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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
 
#2,920 ·
Hey all, I'm a noob here however not a noob to snowboarding. I hail from Nebraska so I have travel to get my riding time in. Started over a decade ago on an okay Silence board. However gave it up because of college got busy with life. However the past year I picked it up again and became hooked. Even considering moving somewhere closer to the mountains. I'm totally blown away how much the technology has progressed! I picked up a used Burton Custom flying v last season and had so much fun with it. Just got a Lib Tech after lurking here for advice, looking forward to riding it in few weeks at Abasin!
 
#2,922 ·
Dutch Powder Freak

Hi there,
I'm a 22 year old all-mountain rider with a slight preference to backcountry boarding :snowboard2:

I've been riding since I was able to and am a huge fan of the Nitro brand. Currently riding the Subzero (I love the flex) and the Prime (for more aggressive all-mountain riding).

I hope to learn about some of the best boarding spots in Europe on this forum. I'll be strapping in and kicking it in France for the coming months.

Snowy wishes !
PowderPower
 
#2,923 ·
Hi Everyone,

34 years old. Snowboarding for about 24 years. Teaching my two groms this year. They are a 6 girl and 9 year old boy. My wife has also decided to start riding again!

I'm riding a K2 Turbo Dream this year. Rome 390's and Salomon Dialogue Focus Boa boots.

My son is on a Rome Minishred 120 with K2 Bindings and Flow Micron boa boots (incredible kids boots btw)

Daughter is on a Burton after school special 100

Wife is on a Capita Magnolia 143 with K2 yeah yeah bindings.

Anyway, we are from southern Ca and I grew up riding Bear Mtn (back in the outlaw park days). I also rode a lot in UT growing up and now we go to mammoth/june quite a bit. I'm more into riding pow nowadays although I still enjoys laps through the park as well.

Cheers!
 
#2,924 ·
Hi Everyone,

34 years old. Snowboarding for about 24 years. Teaching my two groms this year. They are a 6 girl and 9 year old boy. My wife has also decided to start riding again!
:dance1: yay for lady riders, welcome to your whole family! my husband and I are teaching my 7 yr old daughter this year- her first season and she's loving it! I hope your brood does too.
 
#2,925 ·
What's up everyone? I'm Brian, I've been snowboarding a couple times last year and the season barely started this year (I'm in Japan). I'm riding a Signal 155 Troubadour w/ Flow Flyte bindings. I'm still new and a beginner and lookin forward to riding more! I def need to work on the basics though, my god!
 
#2,932 ·
Hola

Just joined today (duh). Anyways, I'm an older beginner (49 years-old). Been out about 5 times and can now go home not feeling as if I've just played 3 periods of hockey. Looking forward to improving. So far I'm loving it. I'm learning along with my 6 year-old son who is, if I dare say so myself, killing it so far.

Look forward to tips and advice, especially for those on the geezerish side of things.
 
#2,938 ·
Just joined today (duh). Anyways, I'm an older beginner (49 years-old). Been out about 5 times and can now go home not feeling as if I've just played 3 periods of hockey. Looking forward to improving. So far I'm loving it. I'm learning along with my 6 year-old son who is, if I dare say so myself, killing it so far.

Look forward to tips and advice, especially for those on the geezerish side of things.
I started snowboarding when I lived in Minneapolis.
Good old Afton Alps! :D
 
#2,933 ·
Howdy from Michigan

I am 45 years old and have been snowboarding since 1986. I've only ridden Burton since the beginning. I just purchased my first non-Burton equipment this week; 2015-2016 Union Contact bindings. I hope I like them. I tried Burton Genesis, Custom and Mission bindings and hate them all.
 
#2,934 ·
heyo!

been lurking here for a few months, figure i'd be a good little citizen of the interwebs and register.

been riding just 6 or so years on Mt Hood (Meadows!) ... wife found a better job up north and now i'm lucky enough to be a passholder at Mt Baker - bonus that this season has not sucked (PNW '14-'15 Never Forget)

age is just a number, and for me it happens to be the number of years since a little scandal the media dubbed "Watergate" that you might've heard of ;)

always looking to improve my riding. currently trying to master Baker Chairs 1 & 6 w/o breaking myself off. goal is to get to the backcountry. hit me up if you're a Baker local and don't mind a tag-along!
 
#2,935 ·
been lurking here for a few months, figure i'd be a good little citizen of the interwebs and register.

been riding just 6 or so years on Mt Hood (Meadows!) ... wife found a better job up north and now i'm lucky enough to be a passholder at Mt Baker - bonus that this season has not sucked (PNW '14-'15 Never Forget)

age is just a number, and for me it happens to be the number of years since a little scandal the media dubbed "Watergate" that you might've heard of ;)

always looking to improve my riding. currently trying to master Baker Chairs 1 & 6 w/o breaking myself off. goal is to get to the backcountry. hit me up if you're a Baker local and don't mind a tag-along!
Welcome to sbf citizen:laugh2:
 
#2,940 ·
Hey, I'm Eggnog

Hey, I'm Eggnog. This is my first post to the forum. I'm from the Chicago area and have snowboarded five times. It doesn't make sense for me to keep renting gear, so I'm currently working out what my first set up will be. At some point here in the near future I'll probably seek opinions on my gear choices.

Cheers everyone,
Eggnog
 
#2,941 ·
Hey, I'm Eggnog. This is my first post to the forum. I'm from the Chicago area and have snowboarded five times. It doesn't make sense for me to keep renting gear, so I'm currently working out what my first set up will be. At some point here in the near future I'll probably seek opinions on my gear choices.

Cheers everyone,
Eggnog
Welcome. Buy boots first. Good fitting ones, visit the boots section of the forum for tips.
 
#2,942 ·
Posted around the forum a bit already, just found this thread.

I'm 34, grew up in Indonesia and moved to the us in 2000. I live in Houston and initially learned to snowboard at Brighton, in 2003 while on a trip to visit my mom. Ever since then I was hooked, and kept on returning every season for one trip, sometimes twice. So you can imagine my learning rate isn't phenomenal. Good thing is, the learning period gets shorter every year I go. I stopped going around 2007/8 due to stuff (broke college student, taking motorcycle touring trips instead on the cheap, etc...). Anyway, I started going again last year. Made a spur of the moment decision to fly up to Denver and snowboard for a day at Keystone. It was bluebird, a bit slushy and icy but it was an incredible amount of fun. Slapped myself around a bit for waiting this long to go again, but it seems like I didn't forget much... I think I even got better somehow.

First trip of this season coming up in a few days, finally on my own board. Flying to SLC and driving up to Jackson to hang out with some family and ride Snow King Mtn for a couple days (cheap tickets is the main reason). Then driving back down to Park City to meet up with my best friend and ride Park City for ~4 days out of 7. I'm more excited than a lab at a dog park right now...

Nice to meet everybody.
 
#2,943 ·
I too was born and raised in foreign country (Seoul, S. Korea) moved to the states 1999.
I lived in Houston for first 8 years.
Houston is my home away from home and still have most my friends there.

In my 26 year motorcycle riding history, I was most active and involved while I was living in Houston.
I raced TMGP (Texas Mini Grand Prix) with my friends, went out to the track on regular basis and even taught some beginner classes.
Ahhh... good old Racers' Road, Fayetteville and Texas World Speedway (R.I.P.).

I only did night boarding at Keystone.
I heard it has fun CAT rides.
Would love to visit go sometime soon.

You gonna love Jackson.
That mountain has EVERYTHING and is EVERYTHING.
Make sure to eat at Teton Thai.
I'm kicking myself not eating one last time before we left.

Have a fun and safe trip!
 
#2,947 ·
#2,949 ·
Hi guys and gals, I've been lurking around to get tips for a while and thought I'd join officially.

I'm 29, originally from New Zealand but moved to the Boston area a couple of years ago and fell in love with the snow and all the different ways of getting out in it. This is my second season riding, just getting comfortable on the blues and stoked to be able to enjoy more of the mountains now!

Looking forward to chatting with you guys, this seems like a really nice community
 
#2,957 ·
Hello! i live in california, just started snowboarding this season. I like to go to Mammoth mountain when its not busy or to June Lake. so excited about gigantic amount of snow this year!!! just learned how connect right turn and left turn last weekend! :wink:
First post. 6-2", 325lbs from Tennessee
I ride a 168 "Burton Canyon " that's 20 years old. Took a 15 year Break now I'm back.
Welcome to the addiction, wow 20 yrs! welcome back to the addiction... interesting variety of ppl this forum attracts! welcome to SBF all new members :grin:
 
#2,955 ·
fell in love with snowboarding....

Hello! i live in california, just started snowboarding this season. I like to go to Mammoth mountain when its not busy or to June Lake. so excited about gigantic amount of snow this year!!! just learned how connect right turn and left turn last weekend! :wink:
 
#2,958 ·
Hi everyone :) Totally new to this hobby. Hubby and I just got started and we both really love it. He's improving very quickly (he used to be a great skiier), me not so quickly, but I'm having so much fun learning. Have gotten so many good tips from the Tips, Tricks and Coaching forum. We're getting our kids into it as well (5 yr old loves it, 6 yr old not so much).
 
#2,960 ·
I ride with my husband and 7 yr old daughter this season as well, and have also really upped my game after joining this forum and learning lots here! :D Nice to see another mom rocking it, welcome :D Don't sweat the "improving not so quickly" bit if you keep at it you will be so glad you did and while I may never beat my husband down the hill I've realized that's not my goal and shouldn't be, it's so rare to have the ability for a whole family to do something together even at different skill levels and have so much fun it should be illegal. >:)
 
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