Very similiar story/time frame for me as well. Started boarding in 87' on a Burton split tail Cruzer. Bought a Kemper Freestyle 165 (black board with pink and green writing) in 88'. In 89' bought a Burton Cruise 165. In 91' a friend became the midwest rep for Burton. He sold me a Burton M6 Asym for cheap - like $150 or close. I still have it.
Moved to Dillon, Co in 92' and went hardboot set up on ALL boards. Started with 5 hole Burton plate bindings on Kemper and M6. By 93' I bought a Burton PJ54 and a K2 race board, but can't remember what is was. I also have a couple of Burton Supermodels and a older A-Deck. Boot wise I started using a Raichle hard boot that killed my feet, then went to Burton Megaflex that I loved. They were cheap though and only lasted a little more than a season. My current boot is the Burton Wind. They are durable and have held on well for over 20 years, but I don't get in 70 days a year either.
I used to make up my own top to bottom down hill runs at Arapahoe Basin, Copper Mt & Keystone. Just a blast ripping down the mountain at over 50mph. I can still hold my own in my upper 50's and hope to hold on for another decade or so.
Photo - Upper Enchanted Forest at Copper on my Supermodel 154
