'll be using the split this trip. What I really want it for is so I can do a couple trips to Tuckermann's Ravine this spring. __________________

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02-13-2009, 09:28 AM	#43 (permalink)
Mysticfalcon lost in the ugly trees Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Jay Peak Posts: 2,344	get a smokin K-22. I rode a 172 the other day. very nice

02-13-2009, 11:06 AM	#44 (permalink)
mijinkal Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 180	Oh Man, After reading this thread, I think I'm going to pull the trigger soon.(the saw trigger) I don't really want to use my old Burton Frontier 162 as a rock board because it's been such a great board to me. I just need to find some friends with touring skis or split boards. How to the boards ride after being split in comparison to before being hacked apart?

02-13-2009, 12:31 PM	#48 (permalink)
Mysticfalcon lost in the ugly trees Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Jay Peak Posts: 2,344	I want the splitboard to make that hike back from the golf course better That and to get across the saddle trail over to the top of big Jay from the top of Jay without trudging in the snow.