Burton Pants - not good at repelling snow? - Page 2 - Snowboarding Forum

marcdeo · 01-21-2012, 07:33 AM

stop sitting down when you buckle in. Plus you'll save your pants as sitting down all the time wears out the waterproofing in the arse area.

timmytard · 01-21-2012, 09:52 AM

Exactly, stop sitting down when you buckle in.
That is the key.

When you get off the chair, find the place where you want to strap in.

Take your front foot, the one strapped in, & push the snow in front of you to create a litter ledge.

This will keep you from sliding when you do your bindings up, You will never sit down to do your bindings up ever again. Unless you choose too.

TT

marcdeo · 01-21-2012, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timmytard

Exactly, stop sitting down when you buckle in.
That is the key.

When you get off the chair, find the place where you want to strap in.

Take your front foot, the one strapped in, & push the snow in front of you to create a litter ledge.

This will keep you from sliding when you do your bindings up, You will never sit down to do your bindings up ever again. Unless you choose too.

TT

this is what I do, and it works like a BREEZE. (actually I use my one buckled foot to drag snow BACK and then make a ledge - same thing)

brilliant

warlord · 01-22-2012, 01:28 AM

I have the Burton AK hover 3 layer gor-tex pants and i usually don't have that problem.

fattrav · 01-22-2012, 01:54 AM

Had a pair of Burton Vent pants for a few seasons. No problems with getting a wet ass in them, and that what when I was learning too, so was ass to ground alot.

They were also one of the most comfortable pants that I have ever worn as well, and the hand pocket lining was.....fabulous to put your hands in...i wish all my pockets were lined with that stuff.

andy_d · 01-22-2012, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by warlord

I have the Burton AK hover 3 layer gor-tex pants and i usually don't have that problem.

I believe the AK Hover has a Pro Shell?

Quote:

Originally Posted by fattrav

Had a pair of Burton Vent pants for a few seasons. No problems with getting a wet ass in them, and that what when I was learning too, so was ass to ground alot.

They were also one of the most comfortable pants that I have ever worn as well, and the hand pocket lining was.....fabulous to put your hands in...i wish all my pockets were lined with that stuff.

I had the Vent pants last season as well with the same issues. Though with that, I did wash without realizing that I shouldn't. I also tried reapplying the water repellent but didn't really make a difference

SchultzLS2 · 01-23-2012, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by warlord

I have the Burton AK hover 3 layer gor-tex pants and i usually don't have that problem.

Not everybody can buy $400 pants

I have Burton Pants, I think they are the white collection pant from 2011. My butt is always dry and snow never seems to stick. I usually just get like $100-$150 pair of pants and just get a new color ever year.

spacemanspiff · 01-23-2012, 03:44 AM

i have some burton dryride cargo pants i got for TJ Maxx... lol
I accidently washed them after the first time i took them out but they are still waterproof. only thing is they are shell pants so they run a bit colder than i expected. but i just need to layer more underneath.

fattrav · 01-23-2012, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by andy_d

I had the Vent pants last season as well with the same issues. Though with that, I did wash without realizing that I shouldn't. I also tried reapplying the water repellent but didn't really make a difference

Wow, thats interesting, I washed mine about 4 times a season for two seasons and they still were awesome in the shit weather that we get on hill here. Who knows...

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fattrav Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,057	Had a pair of Burton Vent pants for a few seasons. No problems with getting a wet ass in them, and that what when I was learning too, so was ass to ground alot. They were also one of the most comfortable pants that I have ever worn as well, and the hand pocket lining was.....fabulous to put your hands in...i wish all my pockets were lined with that stuff. __________________ Never Summer SL153 & Atomic Hatchet 159 Burton CO2 Nitro Teams

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01-21-2012, 07:33 AM	#11 (permalink)
marcdeo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Toronto, CA Posts: 185	stop sitting down when you buckle in. Plus you'll save your pants as sitting down all the time wears out the waterproofing in the arse area.

01-21-2012, 09:52 AM	#12 (permalink)
timmytard Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: I can see Santa shoveling his driveway Posts: 1,382	Exactly, stop sitting down when you buckle in. That is the key. When you get off the chair, find the place where you want to strap in. Take your front foot, the one strapped in, & push the snow in front of you to create a litter ledge. This will keep you from sliding when you do your bindings up, You will never sit down to do your bindings up ever again. Unless you choose too. TT

01-22-2012, 01:28 AM	#14 (permalink)
warlord Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 63	I have the Burton AK hover 3 layer gor-tex pants and i usually don't have that problem.

01-23-2012, 03:44 AM	#18 (permalink)
spacemanspiff Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 45	i have some burton dryride cargo pants i got for TJ Maxx... lol I accidently washed them after the first time i took them out but they are still waterproof. only thing is they are shell pants so they run a bit colder than i expected. but i just need to layer more underneath.