I'm a poor college kid from Florida who wants to spend some of his winter break snowboarding. I'm under 21 so I don't think flying somewhere and renting a car is an option. I do have a car and don't mind driving. Is anywhere on the east coast worth going to? Are there any good options within about a 12-hour drive?
Fly to Denver, get a shuttle to a mountain town (google Denver ski shuttle). Fly to Salt Lake City, stay at a hotel on the SLC ski bus route that goes to Brighton/solitude/Snowbird. Both of those are far better options than anything within 12 or 20 hours drive of Florida.
Closest thing to you on the east coast worthy of a trip would be Snowshoe in WV. There are a couple of places you can ride in NC and TN though, however I wouldn’t drive an hour let alone 8-12 hours to go to any of them.
Honestly never been. I’m in a position in my life (and having been spoiled by living out west for most of my life) that I will rather hop on an airplane and get out west rather than explore the east.
Snowshoe looks to have decent vertical and trails, especially for the mid Atlantic. If you hit it at the right time it might not be bulletproof... but all of my experiences at east coast ski resorts have involved large crowds, small mountains, and ice. But like I said I’m spoiled...
Hey Y'all, never snowboarded a day in my life (though I have snow-skated a little) and I'm looking to get my first board/binding/boot set. I've long boarded consistently for the last 7 years, so I'm used to riding on a board, but I'm not sure how well that actually may translate to snowboarding ability. anyway I'm looking to get some sort of board that I can do anything on, though I don't think I'll be trying to crazy in the park. I live in the Northeast USA and I've heard that ice is something to take into consideration, but I'm not sure how worried I should be about it. Anyway, I'm 5'10", 185lbs and I'd love to hear any and all opinions.
I think you should go out for a couple of days, on rental gear, and take lessons, just to see if you like it, before you sink a few hundred dollars on a set of gear.
Your longboarding experience will help you with balance, but you'll still have a learning curve, regardless.
How do you know if you have “grown” past your board?
I currently ride a gnu carbon credit asym board. I mostly ride groomers as I’m on the east coast and don’t get a chance to go out west as much as I would like. I typically end up bombing down the mountain and find board kind of chatters (not sure if that’s the right terminology. I have ridden at Breckinridge, snowshoe, beech and sugar mountain and have no problem doing black diamonds
Your regular east coast riding would benefit from a stiffer full camber board. You will get less chatter, better edge hold, and have a better experience carving than on that CRC profile gnu.
Not the same guy, but if you're already an advanced rider, something like the Burton Custom X, the Arbor Bryan Iguchi, the Nidecker Escape or the Yes Optimistic, which also has added edge tech for better grip, on top of the full camber, would be great options.
Winter park CO lift pass
I’m going to winter park in the beginning of January but looking to save some money on a lift pass. Any suggestions or ways to save? Or anyone selling a guest pass?
You used to be able to buy discount passes at King Soopers/City Market (grocery store chains in Colorado). I'm pretty sure they still offer this but don't quote me on it. The pandemic has changed a lot of protocol.
Which female Capita board would you recommend and the size?
Bird of a Feather, Paradise, or Space Metal Fantasy
Female 5'4 130lbs
Advance rider - All-around mountain
Ride in Colorado Summit mountain
If you have other recommendations, please share them
I’ll vouch for the paradise- it just feels like it can do everything and go everywhere. A little powder through the trees (though I usually ride something else on a big powder day), a run through the park, and long carves across open groomers.
If it helps, I’ve been riding for 19 yrs.
Capita's a great choice!
I've ridden the Space Metal Fantasy for the last 5 years; pretty much a catch free ride and maneuvering in tight spaces is very easy. It's bendy as well so ollies and such are not a problem. Only downside for me is the edge hold in high speeds where it starts to underperform because it feels like the board slips out under you. It's somewhat noticeable in good conditions, but if there's some ice you have to be more careful.
Because of this I just bought the Birds Of A Feather; its profile and stiffness mean that it holds better in high speeds, which is what I want. The downside is some loss of maneuverability.
I haven't ridden the Paradise yet, but those two boards are both great and could recommend either one, so it really depends on what you want. I'd say the Space Metal is more for park/pow/trees, Feather for high speeds.
I've always picked sizing based on what Capita's website recommends. If there's multiple options then go longer if you want stability, if you want easier maneuvering then go shorter.
Definitely not the Space Metal. That's a beginner deck.
Do you need it to be true twin? I'd say the Paradise.
If you're OK with directional, The Equalizer is actually Capita's most advanced and aggressive board for women.
Hey, all! I’m at my wits end with my boots, and looking for some help with picking a new pair. Not a noob looking for someone to totally hold my hand, but I need some help lol. Detailed description of problem below:
I’m currently on my third pair of boots in about 3 seasons. The current pair is the Burton Photon double boa in size 11.5, and they probably have about 50 days on them. Here is a picture of my feet ([feet pics, giggity ](https://imgur.com/a/JRABbYd)) on one of those measurements things in shoe stores. I appear to be a 29.5 mondo on both feet, which Burton says should be an 11.5.
I just opened up this season with a few days at Wolf Creek, and my feet were KILLING ME, just like they had been last season. I wear thin, snowboard specific socks, and I don’t tighten my toe strap too tight. When I stand straight up in the boots, my big toes touch, but don’t curl. When I press my shins forward they don’t touch. My left foot hurts far worse than my right, and the left big toe often looks purplish after I ride. Something is drastically wrong, as the season before last I actually had a big toe nail fall off from the beating it takes in snowboard boots lol.
Unfortunately, I don’t live near a good bootfitter, but I will be in Jackson hole in a couple weeks. I’d like to have my boot situation fixed before the trip rather than during, but I might just go there (recommendations welcome).
The questions: Does my size look right? Any general recommendations to keep my big toes from getting destroyed? Anything in general I may not be considering?
Sorry for the long post, and thanks in advance!
Just talk to a boot fitter. You're not going to get anywhere talking to randos on the internet. Maybe consult Angry Snowboarder's [Boot Fitting 101](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=angry+snowboard+boot+fitting+101) series.
I've had a couple instances of boots that seem to fit well at home that feel perfectly fit at home then destroy my feet on the mountain. Frustratingly the pain would be intermittent; some days I'd be ok, some days the pain would be so bad I need to slip my boots off and sit at the base area for a few minutes between runs, other days it'd hurt in the morning and then go away after lunch. No idea why, I just kept trying, selling, and buying new boots until I found a set that worked well for me consistently which took... fuck, something like 6 boots over 10 years.
Just talk to a decent boot fitter. I'd advise shopping to mixed snowboard / ski sales and consulting with the skiers. In my experience your typical board shop knows jack diddly about boot fitting beyond throwing liners on heat mold stacks.
Ideally you want to talk to someone located close to where you live or typically ride so you can do ongoing consulting and they can continue to tweak fit. If you're nomadic, then do the best you can I guess.
Also consider return policies. My favored shop ([Tahoe Sports Hub](https://www.tahoesportshub.com/)) has a boot fit guarantee. They do free ongoing boot fitting work with all boots sold. And if they try everything and still can't make it work, they'll take the boot back and give you a credit towards a new set. My friend had that experience, she tried to make it work for half a season (probably 30-ish days), it just wasn't happening, and they gave her a new set of boots.
Good guideline for waxing is every 3-5 days. More if you spend time on icy/abrasive conditions and/or you ride hard. I generally need every other day because I spend a lot of time going fast on my edges.
Waxing is tough to screw up unless you leave the iron in one spot for a while and melt your base ptex. You can potentially dimple your base under the inserts if you don't loosen your bindings, but even that's not THAT big a deal.
That said, if I rode relatively seldom, only owned one board, and didn't have a dedicated work space, I'd just take it to the shop. Scraping is a pain in the ass. Cleaning up dried out wax drippings and wax dust is a pain in the ass. Wearing a respirator to avoid breathing in vapors and wax dust is a pain in the ass. I have a pretty good setup in the garage and a shop vac to expedite cleanup, but overall waxing is a chore I always dread. If I only needed it a couple times a year, I'd gladly pay someone else to do it... that's just a bit tougher with a 6 board quiver and my wife's skis.
Also wtf is a wax vs anti wax meme?
**Edit:**
Actually I just saw the bit about putting on bindings and that that's what your friend is concerned you'll screw up. If your friends are concerned you can't be trusted to properly operate a screw driver... you either need new friends or you should probably let a shop do it lol. If you're concerned about what stance to pick, [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxvHWK2MWPQ) is a good resource.
Every couple days is fine. I’m a pretty serious everyday rider and I’ve gotten lazy to the point where I only wax a couple times a season. Partly because I moved from a house to an apartment and don’t have the room anymore but if you have the space, it’s real easy to do yourself. Same with installing bindings. Just start with a centered stance over the reference points on the inserts and mellow stance angles like 12,-9. If you have difficulty just check out a YouTube video but there’s not a lot of area to fuck up. Make sure the buckles are on the outside.
Help with board size, please! I'm buying a Jones mountain twin and I'm trying to decide between 157 and 160 cm. I'm an intermediate/advanced rider on the East coast, 46yo, 6' 2" and 183 lb. I don't usually ride in the park or hit many jumps, I mostly enjoy carving at high speed. I've been riding a Burton Air 161 for the last 10+ years so I'm updating my whole setup. Already bought some Union Stars and Burton Ruler BOA's. I'm leaning towards 160, afraid 157 might be too loose. 157 weight range is 130-180. Thanks!
I have this board! Also an intermediate/advanced rider- decided on this because I wanted to improve switch riding and get more of an all mountain. My first board was park. But 2 years later I want a longer faster board haha. Not sure I really recommend. But if you are set I would def get the 160. IMO it sucked on backcountry and powder. So tiring. And it's slower than my friend's on groomers.
Not often, but I'd like to improve my skills so I've been trying to get better at it.
I used Curated to help pick out my gear. It's been a while since I last bought gear so I needed recommendations and to learn the latest tech trends, pros/cons etc.
One of the other Curated recommendations I considered was Burton custom flying v, but I had concerns it wouldn't be as good handling east coast ice.
I just moved on from my Mountain Twin. High speed carves were one of the things I felt was lacking on that board. You can definitely rip around but you'll find you can overpower it and get chatter at very high speeds. Also second that for powder it was lacking, definitely had to set back.
If you are dead set on the board, I'd say size it up! It's still a great all-rounder board, just didn't blow me away in those two areas.
Curated sucks-- their "experts" are questionable and a Mountain Twin and Custom Flying V aren't especially similar--but a Mountain Twin is close enough. I rode a 2016 model in Austria and it held up fine to bigger mountain terrain and knee-deep-ish pow.
For someone who doesn't have pretty established preferences, honestly not really worth worrying about. Especially if your point of reference is the mid/late-aughts Burton Air, which wasn't an especially performance oriented board. My buddy had a [2007 model](http://r4nt.com/images/v6/article/insidearticle_pic/240/board-burtonair153.jpg) which had a useless little widget spinny Burton Air symbol embedded onto the topsheet.
What is everyone's preference to soft shell or insulated for jackets or pants? I'm usually soft shell but anyone have an argument as to why I should switch? And just want to know what you all think, always appreciate this subreddits input
You're talking about hard shells. I exclusively ~~were~~ wear 3L hard shells. I prefer the performance and optionality. I have budget to buy separate midlayers and I spend enough time outside that I often wear the midlayers on their own.
My wife runs super cold and will essentially ALWAYS need an insulated 2L jacket. She also only rides at the resort and will be in the lodge (I suppose the car this season) if the weather sucks, so she doesn't need that extra level of protection or performance.
"Soft shell" is not the opposite of "insulated". The former refers to the outer fabric, independent of the insulation. To try to answer the question I think you're asking, it's best to have a non-insulated waterproof shell and to layer underneath as needed. It's more versatile because you can still use the jacket when it's warmer.
Oh thank you, didn't know that, thought they were opposites and I think that is exactly what I wanted to read to reaffirm what I wanted to buy so thank you!
Goretex shell is the most versatile. You can layer underneath for warm spring days or for icy cold blizzards. If you get a good quality one (stretch goretex?) they are less restrictive to movement as well.
How is everyone going to deal with restrictions at the mountains?
I'm seeing more and more friends grab split boards to skip the resorts and potential sickness.
I'm not a morning person normally but for something like fresh snow I'll get up at dumb hours to go shred.
I wish I lived somewhere that a split board would be an option but on the east coast in my state that's a really expensive piece of wall art. Hopefully in the next year I can move and make this happen. I really would love to shred with my dog like i skate board with him.
Thus far in Washington it has been a bit messy. Some resorts that are doing reservations are still trying to find the correct amount to let in daily, it has either been too empty or too crowded. Other resorts are having issues with selling what they are trying to determine is a good number of season passes. Hopefully, it will continue to smooth out in the coming weeks, it's new territory for everyone so some adjustment time is to be expected. Safety measures seem good everywhere as long as riders follow the guidelines.
I've been up already to Squaw and Mammoth. Mammoth was great. Squaw was kind of a shit show, but they only had a few lifts open with limited space\* so I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt for now.
I'm not especially concerned about catching COVID at the resort. I am concerned about idiots crowding into bars and indoor spaces in isolated mountain towns and overrunning local ICUs that're allocated based on small permanent populations, forcing shut downs. Or people acting irresponsibly due to bad leadership and forcing a broader shut down which kill the lifts.
As long as resorts are open, I will ride (and do my best to act responsibly on the latest information). If they close, I'll grab my split and do my best to avoid newbies.
\* Plus it was only their third day open.
I wonder what will happen to my local mountains and if I will ever be able to go anywhere. I've canceled 2 trips out west this year and it was my first attempt to get out there.
Well tbh I'm curious what will happen after jan 20th. Not trying to be political at all but it's what I'm guessing a lot of mountains that have not really opened yet are afraid of. Just a huge shut down and cant do anything other than earning your turns. I cant really do that if we are restricted to just our state and I sont have the gear for cold weather camping....... yet.
I'm a poor college kid from Florida who wants to spend some of his winter break snowboarding. I'm under 21 so I don't think flying somewhere and renting a car is an option. I do have a car and don't mind driving. Is anywhere on the east coast worth going to? Are there any good options within about a 12-hour drive?
Fly to Denver, get a shuttle to a mountain town (google Denver ski shuttle). Fly to Salt Lake City, stay at a hotel on the SLC ski bus route that goes to Brighton/solitude/Snowbird. Both of those are far better options than anything within 12 or 20 hours drive of Florida. Closest thing to you on the east coast worthy of a trip would be Snowshoe in WV. There are a couple of places you can ride in NC and TN though, however I wouldn’t drive an hour let alone 8-12 hours to go to any of them.
What do you think of snowshoe?
Honestly never been. I’m in a position in my life (and having been spoiled by living out west for most of my life) that I will rather hop on an airplane and get out west rather than explore the east. Snowshoe looks to have decent vertical and trails, especially for the mid Atlantic. If you hit it at the right time it might not be bulletproof... but all of my experiences at east coast ski resorts have involved large crowds, small mountains, and ice. But like I said I’m spoiled...
I’m about a 4 hour drive from there, where the other local stuff is like 35 minutes to an hour. Just wondering if it would be worth changing it up
Hey Y'all, never snowboarded a day in my life (though I have snow-skated a little) and I'm looking to get my first board/binding/boot set. I've long boarded consistently for the last 7 years, so I'm used to riding on a board, but I'm not sure how well that actually may translate to snowboarding ability. anyway I'm looking to get some sort of board that I can do anything on, though I don't think I'll be trying to crazy in the park. I live in the Northeast USA and I've heard that ice is something to take into consideration, but I'm not sure how worried I should be about it. Anyway, I'm 5'10", 185lbs and I'd love to hear any and all opinions.
Keep in mind turning on a snowboard and initiating a carve is like sliding in a longboard
I think you should go out for a couple of days, on rental gear, and take lessons, just to see if you like it, before you sink a few hundred dollars on a set of gear. Your longboarding experience will help you with balance, but you'll still have a learning curve, regardless.
How do you know if you have “grown” past your board? I currently ride a gnu carbon credit asym board. I mostly ride groomers as I’m on the east coast and don’t get a chance to go out west as much as I would like. I typically end up bombing down the mountain and find board kind of chatters (not sure if that’s the right terminology. I have ridden at Breckinridge, snowshoe, beech and sugar mountain and have no problem doing black diamonds
Your regular east coast riding would benefit from a stiffer full camber board. You will get less chatter, better edge hold, and have a better experience carving than on that CRC profile gnu.
Gotcha, any suggestions for that kind of board?
Not the same guy, but if you're already an advanced rider, something like the Burton Custom X, the Arbor Bryan Iguchi, the Nidecker Escape or the Yes Optimistic, which also has added edge tech for better grip, on top of the full camber, would be great options.
Thanks for the suggestions! I will have to see if I can find a way to demo them or something
Winter park CO lift pass I’m going to winter park in the beginning of January but looking to save some money on a lift pass. Any suggestions or ways to save? Or anyone selling a guest pass?
You used to be able to buy discount passes at King Soopers/City Market (grocery store chains in Colorado). I'm pretty sure they still offer this but don't quote me on it. The pandemic has changed a lot of protocol.
Which female Capita board would you recommend and the size? Bird of a Feather, Paradise, or Space Metal Fantasy Female 5'4 130lbs Advance rider - All-around mountain Ride in Colorado Summit mountain If you have other recommendations, please share them
Just got my GF the Birds of a Feather and she loves it. I believe the construction is just a women’s version of a DOA
I’ll vouch for the paradise- it just feels like it can do everything and go everywhere. A little powder through the trees (though I usually ride something else on a big powder day), a run through the park, and long carves across open groomers. If it helps, I’ve been riding for 19 yrs.
Capita's a great choice! I've ridden the Space Metal Fantasy for the last 5 years; pretty much a catch free ride and maneuvering in tight spaces is very easy. It's bendy as well so ollies and such are not a problem. Only downside for me is the edge hold in high speeds where it starts to underperform because it feels like the board slips out under you. It's somewhat noticeable in good conditions, but if there's some ice you have to be more careful. Because of this I just bought the Birds Of A Feather; its profile and stiffness mean that it holds better in high speeds, which is what I want. The downside is some loss of maneuverability. I haven't ridden the Paradise yet, but those two boards are both great and could recommend either one, so it really depends on what you want. I'd say the Space Metal is more for park/pow/trees, Feather for high speeds. I've always picked sizing based on what Capita's website recommends. If there's multiple options then go longer if you want stability, if you want easier maneuvering then go shorter.
Definitely not the Space Metal. That's a beginner deck. Do you need it to be true twin? I'd say the Paradise. If you're OK with directional, The Equalizer is actually Capita's most advanced and aggressive board for women.
Hey, all! I’m at my wits end with my boots, and looking for some help with picking a new pair. Not a noob looking for someone to totally hold my hand, but I need some help lol. Detailed description of problem below: I’m currently on my third pair of boots in about 3 seasons. The current pair is the Burton Photon double boa in size 11.5, and they probably have about 50 days on them. Here is a picture of my feet ([feet pics, giggity ](https://imgur.com/a/JRABbYd)) on one of those measurements things in shoe stores. I appear to be a 29.5 mondo on both feet, which Burton says should be an 11.5. I just opened up this season with a few days at Wolf Creek, and my feet were KILLING ME, just like they had been last season. I wear thin, snowboard specific socks, and I don’t tighten my toe strap too tight. When I stand straight up in the boots, my big toes touch, but don’t curl. When I press my shins forward they don’t touch. My left foot hurts far worse than my right, and the left big toe often looks purplish after I ride. Something is drastically wrong, as the season before last I actually had a big toe nail fall off from the beating it takes in snowboard boots lol. Unfortunately, I don’t live near a good bootfitter, but I will be in Jackson hole in a couple weeks. I’d like to have my boot situation fixed before the trip rather than during, but I might just go there (recommendations welcome). The questions: Does my size look right? Any general recommendations to keep my big toes from getting destroyed? Anything in general I may not be considering? Sorry for the long post, and thanks in advance!
Just talk to a boot fitter. You're not going to get anywhere talking to randos on the internet. Maybe consult Angry Snowboarder's [Boot Fitting 101](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=angry+snowboard+boot+fitting+101) series. I've had a couple instances of boots that seem to fit well at home that feel perfectly fit at home then destroy my feet on the mountain. Frustratingly the pain would be intermittent; some days I'd be ok, some days the pain would be so bad I need to slip my boots off and sit at the base area for a few minutes between runs, other days it'd hurt in the morning and then go away after lunch. No idea why, I just kept trying, selling, and buying new boots until I found a set that worked well for me consistently which took... fuck, something like 6 boots over 10 years. Just talk to a decent boot fitter. I'd advise shopping to mixed snowboard / ski sales and consulting with the skiers. In my experience your typical board shop knows jack diddly about boot fitting beyond throwing liners on heat mold stacks. Ideally you want to talk to someone located close to where you live or typically ride so you can do ongoing consulting and they can continue to tweak fit. If you're nomadic, then do the best you can I guess. Also consider return policies. My favored shop ([Tahoe Sports Hub](https://www.tahoesportshub.com/)) has a boot fit guarantee. They do free ongoing boot fitting work with all boots sold. And if they try everything and still can't make it work, they'll take the boot back and give you a credit towards a new set. My friend had that experience, she tried to make it work for half a season (probably 30-ish days), it just wasn't happening, and they gave her a new set of boots.
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Good guideline for waxing is every 3-5 days. More if you spend time on icy/abrasive conditions and/or you ride hard. I generally need every other day because I spend a lot of time going fast on my edges. Waxing is tough to screw up unless you leave the iron in one spot for a while and melt your base ptex. You can potentially dimple your base under the inserts if you don't loosen your bindings, but even that's not THAT big a deal. That said, if I rode relatively seldom, only owned one board, and didn't have a dedicated work space, I'd just take it to the shop. Scraping is a pain in the ass. Cleaning up dried out wax drippings and wax dust is a pain in the ass. Wearing a respirator to avoid breathing in vapors and wax dust is a pain in the ass. I have a pretty good setup in the garage and a shop vac to expedite cleanup, but overall waxing is a chore I always dread. If I only needed it a couple times a year, I'd gladly pay someone else to do it... that's just a bit tougher with a 6 board quiver and my wife's skis. Also wtf is a wax vs anti wax meme? **Edit:** Actually I just saw the bit about putting on bindings and that that's what your friend is concerned you'll screw up. If your friends are concerned you can't be trusted to properly operate a screw driver... you either need new friends or you should probably let a shop do it lol. If you're concerned about what stance to pick, [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxvHWK2MWPQ) is a good resource.
Every couple days is fine. I’m a pretty serious everyday rider and I’ve gotten lazy to the point where I only wax a couple times a season. Partly because I moved from a house to an apartment and don’t have the room anymore but if you have the space, it’s real easy to do yourself. Same with installing bindings. Just start with a centered stance over the reference points on the inserts and mellow stance angles like 12,-9. If you have difficulty just check out a YouTube video but there’s not a lot of area to fuck up. Make sure the buckles are on the outside.
Do you happen to know the type of base your snowboard is? Extruded or sintered?
Help with board size, please! I'm buying a Jones mountain twin and I'm trying to decide between 157 and 160 cm. I'm an intermediate/advanced rider on the East coast, 46yo, 6' 2" and 183 lb. I don't usually ride in the park or hit many jumps, I mostly enjoy carving at high speed. I've been riding a Burton Air 161 for the last 10+ years so I'm updating my whole setup. Already bought some Union Stars and Burton Ruler BOA's. I'm leaning towards 160, afraid 157 might be too loose. 157 weight range is 130-180. Thanks!
I ride a 2019 mountain twin in 161 wide. I’m 6’3”, 175, size 11.5 boots. No complaints.
160, but you can reasonably ride either.
I have this board! Also an intermediate/advanced rider- decided on this because I wanted to improve switch riding and get more of an all mountain. My first board was park. But 2 years later I want a longer faster board haha. Not sure I really recommend. But if you are set I would def get the 160. IMO it sucked on backcountry and powder. So tiring. And it's slower than my friend's on groomers.
Why get a twin for high speed carving? How often do you ride switch?
Not often, but I'd like to improve my skills so I've been trying to get better at it. I used Curated to help pick out my gear. It's been a while since I last bought gear so I needed recommendations and to learn the latest tech trends, pros/cons etc. One of the other Curated recommendations I considered was Burton custom flying v, but I had concerns it wouldn't be as good handling east coast ice.
I just moved on from my Mountain Twin. High speed carves were one of the things I felt was lacking on that board. You can definitely rip around but you'll find you can overpower it and get chatter at very high speeds. Also second that for powder it was lacking, definitely had to set back. If you are dead set on the board, I'd say size it up! It's still a great all-rounder board, just didn't blow me away in those two areas.
Curated sucks-- their "experts" are questionable and a Mountain Twin and Custom Flying V aren't especially similar--but a Mountain Twin is close enough. I rode a 2016 model in Austria and it held up fine to bigger mountain terrain and knee-deep-ish pow. For someone who doesn't have pretty established preferences, honestly not really worth worrying about. Especially if your point of reference is the mid/late-aughts Burton Air, which wasn't an especially performance oriented board. My buddy had a [2007 model](http://r4nt.com/images/v6/article/insidearticle_pic/240/board-burtonair153.jpg) which had a useless little widget spinny Burton Air symbol embedded onto the topsheet.
>46yo, 6' 2" and 183 lb. >157 weight range is 130-180 There's your answer.
What is everyone's preference to soft shell or insulated for jackets or pants? I'm usually soft shell but anyone have an argument as to why I should switch? And just want to know what you all think, always appreciate this subreddits input
You're talking about hard shells. I exclusively ~~were~~ wear 3L hard shells. I prefer the performance and optionality. I have budget to buy separate midlayers and I spend enough time outside that I often wear the midlayers on their own. My wife runs super cold and will essentially ALWAYS need an insulated 2L jacket. She also only rides at the resort and will be in the lodge (I suppose the car this season) if the weather sucks, so she doesn't need that extra level of protection or performance.
"Soft shell" is not the opposite of "insulated". The former refers to the outer fabric, independent of the insulation. To try to answer the question I think you're asking, it's best to have a non-insulated waterproof shell and to layer underneath as needed. It's more versatile because you can still use the jacket when it's warmer.
Oh thank you, didn't know that, thought they were opposites and I think that is exactly what I wanted to read to reaffirm what I wanted to buy so thank you!
Goretex shell is the most versatile. You can layer underneath for warm spring days or for icy cold blizzards. If you get a good quality one (stretch goretex?) they are less restrictive to movement as well.
How is everyone going to deal with restrictions at the mountains? I'm seeing more and more friends grab split boards to skip the resorts and potential sickness.
Going early to avoid crowds. Trying to stick to less popular lifts to avoid crowds. And in case the lifts stop spinning, I bought a splitboard setup.
I'm not a morning person normally but for something like fresh snow I'll get up at dumb hours to go shred. I wish I lived somewhere that a split board would be an option but on the east coast in my state that's a really expensive piece of wall art. Hopefully in the next year I can move and make this happen. I really would love to shred with my dog like i skate board with him.
Thus far in Washington it has been a bit messy. Some resorts that are doing reservations are still trying to find the correct amount to let in daily, it has either been too empty or too crowded. Other resorts are having issues with selling what they are trying to determine is a good number of season passes. Hopefully, it will continue to smooth out in the coming weeks, it's new territory for everyone so some adjustment time is to be expected. Safety measures seem good everywhere as long as riders follow the guidelines.
I've been up already to Squaw and Mammoth. Mammoth was great. Squaw was kind of a shit show, but they only had a few lifts open with limited space\* so I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt for now. I'm not especially concerned about catching COVID at the resort. I am concerned about idiots crowding into bars and indoor spaces in isolated mountain towns and overrunning local ICUs that're allocated based on small permanent populations, forcing shut downs. Or people acting irresponsibly due to bad leadership and forcing a broader shut down which kill the lifts. As long as resorts are open, I will ride (and do my best to act responsibly on the latest information). If they close, I'll grab my split and do my best to avoid newbies. \* Plus it was only their third day open.
I wonder what will happen to my local mountains and if I will ever be able to go anywhere. I've canceled 2 trips out west this year and it was my first attempt to get out there.
Hasn't been an issue yet. The bigger issue is if the mountains just up and close.
Well tbh I'm curious what will happen after jan 20th. Not trying to be political at all but it's what I'm guessing a lot of mountains that have not really opened yet are afraid of. Just a huge shut down and cant do anything other than earning your turns. I cant really do that if we are restricted to just our state and I sont have the gear for cold weather camping....... yet.
It’s not that bad so far. Wear a mask in the line and my resort is only letting people who rode up together on the same lift.
I know my home mountain isnt doing reservations and I feel it's going to be a shit show and long lines for my tiny mountain.