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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
 
#3,216 ·
Hows it going everyone, I'm Jordan. Starting snowboarding about 15 years ago and have always loved it. Trying to join my professional skills as a machinist and CAD designer (solidworks mostly) with my love for the mountain by starting a snowboarding company.
 
#3,227 · (Edited)
Hi there! I'm 37 and decided to take up snowboarding last season. I'm picking it up pretty well but I'm still having trouble with my heel edge. For some reason, toe edge is super easy for me (I can go down an entire run backwards) but heel edge is messing me up. My instructor said it's usually the opposite for people and heel edge is the easier one to learn. I guess I'm a weirdo. Ha. I live a few hours from Tahoe so my husband and I go up every other weekend.

For butt protection for women: I had a hard time finding something because I have a round booty. I tried Burton but my butt still hurt. Then, I tried Azzpad but they were way too bulky for someone who already has a booty. My friend recommended roller derby shorts so I gave them a shot. They're perfect. I don't feel any pain when I fall. I got them from Amazon- Triple Eight Roller Derby Bumsaver. The padding is removable so you can customize where you want protection.
 
#3,230 ·
I ride goofy. I’ve tried riding regular and I can do it if I start goofy and switch but starting regular doesn’t come naturally for me. I think I got comfortable on toe edge because the only way I can get up from sitting is to turn so I’m on my knees which automatically puts me in toe edge. I need to practice getting up from seated so I start on heel edge and/or learn how to strap in standing up. At this point, it could also be a confidence issue. When I turn into heel edge, I either make myself go back to toe edge or make myself fall (falling doesn’t happen as often lately). I feel like I’m going too fast (I’m not) and I freak out.
 
#3,240 ·
Introduction

I'm Ana, I take care of the Latin American section of the website: Travel Tourist Information Guide and conduct online training for Effective Communication and Soft Skills Development. I love travelling , especially to places which offer beautiful scenic landscapes with waterfalls and locations rich in flora and fauna. I also like reading, playing carrom and badminton, listening to music and photography.
 
#3,242 ·
I'm Ana, I take care of the Latin American section of the website: Travel Tourist Information Guide and conduct online training for Effective Communication and Soft Skills Development. I love travelling , especially to places which offer beautiful scenic landscapes with waterfalls and locations rich in flora and fauna. I also like reading, playing carrom and badminton, listening to music and photography.
Oh great...just what we need....on line training for effective communication and soft skills development...

we like beautiful scenic landscapes with frozen waterfalls, weed and wooly critters

reading about mishaps, using carrom boards for lunch trays antics, badmitton racquets to roast things

and music is always popular with yantz photography is especially enjoyed
 
#3,241 ·
Newbie from Scotland

Hi all,

Im Robert from Scotland, UK. I have been snowboarding nearly 20 years and was a BASI level 1 instructor but now a Level 2 Casi. I work within a snow dome in Glasgow as an instructor and want to hopefully achieve my level 3 Casi and possibly level 2 Csia.

I right roughly 40-60 hours per week all year round (inc work), ride in Scotland (Cairngorms, Glenshee, Glencoe and Nevis range) but love the Grandvalira in Andorra.

Ambitions to ride in Japan, Canada and US, currently mapping out a plan to achieve this.

I do have a tendency to keep buying snowboards (i do get told i have too many and only have one), but its my vice...currently i have:

2007/08 Atomic Hatchet 153

2013/14 Lib Tech Trice 161.5 (signed by travis so never ridden)
2014/15 Lib Tech Trice HP 155

2015/16 Salomon Official 155
2016/17 Salomon Villain 153
2016/17 Salomon Assassin 155
2016/17 Salomon The Ultimate Ride 155

2015/16 Capita Peter Line Rainbow 153
 
#3,249 · (Edited)
Hello Hello!!

Matt here, from NYC / NJ. Been snowboarding forever... get out as often as I can... ride all the local hills (NJ, PA, NY, VT, etc..), and I get out on a few larger trips every season.

Pretty psyched to find this site.. hoping to use it as a resource for travel, gear, etc.. as well as offer any of my own advice from time to time ;-)

I have a few boards...
- Venture Paragon (just picked up this season - LOVE this board!!)
- Venture Odin
- Venture Kevin Jones pro-model
- Capital BSOD

I usually ride Union Atlas bindings (I also have an older pair of Union Asadachi's as well)... with Salomon Synapse boots.


THANKS!!

- Matty
 
#3,251 ·
Hi, I started "snowboarding" 5 years ago when I married. My spouse is skiing and don't wanted keep him at home just because I always hated cold weather and snow.
So here we are now, last April I bought a season pass just to get to the snow as often we can :) And in the last season I bought my first snowboard.
I used the quote marks in my first sentence because in the first years, I literally did nothing snowboarding, just sitting in the snow, or facing up the hill did falling leafs. I am not a super fast learner, for sure. I took couple of lessons, occasionally and I always improved something. I just want to learn always something new and enjoy to be out there. My wish is to learn in the future that 360 degree rotating :)
I have terrible fear of heights so unfortunately we are going only to ski area where there is a gondola or aerial tramway (the closed cabin) that go to some station where there is a green trail down and long enough for me to enjoy. Northstar, Keystone are my favorites and in this year I hope I can try the Vail where I see in the trail map a gondola with some longer green run down. I also like the Heavenly (good hotels nearby). I love the locals but they never have gondola so I have to walk up the hill :laugh2:
Used to snowboard in Austria and in CO, CA and NV.
 
#3,252 ·
Hi, I started "snowboarding" 5 years ago when I married. My spouse is skiing and don't wanted keep him at home just because I always hated cold weather and snow.

So here we are now, last April I bought a season pass just to get to the snow as often we can :) And in the last season I bought my first snowboard.

I used the quote marks in my first sentence because in the first years, I literally did nothing snowboarding, just sitting in the snow, or facing up the hill did falling leafs. I am not a super fast learner, for sure. I took couple of lessons, occasionally and I always improved something. I just want to learn always something new and enjoy to be out there. My wish is to learn in the future that 360 degree rotating :)

I have terrible fear of heights so unfortunately we are going only to ski area where there is a gondola or aerial tramway (the closed cabin) that go to some station where there is a green trail down and long enough for me to enjoy. Northstar, Keystone are my favorites and in this year I hope I can try the Vail where I see in the trail map a gondola with some longer green run down. I also like the Heavenly (good hotels nearby). I love the locals but they never have gondola so I have to walk up the hill :laugh2:

Used to snowboard in Austria and in CO, CA and NV.

Welcome! I also have a pretty terrible fear of heights (vertigo and uneasy stomach any time I'm more than ten feet up). But for some reason lift chairs don't bother me. Maybe try a low riding chair on a bunny slope? Or maybe not. Either way, enjoy!



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#3,254 ·
Calgary, Alberta

I've been snowboarding for several years but my level of progression has been stagnant for some time (lost interest, different crew, etc.). Well I'm back!:jumping1: I've set some realistic goals and having a blast again. At the moment I'm trying to learn to boardslide after having become comfortable with 50/50's on the box last season. I use to cruise the resort, just hauling ass, carving and spraying snow but have recently taken an interest in the park. I love learning new things. I'm a huge fan of Torstein Horgmo and Travis Rice! "The Art of Flight" is my favorite film with "Fourth Phase" coming in a close second. I ride a 2016 Lib Tech T Rice Pro 155, Union Atlas bindings and DC Torstein boots. I've joined to get back into the community and get my stoke on >:)
 
#3,257 ·
Hi All. I just started to ride again this season. Went a bunch of times when i was in my teens and i loved it but was poor and could never go and forgot about it. 15 years later and im getting back into it. went 4 times this season (Killington, Berkshire East, Whitetail and Liberty). Going to Snowshoe this weekend to snowboard for 3 days. Also planning a vail trip for next season. im kinda mad at my self that i went this long without snowboarding also cause i missed out on a lot of fun and some good snow storms the past winters.
 
#3,258 ·
Hi everybody. I'm 34, been snowboarding (about once a year) since I was 14 and this year I finally decided to get a part-time job as a snowboard instructor at my "local" (1 hour away) resort. This year is the most riding I've done in one season, but sadly I live in Maryland and it's been 70 degrees for the last 2 weekends so I'm afraid my season is just about done. I'm watching snowboard videos all day at work going crazy, and looking for jobs online in places like Colorado and Vancouver, dreaming one day I'll live somewhere that actually gets more than 6 inches of snow per year. Sigh, at least I can skate when it's not raining here. In the meantime, this site is keeping me busy. Thanks everyone!
 
#3,260 ·
Hi everyone. I'm joining from Turkey, I'm 28 and I just got back from second time snowboarding (It was in Palandöken).
I was not even interested in snowboarding because snow is cold, also I don't like sports. But a planned trip was cancelled and my friend offered a new activity. "Let's ski" he said. "No, let's snowboard" I said. It was kind of a dare, but I'm hooked now.
I'm hoping that I learn new stuff here, and maybe meet you guys if you visit places in Turkey.
 
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