Hey Jackson (Haakon)....need advice on this Burton Snowboard...and availability
08-11-2008, 09:38 AM
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Remember the old SIA (Ski Industry of America) show in Vegas? It used to pack..
the entire Las Vegas convention center, every room, every hall, and attracted 100's of 1000's of people. Now it barely fills one convention room at the Mandalay Bay.
When a place like Princeton Ski Shops has to declare bankruptcy and places like your shop and small independent snowboard shops everywhere are still thriving, it tells you something.
When a place like Princeton Ski Shops has to declare bankruptcy and places like your shop and small independent snowboard shops everywhere are still thriving, it tells you something.
08-11-2008, 09:39 AM
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no argument there
snowboarding definitely forced the ski industry to re-invent itself and shaped skis, terrian parks and more technical gear are definitely a result of snowboarding influence.
On a professional level, I am not minimizing the talents of any snowboarder, but for the average rider/skier, the learning curve for skiing is much longer.
On a professional level, I am not minimizing the talents of any snowboarder, but for the average rider/skier, the learning curve for skiing is much longer.
08-11-2008, 09:40 AM
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"Lack of Skill"? LOL sorrie, but everything hat Skiers are trying to do to push their sport
was because of snowboarding. Bigger Jumps, Bigger Spins, Bigger Gaps, Narlier Cornices and Descents. Hell.....everything with the new hot "Freestyle Skiing" movement was directly because of snowboarding. Snowboarding brought a new way to see the Mountain....and brought not only fun but pushing the envelopes of what could be accomplished on Snow. You wanna tak about "SKILL" now?
08-11-2008, 09:42 AM
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narrower board.....
will be quicker and shraper as far as turning, edge to edge. It won't be sluggish and it certainly will be more agile and manuverable. You'll see a Huge difference once you get onto a narrow board. With a size 8.5 boot....you should def be on a normal/narrow board.
08-11-2008, 09:43 AM
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NY/NJ/CT ski trip to Killington this winter?
I have a friend who coordinates a huge ski trip twice every year. It's a weekend trip and you stay at the Killington lodges. It's usually the 2nd weekend in December. If anyone's interested, I'll post up the details when they come out. Last year was great...too bad it started coming down really hard on Sunday morning...we decided to leave that morning instead of skiing in that beautiful powder because we didn't feel like getting stuck in VT for another night.
08-11-2008, 09:43 AM
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Princeton sucked
they defintiely knew nothing about their equpiment -- boards or skis, they were equally useless.
They only way to shop for a board or skis is to demo them on the hill. Competitent salespeople can narrow the choices, but everyone has unique traits and the hill is always the deciding factor.
They only way to shop for a board or skis is to demo them on the hill. Competitent salespeople can narrow the choices, but everyone has unique traits and the hill is always the deciding factor.
08-11-2008, 09:46 AM
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of course Skiing as a longer "learning curve".....to each his own
but for most, including MANY parents wo have skied for years....the truth is "they AREN"T going to get any BETTER" skiing, and their kids snowboard.....so crossing over and trying something different is very fun and refreshing for them. Plus, they get to be on a one-plank like their kids.
theother flipside....i don't see the fun of spending years to perfect your "skiing technique" so you can ski down Moguls more uniformly or make big S carves. Just my opinion though
theother flipside....i don't see the fun of spending years to perfect your "skiing technique" so you can ski down Moguls more uniformly or make big S carves. Just my opinion though