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#1 ·
I will start this thread.

I am 24 years old, live in Toronto Canada.

I grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan (where there is a ton of snow) so naturally i have gone both skiing and snowboarding.

I'm still a beginner snowboarder, but hope to learn lots at Snowboarding Forum :D
 
#1,104 ·
Hey fellow snowboarders :)

My name is Nick I'm 17 and I'm from the wild wild Balkans (Sofia, Bulgaria) :laugh: So anyway I've been riding for 4 years mostly allmountain, powder, some jumps, boxes,etc. My plans this Winter are to start serious street and park riding. These days i'll be ordering a new jibb board and snowboots and stuff so i'm pretty sure that Winter 10/11 will be sick...lets just pray to the snow gods :)
 
#1,109 ·
Hello,

My name is Andrew boarding in Ontario, Canada... Not really alot of big mountains available around here to shred. Got tired of my local hill a couple years ago so dropped boarding... Picked it back up this year with a new set up! Super stoked to get back out there, looking to do some road trips this year to Tremblant for sure then maybe Vermont on spring break. Can't wait to move out west after done doing my school!
 
#1,110 ·
Canadian Living in Japan

Hey all,
I'm from Canada (Halifax) but I've been living in Japan for the last year and a bit. I started snowboarding last January and became obsessed. Never thought I would like it because I have always hated skiing.

I also wakeboard in Canada.

I'm a giant. 6'2" tall and weighing in at anywhere between 195-200 lbs. My feet are size 13 in US/CDN size.

I bought a '04 Rossignol Premier 163 with sick Samurai graphics before I knew that I should be riding a wide board. This thing has like a 24.something waist. I have horrible toe overhang.

Looking at buying the Bataleon Goliath 161W. I feel like I've read a LOT about this board on this forum so I think it's right for me. I REALLY want to try this TBT. Not very good at park or pipe. I just like going down the mountain and jumping little jumps, ollies, and simple ollie 180's (not really sure what to call that).

Anyway, nice to meet you.

p.s. Japan is insanely awesome for snowboarding! The most powdery fresh snow you can find.

-JBF
 
#1,111 ·
hello and welcome..
my name is Jonny i jumped on here 2 days ago.. i spend way to much work time on the internets but i'm getting paid right? its probably ok..
i live in Seattle, I like long walks on the beach, fluffy dogs and powder snow.. lots of powder snow.
been riding for ohh 10 or 20 yrs on 1 plank at least and now access all boarding via snowmobiles now with a killer fun crew from the northwest. we make tons of cheesy snow videos for fun and are always looking for more people to join the crew and contribute to fun making and adventuring.. hit me up for details or check out blog ling in the signature. we're trying to bring together a bunch of older dudes to start a viva la revolution! haha.. ok. well not really but we'd love to grow and get more people involved in old man backcountry snowy adventures.

this concludes my shameless internet whore'out
 
#1,112 ·
Hey all. I'm old, but love to ride. Haven't been riding near long enough, as I'm from Minnesota and wasted way too many winters playing hockey...I know, I know, I'm sorry.

Honestly this will be my 4th season riding and it is literally in my blood. Its all I think about... kinda sad really. Oh, c'mon I know you've all done it once or twice, you know driving in the car and gazing out at the landscape just imagining how you could shred all those hills, rails, parked cars...

Anyway glad to have found this forum, there seems to be many addicted boarders like myself here. Hopefully I can contribute to the greater good too.
 
#1,114 ·
Hey I'm 16 and I used to live in Germany near Austria and went snowboarding a little in elementary school but wasn't very good. I moved to Upstate NY this summer and now I'm ready to pick it back up and hit the slopes this winter!
 
#1,115 ·
Hi everyone.

My name is Max and Im from Sweden. I do all my boarding in Austria though, not enough snow or mountains here in the south.

Been riding for 4 years, last year was my first with own setup as opposed to rental. Only a cheap board and binding though, spent most of the money on boots (my feet are very sensitive). New gear is on the way though :D
 
#1,116 ·
Hey ya'll! I am a newbie here. I grew up wakeboarding in Tennessee but now that I live in Las Vegas I have decided to pick up snowboarding. How do you decide on a board size? I know how board sizes work in wakeboarding just not snowboarding. But anyways, name is Cory. 26 years old. Work for FedEx in Las vegas. Born n raised in TN. Also I am a grad student at UNLV. I've been snowboarding once and loved it

oh and I'm 6'4" and 290 lbs I know that will help me select a board size
 
#1,117 ·
Whats up im new to this forum. This will be my second season snowboarding, last season I rented a board or borrowed a friends board and bindings. Well I decided that this year I would buy new gear so I did, I bought a burton custom ics wide last years model got it for a good price. I also picked up some burton mission bindings and thirtytwo prospect boots to tie all together.

Im really excited about this year, altought im currently living in Washington state so I havn't been to any resorts here. I was living in salt lake city two years ago and I absolutely loved it out there. The canyons was my favorite resort.
 
#1,118 ·
What's up all? My name is Tim and I have been riding for 12 years now. Some years more than others. My kids are toddlers now, so they are of age to actually start taking lessons or shacking up for daycare, so hopefully this year I'll be riding a lot more. I am pretty new in the San Francisco Bay Area and trying to find some good spots fairly close by.
 
#1,119 ·
Hi,

My name is Simon, I'm 31. Been snowboarding (and skateboarding) from about 9 to 20 years old. My 9yo son wanted to try last winter, so I got him a lesson and rental. Now buying him an equipment for this season and will start riding again with him. Can't wait!!!

Simon B.
 
#1,122 ·
Hi all,

My Name is Kyle, I have recently finished university where I didn't get to shred hardly at all (only on reading week) so I look forward to making some kind of a comeback this year and throw down some new tricks. I'll be upgrading my gear for this season and teaching snowboard lessons on weekends at my local hill (for the free membership). I have snowboarded for the past 12 seasons (this one will make it 13). Hope to see you guys around this forum, I used to be a different one in the past (it was good too) but it seems to have disappeared.
 
#1,126 ·
Hi all,
I'm Brian. I'm 34 years old and grew up in Rhode Island where I mostly did water-related sports (sailing, SCUBA, windsurfing, bit of surfing). Winter sailing used to keep me busy, but then I met my wife and moved to central Massachusetts which eliminated that. I started to dread the boredom of winter. Then last December my 9-year old son said he wanted to take snowboard lessons. I figured I might as well join him since it looked fun. We are both completely hooked.

We went at least once a week through last season, usually night at Wachusett (30 minutes from our house). We have season passes for this year and are jonesing for the start of the season. We plan to hit some bigger mountains on weekends when we can. The only other mountain we made it to last year was Crotched for Midnight Madness (until 3am!) I ride an older GNU Carbon High Beam 164, my son has a Head Transit Jr 128. We're both hoping to get better at all around riding and the park (the full extent of my current park experience is a 50/50 box grind :laugh: ). I still need to learn to ride switch, which seems to have come totally naturally to my son.

We'll likely be at Wachusett most Friday nights (4-10p), so if anyone in the area wants meet up even just to say "hi", that's great. Also, the rumor is that Killington is opening in a week or two, so we might head there on a weekend soon after they open. Anyhow, it's great to see such an active online community!
 
#1,128 ·
Hey guys! My name is Case, I'm 23, and I live in the panhandle of Oklahoma, so its a decent 5-6 hour drive to anything worth boarding, that I know of. But my friends have been trying to get me to go the last couple of years, and it looks like I'll be able to go on my first trip this year. I'm stoked! I've subsequently been getting the basics together of base layer, jacket, pants, glvoes, goggles, helmet, crash pads and so on. Now I'm just stuck on deciding if I want to rent the first time, or possibly demo a board, since I'll probably have an easier time learning and more fun the 2nd and 3rd day of the trip if I have a decent board. And the idea of picking up a solid beginner board like a Sierra Crew/Reverse Crew has crossed my mind. I'm a fairly active person and love high octane activities. So I know this more than likely won't be a one time deal... ;)

Anywho, I'm glad to be here with such an experienced and educated community, and I look forward to getting into this sport!
 
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