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Ron Burgundy !

thought it would be a good idea to set up a thread for snowboarders to share their experiences and preferences when boarding.
bellow is a guideline for answers
1 number of times snowboarding :
2 snowboarding style freestyle all mountain etc :
3 prefered edge :
4 favorite resort :
5 favorite board you have owned or rented :
6 best experience when boarding :
7 worst accident :
8 other :
feel free to add you own as it would be nice to see this thread take off
cheers

FortuneChip

Ron Burgundy ! wrote: »

1 number of times snowboarding : One season in Lake Louise and usually one week a year since

2 snowboarding style freestyle all mountain etc : All Mountain. Love fast groomers, but nothing beats waist deep powder bowls. I've "hit" the park a few times with a variety of results (all BAILS & FAILS), but I hope to improve

3 prefered edge : It's all about the Turning!

4 favorite resort : Tough call, I've an emotional connection with Lake Louise as it's where I learned, but Revelstoke is an amazing place when it gets the conditions (and it usually does). You don't even need to leave the groomed runs they're so good. Trees can be a tricky maze.
Went to Tignes/Val D'Isere last year and it was amazing!!! So many different things to do, groomed runs, off piste, multiple terrain parks

5 favorite board you have owned or rented :I bought a second hand Burton Custom when starting, it had a load of core shots, and had seen more wars than Rambo! I got a K2 Raygun last year and instantly became a better boarder!!!

6 best experience when boarding : Was in Val D'Isere last year. 20/30cm overnight. We got the first Gondola in the morning with a load of beginners. They all took the green slope down, leaving the nearby Black Run completely free for our Freshies. We got 2/3 runs on it before we even saw another person tackle it

7 worst accident : When I was only beginning I took an awkward fall (from a standing still position). Landed on my shoulder and somehow pinched a nerve. Didn't pay much attention to it, the next morning it looked like I had a shoulder pad, singular.

8 other : Hmm, agreed

One week until Oberstdorf!

duckysauce

7 worst accident :

cracked ribs most painful injury

The Big Gig

1 number of times snowboarding :about 5 trips
2 snowboarding style freestyle all mountain etc :all
3 prefered edge :the one that doesn't catch!
4 favorite resort : only been to Saalbach mayrhofen and soll but like all 3
5 favorite board you have owned or rented : love my nitro gullwing
6 best experience when boarding : early morning groomed pistes or fresh powder
7 worst accident : dislocated SC joint.

choons

Cool idea for a thread!

1 Number of times snowboarding: 5
2 Snowboarding style freestyle all mountain etc: Long fast empty runs do it for me
3 Preferred edge: Carving FTW
4 Favorite resort: Les Arcs and surrounding area
5 Favorite board you have owned or rented: Not very experienced but currently own a Burton TWC from 2011, it's nice but I want a stiffer longer board for more speed!
6 Best experience when boarding: Stomping through fresh off piste powder on many occasions :cool:
7 Worst accident: Knocked myself out for 30mins when I was boarding alone on the last day of a trip. Missed the last lifts and had to get a bus back to resort. Almost missed the transfer home :P
8 Other: Goofy. I hate when people come on a trip and stay in bed all day. Go hard or go home, I'll be on the slopes 9-5 :pac:

Ron Burgundy !

choons thanks for reminding me i completly forgot to ask
9 goofy or regular ?

derv

1 number of times snowboarding: 7 times, soon to be 8. (Going to Les Gets on Thursday.
2 snowboarding style freestyle all mountain etc : first 5 trips were free-riding only. then started going on freestyle camps last year. i love (trying) grabs.
3 prefered edge : flat base when landing :-)
4 favorite resort : Tignes / Val D'Isere
5 favorite board you have owned or rented : my current board - Ride DH
6 best experience when boarding : January 31st 2012 in Morzine. My first ever tree runs in waist deep powder, and we were the early birds on fresh lines. I'll never for get it.
7 worst accident : Dislocated shoulder on my first ever week.
8 Regular or Goofy: Regular

Ron Burgundy !

let me know how les gets is i'm heading out there in march

granty1987

1 number of times snowboarding : seasons in NZ and Morzine, switched from skiing 10 years ago
2 snowboarding style freestyle all mountain etc : Park, Powder, Piste - depends on who I'm riding with
3 prefered edge : love popping hardway 270 on's from my toe edge, hate landing that trick and catching my heel edge
4 favorite resort : can't say, Snow Park NZ, Porte du Soleil, Livigno.. Can't wait to go to Laax and Vars
5 favorite board you have owned or rented : Just bought a K2 Fasplant, can't wait to try it out!
6 best experience when boarding : just being on the mountain
7 worst accident : smashing two teeth off some rocks when landing off piste
8 other : big fan of the snowflex in KT on Freestyle Friday!
9 stance : regular

karl83

1 number of times snowboarding : 9 going on 10
2 snowboarding style freestyle all mountain etc : All mountain.. next trip just doing park
3 prefered edge : both
4 favorite resort : St. Anton/ Mayrhofen / Ischgl
5 favorite board you have owned or rented : My 09 Ride Antic.. Wanna get the Ride Buckwild for my next trip
6 best experience when boarding : fresh powder on the first lifts of the day
7 worst accident : banged my head a few times but nothing too bad so far
8 Rugular or Goofy : Regular

granty1987

granty1987 wrote: »

7 worst accident : smashing two teeth off some rocks when landing off piste

Actually I just remembered that I nearly broke my neck in Morzine doin a front flip off a mogul.. Imagine me as a pogo stick!

evil_seed

1 number of times snowboarding : 5, should've been 6 this year but missed out
2 snowboarding style freestyle all mountain etc : all
3 prefered edge : love carving
4 favorite resort : ischgl
5 favorite board you have owned or rented : the blue one I had in st anton. it was a burton but no idea about anything else
6 best experience when boarding : 1st time going off piste. spent all day at it. just an awesome experience and day
7 worst accident : dislocated shoulder and cracked ribs in the one fall. happened after 6
8 other : regular but sometimes goofy too :pac:

Ron Burgundy !

guys i'm thinking of making a snowboarding social group on this. let me know if your interested by thanking this or replying. if enough people are interested i'll get back to you and hopefully it'll take off.
cheers

Diemos

1. number of times snowboarding: 1 season in Whistler, 6 weeks in European resorts
2. snowboarding style freestyle all mountain etc : Off piste, tree runs.
3. prefered edge : Slightly on my toes, cruising along
4. favorite resort : Whistler
5. favorite board you have owned or rented : Never Summer - SL
6. best experience when boarding : Every time I'm on a board, with a few friends and some good music in my ears
7. worst accident : Broken nose from a toeside edge in park.
8. Regular or Goofy: Goofy (15 and 15) can comfortably ride black runs switch, just slower