SunSurfer Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 55. Carving is part of what will get me on my bike in about 15 minutes time and off for 40+km and a few hills. Maintenance is the key to making a body last a lifetime, especially when spare parts are hard to get! Alpine is snowboarding for grown ups! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Pushee Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 58 for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darko714 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 58 for me, as well. 17 years snowboarding, last 7 on hardboots. I've noted that aging demographic of hardbooters worries some of us on this forum, but just think of all the softbooters turning 40 every year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhD Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 62 going on 27... Happily retired but almost too busy to ride yet this winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drschwartz Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 57, coaching 16 year olds who make me feel like 67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 (edited) Forgot to mention that my inner child is only 18. Here's a short (non-boarding) video from two years ago..... Edited January 3, 2015 by patmoore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 54 in a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Why don't you young pups get up from the computer screen and go ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebiker Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 (edited) 52 this month. 28 years riding the frozen wave :-) @ Pat...nice style on that drop ;-) Edited January 6, 2015 by icebiker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Blanz Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 43yrs w/25 hardbooting and 2yrs not My 9 yr old just started hardbooting this season after 4yrs on soft...will get pictures up soon of his setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crote123 Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 51.5. Enjoying winters more than ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominic Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 53 this year, riding with son and pushing my wife to hard boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Slight hijack, delete if objectionable. What's the longest board you old timers will or can ride ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Slight hijack, delete if objectionable. What's the longest board you old timers will or can ride ? 195 virus or my 188 monster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvedog Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 A Tired Skier Looking for Advice At 53, I have been skiing for 50 years. Don't get me wrong, I love to ski. I have skied big and small mountains, raced, etc. But I am just getting bored, particularly on the small hills in western PA and the rest of the mid-eastern US. Soooooo, I was looking a taking up snowboarding as a new challenge. I tried it a couple of times a number of years ago, but did not find it interesting. Then out at Canyons (UT) I watched a young man carving a long board with a hard boot set up. It was beautiful. He carved turns better than most skiers. Incredible grace. That is what I would like to try. So, can the over 50 club give me some advice on how to get started. I love to ski fast making big arcing turns and have a good understanding of ski technology and the physics of skiing. I ski either my K2 Outlaws or Fisher Race GS. I am (sort of) reasonably fit for a 53 year old school teacher (5'10" 215lbs). Why kind and more importantly SIZE of board should I look for? I don't have unlimited funds, but I am willing to invest some money into this when the time is right. Where do you get boots? Most of the shops around here maybe have heard of hard boot set ups, but certainly don't sell them. Are hard boots the best option? I recall from years ago not likeing the squishy feeling of snowboard boards and bindings compared to the control you have with ski boots. Are the binding for a hard boot set up completely different than for a soft boot set up? Thank you in advance Over 50 club members for your advice. Hey Tired, Welcome to bomber. Carving is awesome in whatever form you do it. First steps are carving on a regular board on easy to moderate terrain. Then adding hard boots to a regular board. Then going to more carve oriented board and ..... ripping ruts like no other. I too saw someone carving in hard boots and got hooked on the look of it, but that was 1991. More addictive than that is the first time you pull a fairly high G turn and don't fall. So I am just getting back into it after a few years off and both carving days I have had this winter so far ( I don't take my good gear out until conditions are optimal for snow coverage) I had numerous people ask me about it. The comment I reply with is that you have to learn to drive a stock car before you can drive an F1 car. The more play in the system ( soft boots, forgiving flexy boards, flexible bindings) the easier it is to get going. You can still carve in soft boot setups and some people are so good you wouldn't know until you get close that they are not on HBs. I have custom injected liners in my boots with a custom foot bed in Burton four buckle race boots. I am now using TD2 bomber bindings in a step in. After years on Burton plates ( and I still like them in the bumps) I am quickly becoming used to the extra precision of the step in. When my knee moves a tiny bit on a loaded ( flexed and ready to turn) board the turn happens very quickly. You don't want this when you first start. I do teach at Sun Valley and have introduced many to the art of carving. To say I am passionate about it would be an understatement. It is one of the best feelings ever in the world. I know there are talented pros in other areas that can help as well. If your goal is carving you still need to start on soft gear ( IMHO) and work up. Most rental shops are sending everyone out duck or nearly that ( meaning slightly splayed out feet). I would start with a forward angle on both feet and work up. 53 is great age for snowboarding! "Old guys rule!" Yes it is and yes we do. Many on here are 53. Did everyone get sick of skiing at the same time? Was there something in the water that caused the migration? Innnaresting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvedog Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Oh to answer someone's question about board length. My favorite carver is a Burner 197. I start the season on a 188. My pow board is a 185 and my all around is a Canyon 173. I am now teaching on Never Summer Cobra 164 and having fun in the softies on it. It holds really well but is pretty soft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbweppner Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) Age 51. Hardbooting 22 years. Even though I have I have been skiing since a kid, and still continue to do so, hardbooting is still the most fun way to get down a hill. Edited January 11, 2015 by mbweppner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpyride Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 74. Hoping my knee holds up more season before a rebuild. Talk to me about a rebuild. Been there done that and have some info you might find interesting. You can PM if you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpyride Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 65 and at Big Sky starting the 1st of Feb. Still bumping it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Brown Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Will hit 60 this year :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 I continue to be impressed by the number of alpine riders over 50 years old (young) damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very cool!! I guess I am going to have to get after it and try to keep up. No more excuses. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crucible Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) My longest board is a Coiler Pure Race 188, followed by a Winterstick 185 Swallowtail. Edited January 14, 2015 by crucible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckmann AG Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Will hit 60 this year :) Steer clear of G. Lucas, otherwise 60 will be hitting you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sic t 2 Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) 64 years old. Still enjoying my toys and my 7th year of retirement. And that means lots of days on the mountain to perfect silly old man stuff. Later.... Edited January 19, 2015 by sic t 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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