Dw3 Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 Hello. Just rode an alpine board for the first time, and loved it! I’m visiting whistler and Hooked up with Boris at Cypress Mt. for a lesson. He was fantastic and a great teacher. So how do I get outfitted with gear? I can see myself doing this a lot, maybe even more than I ride my all mountain board. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 Awesome! Welcome to hardbooting! I recently spotted 8 carvers in one day at Mt. Hood Meadows, so there is a little bit of a local crew in Portland for you to ride with. Hope to see you up there this spring; post in the Rides section when you're heading up. As far as getting set up, you can buy boots mail order from yyzcanuck.com, upzboots.com, or blue-tomato.at. Hopefully you already know the brand and size that work for you from your lesson with Boris. For a starter board and bindings, I would probably just look in the classifieds on this site. I would suggest a freecarver as opposed to a race board; if you post your height / weight, I'm sure you will get some recommendations. No need to spend a lot of money at this point, save the brand new customs for when you have a better idea of what you like / dislike in an alpine board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenan Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 Get the boots, board and bindings will follow. Come to Mt. Bachelor in 3 weeks, there will be extra boards and bindings and people to ride with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOODTYPEZX10R Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Keenan said: Get the boots, board and bindings will follow. Come to Mt. Bachelor in 3 weeks, there will be extra boards and bindings and people to ride with. Excellent idea. @Dw3 What Mondo size are you, I have an extra pair or two I can bring. Edited March 14, 2018 by BLOODTYPEZX10R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 Don is a natural! I think he'll have a great hardbooting and rec racing career! Thanks for stopping at Cypress, it was a great pleasure to teach you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aracan Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 Definitely start with the boots! Carving in boots that work and fit well is fun, no matter the board. Carving on the finest 5-figure board in bad boots is not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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