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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
 
#1,236 ·
Hey whats up ladies and gents. My name is Lucas. I started snowboarding a few years ago when my parents bought me a starter board. (It was plastic and rubber.. meh) Anyway I quickly fell in love with boarding and borrrowed, "stole", my friend's board and rode for a year. Then school and job got rough but now im trying to get back at it by buying myself a new board. Hope to see you all around! :rolleyes:
 
#1,239 ·
Homeless in the US

Hello or Ni hao!

Quick bio on me... I'm a 41 year old male, who's currently homeless and living out of my truck while going back to college.

I'm getting ready to move to Guangzhou, China (mid 2011) to study Int'l Business, but first I need to repair all the bodily damage I have done to myself from enjoying sports or activities like Hiking, Mtn. Biking, Rock Climbing, and SCUBA Diving to name a few.

Other then that, not much else to say beside I came here to find some information and maybe a home for some of my vintage (?) gear.

Have a great day!

SirDude
 
#1,240 ·
Hey, been posting... never introduced.

I'm Mike, 26 yrs young, from upstate NY, currently living/working in Long Island, planning on moving back upstate.

19 Years on the slopes, 16 boarding 13 skiing (20-55 days a year). Worked as a Demo Tech/Shop Tech at Windham for 6 years growing up and 1 year at Wachusett during college. Currently a Civil/Environmental Engineer.

Ridden all over the east coast, mostly ride upstate NY and VT.
 
#1,242 ·
Hi everyone,
Longtime visitor, new member to the forum.
Third season snowboarding. I ride in the Tahoe area with my two boys ages 9 and 12. Former skier.
I will be 43 years old next month.
Happy to be here on the forum.

Kauila
'11 Arbor Cadence 147/'09 Ride VXn/'08 Burton Emerald
 
#1,244 ·
Hey Guys

Im Damien 18 yr old from NSW Australia

Ive been boarding for 2 years and absolutly love it

I use to work for Perisher in Australia but now work for the KTM Racing Team here in Australia

I will be coming to park city from the 29th of Jan till the 4th of Feb so if anyone is around there let me know
 
#1,245 ·
Hey everybody my names Mike I am 20 years old and am from Indiana/Illinois. I can't say I have been snowboarding for any amount of time its been pretty on and off since around 5th grade and I havn't gone more than twice a year really so I am basically new to the sport.

I am hoping to get into the sport soon and am planning on getting myself some gear very soon for a day trip and then also a spring break trip.

Looking forward to talking with you all!
 
#1,246 ·
Hi from the UK. My name's Simon, my folks first put me on skis at the age of 3, first time snowboarding was on a Rossignol hard boot setup when i was 12 (16 years ago!) and i haven't looked back.

Manage to get a couple of week in per year, I'm a pretty solid all mountain rider, looking to work on my spins and buttering as much as possible. Currently riding an 07/08 Custom, Salomon Pledge and brand spanking Rome 390 bosses which i can't wait to use in anger!

Seems there's a wealth of knowledge on here, look forward to chatting with you.
 
#1,247 · (Edited)
Hello people!

My name is Matthew, 26years old. I live in Oregon, not too close to the mountains yet, but not too far away to make a round trip in a day to Hood. My home town mountain is in Flagstaff Arizona; AZ Snowbowl where I grew up riding most of my life, and worked for a pass for a few seasons.

I've been riding since age 7 skiing prior to that. Started out ona burton Hoogar Boogar with hard boots. My favorite type of riding is powder lines, tree riding, backcountry, pillows. Flying strait down grooms with out turning, tucking for speed, and watching the ground disapear only to meet a smooth landing. I like a good transition here and there, but i've two knee surgeries. Just now realizing I'm healed enough to really get back to riding. Still taking it easy on jumps.

Here for some advice... To wear or to not wear a knee brace for snowboarding. Its been about 6+ years since my last surgery. I Mtn bike, skateboard just fine with no brace, have been using a Townsend brace for a while now for snowboarding only. I recently got a new Orthopedic Dr, and was given the green light to ride with out the brace, but I don't know about that. Seems sketchy to me. Looking for second opinions.

Been up once this year, had an awesome time. I've got a fever and there's only one way to cool it... :cool:



 

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#1,249 ·
Hey everyone, my names Amber and I just started snowboarding not too long ago. I just came back from a snowboarding trip in Southern California, and fell inlove with it. I joined here to talk to other snowboarders and hopefully learn some tips about riding and the gear also. I was looking for tips on how to ride switch and came across this web forum. Glad I found it!
 
#1,250 ·
Hey everyone, My name's Mike and on my first snowboarding trip I managed to catch an edge and fall, braking my wrist. On a bunny hill of all things. I was at Ski Round Top here in PA which seems to be a decent place but not great from what I've read. Enough of me and my misfortunes, though.
 
#1,251 ·
hello all

Hey everyone I'm Michael 36 years old been sonowboarding since I was 16---first board was a barfoot with no edges lol. Craig Kelly is my hero, Grew up in WV riding snowshoe, Worked and lived in Mammath when I was 24 for a season. Just bought a burton flying V and mission est's. I'm a chef in charleston sc also skate and road race a 04 subaru STi

Going up to whistler in 2 weeks! always wanted to go there since I was a wee little lad
 
#1,252 ·
Greetings!

Hello Everyone,

I'm new here, looking to talk with fellow snowboarders! I started a website that helps skiers and riders find powder and the best lift ticket prices. You can check it out at WheresThePow.com. I'd love feedback if you have any ideas, issues, etc. Let me know what new features you'd like to see, etc. I've only added MA, NH, VT, ME, CA, CO, AK, and AZ. I should have the rest of North America online sometime this week... Hoping to expand to other continents shorty afterwards. I'm also hoping to feature lift ticket deals, but we'll see if that happens this year. Send me a message if I'm missing your region, and I'll prioritize the grueling data entry process.

Anyways, my wife and I go snowboarding at various mountains in New England, we just got 18 inches on snow last week, so I'm dying to get out to the mountains!

Cheers,
Aaron
 
#1,253 ·
Hi everyone, I found this website about a week ago and have been browsing it since then. I decided to join up today after snowboarding for the first time yesterday (Elk Mountain, PA). I have fallen in love with this sport. Like several people have said I wish I tried this sport years ago (31 now). Even before I found this forum I accidently stumbled on SnowWolf's awesome instructional videos and have to say these video made my day so much easier.
I arrived at the resort around 9:45am, bought my lift ticket and signed up for the 12noon beginner's class. However, by 11am I was already linking my turns so I decided to get a refund on the classes. By 2pm I was riding the blue trails. I took quite a few hard spills and am sore as hell today but I love it.
 
#1,254 ·
Funny, I was looking at videos on youtube the other day and I saw the Snow Wolf Productions videos too but I found this place just by googling snowboard forums.

Anyways, I'm new. This is my first winter learning to snowboard. I started out in December with lessons at a nearby ski lodge and I've been practicing at sledding hills near my house. Yesterday I made my second trip to the ski hill and ran the green course for the first time. I can get down the hill fine but holy man I need to work on my carving because I was going down that hill like Clark Griswold on Lampoon's Christmas vacation...


Anyways, I'm 33 and live in Michigan. I'm lucky to have a lot of snowboard resorts around. I'm going to keep practicing. I love it so far and want to get good at this. I wish I would have discovered it 15 years ago...
 
#1,255 · (Edited)
Whats up everyone, my name is Reid and im a 26 year-old newbie. Im from Long Beach, CA, and I have been snowboarding for about a year now. My girlfriend took me up to Bear Mountain snowboarding for the first time last January after I met her, and I was hooked. I was tow-side and carving by the end of the first run down one of the easy slopes up there. Now, I have a full setup: A K2 Turbodream board and bindings, and Ride boots. I love this sport and have gone 2 times already this season. Anyways, stoked to discover this forum site, and look forward to learning lots more and meeting everyone on here.

Cheers,

-Reid
 
#1,257 ·
Hey Everyone,

Another beginner over here. Just started learning this season and I have to saw I am hooked. Been up twice already and I'm going up this weekend. I've always been interested in boarding, but until recently never had an opportunity to try it. I'm from the bay area so there are a lot of options, but I've only tried Mt Rose so far. Does anyone have any tips for a starter? So far my 2 biggest challenges are getting up onto my board while strapped in coming to a smooth stop. Call me a noob or whatever you want, we all gotta start somewhere!
 
#1,259 ·
Hey folks, I'm a new snowboarder, haven't been able to get on the hills as much as I'd like. My first ski trip two years ago I caught an edge and got my first concussion. I've had one more since then, but not nearly as bad as the first. I'm not much of one for tricks, but I like cruising and generally steady runs. Looking to get my first board sometime, but I will have boarded for 3 years before I have the chance
 
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