[sedition]

So I was just surfing the Internets, and I came across a few pics of my first board (well, not my actual first board, but one like it). I think I was 11 or 12 when I first got one of these. I later traded it for a BB gun and two Misfits albums on cassette (I had a Gnu by that point). I don't even remeber what year this thing was...somewhere between '86 - '88??

[MarkH]

That thing is cool! Are those worth ne thing now?

[xevi89]

Damn that is chunky. I don't think I could right something like that. I digs my smooth symmetry

[sedition]

Re present day worth, no idea. Just depends how much some wingnut is willing to pay for one.

[sedition]

Originally Posted by xevi89

Damn that is chunky. I don't think I could right something like that. I digs my smooth symmetry

I know, right? But like skateboards, somethings pre-date symmetry. I would like to try riding one of these now to see what if handles like, though. I'm sure that would be a serious trip.

[Snowolf]

Just make it a pow day...did those things even have steel edges?

[sedition]

Originally Posted by Snowolf

Just make it a pow day...did those things even have steel edges?

They did. But it memory serves correct, the board was SUPER soft/flexable. I remeber doing nose-rides (going backwards) on that thing really, really easy compared to the Gnu I had for my second board (stolen at Waterville, NH after 2 weeks). I've been trying to dig up a pic of that board on the net, but can't find one anywhere. Some things are best left in the shadows of memory.

[Flick Montana]

Anyone have a Snurfer?

[Nikolai]

mine first one looked similar to that...it was a K2 alpine style board...heavy as a tank but stiff and fast

[Grimdog]

I had friends with similar boards and I had a Barfoot. I remember when we first started snowboarding at Sunshine village in Banff we had to be certified to ride there. You had to show them that you had metal edges on your board, that you could turn both directions, and that you could stop. That was in 1988.