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Anonymous04/12/25, 13:37No.228333Snowboarding advice
I am not good at snowboarding, nor do i have gear for my own (apart from a SMITH helmet and goggles i got from a friend) , does anyone have any recommendations for all-mountain boards and/or advice on how to get better at the sport itself (i have trouble keeping balanced when im going fast)
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Anon04/12/25, 13:58No.228338
Pay for a private lesson and train in the off season by woking on stuff that improves your balance, core and lower body strength.
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Anon04/12/25, 16:12No.228347
skateboarding might actually help in your case
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Anon07/03/25, 04:31No.236452
>how to get better at the sport itself
endless vids on YT how to stand and turn, body position (get low and really bend your knees, stay low to the ground). Soft park boards are flexible and easy to turn and play around on. Just buy a used version from a 'play it again' type sports shop. Decent bindings comfy boots that fit. Do not spend a lot on clothes. Be sure to wear a helmet at all times - you can easily bang you head on a rock, rail, box, someone else's board. Buy an inexpensive long board (skate board) and practice riding both ways so when you go just practice riding both ways on beginner runs. Listen to your favorite music, enjoy being outside and have fun. Oh, learn to wax your own board, with the appropriate wax - HUGE difference. I used to think it was waste and the first run of the year with a dirty bottom and when I got off the lift the board litterally stopped dead and stuck to the snow and I fell over. It would barely slide. Snow conditions and board wax/dirt matter. I went straight the shop and got it waxed.
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Anon08/27/25, 03:09No.241085
Just go for a mid/soft all mountain board
Use the company's flex rating as a general guide but avoid using it as a comparison tool for comparing different brand boards (Jones mid flex and a Capita mid flex don't feel the same for example)
Board profile won't matter too much but in a general sense, camber is like driving manual, rocker/flat is like an automatic and hybrid is kinda in between
There are 2 general hybrid shapes but for the love of god go for a Camber under-foot, rocker tip-and-tail instead of the other way around (gullwing, flying-v, double camber or whatever the fuck they wanna call it)
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Anon08/27/25, 07:01No.241093
just go for a camber-dominant directional twin.
camrock is fine, maybe s-camber if you live somewhere on the coast that gets very frequent storms.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7xjgJgGs2U&t=
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2-zCfycI5k&t=
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Anon08/28/25, 16:45No.241158
>Snowboarding advice
1. Wear a helmet.2. Learn how to fall: Tuck your head with chin on chest, rotate to expose and land on your calves, thighs, buttocks and lats to absorb the impact.3. Stick with the thinner boards designed for all purpose rather than the wider boards for powder, as the powder boards are harder to maneuver than the all purpose boards.4. Start slow with catching air and work your way up.5. Save the booze and the weed for AFTER your sessions.6. Have fun.
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Anon08/30/25, 00:56No.241298
You are the leaf. Weaving back and forth on your heel side. Then do the same on your toe side. Then switch back and forth faster and faster. Learn to carve your name
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Anon09/01/25, 03:42No.241529
R8 my powder (Idaho) setup for a 6’, 175lb guy with size 11.5 US shoe size
