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The Official Michigan Winter Thread

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#1 ·
Alright everyone since Summer is over, fall has just begun and we've already had our first rail jam of the year, it's time to start a new thread for the 10/11 winter.

Last year we had the "Southeast" michigan thread, but I think we should do all of Michigan. Sure, most of population lives in S/E michigan but we all ride the same resorts in the LP and even the UP if we get a chance, so we should have one thread to bring everyone together.

Cheers everyone we're probably only like 70 days from open resorts!
 
#810 ·
I have a handheld already, although it's not HD. Quality is good enough for me though.

If I use it for normal purposes, it would be for fun. Not events like birthdays. I'll use my handheld for that. The Contour has the fishbowl too, but not nearly as much as the Hero.

I think it would be cool to find a way to strap the camera to my husky when he's running in the yard haha.
 
#817 ·
Oh yea, I didn't think about that. Would only work when dog is sniffing around haha.

Maybe on the side somewhere? I wish they had a big fenced in park around here. I would love to let Halo loose in a place like that without fear of losing him. Huskies can't be off the leash if they are in an open area. They'll never stop running unless there are a lot of people in which case they'll greet every single person haha.
 
#818 ·
Leo if you ever want to go up to Orion to the dog park up there on Joslyn road it's huge, like 25 acres and they have a swimming dock for the dogs, too. I have an Oakland County parks pass so I could just pick you up sometime & head up there when the weather warms up a bit.

I landed (and rode away!) my first ever 180 on skateboard last night. In related news, my ollies still suck and I'm still to chickenshit to try a shuvit.
 
#820 ·
I landed (and rode away!) my first ever 180 on skateboard last night. In related news, my ollies still suck and I'm still to chickenshit to try a shuvit.
nice dude! how'd u do the 180? in the air or was ur front truck on the ground? i've had the board out 3-4 times now. i feel like i'm progressing a lil more each time but yea, i still suck! it's fun tho so i guess that's all that matters! skated for a while at MSU yesterday. was there for the white vs. green spring game! i see lots of longboards around campus these days. they're def nice for cruising!
 
#821 ·
it was a legit "in the air" 180 ollie. frontside. the backside spin is weird to me but even the fs spin is kind of funky I am probably doing it wrong because it is more like a shuvit where the board is going, so I'm also trying to work on those soon, too because they feel more natural now that I'm figuring out the 180.
 
#822 ·
sweet man. my ollies are better than they were last year but they still aren't pretty. i think i need to concentrate on swiping my front foot. i think it basically just stays in place and i think thats why i can't always get my board off the ground. i need to suck up my knees more too. best thing about skateboarding: its free!
 
#824 ·
Yo dudes I used to post last season a little bit in this thread (I bought a '10 Banana Magic) as I used to live in MI but about 5 months ago I moved out to Denver, CO.

This thread popped up while I was searching for a movie editing software to use with the GoPro - any suggestions?


BTW - A-basin is STILL open (this might be the last weekend their open though...).

I didn't get to get out very much when I moved here (only went 3 times, A-basin, Loveland for the first time ever, and Keystone), but next season I am gonna tear shit up. Got the GoPro so I'll be taking that along with me.
 
#826 ·
I also use Corel VideoStudio Pro X3. My major gripe is that I don't think it can handle 60fps footage. If it can, please tell me how because I've looked everywhere to figure it out, and there's no setting that I can find to work with any framerate greater than 29.97 fps.

Also, I have trouble working with multiple large files (400MB - 1GB or more) but I think this is a function of my POS laptop not having enough juice to deal with files that large.

Also hating you for still boarding. I was considering cashing in my Delta miles in order to go to Tahoe this weekend or possibly next weekend, but decided against it, gonna save them for next winter instead.

Do you love that Banana Magic?
 
#827 · (Edited)
Do you love that Banana Magic?

It is an awesome board. I mostly freeride and it is great everywhere.

Cannot wait to tear it up next season.

Just bought my Epic Pass for next season: Unlimited Vail, Beaver Creek, Breck, A-Basin, Keystone and Northstar and Heavenly at Tahoe.

I actually cannot wait for winter. Watching some videos and now that I have the GoPro - I am wishing that it was December right now instead of summer. Most of my buddies who moved here before me all got about 26+ days in this past season - so I hope to get somewhere around there. They are aiming for 40 days next season.

I am really excited to start riding better. I consider myself a pretty advanced freerider, as I've been snowboarding for like 15 years now. There are no in-bounds runs that I would not ride. With that said, I really want to try and get better this year. I want to be able to consistently hit 3's or more. I'm not really interested in the park, but would rather bust a 3 off of a cliff in blue sky basin or something. At least that's my goal for this upcoming season. I'm 27 now and just moved to Colorado - so now is the time to elevate my game.

Where'd you guys get your software?
 
#830 ·
I'm still amazed you got so many days in. I'll track myself this coming season.

I think I got in 10-15 days last year. Started in January and basically tried to go every other weekend.

You got me interested in Crystal next time.


Is there anything I can do during the summer to keep improving? Will strapping in and working ollies or 180's on my flat lawn help or is it just silly?
 
#832 ·
There are a few things you can definitely practice on the lawn or carpet:

* ollies/nollies
* Nose blocks/tail blocks (see the pic, it's so much easier to do on the grass vs. the snow!)
* popping in to presses
* set up a balance beam and work on balancing for jibs
* small spins like 180s and 360s
 

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#834 ·
the Proto CT is a nice board for sure. BurtonAvenger aka The Angry Snowboarder had a 154 lightly used that he was selling, not sure if it is still available. But yeah, that would be a good board to work on a bit more freestyle and just keep the magic for freeriding stuff.

Rest assured, when you start hucking 3s and then 5s on those pow days, your buddies are going to have to play catch-up :D
 
#842 ·
East coast is a PITA. Flights are relatively expensive and still put you 3+ hours from the resorts, and to drive to these places out east is upwards of 12 hours usually. You are better off saving some cash and heading out west.

All that aside, I do like the east coast esp. quebec. It just sucks because it's so far away and hard to get to. Since I usually only get one big vacation per year, I don't squander it on the ice coast we get enough shit conditions in Michigan :)

OK. /rant for real now.

I am going to try to organize some MI meetups especially around the metro-D area but also maybe a field trip to Cannonsburg and maybe up to Crystal Mountain for a weekend, too.
 
#849 · (Edited)
You can definitely ride with us. Well, me at least lol. Even though the runs here aren't challenging, I still do the bulk of my riding on blue runs here. I mess around on the sides and stuff. Dave likes to hit the park and I'll probably be doing more of that next season as well, but I'd be glad to take runs with you.

I can have fun on almost any run as long as it isn't super crowded or icey :laugh:

Yes, I even have fun on green runs. There's always something for me to work on ie switch riding on bunny hill.

Oh, I definitely need to work on frontside 180's off hips. I'm stuck on backsides and I don't want to become too comfortable with that one direction :/
 
#845 ·
Well, I decided to bite the bullet and get me a new board for this season.

Turns out people were right, that I would be itching to upgrade after my first season. I don't even know how it happened.

Like I said earlier, I don't have an extra $500 laying around so I got a little creative with my taxes and am giving myself an early partial refund to pay for a NS Legacy in a few weeks. After a ton of reading and researching, this sounds like the board for me.

I'm torn on the size though. I'm currently riding a 163 Lamar but the 2012 Legacy comes in 161 or 166 (according to the buy it now portion of their website). If I can't get Modern Skate to order a 163 I'm not sure which size to go with. 6'2"ish and packin' 240-250lbs currently but go as low as 220 at times too.

I guess I'm leaning towards going a little small to get the board off the snow easier...is that a mistake?
 
#846 ·
66 is probably more board than you need in Michigan, but if you're pushing 250 you could probably handle it. I am riding mostly in the 161 range and go about 210-215 pounds.

For beginners, general recommendation is to go with a slightly shorter board than your weight/height would otherwise dictate.

Modern probably placed their order back in April for this season's boards so you would have to call them and find out if they have any 163s on order and they will probably let you place a deposit and reserve one of them. I would probably go with the 163 if MSS doesn't have any on order, Daddies Boardshop has them: Never Summer Legacy Snowboard 2012 they are legit that is where I got my NS a few years back.
 
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