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Most boards do not need sharpening regularly. In fact, unless you are racing, do not even worry about sharpening your edges. Instead think about it as shaping and deburring. – Shaping occasionally with a file by a skilled hand. – Deburring often with a stone.Once I adopted this philosophy, my board became a lot easier to maintain. Remember, a board with “sharp” edges and with burrs is a LOT worse off than a board with “not so sharp” edges and no burrs. Also, sharp edges burr a lot easier.
Well, there are more nice boards out there than you can shake a ski pole at, so it's really hard to say just one. Check out the Rossignol Sultan for a great value board.
Nice link. You are right, a base that is ready to ride is clean from even visible surface wax; and remember do not use anything to clean the base other than a proper “base cleaner”.
If it were me I would go with the Salomon board. Cannot go wrong with Brigade boots. Those bindings are really nice too and so are the Burton Missions. If you DO happen to go with Burton bindings, be sure to oeder with the 4×4 hole pattern (not the Burton proprietal 3-hole). You will have a nice rig these man. ENJOY!
LOL, I dunno man. Why not post a Vid of what you did and I will stick a name to it 🙂
Salomon makes a great all-around snowboard boot. Other good ones are Burton and Sims.
Sims is a great SoCal company as well and they have been making boards since boards were being made. For a beginner with your specs, check out the Sims Infinity 157 or Sims Oath 157. At well under $200 they are really great values too.
… Are there any board company you could recommend that fits the profile I am interested in. Well made and good price point to me (up to $300)? …
Well, I can check that out for you and let you know if you haven't already picked one up.
… Also, are there any boots you could recommend that is low profile? …
… I already purchased a binding and got a Burton Mission for $90. Are these bindings OK? …
Missions are awesome! Where did you score them for only $90?
These are cool tricks. You just really need to practice them to get 'em right. A relatively flexible board helps too.I am not the definitive bee's knees on these, but I love to do them all.- A butter (or butter the muffin) is a 180 move reminiscent of a knife (board) spreading butter.- A manual and nosepress basically mean the same thing — simply riding while flexed onto the nose or tail with the opposite side in off the snow in the air.- A noseroll is similar to a butter, but more loopy than slidey.
Best thing I've ever found on the internet Frosty! :mrgreen:I can send pictures if you need to see the setup.
Sure, post some of the pics to the Gallery.
still having some trouble on the runs
For frontsides (turning your front to downhill first), try to match your shoulders up to the direction you are going while airborne, then bring your board around to match before landing.For backsides (turning your back to downhill first), some people find them easier to actually land while looking uphill. I'm not BSing, try it it might work for you.
Hi JR,I do not have experience on that particular board, but I can tell you that Arbor boards are VERY well made and everyone I have talked to that owns one loves it. As for that size, that should work for you. A 24.9 is a touch narrow for a size 11 boot, but if your boot is relatively low profile (and the heel and toe tapers upwards at the edges to help prevent drag) then it could be just fine. Otherwise, you may want to find a board that is a bit wider, like a 25.2 or like that. As for length, you might not want anything longer than a 159 for everyday use.Hope this helps.
