[FS complete set up: Donek Razor 170]

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[Where are my fellow Seattle(area)ites?]

Anyone going this year? I'm a new guy here and I'd love to meet some people and learn. 

[Where does a newbie start?]

10 hours ago, pmorita said:

Hi DhKim,

Welcome to the team.  As a 20 year beginner I can tell you the best way to learn is to find people to ride with.  Assuming you can carve on soft boots pretty well.  You now have to overcome the roadblocks to hard booting.  Few places have rental equipment, even fewer offer lessons and learning can be painful.  

The good news:

- Everyone you meet on an alpine board is pretty nice and willing to help. 

- The annual MCC meet up is a great place to learn and connect.

- This forum has tons of useful advice, as does bomberonline.

- You can find everyone else's used crap for cheap in the for sale section.

To answer your question directly you are going to have to find some loaner gear or just buy a used setup.  I saw a new Donek Pilot for sale for under $200 last week.  Then read up on technique articles, watch youtube and get out on a green run.  Hoping you find someone to ride with at your mountain.  We have a nice group of old guys in VT which doesn't help you unfortunately. 

Good luck and hope you bring more people into the sport. 

 

Hi there, thank you for all the info here. I will keep in mind to look for people to ride with. 
 

I have been snowboarding since I was a kid and I think I can carve okay in a regular snowboard. It won’t win me any awards but it won’t make me look like a fool either. 
 

I really appreciate you mentioning used gear. I think it’s a great way to start a hobby. Do you happen to remember where you saw that gear? I’m too new to even know what that is but you kinda made it sound it’s a good deal, so I can start looking from there. Thanks again! 

7 hours ago, Neil Gendzwill said:

If you post which hills you ride or can easily get to, there may be some guys who ride there who can help you out. 

Stevens Pass and Crystal in WA. How can I look for people who can show me how to ride? I just went this weekend and saw no alpine snowboarders

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10 hours ago, ibrussell said:

You might want to move this question up to carving central   Then go to wwwbomberonline.com and read some or all their tech articles. You should give some more info how long have you been snowboarding where you live/board, equipment your on now, boot size so if there is anyone close that has something to loan they might speak up.  I keep a couple different size boots and board/bindings in case someone near shows some interest.    Welcome and Good Luck  Charlie  

Thank you for the warm welcome Charlie! My name is Daniel. Nice to meet you. 
 

I live in Bothell and Stevens Pass is easier for me to get to than Crystal. But those two are where I snowboard mostly. I’ve skied from 6-9 y/o and have been snowboarding almost every winter ever since. I’m now in my late 20s. 
 

I have been moving around thanks to Army and I couldn’t keep any snowboarding equipment, so I currently have no equipment. I’m now settled in one place so I’m thinking about getting my own equipment and keep them. I wear 10 boots, 5’ 11’’, 170 lbs. If you think back to your first alpine snowboarding equipment, what did you like/didn’t like? How did you decide to get them over other options? 
 

I’ll definitely check out those two places you mentioned and look for answers for these questions there as well. Thanks again! 

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Hi everyone,

 

I have always been interested in alpine snowboarding, but I think I’m going to finally get into it this year. But how and where do I start?
 

Is it so different from regular snowboarding that you need to take separate lessons? 
 

And is there a place in WA where I can rent a board and try before I purchase a board? 
 

I see that alpine snowboarding is very niche, so it seems rather difficult to find any useful information. Any words would help me a lot! Thanks all!