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Advice needed for my 1st board

2K views 11 replies 5 participants last post by  cozmo 
#1 ·
Hey everyone,

I have been snowboarding for about 3 years now and have probably got about 10 days total under by belt. I just moved out to Denver and decided it will probably be cheaper for me to buy my own gear instead of renting something every weekend.

I am 5'9 280lbs and I am a green to blue rider right now

So far I have been reading up on a lot and kinda decided on:
Board: Burton Blunt (2013) 162W
Binding: Burton Mission (2013) Large
Boots: Nike Vapen or Nike ZF1 or Nike Kaiju size 12

All advice from you all would be greatly appreciate!!!
 
#2 ·
If u go the Burton route then also get Burton boots.
From what ive learned on this forum the Burton boots fit Burton binders best (or the other way around, i forget)
Ive googled the Blunt, do u realize its a soft park board?
If this is what ur looking for fine, but for progressing on ur allround riding im sure the guys/gals here can suggest a better all mountain stick
 
#3 ·
If u go the Burton route then also get Burton boots.
From what ive learned on this forum the Burton boots fit Burton binders best
Nah, most boot-binding combos even across brands work perfectly fine. In fact, you will be hard pressed to find a Burton boot that fits with the standard 0 forward lean highback on Burton bindings - for most Burton boots you would be at F2 or F3 just to get the highback aligned with the back of the boot.
 
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