any snowboarders on here?
Discussion
Silver993tt said:
es. I skied each year for 15 years and then switched to boarding 12 years ago. Never been on skis since then! Much prefer it, much prefer the comfortable and very light boots (new ones last season). After 5 years I converted to Flow bindings and now have a new set (quite high range) which are fabulous, they give total control and take only a few seconds to clip in.
What Flows did you buy? I've had mine for a few years and looking to change this year.
Another here, though it's been a while. Upgrading my gear and heading to canada this winter. Wanted to drive to Utah but the missus isn't all that keen on that many miles, yet a plane is acceptable 
Oh, and buy an arse pad - your coccyx is fecking painful even if you just bruise it, break it and it feels like a hippo has shoved it's leg up your arse.
Oh, and buy an arse pad - your coccyx is fecking painful even if you just bruise it, break it and it feels like a hippo has shoved it's leg up your arse.
I remember being called a poofter for getting into flows when everyone had ratchet bindings. Flows rock.
Anyway the boarding v skiing thing is just about whatever you like better. Skiers tend to do their knee ligaments, boarders like broken wrists - it's swings & roundabouts & a personal choice. I like boarding, I feel more in control & find it more expressive than skis, but it's down to you, but I would certainly give both a go, make your own mind up.
Anyway the boarding v skiing thing is just about whatever you like better. Skiers tend to do their knee ligaments, boarders like broken wrists - it's swings & roundabouts & a personal choice. I like boarding, I feel more in control & find it more expressive than skis, but it's down to you, but I would certainly give both a go, make your own mind up.
Melchett said:
I know this may be an amateurish question, but are the step in bindings any good? It does my head messing around with the straps/ratchets all the time.
(sorry, dont mean to hijack the thread)
I have used the step in type bindings once while on one of my first snowboard trips, they seemed really good until at the top of the mountain one broke off, leaving me totally stranded. I had to get a guy on a snowmobile to take me to the nearest ski lift, and then was put on it to go down to the bottom - with much fuss being made to slow the thing down getting on and off. To this day probably the most embarrassing thing I have ever done is go down a mountain on a ski lift.(sorry, dont mean to hijack the thread)
I'm sure it was just a dodgy clip but I would never touch them again for that reason, normal bindings seem a lot more sturdy (and if the worst came to the worst I could probably nurse it down the slope if it partially broke).
Justin Cyder said:
I remember being called a poofter for getting into flows when everyone had ratchet bindings. Flows rock.
Anyway the boarding v skiing thing is just about whatever you like better. Skiers tend to do their knee ligaments, boarders like broken wrists - it's swings & roundabouts & a personal choice. I like boarding, I feel more in control & find it more expressive than skis, but it's down to you, but I would certainly give both a go, make your own mind up.
That's the second reasonable, well balanced post I've seen on PH today - what are things coming too! Anyway the boarding v skiing thing is just about whatever you like better. Skiers tend to do their knee ligaments, boarders like broken wrists - it's swings & roundabouts & a personal choice. I like boarding, I feel more in control & find it more expressive than skis, but it's down to you, but I would certainly give both a go, make your own mind up.
Done both, much prefer skiing so I'm sticking to it - more fun to be good at one thing than mediocre at two.
Just don't sit in the middle of the slopes
I tell you what I love most about the mountains is the night before I go, getting out the iron that is kept especially for the purpose & spending a good hour or so waxing & edging my board. The whole ritual of preparing my ride for a week or two of burning round the hill at warp 9. That's when it begins for me, I love it!
Going back to the OP, the first thing I would buy is boots definitely, other boots just won't fit correctly, heel lift etc. If you're serious be prepared to spend a couple of 100 quid, and possibly invest in a boot fitting, custom sole.
Then start to look at protection, helmet is a must and I would recommend until you're up to speed to invest in some wrist guards, cocyx protector and possibly knee pads.
I've been boarding for years but I'm in the opposite position where I fancy skiing but I don't think I would like going back to square one knowing the slope I was on wouldn't be any issue on a single plank :-)
Then start to look at protection, helmet is a must and I would recommend until you're up to speed to invest in some wrist guards, cocyx protector and possibly knee pads.
I've been boarding for years but I'm in the opposite position where I fancy skiing but I don't think I would like going back to square one knowing the slope I was on wouldn't be any issue on a single plank :-)
Buy boots - 8 hours of foot pain up a mountain is not funny and ruins the boarding experience.
I love my flow bindings (i board with skiers and with ratchet ones would get left at the top of the slopes as they are off straight away, flows are nick and quick and dont get gummed up with snow)
Fairly stiff Saloman boots for me
Palmer Boards - the best made boards in the business - My honeycircle II is an old design but still does the job and looks almost new after 6 seasons
I love my flow bindings (i board with skiers and with ratchet ones would get left at the top of the slopes as they are off straight away, flows are nick and quick and dont get gummed up with snow)
Fairly stiff Saloman boots for me
Palmer Boards - the best made boards in the business - My honeycircle II is an old design but still does the job and looks almost new after 6 seasons
Freakuk said:
I've steered clear of palmer after having two delaminate after minimal use, and another friend had the same while on a ski holiday I was on, we're talking 7-10 days use here! Maybe a duff batch but never again for me.
Wow, I think that is very rare, certainly a few years ago Palmer were the only manufacturer to use pre-preg which means the resin to glass ratio is spot on. My board really does look like new after some hard use, much better than my previous Nitro. I havent heard of any Palmer boards falling apart unless misusedswd said:
Sudden and unexpected face plants would not fall under my definition of 'decent' snowboarding! That's poor technique, over confidence or tiredness.
Yep. No reason to catch and edge when you know what you're doing.Edited by swd on Wednesday 3rd October 16:22
I ditched skiing. I was a good skier but was bored of it. Snowboarding was great fun to learn... Just a shame my knee is now s
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