tufty Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 I'm pretty sure this has way more to do with "day one" ignorance then the snow sliding equipment strapped to the riders feet. I'm not convinced of this at all. Slap a pair of skis on someone's feet and drop them onto a black (or even a red or blue), and they will take the skis off and walk down, or go ask the lifty (i.e. me) if they can go down on the chair. Ditto snowboard. I see this regularly, usually accompanied by tears and much wailing at the boy/girlfriend who has taken them waaaaaaay outside their comfort zone. Skiboarders, "snowscooters", and "veloskiers*", just "go for it", totally out of control, until they hurt either themselves or someone else. Skis, snowboards, skwals etc make the user aware that what they are doing is hard. It's very obvious that if you get it wrong, it's gonna hurt. skiboards, veloskis, snowscoots and the like make staying upright, spinning around, and bombing down steeps feel ridiculously easy, but are just as difficult, if not more so, to actually control as actual skis / snowboards, etc. Sadly, the realisation of this happens a fraction of a second before you seriously injure someone. * veloski : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingbat Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 * veloski : Oh my GOD! I want one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 Oh my GOD! I want one!it's an inline swingbo, wth steering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSSage Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 Oh my GOD! I want one! They rent them in Steamboat! They also rent ones that are full suspension downhill bikes but with skis instead of wheels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingbat Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 it's an inline swingbo, wth steering! Now I want one even more.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMU Alpine Boarder Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 They rent them in Steamboat! They also rent ones that are full suspension downhill bikes but with skis instead of wheels! So you are saying that we are now one step closer to seeing the Shovel Racing Dragster Sleds that were in the 90's Winter X-Games.... SOLD!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garybergmann Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 (edited) These days I get more comments (while in the liftline) on my Ruroc than my carving...sigh... Edited December 31, 2013 by garybergmann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenan Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 I think this post needs some Ritalin. Focus…Goosfava…Heard in the lift line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 These days I get more comments on my Ruroc than my carving...sigh... i know the feeling... i usually get, "you're that guy?! nice turns" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboarderdude Posted December 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 I rock the ruroc (RG1 Ice) as well. It usually takes people long enough to look back and forth between my rev and ruroc that they don't have a chance to comment :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Not new, but I've gotten this several times this year to make it worth mentioning: Bro: "Is that hard to ride? Did you start out skiing?" Me: "No skis, I actually started out snowboarding - it's a little awkward when you first start but now I never touch my softboots" I think some of the park guys who are local to my usual mountain have seen hardbooters before and are curious. If I have a particularly long conversation on the lift I give them this website. Not sure if I've made any converts.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Gruumer Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 That board makes you ass look big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tahoetrencher Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Yeah, but Do these boots make my ass look fast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Gruumer Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Nice...now get back to work..;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboarderdude Posted January 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 bump back to relevance and where people can find it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian M Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Two softbooting teenagers were gawking at my rig, and when I invited them on the chairlift to tell them more about it, one of them says "All I see is this guy in red, screaming down the hill... how do you do that??" I told him it was easy; gear and technique, and I'd that I'd teach him how if he wants. He and his friend are now invited to our Tuesday night carving sessions :D Man, carving is F-U-N! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 (edited) I've looked at trying out snowbikes in a couple of places. They used to rent them at Sunshine and at Big White? Both times I was out of luck as it was over the Xmas break, and the snowbike instructor was off for the day. Both mountains insisted that you had to do a morning with the instructor, and then you got a "licence" that you could use on any hill that rented them. I can only guess that wasn't popular, as they seem to have disappeared from the local hills. I was making some turns on my second day at Schweitzer, right after the lifts opened, so there was only myself and the travelling companion on the hill. One of their patrollers came down on skis, and I slid to the side and stopped. She slid up next to me and said "Nice turns ... I see someone sharpened their edges this morning!" Edited January 2, 2014 by Allee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrutton Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 They rent them in Steamboat! They also rent ones that are full suspension downhill bikes but with skis instead of wheels! The Full Suspension models - peggers - as you stand on pegs are so much fun, I briefly considered ditching snowboarding. I then realized that they can't be ridden in our local NC resorts, so am going to stick with boarding. Check out http://www.lenzsport.com/skibike_main.php I rented one for a day at Winterpark. So much fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 upon drifting into place at the t-bar queue, i got a smattering of applause from folk who'd just seen my descent down a short, narrow run of fun. and the following comment from the liftie; nice ruts, mr ski boots .. (pauses, looks) F*** me, an asym? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 At least he knew what it was, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arneburner Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Question in lift line, "is that easier to ride than a regular snowboard?" My answer, "No". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boardguru Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Question in lift line, "is that easier to ride than a regular snowboard?" My answer, "No". Maybe no, but WAY more fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breeseomatic Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Question in lift line, "is that easier to ride than a regular snowboard?" My answer, "No". I got the opposite from a female liftie, "Is that harder than snowboarding?" My response was "It IS snowboarding! Seriously, it's more difficult than sliding around, and way more rewarding!". I received a compliment from another hard booter in Mammoth. "I saw your turns from the chair, looks really good." That was after I came up to him and asked him if "that" was a ski board and why he's wearing ski boots. And from a freestyle boarder... "I bet that thing is sick in powder!" referring to my Proteus. And from another liftie that knew what was up.. "Nice! a carving board... hurry up and get up there so you can get your turns in before it gets crowded." He was ushering me to the front of the line. Yeah, that was kind of nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebiker Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Softboot boarder in the line next to me: What kind of board is that? Me: Not exactly sure what he means, so I say "It's a Donek." Him: Is that, like, for going downhill? Me: :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Fun situation of the day: After the ride, I needed to ask few questions to Bill, our Private Lessons Supervisor. I was wearing my private jacket. We were standing by the Private Lessons sign. A young instructor approached and shook my hand: "Hi, My name is..., I'll be your instr..." Bill: "Not this guy - he can teach you!" Instructor: "Ummmm....?" Bill: "This is Boris, the hardboot instructor!" :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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