First Trip to Co. Need advice on what to bring. - Snowboarding Forum

eschen515 · 01-02-2012, 02:44 PM

Its my first trip to Co this week im stayinf grom the 4th to the 8th in Avon and snowboarding at Vail. My parents are under the assumption that I need to wear hiking, Gor-Tex shoes and i think ill be just fine in something way more casual. Im not going to be doing anything besides snowboarding and hanging out in town. Do i really need the hiking shoes are can i dress casual. My dad claims to be the CO expert because he has been to Northrn CO a few times to hunt. I think hes wrong about the hiking shoes....but since i really have no idea can anyone else offer some advice?

AWNOW · 01-02-2012, 03:03 PM

I wear hiking boots out to parties/bars/dinners a decent amount of the time. Sometimes just tennis shoes. It is all just personal preference. You can certainly get by in regular shoes, will be colder and better chance at getting wet feet, but people do it all the time.

BurtonAvenger · 01-02-2012, 03:42 PM

tell your dad he's a dumb fuck

icydog · 01-02-2012, 03:44 PM

Carry some bags with you just in case.

StreetDoc · 01-02-2012, 04:26 PM

hah might want to pack shorts and flip flops with the weather we're having.

linvillegorge · 01-02-2012, 06:44 PM

I'd recommend bringing some snow. We don't have any.

snowklinger · 01-02-2012, 06:52 PM

your dad is completely right. if you wear anything in CO besides snowboard or hiking boots you will get stuck. our infrastructure is worse than you can imagine, with no concrete anywhere outside of denver. everyone will know your a tourist and laugh at how stuck you are in avon with your non goretex non hiking shoes.

HAHA what a sick burn!

casper3043 · 01-02-2012, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by StreetDoc

hah might want to pack shorts and flip flops with the weather we're having.

rofl, +1...you'll have a better time sun tanning up in the mtn's than snowboarding.

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eschen515 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 122	First Trip to Co. Need advice on what to bring. Its my first trip to Co this week im stayinf grom the 4th to the 8th in Avon and snowboarding at Vail. My parents are under the assumption that I need to wear hiking, Gor-Tex shoes and i think ill be just fine in something way more casual. Im not going to be doing anything besides snowboarding and hanging out in town. Do i really need the hiking shoes are can i dress casual. My dad claims to be the CO expert because he has been to Northrn CO a few times to hunt. I think hes wrong about the hiking shoes....but since i really have no idea can anyone else offer some advice? __________________ 09 rome crail 156 09 burton triads 09 burton boxers

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BurtonAvenger Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mountains Posts: 8,051	tell your dad he's a dumb fuck __________________ Angry Snowboarder Because someone has to call it how they see it!

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linvillegorge Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Evergreen, CO Posts: 4,499	I'd recommend bringing some snow. We don't have any. __________________ "People say that marijuana smoking is going to get in the way of my career. I say to them that on the contrary, my fighting career is getting in the way of my marijuana smoking." -Nick Diaz

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snowklinger Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: fuck boulder Posts: 2,823	your dad is completely right. if you wear anything in CO besides snowboard or hiking boots you will get stuck. our infrastructure is worse than you can imagine, with no concrete anywhere outside of denver. everyone will know your a tourist and laugh at how stuck you are in avon with your non goretex non hiking shoes. HAHA what a sick burn! __________________ is it late october yet?

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01-02-2012, 03:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
AWNOW Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 703	I wear hiking boots out to parties/bars/dinners a decent amount of the time. Sometimes just tennis shoes. It is all just personal preference. You can certainly get by in regular shoes, will be colder and better chance at getting wet feet, but people do it all the time.

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icydog Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 29	Carry some bags with you just in case.

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StreetDoc Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Front range, CO Posts: 278	hah might want to pack shorts and flip flops with the weather we're having.