Jack M Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 I just did a bunch of pruning - deleting spammers (over 4000! ) and members with 0 posts who also haven't logged-in in 90 days, and members with less than 10 posts who haven't logged-in in over 2 years. As of right now we have 2320 registered users. 132 have 0 posts. 692 haven't logged-in in over a year. There are some interesting users out there... like some who registered over a year ago, last activity was this month, 0 posts. Some big-time lurkers out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Yellow Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 there are at least 8-10 in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhaskins Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 We had 14 hardbooters (1 out of stater that I know of) gather on Xmas eve at Buck Hill, the gem of 35W in Burnsville MN. There are some more north of here also. On any particular day at Buck I will see probably see at least one other hardbooter, on Sunday at least 5. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJFluff Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 I was the out of stater at buck hill on Christmas eve, plus I would say we have around 7-10 total that I know of in our area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJFluff Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 sorry...been real busy counting powder turns:biggthumpWhat was the Question? I miss powder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpenn Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 I just did a bunch of pruning - deleting spammers (over 4000! ) and members with 0 posts who also haven't logged-in in 90 days, and members with less than 10 posts who haven't logged-in in over 2 years.As of right now we have 2320 registered users. 132 have 0 posts. 692 haven't logged-in in over a year. There are some interesting users out there... like some who registered over a year ago, last activity was this month, 0 posts. Some big-time lurkers out there! As a BOL-BTL, I've often wondered how many of us (BTL's) there are. I've been lurking around enough to recognize most of the user's, and it's great to read what's going on, but I usually don't have much to add. Like this thread, though. Any other BTL's out there who want to come forward? JP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdboytyler Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 ...As of right now we have 2320 registered users. 132 have 0 posts. 692 haven't logged-in in over a year. There are some interesting users out there... like some who registered over a year ago, last activity was this month, 0 posts. Some big-time lurkers out there! One of the big time lurkers is Jake Burton. When membership hits 100,000 then Burton jumps back into the Alpine market. It's true, Jake sent me a memo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 If my area is any indication then there are 2-3 HB's out there for every one on bomber. This is of course not counting the lurkers. we have at least a two to one ratio of HB's not online to those who are. I met 2 new guys yesterday that liver here and hardboot. we probably have 14 total that hardboot at least part time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 One of the big time lurkers is Jake Burton. When membership hits 100,000 then Burton jumps back into the Alpine market. It's true, Jake sent me a memo. Ha, hope I didn't just prune him! Well, he can still lurk without a membership. If he even had one, that is. Hmm... we're up to 2320 after 5 years with VBulletin.... So we'll see Burton alpine boards in 2223 AD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave* Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 World wide hardbooter census 14687 ( obtained using the patented Dave* SWAG** method ) . Percentage of HBers 0.0132 of a percentage point locally. Local Vancouver Hbers , about 10 that I know, maybe about 5 more that come out once in a while. Local Whistler HBers , about 5-6 that I know, maybe about 5 more that come out once in a while. This means I know 0.11574% of the worlds hardbooter population ** scientific wild a## guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiveBomber Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 You have a point King C. Location does have a large impact on the number of HBs. At Winter Park (my home mtn) I see very few, MAYBE one a day, sometimes none. At Copper, it's more common. Europe and Japan lots of them and places like Echo Mtn and Mountain High, none. I believe I was the first HB at Echo, um... it wasnt worth the drive up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckcarver Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 i think ive only seen about a dozen here on ontario, and most do seem to have bombers, id day ten of the 12. couldnt we get and estimate by the amount of bombers sold and consider the amount to be a percentage of the total riders out there, maybe figure some percentages for catek, F2,.... keeping in mind that most people have multiple pairs just my 2 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCrimson Posted December 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 If my area is any indication then there are 2-3 HB's out there for every one on bomber. This is of course not counting the lurkers. we have at least a two to one ratio of HB's not online to those who are. I met 2 new guys yesterday that liver here and hardboot. we probably have 14 total that hardboot at least part time. This is probably the most accurate. Saw a guy on a woodie snowboard in those minty colored Raichles (223?). Either a Munoz or a Maverick, couldn't tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairywater Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 You can add one more to the Ontario list.Had my first ride on plates over X-mas at Devil's Elbow. Love it. Hairywater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCrimson Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Jack: Didn't we do this a few years ago and come up with about 3 thou world wide? Bordy, Dave, How many in Salt Lake? I figured if this had been done before it was obsolete. Fin claims to sell more and more bindings every year..You get what I'm saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateW Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 How many jobbers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?Three. One to screw it in and two to hold up his pants. But seriously, if hardbooters are 2% of the snowboarding population, then just find out how many snowboarders there are in the world and do the math. 2% seems very optimistic to me. I'd guess more like 0.02%. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggerwrangler Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 21 days in this season 08/09 15 of those in hard boots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Newby Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Add one to Alaska! We got a huge dump over Christmas and it's packed powder now. About as close as we get to "hero snow" here. Was trenching some deep grooves today... :p Just LOVE my new TD3s!!! Juneau Alaska: http://www.skijuneau.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Came across 2 more HBers at schwietzer mon. Both on twintips:biggthump Niether had heard of BOL. Potential new members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tahoetrencher Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 I saw a decent alpine rider just once at the Heave but then realized I was enjoying the solitude so much I had caught up to myself on the next run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCrimson Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Alaska Newby- Is night skiing all the time fun? For some reason, night time conditions down here are like crack to me. It's like super super thin boilerplate if you stay off the main trails, and when you break it it's like little ice rocks underneath. For some reason it's so satisfying to ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crucible Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 In Metro Vancouver, I estimate that there are between 18-24 hardbooters, based on personally meeting 12 of them. Most times when I go to my local ski hill, I'm the only plate rider on the hill-or at most, two of us. When our carving posse gets together, like at the Whistler Expression Sessions, we can usually bring out between 8-12 riders. Chris Prior could probably estimate more accurately, based on the boards that he has sold. Due to Metro Vancouver having 50% of the population of the Province, I think that BC might have between 40-50 hardbooters. George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photodad2001 Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 6,742 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 I have 42 distinct personalities...how do I count...most of them are hardbooters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeK.inVt Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 I would guess about 100 in Vt, at least 3 or 4 work at Okemo. my brother and 3 of my cousins ride HB as well. One of the big time lurkers is Jake Burton. When membership hits 100,000 then Burton jumps back into the Alpine market. It's true, Jake sent me a memo. If he did, do you think anyone would buy them? I know I wouldn't. He obviously has no loyalty to the sport that he played a large part in creating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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