Snowboarding

[Brian in Montana]

Any of you guys snowboarders? I got into it, a little, about 20-odd years ago, but life changed directions as it's apt to do, but I did continue to ski off and on. Fast-forward and I have a teenage son who is legitimately a very talented skier, therefore we're up at Ski Discovery every chance we can get there. The winter before last, pretty much on a whim, I leased a deck and surprised myself with how much fun I had on it. Nowadays, I pretty retired my skis and just ride a board, even though I'm probably the oldest fart on the hill doing it.

I was just thinking about it because my son and I have been browsing all the summer sales for ski and snowboarding gear recently, and I thought I'd put this out there. Surely I'm not the only hunter that likes to ride during the winter.

 

[Wildabeest]

I’ve tried, but no bueno for me. I prefer my feet pointing where I’m heading.

So does being a boarder require that you lay around in the middle of the run with all your hipster buddies, or is that just an age thing?

 

[Rack Daniels]

Haven’t gotten to snowboard since high school. Been a skateboarder since I could walk so naturally when I moved to Montana as a young teen I got into it quickly. Like you said, life changes directions. Have fun and be safe out there!

 

[TOGIE]

i've never worn a pair of skis in my life believe it or not.

used to snowboard 30+ times a season in high school and college.

great times. still love it. go once a season at most anymore.

pace will probably pick back up once my kids start getting into it. i'll probably nudge them towards skiing though.

 

[Brian in Montana]

I’ve tried, but no bueno for me. I prefer my feet pointing where I’m heading.

So does being a boarder require that you lay around in the middle of the run with all your hipster buddies, or is that just an age thing?

No, man, I totally do that. Smoke a bowl, dude.

 

[Brian in Montana]

i've never worn a pair of skis in my life believe it or not.

used to snowboard 30+ times a season in high school and college.

great times. still love it. go once a season at most anymore.

pace will probably pick back up once my kids start getting into it. i'll probably nudge them towards skiing though.

I have 3 kids - my oldest daughter is a good skier, she and her fiance are actually going on their honeymoon to ski in Scandinavia (they have their details all worked out, but I'm not sure where exactly). My middle child, another daughter, isn't into it, but she's my only real hunter of the brood. My son is going to be 16 in September and that kid does things on skis I never could. He's not bad on a snowboard too, but he's so natural on skis you'd think he was born with them on his feet.

 

[TOGIE]

I have 3 kids - my oldest daughter is a good skier, she and her fiance are actually going on their honeymoon to ski in Scandinavia (they have their details all worked out, but I'm not sure where exactly). My middle child, another daughter, isn't into it, but she's my only real hunter of the brood. My son is going to be 16 in September and that kid does things on skis I never could. He's not bad on a snowboard too, but he's so natural on skis you'd think he was born with them on his feet.

it's not too late for me to pick up skis, and i actually want to. but we're in a season of life where hitting the slopes more than once a year (if even that) just really isn't in the cards.

I'm young enough still i could probably get proficient pretty darn quick.

seems when i was a wee lad, the cool kids snowboarded. so that's what i demanded my parents rent for me that first day ever. i feel like that's definitely no longer the case.

 

[Benfromalbuquerque]

I know the feeling. This was February ‘26 at Sipapu. A year earlier, he learned skiing and I strapped a board on for the first time in 23 years.

 

[cedahm]

I am primarily (like 95% of the time) a two-planker but I raised two knuckle-draggers so I still occasionally strap the board on.

Basically only on powder days (assuming I planed ahead and brought the board kit), as that's where I see additional value/fun out of the big board. The older I get the more I just like powder days or tearing down Blue runs and I feel much more comfortable at high speed on skis. Especially as crowded as most places have gotten in the last decade or two.

But man, on a good cold dry powder day, the feeling of surfing on a snowboard is unmatched.

 

[BAKPAKR]

@INMT, I think this is up your alley.

 

[Phaseolus]

As a long time Telemarker I look down on lessor forms of snow recreation

 

[Gr8bawana]

Nope, it's a good way for old farts like me to break a hip.

 

[Marshian]

It’s interesting how times change. When I was a teen in the mid nineties snowboarding was the cool new thing in Michigan but I had learned to ski. When I moved to Montana in 2010, I wanted to learn to snowboard as my wife was learning to ski so we could both be newbies on the bunny hill. I won a K2 world wide weapon in a raffle that winter, got decent at it, sold my skis and haven’t looked back. Now all the cool young people ski again but I still like boarding better. Every year when I bring the board in to get waxed, the young shop employees compliment what a cool vintage board it is. I’ve plateaued skill and boundary pushing wise (I’m 46 now) so see no need to upgrade although the boots and bindings did need it. Makes winter go by.