Tugboater Posted March 3, 2017 Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 The barely accepable form of snowboarding sounds like the beginning of a new t-shirt. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jng Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 Bomber - Outfitters of a Barely Acceptable Form of Snowboarding Somebody needs to hack the site for April Fools! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nextcarve Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankNBeans Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 (edited) . Edited July 30, 2020 by FrankNBeans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 But shouldn't the answer really be yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 I had few very young kids from my son's ski racing club, behind me, in the lineup. Kid 1: OMG, what's this? I's it telemark? Kid 2: OMG, what a hell is that? We eventually ended upon the same chair and had a brief chat about it. However, very quickly they became more interested if I closed the safety bar every time I'm on the chair... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 49 minutes ago, FrankNBeans said: Perhaps I am the only one that has been asked this: "Can you ride that backwards?". The first few times I was asked this, I couldn't muster a response. That last time I was asked, I intuitively replied, "Why would I want to do that? So I can see where I've been?". My answer to that comment is "You can, but would you drive a Ferrari backwards?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 1 hour ago, FrankNBeans said: Perhaps I am the only one that has been asked this: "Can you ride that backwards?". The first few times I was asked this, I couldn't muster a response. That last time I was asked, I intuitively replied, "Why would I want to do that? So I can see where I've been?". I just say yes. If they dig some more, I say that I prefer riding forwards most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRAZZ Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 I just got some weird stares yesterday... More than usual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Edges Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 Heard this morning from a skier with equipment from the 70's. "Why would you mount the bindings sideways on your monoski?" I didn't know where to begin... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 6 hours ago, FrankNBeans said: Perhaps I am the only one that has been asked this: "Can you ride that backwards?". The first few times I was asked this, I couldn't muster a response. That last time I was asked, I intuitively replied, "Why would I want to do that? So I can see where I've been?". See this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted March 10, 2017 Report Share Posted March 10, 2017 I took two boards up on the gondola so I could easily trade out... one young kid said " those are the widest skis i have ever seen!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted March 10, 2017 Report Share Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) I don't go switch, I go backwards SQUARE TAILS SUCK Edited March 10, 2017 by b0ardski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gossamer Posted March 10, 2017 Report Share Posted March 10, 2017 About 11 years ago in my 4th year of riding hardboots I was coming down the hill under the lift with snow conditions far from perfect for carving and each turn I was fighting my board as it bucked and kicked on every bump and I was working hard to make big round smooth turns. From above on the lift there was someone yelling something at me so I stopped and the guy yells down “That looks boring” By far the best compliment I’ve received. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arneburner Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 Kid behind me in lift line. "Cool board, old school." Me, "not really, it is only 3 months old, a new school alpine carving board." 178 coiler Nirvana vcam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNSurfer Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 On 3/10/2017 at 9:43 AM, I_LOVETT said: About 11 years ago... “That looks boring” By far the best compliment I’ve received. A funny comment, at the top of Breck, from an instructor to his advanced class; "Here, watch this guy carve his life away." Maybe he has a point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 "Where did you learn to ride like that?" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Brammer aka PSR Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 1 hour ago, corey_dyck said: "Where did you learn to ride like that?" "Born that way.." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Brammer aka PSR Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 55 minutes ago, Eric Brammer aka PSR said: "Born that way.." That would be the Stoic Vermontster answer. The reality would shock most Snowboarders. I learned to Carve due to Fins, used on early Sims, Winterstick, Flite and Burton boards in the very early 80's. I owned a 140 cm Flite, then 5 Burtons that used Fins. Only my Sims FE 1500 also had fins (an '86; after that, few fins, and those were on Burton boards). Three of those early Burtons were 'throwbacks' compared with the earlier Flite, as they had NO metal edges, but the Flite did, with fins and P-tex, too. You could NOT Sideslip a fin-only board! Carving was the only choice.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenan Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Last Friday at Meadows they were having the high school state snowboard championships and one of the kids in line behind me announced that I was the "dopest" snowboarder he had ever seen. Please refer to me as "The Dopest" next time you greet me, I'm running with this title. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankNBeans Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 (edited) . Edited July 30, 2020 by FrankNBeans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankNBeans Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 (edited) . Edited July 30, 2020 by FrankNBeans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertAlexander Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 While carving with another on the best snow conditions of the year, we stop near another skier , who asks, "are you doing that on purpose?...are you in control? are you going to hit me?" 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buford67 Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 I was at Stratton during the Vermont Open and rode the Amex chair with two young adults that were riding Doneks with softies. They asked me what size is your board? It's a Coiler 174. Then they say the ride a 170 and a 167. The young mans name was Hunter and was sponsored by Donek. I did not get the young lady's name but I believe she was also sponsored by Donek. The two of them could not have been more polite and engaging. It's always nice to know that there is still some youth out there that is not completely absorbed by electronic devices and can carry on a conversation. I hope Sean Martin reads this. Donek is very well represented! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordmetroland Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 On 3/18/2017 at 4:57 AM, RobertAlexander said: "are you doing that on purpose?...are you in control? are you going to hit me?" The obvious answers are, "yes," "yes," and, "yes, but it will also be on purpose." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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