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Hey guys, thought I'd introduce myself and post up a quick blurb about the boards I've had. I've been riding for a while now and didn't occur to me to join a forum until I finally came across a question that got me stumped. Anyway, here's a small trip down memory lane...
1989 - 1990 season
1988 Black Snow Mogul Monster ???cm
This board was 1 of the 2 you could get at Canadian Tire at the time, but this one I happen to find at a flea market for $50 (about $100 new at the time when Crappy Tire jumped on the bandwagon). Other than being in the shape of a snowboard, it wasn't much of one. The bindings attempted their best to hang onto your boots, no metal edges and the whole thing was a hollow piece of plastic. I don't recall turning much. I used it for one season on this tobogganing/sledding hill in town. My dumbass brother would say that doesn't count, but I don't see why it wouldn't. Standing on a board and sliding down is snowboarding. That'd be like saying, because Gretzky learned to skate on a frozen pond, means he doesn't know how to play hockey. Thankfully this brand died out when sports stores started carrying snowboards. Think it got sold at a garage sale...
1990 - 1991 season
1988 Black Snow Edge ???cm
This was the other of the 2 boards Crappy Tire had at the time. This one was my brother's hand-me-down. This one I was able to take up to a ski hill cause it had metal edges. The whole multiple-straps thing was nice, though a few times my foot came right out of the boot cause here I was, a kid, using adult equipment; kid-sized gear didn't exist yet. This thing would actually turn a little bit, but weighed a ton, stiff and was slow as shit. Instead of the binding anchors being imbedded in the board themselves, this board pre-dated this (or was just cheaply made) as the board had holes right through it, and the anchors would pop out of the base when you unbolted the bindings from the board. Even filling these with base filler didn't speed things up. I also think I coloured over all the fluorescent yellow with a black Sharpie and covered it in stickers. Thankfully this brand died out when sports stores started carrying snowboards. I think this one went the way of a garage sale as well...
1991 - 1994 seasons
19?? Look Lamar ???cm
My first 'real' board, and ironically a pro model. Bert Lamar was sponsored by Look before he stepped out with his own brand. Can't remember was size this one, but it was the smallest one that was found (can't even remember from where) and it was still too big. Think it was on sale for $140 cause no one wanted really wanted it for the size. So my dad (I think) chopped and rounded the tail off so that there was just a bit of a lip curling up, and rounded the nose to shorten it more. I think it was still too big even after that. This one was definitely faster, but too wide still. It also weighed a ton, stiff and was hard to turn. I had the 3-strap Burton Flex bindings just so I could maneuver it. Can't remember when Look when out of business. I think I gave this one to a friend...
1994 - 1998 seasons
1994 Morrow Drive 147cm
I seemed to be getting more serious into snowboarding then just occasional fun, and wanted an actual modern and properly sized board. I wanted it the season before and remember saving for this one and getting it on sale the Fall of '94 at this one-and-only sports store in town back East for $414. I re-used the Burton Flex bindings from the previous Look but chopped the highbacks down and used 2 straps. This board's still in the top 2 boards I've ever had. This thing was great and learned so much on it as if it was custom made just for me. Flexible, light, responsive, all-mountain; everything you'd want. My freestyle game came alive with this one to the point where I was landing front flip heelside 180's (front flip with an added half turn at the end). I was riding one day and suddenly my front wasn't responding and was loose. I stopped, looked down, and the only think holding my foot on was the biding anchors clinging onto the underside of the top sheet that was peeling away from the rest of the board. I had bought this board at the start of puberty and I clearly got too tall and heavy for it. The core had broken under my front foot. Loved this board so much I still have it; it's now the top of a homemade coffee table. Saw one guy with it last season! But it was a massive 163cm. Morrow may or may not still seem to exist at the time of this posting as their website still works but hasn't been updated since the 12/13 season...
1998 - 1999 season
1993 Sims Shaun Palmer (The Pimp board) 155cm
With a busted board, I needed something for the time being and borrowed my brother's old board. This is the guy/brand that he's pretty much always ridden. This guy's got a bit of a cult following and this one's part of the series with the waving American flag image on the base; there's The [angry] Clown board prior to this one, followed by The Cadillac one after this one. This board was great in every way, but being that it was a '93, it was now heavy by comparison. My brother still has it as part of this collection he's sorta got going. Sims is still around and Shaun stepped out with his own brand in '95...
1989 - 1990 season
1988 Black Snow Mogul Monster ???cm
This board was 1 of the 2 you could get at Canadian Tire at the time, but this one I happen to find at a flea market for $50 (about $100 new at the time when Crappy Tire jumped on the bandwagon). Other than being in the shape of a snowboard, it wasn't much of one. The bindings attempted their best to hang onto your boots, no metal edges and the whole thing was a hollow piece of plastic. I don't recall turning much. I used it for one season on this tobogganing/sledding hill in town. My dumbass brother would say that doesn't count, but I don't see why it wouldn't. Standing on a board and sliding down is snowboarding. That'd be like saying, because Gretzky learned to skate on a frozen pond, means he doesn't know how to play hockey. Thankfully this brand died out when sports stores started carrying snowboards. Think it got sold at a garage sale...
1990 - 1991 season
1988 Black Snow Edge ???cm
This was the other of the 2 boards Crappy Tire had at the time. This one was my brother's hand-me-down. This one I was able to take up to a ski hill cause it had metal edges. The whole multiple-straps thing was nice, though a few times my foot came right out of the boot cause here I was, a kid, using adult equipment; kid-sized gear didn't exist yet. This thing would actually turn a little bit, but weighed a ton, stiff and was slow as shit. Instead of the binding anchors being imbedded in the board themselves, this board pre-dated this (or was just cheaply made) as the board had holes right through it, and the anchors would pop out of the base when you unbolted the bindings from the board. Even filling these with base filler didn't speed things up. I also think I coloured over all the fluorescent yellow with a black Sharpie and covered it in stickers. Thankfully this brand died out when sports stores started carrying snowboards. I think this one went the way of a garage sale as well...
1991 - 1994 seasons
19?? Look Lamar ???cm
My first 'real' board, and ironically a pro model. Bert Lamar was sponsored by Look before he stepped out with his own brand. Can't remember was size this one, but it was the smallest one that was found (can't even remember from where) and it was still too big. Think it was on sale for $140 cause no one wanted really wanted it for the size. So my dad (I think) chopped and rounded the tail off so that there was just a bit of a lip curling up, and rounded the nose to shorten it more. I think it was still too big even after that. This one was definitely faster, but too wide still. It also weighed a ton, stiff and was hard to turn. I had the 3-strap Burton Flex bindings just so I could maneuver it. Can't remember when Look when out of business. I think I gave this one to a friend...
1994 - 1998 seasons
1994 Morrow Drive 147cm
I seemed to be getting more serious into snowboarding then just occasional fun, and wanted an actual modern and properly sized board. I wanted it the season before and remember saving for this one and getting it on sale the Fall of '94 at this one-and-only sports store in town back East for $414. I re-used the Burton Flex bindings from the previous Look but chopped the highbacks down and used 2 straps. This board's still in the top 2 boards I've ever had. This thing was great and learned so much on it as if it was custom made just for me. Flexible, light, responsive, all-mountain; everything you'd want. My freestyle game came alive with this one to the point where I was landing front flip heelside 180's (front flip with an added half turn at the end). I was riding one day and suddenly my front wasn't responding and was loose. I stopped, looked down, and the only think holding my foot on was the biding anchors clinging onto the underside of the top sheet that was peeling away from the rest of the board. I had bought this board at the start of puberty and I clearly got too tall and heavy for it. The core had broken under my front foot. Loved this board so much I still have it; it's now the top of a homemade coffee table. Saw one guy with it last season! But it was a massive 163cm. Morrow may or may not still seem to exist at the time of this posting as their website still works but hasn't been updated since the 12/13 season...
1998 - 1999 season
1993 Sims Shaun Palmer (The Pimp board) 155cm
With a busted board, I needed something for the time being and borrowed my brother's old board. This is the guy/brand that he's pretty much always ridden. This guy's got a bit of a cult following and this one's part of the series with the waving American flag image on the base; there's The [angry] Clown board prior to this one, followed by The Cadillac one after this one. This board was great in every way, but being that it was a '93, it was now heavy by comparison. My brother still has it as part of this collection he's sorta got going. Sims is still around and Shaun stepped out with his own brand in '95...
