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Goals for snowboarding winter 07

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#1 ·
So i'm just curious what is everyone's goal come winter time for snowboarding..? These are my goals for winter 07.... Get my own board (an 05/06 Burton Air Snowboard) if I can't find one then i'll keep looking + Bindings(Already have boots). I want to hit a couple of small/medium size jumps this year & hopefully by the end of the season maybe hit a bigger one and pull a backflip off :D I got on some pretty decently hard runs in 06/07 season but not as hard as I would like, so I'd like to get on some harder runs.
 
#27 ·
Few goals...
- Progress up to at least 360s. Got 180s down pretty well, need to throw in a few grabs. Don't think 360s ought to be too difficult. Past that... probably not.
- Get my ollies down pat. I can get that sweet "pop" sensation more times than not, but occasionally I'll get that little stinker with no oomph. Want to minimize those as much as possible.
- Try out boxes. I'm not much of a jibber, just because I'd rather be ripping the mountain or in the trees, but want to check it out.
- Get down nose presses and buttering. Got to do something on the days when the snow's not good enough to hit the trees.
 
#28 ·
Ride as much pow as I can.

Lot's of days in the backcountry. I really need to explore Buffalo Pass in Steamboat a bit more. So another part of my goals is to bug shay by staying at her place frequently this winter.

Oh yeah, and ride a 14'er mid winter. Not sure which one yet...
 
#29 ·
well, i'm moving from bc to ontario... so my goal will be to get out on the hills there and try not to cry. after riding out here, it helped me prgress a lot. only one season here and i was super comfortable in the glades, no worries about drops or such and just became more comfortable all over the mountain... going back to hills covered in ice will be hard. i'll have to try to come out to visit a few times this winter.

since all moutnain riding isn't exactally something that can be worked on in ontario, i guess i'll just practice switch and try to get some spins in while i cruise the park.
 
#31 ·
Goal for this year is to just keep on progressing and helping my GF progress even more. Plan to get at least 40days in this year which is difficult when you live 4.5 hours from the closest mountain and can only ride on weekends but I got to 35 last year so hopefully I can find those few more with the extra trips out west. I also need to get more comfortable when I'm going faster and not turn as much on the steeps and just be comfortable bombing the hill.
 
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#32 ·
I am just hopeing to be allowed in the BC ... doc said i am banned from doing anything to strenous atm .... damn blood presure ..... cross your fingers for me that the drugs work their magic!!!! I really can't see my self not being able to ride but i don't want to hurt my heart!!!
 
#33 ·
my ambition is to get me some.

i still have thoughts of japan

but mainly i am looking at switzerland, austria, france AND italy

i fucking love this sport that provokes me to visit so many parts of this wonderful planet!

and then if when i get there, the situation is good to jump and spin, or hopefuly just carve and slash, then i'll just go with the flow.....

whoosh!
 
#34 ·
Paolo - you sounded almost poetic there. Thanks for sharing man, that probably took alot to open up like that and be vulnerable. Say with me... "Life IS better without politics!"


PaoloSmythe said:
my ambition is to get me some.

i still have thoughts of japan

but mainly i am looking at switzerland, austria, france AND italy

i fucking love this sport that provokes me to visit so many parts of this wonderful planet!

and then if when i get there, the situation is good to jump and spin, or hopefuly just carve and slash, then i'll just go with the flow.....

whoosh!
 
#35 ·
hehehe. life is presented with a time consuming challenge, when considering politics when trapped at work.... but after a friday night at the pub and with too many pints of the black stuff sloshing about inside me, it's all bear hugs and "argh, i love you man!"
:D:D:D

but it remains true, that this snowboarding lark has caused me to explore places i would never have looked twice at before... and this world is wonderful, which is why i am so ardently opposed to our blowing it up.

but i am glad my post struck a chord.
 
#38 · (Edited)



Snowolf said:
Like you said, Paolo, the more you learn how truly special this little planet is, the more you should want to fight to protect if from people who do not see how precious it is.
PaoloSmythe said:
good planets are hard to find!
From the information I've read the HUDF (Hubble Ultra Deep Field) portrait contains an estimated 10,000 galaxies.
The patch of sky where those galaxies reside is largely empty to the naked eye.
The size of that patch of sky is about 1/10th the diameter of the moon.

NASA said:
The FOV of the HST is about the size of a grain of salt held at arms length.
^^ Gives you an idea of how big that “patch of sky” really is.


They ("Earth" like exoplanets) mite not be so hard to find in the universe.

Disclaimer:
DO NOT CONSIDER THIS TO BE ACCURATE!


Rough estimation:
-Number of galaxies in the universe 100 Billion
-Number of stars per galaxy 100 Billion
So the number of stars in the universe is 100 billion x 100 billion.
-Number of stars in the universe is 10 sextillion
Cosmologists believe that planetary formations around a star are quite common.
For the sake of easy math let’s say only 1 in a million & 1 per system.
-Number of exoplanets in the universe 10 quadrillion.
Now let’s say that only 1 in a million can support life.
-Number of exoplanets that can support life 10 billion.

Given the odds how could extraterrestrial life not exist.
It would only take 1 other [exo]planet out of an unknown number of others.

I’ll concede & agree that we must take care of Earth as it is all we have (right now).
But saying Earth is the only one isn’t statistically likely, as universe is a big place. ;)
It is highly plausible that other “good planets” do exist… we just haven’t found ‘em yet. 212 exoplanets are known around nearby stars!



How many stars are there in our Galaxy (Milky Way)?
Exoplanets
30 Billion Earths? New Estimate of Exoplnets in our Galaxy
What Fraction of Sun-like Stars Have Planets?
Is there any other life in the universe?
Hubble Space Telescope
Kepler Mission
The Milky Way Galaxy
Hunting planets along the Milky Way
Study Predicts Trillions Of Planets
How Many Habitable Planets Could Be Out There?



ETA: This post made me think of this:
"Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." -Bill Watterson
 
#39 · (Edited)
Snowolf said:
Oh yeah, I totally agree that the likelihood that life is prolific throughout the universe is extremely high. The vast size and time to travel is the real dilema. Even with faster than light travel it is bind boggling!
Intra solar travel, now that looks promising...Snowboarding on Europa anyone?
I'm in!

Afterwards we'll head over to Miranda & base jump off Verona Rupes. :D :cool: :D

ETA: I also say we visit Triton, sounds like a good place to snowboard.
 
#41 ·
I've got ridining down, I'd like to get equally proficient switch and work on getting big air and not flailing about and getting hurt. I can do it sometimes but I want to do it every time. Also going to spend some money on a park board and burn some of this season on the rails learning.
 
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#49 ·
This is only my 2nd year, but last season was a hurtful experience just falling and everything else. Bruised tailbone,wrist,whiplash, tumbling down the hill.

This year I'm gonna get all of it down and not give up and get less injured. Hopefully I can hit up some boxes first then when I get the confidence I'll hit the small rails.
 
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#50 ·
evalutionr said:
This is only my 2nd year, but last season was a hurtful experience just falling and everything else. Bruised tailbone,wrist,whiplash, tumbling down the hill.

This year I'm gonna get all of it down and not give up and get less injured. Hopefully I can hit up some boxes first then when I get the confidence I'll hit the small rails.
last year was my first year too since i was 12 at my local sledding hill lol...me and my friends got quite hurt to...bruised tail bones, a fucked up knee, injured wists, and a kartwheel down blue circle(that one was funny to watch) keep at it and have fun:)
 
#51 ·
for the last couple of posters complaining of bruised tailbones, pick up a pair of "crash pants" for this season...definitely eases some of the pain in your ass, and will help give you a bit more confidence when you start hitting the boxes and rails. very worthy investment! I don't even really need them anymore but I still wear them out of habbit now and have been for about 5-6yrs
 
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