lowrider Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 Two planker wanker with an affinity for speed. It all started when the local gang hack sawed the rear wheels off our tricycles and used hockey sticks to fasten a single rear wheel to the tricycle frame. From there on it was the persuit of speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 Although I started skiing first (late 60s), skateboarding (1975) was my direct and major influence and what got me into snowboarding (1979). And even if I have never surfed (except for a bit of wakesurfing in the 2000s), surfing has always been a VERY big influence on both my snowboarding and skateboarding. I was buying a lot of surf mags back then because surfstyle skateboarding and snowboarding was, and still is, what I was (am) into. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCrobar Posted April 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 Hi Mig Growing up in the prairies and having a subscription to Surfer Magazine, for years, was probably not the norm in Saskatchewan! This lead to me moving to Australia, as a very young guy, with the soul purpose of learning to surf. The days I spent learning down under and reading those mags have had a life long effect on my snowboarding. As I have a lot more years of skateboarding, I clicked this in the poll ... but feel the same way about surfing that you expressed. What is a bit surprising to me is that skating and surfing seem to be the minority when compared to skiing, etc. with the forum members here ... as best as this informal poll can determine anyway. I was sure that the overwhelming majority of guys on this site would have a skate and/or surf Heritage that Mig expressed. Regardless, any board, any binding, any boot, any stance, any technique, any heritage ... doesn't really matter when you are having fun sliding down a hill of snow:) Cheers and thanks to all who took the time to click and respond. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colozeus Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 I grew up skateboarding on a tropical island. Also did a bit of lognboard surfing in Florida. This is my 5th or 6th year snowboarding. Alpine snowboarding very much completely replicates the feeling of that first bottom turn after catching a wave, but on every single turn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 I lived for skateboarding in my pre-teen years. However, I was awful at it and really hated road rash. That didn't stop me from having lots of fun. I skied very recreationally, mostly evening trips organized through my school at the time. Open jacket, starfish body position in a wicked-fast snowplow, etc. Then I saw the Juicy Fruit ad on TV and some snowboard mag in 1987. Done! No road rash AND easier to stay on the board - winner! I treated snowboarding like street skateboarding at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1xsculler Posted April 7, 2019 Report Share Posted April 7, 2019 Skied for 60 years...never had an interest in snowboarding and still don't but after watching a VHS of Cliff hamada (sp?)"Pure Carve" I was hooked on hard boot carving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRAZZ Posted April 7, 2019 Report Share Posted April 7, 2019 Does tennis count? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 2 hours ago, JRAZZ said: Does tennis count? Only royal (real) tennis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 4 hours ago, SunSurfer said: Only royal (real) tennis. But....... I play table tennis. It doesn't count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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