Snowboarding thread

Lots O Aspen Alleys

 

trees in steamboat are absolutely epic. perfect spacing. get to the top and out the back, off morningside. the steep stuff off of stormpeak is super fun as well. then go look between the sundown and sunshine lifts. shit. i probably said too much. have fun.

goddamnit. i need a ski day.

 

any of you guys travel to Niseko, Japan for some powder ? My buddy just got back and he had a blast: not super technical but pow all day long and nicely spaced trees. I guess they have some kind of micro climate over here where the temp keeps the snow fluffy all the time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or5sCd61lrk

 

damn you. damn you. damn you to hell.

that place has been on my list for a very long time. with pow like that you don't need technical. face shots and figure 8s all day long.

 

Japan gets slammed! I want to get out there very VERY badly. one day.

 

well, shit. i'm tempted to play hooky tomorrow... thanks guys.

 

no freshies tomorrow

 

Doesn’t matter to me. Haven’t been out at all this season yet. Some high speed blues would put a huge smile on my face.

 

wtf man?!?!?!

 

just getting out is good.

meanwhile it's gonna dump in Mammoth starting tonight..hell to the yeah...

 

i know, right?

 

So, i was thinking about a hike in RMNP tomorrow but with this current weather, I’m going to head up to Keystone. Be there in time for first chair and first tracks.

 

sounds like a plan...


meanwhile in Mammoth...

https://www.instagram.com/p/BgcxOFgFu0Q/

 

I rode Loveland pass today and it was surprisingly awesome! Have fun.

 

I rock an old ass Burton Hate 155 with a rocker camber and Burton Custom bindings. I ride Marmot Basin, Jasper Alberta all season as it’s an hour from my house. Glad to see this thread as I love shreddin and it’s my favourite winter thing to do. Rocky Mountains!

 

My buddy just got back from Japan. Was 10m of base and snowed 1.5m in the week he was there! While carving he not only couldn’t see due to the pow but also couldn’t breath it was so deep and fluffy! He says was so perfect it wrecked riding here tho haha

 

Me in my prime in Breck. One of these shots was a run before I broke both my ankles in freeway. Since then, snowboarding hasn’t been the same... messed around a bit last year but sold my burton process/malavitas over the summer to buy dirt bike parts. Good year to not have a snowboard in CO.....

https://vimeo.com/65703673

 

So, Steamboat is a nice mountain. The Storm chair is nice but Pony was my favorite. Rode almost every run there in the 5 days (in a row) we went. Trees were epic and hella deep, upwards of 3 to 4 feet in wind blown drifts after a good storm that hit the second day we were there, so I spent the rest of the trip finding epic pockets in the trees. Fucking great aside from the concussion I gave myself off kicker and the the reiteration and whip lash off a cliff jump, twas a good noggin rocker. Good time none the less.

 

@speckmon @Thegr8punkin

 

Never summers open house was yesterday.

 

Hell yeah, they've got a fleet of badass tundras

 

Badass

 

I'm going to Loveland Pass Sunday! Anyone want to join? Good snow and cold Beer! @speckmon @smslavin @Thegr8punkin Anyone else who I didn't tag?

 

Ahhhhh.... fuck.... how bad do I want to work on my Mr2....

 

That's a tough choice. It's only early November so we have plenty of time for snow! Let me know if you wanna go.

 

if i wasn't getting on a plane, i'd be all over it. i need to pm you some contact info.

 

We can hope the Timberline lot looks like that throughout the 18/19 Winter. Pray for snow.

 

Dude, I'm down. Where can we meet? My body is ready.

 

Fuck the car, I’m in give me a time and place.

 

I’m going early. Leaving my house at 6. We can meet in Morrison at 630. Or if you want to meet later we can meet at the pass. I will be in my tundra! I’ll pm my info.