Snowboarding!!

[R/T93]

We still have grass showing at 4500 ft in the WA state resorts... the worst year for snow in probably 50 yrs.

[futurevr4man]

i was just looking at the annual snowfall report for the west this year. Powder Mountain has an average of over 300" a year, and it's only has 115ish this year. No bueno. Hopefully it still lives up to my very loose expectations. As long as it isn't pure ice, it will be an improvement over what I'm used to.

Either way, I'll be riding my own board and gear, and that alone will be fun to play with.

[R/T93]

When I first started in 2000 the WA passes had 200" of base. It has dropped yearly since
You should have fun
Typically on trips where the main reason is to hit the mountain you have a good time.

[TurboSinceBirth]

That makes sense, Dave, thanks! I'll be sure to report back after my trip. I am counting down the days for sure.

TSB, what do you ride? 12" of snow... I've never seen a snow storm put down more than 8 or 9 inches before... 12" sounds like a ton to me haha. Glad you got some fresh powder though!


I have some stuff coming in over the next couple of days. I'll throw some pics up when they arrive!

I have a K2 Turbo Dream 161. It's a little longer. I bought it that way because I wanted to ride powder but I never really got a chance to do much of that. It's a stiff all mountain board which is great for speed since I've been over 40 mph according to GPS but I'd like to get something with more flex next time. I may also try a shorter board possibly a 156 to see how much better the turn in is on moguls. Arbor has some nice boards I was looking at. I really need to demo a few different brands. I don't know for sure if or where I may go next year.

[futurevr4man]

Wow, 40mph! lol good lord, that's gotta be scary. I've only used some beat up rental boards throughout my life, so we'll see how my confidence is on a "good" board! I have also never used anything over a 154 before (stupid rental shop), and considering im a solid 190-195, that's a bit undersized for me. I am hoping this 158 I got will be good... recommended for up to 210.

Where do you go to demo boards, TSB? Out west, are there options on which board you rent? The local place just has one type of board, and you get whatever size (they gave me a 145 at first last time! lol, felt so ridiculously small).

[striker2]

Next time anyone is coming to CO to do some skiing/boarding hit me up. I live down in the Denver area but have a season pass to Keystone/A-basin/Breck this year and can hit the slopes pretty much anytime I like.

[TurboSinceBirth]

Wow, 40mph! lol good lord, that's gotta be scary. I've only used some beat up rental boards throughout my life, so we'll see how my confidence is on a "good" board! I have also never used anything over a 154 before (stupid rental shop), and considering im a solid 190-195, that's a bit undersized for me. I am hoping this 158 I got will be good... recommended for up to 210.

Where do you go to demo boards, TSB? Out west, are there options on which board you rent? The local place just has one type of board, and you get whatever size (they gave me a 145 at first last time! lol, felt so ridiculously small).

Most ski rental shops have different packages you can rent. Usually a basic, sport, and demo. You may have to shop around to find one that does demo's. It's a little expensive around $80 per day so after awhile it can pay for a new setup, but over a few days you should be able to figure out what brands and types of boards you like. I wish I would have done that for a few days. They should allow you to exchange your equipment as many times as you want during the day too. My friend did that this last trip. He spent about the cost of a board and bindings on his rental for the whole trip though.

[futurevr4man]

Trip went well. I'm sore as can be... too many hard falls haha. I did a few blacks out that way.... WAYYYYYY more steep/challenging than any of the blacks I've done before. It makes the local place look like a bunny slope now haha.

Going to the local spot this weekend too. Gotta get in the boarding while the cold is still here!

[striker2]

Do you go up to Perfect North? I used to go there and Paoli all the time when I lived in La Grange.

[futurevr4man]

Yep. I am going there this weekend actually! I've already been there 3 times this season too. It's kinda lame, but it's better than nothing.