Guest alakata Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 alright lets see what everone first board was and how rediculous it was i bought mine when walmart actually sold real boards, yea you heard it, walmart actually carried nitro boards! and i picked up a 140 and that was my first :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotts.Scheinman Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 rossignol 135 nomad. i love that board. i would get another if they made on my size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Yellow Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 165 Burton Cruise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derf Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 My first board was a used 1991 Burton Air 6 (no inserts), but it got stolen on the first day I used it (I didn't know I had to lock it), so I don't know if it counts. My (second) first board was a 1993 Burton Air 6.1, paid by the insurrance company for the one that got stolen. My first alpine board was a 1995 FreeSurf Highlander 155, bought new in 1997. I sold it a couple of years later because it was too short and stiff for my liking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekdut Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 My first was made by Ride, but I don't know the actual model. The topsheet was spray painted over, but I believe the original color was blue and said Ride/Ride on the bottom. 160cm, with one of the useful inserts all gouged out. Incredibly floppy and the nose/tail were quite upturned. Also a bit on the narrow side, at least for a freestyle stance (24cm or so). Does anyone know what this board might have been? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Burton Elite 150. V-notch tail that ended about 6" behind the back binding. Skegs on the tail that I removed for resort riding. Foam core with inserts that tore out the first run down a decent hill and were subsequently t-nutted. Fastex buckles with web straps that got wet and stretched, requiring adjustment each run. As of this month, I'm celebrating 20 years of sliding sideways. Here's to another 20 at least! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alakata Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywalker Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Crazy Banana back in 1989. I don't know, if there was a Name for this model, it came in cuple of ugly designs. Mine was with the dark topsheet with some pink and green in it, base was (like on all these boards I think) white with a giant banana wearing sunglasses. This one I bought used but almost new just before christmas, and I still have it in my quiver (To be honest, I never sold any of my boards, which I rode for some time). skywalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 My first board, after a couple of seasopn of renting and demoing, was a '99 Burton Supermodel 168. My first alpine board was a Liquid Race 159, with Nitro Razor bindings. I broke the bindings almost immediately, after going over the handlebars numerous times. The next season I bought a Donek FC 163 and some Catek WC's and did much better, even though I wound up developing some bad riding habits I'm still trying to shake today :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Some sort of Morrow square tail in '94. No inserts, the shop guy had to screw the bindings directly to the deck. It was a short, narrow, piece of junk. On it's 3rd time out, I left it leaned against a snow bank in the parking lot while we loaded up, forgot about it, and didn't realize it till we were back in Oly. Good riddance! Got a Burton Air with Torques in a rental deal after that, and finally discovered how cool snowboarding was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 1989/1990 Burton Free 6 - 160cm. State-of-the-art freeride stick at the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Burton BAckhill - 1982 gotta love those rubber band bindings! First Alpine Board - Look Overspeed and Kemper Screamer - don't know which was scarier... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotts.Scheinman Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Crazy Banana back in 1989. I don't know, if there was a Name for this model, it came in cuple of ugly designs. Mine was with the dark topsheet with some pink and green in it, base was (like on all these boards I think) white with a giant banana wearing sunglasses. This one I bought used but almost new just before christmas, and I still have it in my quiver (To be honest, I never sold any of my boards, which I rode for some time).skywalker Can you post some pics i want to see this awsome thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadoken Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 1986 Avalanche Reflex 150. I stiil have the receipt for it but unfort not the board. At this time the only other model I could have gotten was the Burton Elite 150 as Sims were too expensive but I saw Damian Sanders in an ad doing his thing and went with the Avalanche. After that I went with the Terry Kidwell 165, gorgeous board but couldn't hold an edge, and my 1st Alpine board was the Burton Safari Comp I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgang Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 1991 Burton Air 5.1/w flex bindings and Z boots. the one with the purple clouds. purchase the whole deal for 75$ at and snowboard swap/movie premier of "Fear of a flat planet" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 1993 palmer disco pimp with simms asym bindings. I still have that ugly a$$ board. I think it may become a piece of wall art in my shop. mario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svr Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 87 or 88 sims 1711 swtichblade (white topsheet). First carving board was a 90? burton asym M6 (blue and white topsheet) with variplate bindings and MGX boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 My first board was a Flite Rocket 150 with the Skegs removed and Jeff Grell Highback bindings...my first alpine board was a Flite 170 UFO and a 172 Weapon Asym I am sad to say that I gave up the UFO for a 162 Asym that I sill have the UFO was a much better board (it looked and rode like a modern AM/Axis/4WD) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik J Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Black Snow Mogul Monster....all plastic...strap over the arch only...tree riding on my parents property... probably the most "pure" snowboarding I've ever done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 '90 Burton Air 5.5 was the first board I rode, butI bought it and a Burton M6 at the same time back in 1990. I was a Burton whore :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Buggs Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 1993 Rossi Freestyle 162.Lived with a Rossi rep, could not go wrong. I was scared cause it was a 162 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayj Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 After renting for 10+ years, finally got a 165 Atomic Exeter in 2004. Good freeride board. I'm certainly glad not to be renting anymore. Of course, right after I got it I found this site and subsequently learned all about alpine. At least now I know kind of board to get next! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Gnu Kinetic 168 w/Elfgen CX911 (?) bindings...the softboot ones with the tongue. 1990 then a K2 HC172 that I had to drill the stance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derf Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Gnu Kinetic 168 w/Elfgen CX911 (?) bindings...the softboot ones with the tongue. 1990then a K2 HC172 that I had to drill the stance. On my website, I have a pic of those bindings from a 1991 Nitro catalog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 On my website, I have a pic of those bindings from a 1991 Nitro catalog. oh I remember quite clearly what they looked like. remember the tongues always came off, too. I kinda wish I had kept everything, but Ive moved probably 15 times since then...makes it hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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