ilanferdman

i'm a beginner and would love to meet someone at windham to teach me the ropes. anyone around?? also, is it alright to use ski boots for the first time?

been a skier all my life and just got bored with tearing down east coast mtns. so i took up snowboarding this year. i've been riding soft boot setup because no one would rent me a hard boot set. but i really want to get into hard booting. i live in rockland county so can get up to any of the NY mtns or Blue (which is where i actually started snowboarding). would love to go out with a carver to show me the ropes. when you're planning this trip, does anyone have a old setup they're just not using so i can at least try? i have no idea what kind of board i would like, and don't want to put down a few hundred dollars right now on a setup that might not be for me. any help / advice would be much appreciated. ilan

i'm interested. hit me up.

i'm actually a newbie to snowboarding. i've been skiing for close to 20 years and only this year started snowboarding. east coast skiing has just become too boring and well...easy. so i decided to try a new challange. i've been out a few times, but unfortunately no where rents a hard boot setup which is what i wanted to do. i've done some research and think that this type of board is what i'm looking for in a board. a fast GS style turns, that will grip the east coast ice and allow me to "grip it and rip it". can you help me with any info as a beginner??? ilan

JP1 i sent you an email.

i'm actually a newbie to snowboarding. i've been skiing for close to 20 years and only this year started snowboarding. east coast skiing has just become too boring and well...easy. so i decided to try a new challange. i've been out a few times, but unfortunately no where rents a hard boot setup which is what i want to do. do any of the guys you ride with have any junk setup for a 6ft 165lb size 9 boot? i would love to at least try it before plunking down $400-$600 on my own. ilan.

i'm actually a newbie to snowboarding. i've been skiing for close to 20 years and only this year started snowboarding. east coast skiing has just become too boring and well...easy. so i decided to try a new challange. i've been out a few times, but unfortunately no where rents a hard boot setup which is what i want to do. do any of the guys you ride with have any junk setup for a 6ft 165lb size 9 boot? i would love to at least try it before plunking down $400-$600 on my own. ilan.

hi they mykcuz. i'm actually a newbie to snowboarding. i've been skiing for close to 20 years and only this year started snowboarding. east coast skiing has just become too boring and well...easy. so i decided to try a new challange. i've been out a few times, but unfortunately no where rents a hard boot setup which is what i want to do. do any of the guys you ride with have any junk setup for a 6ft 165lb size 9 boot? i would love to at least try it before plunking down $400-$600 on my own. ilan.

skiing will def not be going away. it's too much fun, and i'm a complete addict. i just wanted something to entertain me on the typical ho-hum days, when the conditions are ok, and carving is the only thing to do....aaaaannnnnnnddddd....i'm skiing a crappy mt. i know hard to believe, but we have ****ty mountains on the east coast. i've begun my search on ebay and elsewhere. i'll keep you guys posted. can't wait to start rippin'. thanks again for everyone's help and input. hopefully we can meet somewhere sometime.

thank you all so much for getting back to me so quickly. i was overwhelmed. i'm definitely going to take a look at the links and possibly look for a board on ebay. i think at first i'll use some older/softer ski boots i have and then take it from there. at least i know that i have a forum that i can turn to for advice. thanks again for everything.

First of all Hi to all. My name is Ilan. So i'm a die hard skie for the last 15 years or so. Unfortunately i live on the wrong coast and east coast skiing has nothing to offer for me. riding the groomers is...well...boring. so i'm out for a new challange...and ripping down the mountain on an alpine board looks like way too much fun to miss. being that i know nothing about carving on a board...i need the forums help to get me started. i'm 6ft tall and weigh between 165 - 170. i'd like to get a board for carving big fast turns on the east coast hard pack. the faster the better. what kind of boards should i look for? what size? what length? what kind of boots? also, how much will a used setup cost me? any help would be much appreciated. thanks in advance. if anyone wants to email me directly, feel free: ilan@metrofundingcorp.com. thanks again. ilan.