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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
 
#1,631 ·
whats up! My name is Chris and I'm 27 years old. I live in Yokosuka, Japan. I took a couple of lessons in January and now I'm addicted. I go at least once every week now and as long as there is snow on the ground I'm goin.
My weapon of choice is the K2 Raygun (+15/-12) with the K2 sonic series bindings and K2 Raider boots to go along with it. I can already shred greens and blues with ease and now I'm working on switch riding, butters and other ground tricks. If you are ever in the Tokyo area hit me up. There's plenty of resorts within a couple hours by bullet train.
 
#1,636 ·
Hello everyone...my name is Alvaro and I am from Costa Rica. I am more of a surfer, as that is what is readily available in my country, but I have also done snowboarding (about 2-3 weeks per year in Colorado or Lake Tahoe) since I was 15 years old. I currently live in Germany, so I'm very pleased to be so close to the Alps and I have been doing a lot of snowboarding for the past 2 and a half years. I typically have rented my gear at whichever Resort I happen to go, but after this past weekend's snowboarding trip to the "Bovec-Kanin" Resort in Slovenia and the Sella Nevea Resort in Italy, I decided that it's time for me to buy my own setup. The reason is that obviously I will be snowboarding more now since I live a stone's throw away from the alps, but also because I felt that having poor gear was setting back my progress and exposing me to accidents. In several occasions this past weekend I had to really apply myself to avoid falling because the board would chatter too much at high speeds, would not respond well in variable snow conditions and it could not hold an edge very well when carving.

Therefore, I have been researching a lot about snowboards, bindings and boots for the past few days and I need your advice on choosing the right board. I am 6'1, 195 pounds, my skill level is an advanced intermediate and I am an aggressive rider in love with speed. The board I am looking for is an all-mountain board, as I only want one for trips all around Europe and I don't frequent the park too often. I don't have any problems with budget, but I don't want to spend 800€ on the whole setup.

As far as brands and models, I have been looking at Burton (Custom Flying V, Bullet, Barracuda, Custom X and Clash), K2 (Raygun, The Zero and Turbo Dream), Ride (Machete), Lib Tech (Banana Skate and Banana Magic) and Salomon (Man's Board). These are all in different categories and prices, but these are the ones that have caught my eye in terms of flex, responsiveness, price, quality and graphics. I am looking at spending around 400-500€ for board, bindings and boots, so your advice is highly appreciated.

Thanks! :thumbsup:
 
#1,637 ·
Hey I'm Evelin.
16 years old
I've always wanted to go snowboarding but put it off for so long, when I finally went I totally fell in love with it. Guess I finally have a reason to not hate winter.
I've only gone three times, all at Whistler, so I can do linking turns quite comfortably on both sides and I love going fast.
I'm not really a tomboy since I love shopping and dressing up, but I also love full contact sports and death metal. Haha weird.
I'm planning to buy a board soon. I'm 5'4 or 5'5 110 pounds, any sizing help would be appreciated.
 
#1,639 ·
Just got a profile and started posting after reading this forum for a long time.

I'm a pretty experienced rider (mostly all mountain) living near Seattle. I ride mostly at Snoqualmie, Crystal and Stevens, with a trip up to Whistler every year or two.

I am finally upgrading my board (posted a question in the board section) so I am looking forward to learning more about all the new stuff boards have these days.
 
#1,645 ·
Whats up guys and gals. I'm Rick, I've been snowboarding for about 17 years since a child. Born and raised in california bay area, I mainly board in tahoe whenever I can make time to get up there. Been going up these past couple weeks atleast getting a day trip in since the conditions have been somewhat picking up recently. I just posted a thread in the photography,videos section of a video I made shredding untouched pow at kirkwood using a buddy's Gopro. Check it out, I'll post the thread link below. I look forward to reviewing the forums as I'm interested on everyones opinion on the new 2013 Flow bindings coming out before I grab a pair when they hit the market, and just enjoying the forums with my peers.

Thread link:

http://www.snowboardingforum.com/ph...061-kirkwood-powder-shredding.html#post499972
 
#1,647 ·
Hiii mi name is Pedro i am Brazilian I've been snowboarding for about 5 years I am a intermidiam rider mi first board was a burton dominant 2006 with custom bindings and I just bot a burton Mystery with diodes EST mi dream board :)
Mi planne for the future is studying abroad in Canada or USA for spending more time in the snow and improve mi skills
I am going to whistler in the end of April :D
 
#1,648 ·
My name is Gavin, from Dublin, Ireland. I done about 60 days riding altogether through the years but been Wakeboarding for a long time (instructing for 5 years) all over the world. From now on will be riding all winter by working at resorts. Currently trying to figure out where best to go for 2012/13 season. Professional Boxer for 2 years. Lokking to network and find a committed crew wherever I go and get after it.

Mi planne for the future is studying abroad in Canada or USA for spending more time in the snow and improve mi skills
I am going to whistler in the end of April :D[/QUOTE]

Ay Yakuzo, what's your plan for Whistler work wise?
 
#1,649 ·
My name is Gavin, from Dublin, Ireland. I done about 60 days riding altogether through the years but been Wakeboarding for a long time (instructing for 5 years) all over the world. From now on will be riding all winter by working at resorts. Currently trying to figure out where best to go for 2012/13 season. Professional Boxer for 2 years. Lokking to network and find a committed crew wherever I go and get after it.

Mi planne for the future is studying abroad in Canada or USA for spending more time in the snow and improve mi skills
I am going to whistler in the end of April :D
Ay Yakuzo, what's your plan for Whistler work wise?[/QUOTE]

No now I am going with mi father to visit same uncles but for next year I pretend to study abroad in the US or Canada
 
#1,655 ·
Figured I should throw one of these up too. I'm currently living overseas and really miss the snow. I grew up in Hood River and learned on Mt. Hood, shoot, about 10 years ago or so. I know that Mt. Hood isn't the best mountain out there but it's home and can get some epic poo (I'm talking nipple deep). I will try any outdoor sport at least once. I enjoy mountain biking, rock climbing, wind/kite surfing, kayaking, but my favorite has to be snowboarding (haven't tried snowkiting yet though...). At the grand old age of 23 I'm always up for an adventure.
 
#1,658 ·
Minnesota rider here. I went snowboarding on a whim about 4 years ago and since then it has pretty much taken over my winters. I like riding everything but since it's the midwest, and terrain is fairly limited, I've gotten more and more into park riding. My big mountain experience so far is limited to three 4 day trips to Big Sky, but I've heard good things about Snowbird, and I'm planning on hitting that up next winter.
 
#1,660 ·
Hey guys. My name is Alan. I snowboarded when I was younger and then I joined the military so I didn't have much of a chance to snowboard for awhile. I just got back into snowboarding this season and I got hit with the bug all over again. I guess I would consider myself an intermediate snowboarder. I don't really have much park experience. I kind of just start hitting some small jumps and just practicing landings. I guess I stay out of the park because there are some rude people over at Bear and Mountain High in the park areas. I mostly just like going down runs and over terrain. I'm just looking for tips and tricks to get better and hopefully expand my range. I'm kind of locked down to groomers because I'm in SoCal. So I'm hoping to change that.
 
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