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As the subject says, I'm another newb looking to get into snowboarding. I went snowboarding for the first time on Friday and fell. Alot. I took a lesson course on Saturday and was taught the basics of carving, the problem is, I don't trust my heelside so I will go switch to turn right on my toes. My distrust for my heelsiWelcome PAboarder. First of all, sorry to hear about the wrist. I hope is gets all better soon. Are you from PA? What mountain you go to? Also, are you a bigger person? I can offer some pretty extensive advice for you but I just want to learn a bit more about you and your situation first. I bet I (and other members)
Yeah, I'm from PA and I went to a place called Ski Round Top. I guess you could say I'm bigger, about 6 foot and 194 pounds last I weighed. I did use the calculator on here to see what board would be right and it said 159-161 and they had me on a 155. That might have been part of the problem, I don't know.
Thanks for the reply PAboarder. Yes, the problem as you outlined is common in guys 6ft and taller. With a longer inseam and higher center of gravity, you guys often find it too difficult to easily stand up from sitting position. Since you are standing up to ride more often from kneeling, toeside riding becomes much more comfoAlright, thanks man. I'll definitely look into forward lean also, what is a decent board to start with? The instructor told me that their boards are absolute crap so I'm trying to get my own so I can get consistent with my own instead of worrying about differences between each board when renting.
I've a size 11 foot and I found out that the rental that I had, had no forward lean and after reading a bit I found out that it can cause a lot of falling but that's old news now. It does give me reassurance that it wasn't completely my fault that I was falling.
For real. There is so much shame in a rental board bindings having zero forward lean! Unfortunately it happens :embarrassed: Here are my recommendations for you…Burton Farm Snowboard 161 (Find it)Thanks for all the help man, I think I'm going to get the Salomon because it's cheaper and I can't find the Burton farm 161 :/. I imagine that I have to buy bindings for it though as it doesn't seem like it comes with them, could you suggest some? Or are all bindings pretty much the same?
You're very welcome! Salomon = Good choice. Yes, you will need bindings. My favorite bindings are Flow due to ease of use and speed of latching. Otherwise K2, Ride, and Salomon are all winners for bindings (and boards too).Burton makes some really nice bindings too, but they continue their rediculous strides away fromI'm a fan of Ride bindings. They have very comfortable footbeds and aluminum heel cups, so they're suppose to be stronger (who really knows, but for safety sake it makes me feel better).
Ride bindings are my favorite as well. About your wrist, if you are nervous about hurting it again there are lots of options for gloves/mittens with wrist guards built in. Wrist injuries are quite common when learning to snowboard. Good luck to you! 😛
Thank you both for your input, I'll definitely look into them and I'll make a new thread on my choices for them. One other question, have you guys thought of anyway of promoting your site? like do you have any shirts or stickers that i can get because I'd sport one on my board (when I get it) just to help get the namI can't figure out how to edit my post again so sorry for the double post. Anyway, are world industries any good? I ask because there's a pair on the-house.com (I think) for $60 if buying a board at the same time
PAborder, We are always looking for creative and effective ways to promote frostyrider.com. One thing we are doing is, by partnering with the-house.com, offering free stickers and swag for those who order from their online store. Just PM me the order number and total and I can hook you up.Another thing we are doing is offering
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