I'd like to know how people ride on their board. Everyone is different and people go with what feels right for them, but I am curious to see just how different everyone is. So if you reply, please list the following, I'll start as an example.
style: I'm a beginner (~1.5 years), so my style is to go down easy runs and try not to fall down
height: 5'10"
weight: 185 lbs
boot size: US 12
board length: 157 Custom wide
Stance width: 20 in
stance angle: +15/-3
I'm going to try a slightly wider stance, as this is the inner most setting for the board. I went with that because it was the stance width I used on the smaller board (153) I started out with. A wider stance on the 153, felt really wrong and gave me no control, turning was pretty much impossible. I immediately switched it to a narrower stance and everything felt normal again. I was amazed at how large a difference a single inch in stance width made. I think because of this I am very wary of a wider stance and went with the narrowest on the larger board. I got a longer board because I am pretty sure I was just too heavy/tall for the smaller one. The new board feels good, but now I'm thinking maybe I should give the recommended stance width a try on the larger board. I mean it is larger, so if my stance is too narrow, perhaps I can't get the torsional flex I need. Anyway I'm rambling, so please list these stats at a minimum, and maybe if you want to add any info or history on why you like to ride this way, that would be good.
The idea is that there is a lot of people on the site and it would be great to collect some data and perhaps help give new people a jumping off point, by going with someone who is a similar height, weight, style.
gender:male
age:20
style:intermediate,i ride everything from park to double black,i ride35-40 days a year.
years riding:5
height:6,1
weight:160lbs
boot:us 12
board:burton custom,nitro t1.
stance:+15,-15.
Location: Northern California, Tahoe area plus a few trips to Oregon and Colorado
Style: Freeride
Experience: 2 years
Gender: Male
Weight: 260
Height: 6' 1"
Age: 45
Boot: DC Scout 14
Board: K2 Illusion 159 wide
Bindings: Burton Cartel
Angle: +15/-15
Stance:22
Conditions: Any
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota with a trip or two to Colorado
Style: I snowboard down hills and mountains
Experience: 20 years or so
Gender: Male
Weight: 195 lb
Height: 6' 2"
Age: 32
Boot: Burton Ion 9.5
All Mtn Board: Custom X 160 with CO2 EST
Park: Joystick 161 with Cartel EST
Powder: Malolo 162 or 166 (still deciding) with Cartel EST
Angle: 24 and -18
Stance: 24
Conditions: All of them.
Location: Denver, CO
Style: Advanced back country and free ride, beginner in the park
Experience: 1 year boarding
Gender: male
Weight: 260 lb
Height: 6' 4"
Age: 24
Boot: Burton Ruler 13
Binding: Burton Cartel Large
Board: Burton Custom Wide 167
Angle: 15 and -5
Stance: 25
Conditions: If I-70 is open, I am there.
Where: Breck/Vail/Keystone/A Basin/Beaver Creek (and hopefully a few days at Tahoe this year!)
Location: Colorado Springs, CO Style: Anything I feel like I guess Experience: 7 or so years, Intermediate. Solid "big mtn" skills, can play with anything in bounds, eh park skills. Gender: male Weight: 145 lb Height: 5' 8" Age: 21 Boot: K2 T1 9 Binding: Union Contact Med/Union POW Data Med Board: Nitro SubPop 152/CAPiTA Indoor FK 154 Angle: 15/-15 Stance: 22.5in Conditions: any Where: Summit County/Vail/Beav/WP
And either I've been progressing like a slug, or all you "experts" need a reality check. Follow me for a day and see if you still consider yourself an "expert", I'll either scare the hell out of you or you'll just loose me or leave me
Location: Rio Rancho NM
Style: Dunno yet ?
Experience: total noooob ( been 3 times 10 yrs ago )
Gender: female
Weight: 125 lb
Height: 5'11
Age: 18
Boot: DC Phase 10.5
Binding: Burton Custom Med.
Board: Burton Air 153
Stance: Wide( long legs lol )
Conditions: any
Where: Where ever its snowing lol
style: 4 years ona board, age 24. Love the park & going down blue/blacks, havnt tried the tree boarding to much but cant wait!
height: 5'10"
weight: 165 lbs
boot size: US 11
board length: 157cm 2008 Burton Twin, Burton Custom Bindings
location: IL, board in the IL/Wisconsin area hoping for a trip or two to CO a year hopefully.
style: Expert 16 years of riding under my belt. Everything from park to pow and double black diamonds.
height: 6'2'
weight: 180 lbs
boot size: US 11.5
board length: 156 Lib tech skate banana, 156 Signal park series, 158 GNU Carbon Credit
Stance width: wide
stance angle: +15/-15
Style: I like to hit up street rails and park. I find myself off the hill more than on. But I’m going to spice it up a bit more this season.
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Height: 6’0
Weight: 180 lbs
Boots: 11
Stance: about 23
Board Length: 156cm Academy Rhythm, 153cm Academy Propaganda
Conditions Normally Ridden: I take road trips to find the snow… usually a pretty small run in and a slushy landing. yay street.
gender: not a girl
age: 20
style: intermediate. Pretty solid everywhere on my board, but working on the park for sure this year
height: 5'9''
weight: 187 lbs
boot size: 9.5/10
board length: 155 Nitro Revolt
Stance width: 20.5
stance angle: +18/-15
style: Been riding for 20 years, for the first 12 years or so, I was going up every weekend, then for 3 seasons, every day. Last 7 years, I get out maybe once a year.
height: 6'
weight: 195 lbs
boot size: US 10
board length: 167 / 162
Stance width: ?? Depends on the day and snow
stance angle: Depends on day and snow.
I rode hard for many years. When I had the first born child, my time on the mountain became limited, and settling down in the DC metro area for 4 years made it difficult to get home (CO) and ride. Now living outside of Chicago, I barely get home.
I ride regular, and think that bombing mogul fields and just letting my right leg take the abuse caught up to me. I went in for knee surgery in May. Doc thought it was a simple torn minuscus, although, when he got into my knee he found chipped bones and almost no cartilage left. With that said, he thinks I'll have fake knees in the next 10-15 years, and I'm only 27 now. So, I think my days are numbered now
I rode hard. I never competed, though rode with guys that do compete. They never cease to amaze me with their egos. I rode to ride, not to showoff. I don't think I'm the shit, though I do know a few things about riding.
Style: Expert. you can usually find me doin one of three things: tearing up the pow pow, bombing mach 1 fresh cord, or hitting booters hard
Experience: 12 years
Weight: 165 lbs
Height: 5' 11"
Age: 31
Boot: Salomon Dialogue
Binding: Rome 390, K2 Formula
Board: Never Summer Evo-r 155, Never Summer Revolver-r 156
Stance: comfortable
Stance angle: 15/-15
Style: No friends on a Powder Day.......either your there or your not....
Experience: 10 years
Weight: 135 lbs
Height: 5' 6"
Age: 29
Boot: Burton Q
Binding: Burton Lexa
Board: Never Summer Infinity 156
Stance: Regular
Stance angle: 15/-8
Style: Symetric...in my freeriding/carving my switch and regular are identical, throwing alot of butters/180's, playing with the mountain the whole way down
Experience: 13 years riding, 10 years teaching, AASI(east) Level 2.6(Need to take a 1 day riding retake to pass my 3, passed the teaching and pro-know part of the exam)
Weight: 220 lbs
Height: 5'6"
Age: 33
Boot: ThirtyTwo Focus Boa
Binding: Salomon Relay Thruster Pro
Board: Salomon Special 159 (getting the special II for this season)
Stance: Regular
Stance Angle: 15/-12
Stance Width: Slightly wider than reference.
Favorite quote "It's not the board, your riding sucks" harsh but so true (even for me)
last season was my first full season. i went from going once a year in 3 years' time to 30+ times last season alone. i advanced pretty fast, going from barely being able to nail a turn at the beginning of the season to doing consistent 5's off kickers and jibbing everything i could find on the mountain by the end of it. couldn't resist making full use of that season pass at bear.
looking forward to another great season of learning and faceplanting all over the place.
Location: North New Jersey
Style: icy groomers getting into jibs
Experience: 20 days... no lessons, one concussion
Gender: male
Weight: 200 to 215lbs
Height: 6'0"
Age: 22
Boot: K2 Pulse
Binding: Burton Freestyle (and future Forces)
Board: K2 Darkstar 157 and K2 WWW 153
Stance: Regular
Stance Angles: +21 / +9
Stance Width: :dunno:
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