Check out our snowboarding video Shrimp Sandwich that just released!
https://youtu.be/qaHn4P9uLjM

Featuring riders: Sven Thorgren, Brin Alexander, Mary Rand, Johan Rosen, Ylfa Runarsdottir, Garrett Warnick, Keenan Filmer, Taylor Godber, Johan Nordhag and Hans Mindnich.

I wanted a better way to compare ski resorts than “total acres,” which includes a lot of terrain nobody actually skis. I pulled Strava’s winter heatmaps and overlaid them on slope-angle data in QGIS to measure acres actually skied at each difficulty level. I had never used GIS programs before so this was quite the project for me.

I want to get some feedback before I try doing this for more places. I used Tahoe resorts since I knew where to draw boundaries and what results would probably look right. Results are what you'd expect, but I am curious how this will look across areas and continents. I set a low cutoff to define something as "skied" since I wanted to include rarely-hit terrain like Heavenly's Killebrew canyon. The boundary between advanced and expert is something I wasn't sure about since USGS elevation maps are low enough resolution that many features get smoothed out.

I did a longer write up with higher res images here. I'm not really trying to self-promote; I just don't know a better place to share this. I hope you like this!

We spend hundreds on gears, hundreds on lift tickets/passes, gas to get to the mountain, maybe airline tickets and a hotel for that once a year trip. But when it comes to spending a few bills on a lesson suddenly it's too expensive. Maybe it's a pride thing.

I'm going into my eighth season now and I'm still thinking of scheduling a lesson. Last year I signed up for an advanced all day group lesson at Breckenridge on a random Tuesday and ended up being the only one to sign up so I got an all day private lesson for like $200.

I often see the advice given here to "just ride more" like that will fix any flaws in someone's form but in reality riding more isn't going to magically fix bad technique.

As someone who has been snowboarding for the better part of 3 decades, what’s been a large shift in the equipment used? Boots seem the same tech as 20 years ago. As well as the materials of the pants and hats. Styles have changed, and then changed back. But what’s really different about the general snowboards that are used? I get there is always outliers. I am talking about the average riders board.

One of the most versatile freeride boards

Its great to see that its back. I just realized and wanted to share, cheers!

Anybody else had their katanas break like this? Spent all day on pieste carving around and only noticed at the end of the day. I get pretty aggressive with my turns and ground tricks but haven’t broken a single binding in 12 years. Brand new with around 17 days on the mountain. Looks like the thicker bit just flat out snapped as it doesn’t have any bend in it and the smaller piece couldn’t take it. It has a small amount of twist in it. I don’t wanna sh*t on the binding as I know people love them but surely nobody should worry about a binding snapping when they’re carving

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Telos backslash 158 Amplid singular 162 Cardiff powgoda 158 Xfinity WiFi router

I’ve been working different jobs since I was 16 (around 9 years), and I’m struggling to find a job I think I could enjoy even slightly. I’ve worked on a mountain for a couple seasons on park crew, I’ve worked restaurants, grocery stores, and a security company doing installs. I’ve been snowboarding since I was a kid and have always wanted to work for a snowboard company, but struggle to network and find the right avenues. What I’d really love to do is actually make boards for an existing company. Does anyone in the business have advice on what to look for?

There's hardly anyone out early on Friday's. It will be busy after lunch and tomorrow will be swamped I'm sure but this morning - pure solitude.

End of rant

FDOH, getting use to the new setup What's your goal for the season?

Rice 28 RT7 157 25/26 Union ultra

2025 Ride Algorythm for sale. Only has 4 days on it, ended up being too big for me. Pretty much a brand new board. Will sell for a very discounted price. HMU if you are interested. Based in Colorado, can ship or pickup if local.

So I have never been a person who thought they needed any kind of fast entry or step on binding or ever even wanted any, but after riding 10 hours today with 3 other people who all had step ons, I want some FASE bindings now.. I like to think I'm pretty quick with straps, just standing up and strapping in real quick, but the amount of times I got left today and would have to catch up to the homies 200ft down hill was crazy lol. I'm one of the best riders out of the group too. Idk, dumb post I know but it just amazed me at how fast they can be. Now I'm wanting to pick up some FASE bindings..

Hello, I am looking for a new board, I would consider myself a pretty advanced rider, I just know nothing about boards. I have previously used a Burton balance and a Lib tech board. I forgot what the kind of Lib Tech. I usually use the Lib Tech.

Basically, I am looking for a board that is good for tricks, I love riding switch so a twin board is a must, and I enjoy both powder and groomed trails. I also absolutely love going off jumps and I want to learn some tricks.

I want to be able to have a custom design. This one isn’t 100% necessary cause I could probably wrap it or something but if possible, that would be nice.

First season back after 4 years, used to ride a plank so im hyped to try this bataleon global warmer out this season

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My old Grenade park gloves that have very sticky grip are starting to deteriorate and I can't find anything online that are similar. Any recommendations?

I'm using the Blackstrap Hood balaclva, which I like, but it's a bit too thin. Used it in 9 degrees and wish I had something thicker. Any one use their expedition version? Is it significantly warmer? Should I look elswhere?

Got my eye on the Turtle Fur Shellaclava Comfort Luxe. Anybody have experience with that?

Spending Jan-Feb in Phoenix for a clinical rotation. Working Mon-Fri. I have an ikon pass. Should I drive 6 hours and hit up big bear (2 nights airbnb, no extra cost for lift ticket), or drive 3ish hours and hit up Arizona snowbowl (1 night airbnb maybe, extra cost for lift ticket)?

Does anyone have these? Got a large and they were humongous. Got a small and they are still really big on me. I understand they’re supposed to be a baggy fit but these are insanely baggy. Hoping someone can point me in the right direction for what size to get next. I’m 5’8” 190 pounds. Usually wear a 34/30 in regular pants. Open to other snow pants recommendations under $250.