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Has anyone seen "SBX The Movie"? I watched it the other day and there was a quote, that I will need to paraphrase, from an old competitor who actually stated that they would run the hardbooters off of the course. They did this as a way to keep the soul of snowboarding because they thought that if hardbooters took over it would turn into skin suits, etc..

Sweeeet! Watch out, it may turn into the next big thing!

My quoting doesn't work but I agree that the far away shot at night shows some cool sprays but I still think it is too far away:) I would definitely agree that anyone, ESPECIALLY if they are an instructor, should never come that close to hitting ANYONE. What it looks like in the video is that the rider tried to set the heelside edge, which would have put them above the skiers, but chattered out so it sent them on the wrong line. Just skip that carve, do a quick heel to toe turn and then lay out another carve to stay FAR away from them. Even if you hooked up on the carve you would still have a lot of speed and the potential to really injure someone. On a side note, why is that even in the video?

Wow, yah hopefully the treatment will do the job because all jokes aside that must suck to be messed up in the head like that.

Well those sure were amusing videos. To the birds credit that is certainly not what it was designed to do:) Chasing something that is WAY bigger than what it is probably gave it some caution so it didn't get smacked hard when the biker was bouncing all around.

Uh, the videos don't really show much. I can tell that it sure LOOKS like you are ripping a couple of turns but it is so far away. Did you put the camera there so you could see the entire run and to keep it out of the way?

I'm with those guys, get a spare set of winter tires on cheap steel wheels, unless you want to spend money on cool wheels:) It gives you the ability to change them yourself, you get half the miles on each set, or whatever your split is, and then each tire is designed for the conditions. I happen to have some Kumho winter tires that I got very lightly used from someone on Craigslist who got a new car and the tires didn't fit. This is all for my 2009 Scion xB. I also have a 2010 Mazda CX-9 that I only have all-season tires on but it is AWD so I give myself a little more leeway on it. Also my wife only drives it ~500 miles a month and our winters in MN have been pretty pathetic lately. On my little Scion FWD they made a big difference from the stock tires, and on my old Mazda5 wagon it made a HUGE difference because that thing had aggressive tires.

Uh, sure. I would start with looking up the USASA.

I'm in Minnesota so I can't surf to save my life but that backwash video certainly had some gnarly looking waves! So they basically bounce out and hit the incoming waves? Also, there sure seem to be a TON of people there! Fun to watch!

Heh. The article in Michael's post didn't actually post the part of the comment that probably pissed the guy off. Come on journalists, it might be an offending comment but if it is part of the story you need to post it as a quote. It actually sheds a poor light on the dude who pushed him off because the comment they chose to post is about as innocuous as it gets.

That kid was way ahead of his time, grinding the board on the rails;) Good stuff! It was amusing seeing the old upright style of the riding, which I just noticed looks a lot like my early days pictured in my avatar:)

I will never push someone off of a chair, period. That is dangerous and if they found that dude he should be dealt with accordingly. Having said that, I also think it is incredibly disrespectful to make a comment like that to a complete stranger. Don't be a complete dope. You can make those comments to people you know but why do you need to make them to strangers.

Too bad we're always on the wrong side of the lake!

30.5cm. I was wondering. I have Power Plates, size 8.5 boots and S/M Nidecker bindings and even when I was at 25/15 I would boot out on the heel side. I subscribed to your videos Ryan and I love them! I also believe that you are really helping out the carving crowd by showing all of the softies out there how it should be done! Maybe they won't switch to hardbooting, but at least they will understand it a bit better and start riding better. Maybe they will also understand that people may cut across the slope because they are carving and that they should watch out for that, "...at some point some ass-hat will run into you..." (I think I paraphrased that from your video on how to carve:).

I am 10 minutes away if someone really wants it and the dude doesn't want to ship it. I have a feeling that they are on this board though.

Looking forward to the days with my daughter, who is 9+ months at the moment. I'm glad to hear your daughter is okay and on the slopes.

Interesting, I will have to dig around to see what is behind those statistics. To your exact point an experienced young woman, according to the report, died at Jackson hole last week after hitting a tree. They said she was wearing a helmet. With the very rare exceptions I am sure helmets protect more than they harm so I still think people should set good examples. We have all heard of young people doing stupid things because they saw someone else on YouTube doing it, anyone remember the jumping off roof tops onto a table like it was the top rope of wrestling? http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/01/sports/on-slopes-rise-in-helmet-use-but-no-decline-in-brain-injuries.html?_r=0 There is one report about it. Personally I will keep my helmet on. I suppose a heavy helmet on the head could lead to a bigger whiplash event, or something similar, but it sure is icy in the midwest and that doesn't feel good on the head.

Why don't you keep it? What is the waist width? I have regretted selling some things so if you can hold on to it you may as well. Are you thinking of running a duck stance on a softboot board? Because if not maybe you can run some Power Plates and slightly steeper angles with your softboots, that is what I do with my Prior BX.

Obviously very set up but amusing. I find it a little hard to believe that the Audi just happened to be parked there;) What does bother me a bit though is that he is not wearing a helmet. Kids absorb these kind of videos and someone with this kind of status should be creating a better example. Wow, I'm officially an old fart now.

Aren't contractors fun? Luckily mine worked out but my co-worker, who had a house built in Texas, is going through litigation with his builder. There is a reason so many go out of business and then set up again once the sun is shining again. Hopefully you get everything resolved.

I thought Donek had a small board offering. I would think he could whip something up! My daughter is only 9 months old right now but I have high aspirations of getting her out there next year:) Obviously just sliding on something for now but she also seems to have an endless amount of energy!

I'm not a hardbooter but holy cow will this question open a can of worms!:) My advice would be to test it all out at the Aspen Trenching Convention in February.

Ha! Awesome. Those crazy French dudes. I love the warning cackle and what appears to be a Yeti half way through the crags:) It looks like someone had a bail in there as this guy rode around them.

That guy has some great videos:) I love it! Thanks for the entertainment.

That looks cool. I would imagine the 'oooper tip gets a lot of snow. Maybe someday I will get up there.