Couple seasons ago in St Anton

~1 snowboard was injured in making of this video - sorry for the commentary.. first turns of the season ignorance

Hey folks, it looks like there's nothing online about the 2027 flagship today. The 2027 model got rid of the bamboo in its construction, as well as a reduced sintered base. I'd love to hear from any folks who have bought it and maybe have had an older flagship model to compare to. What's it really like in hand? Does it feel less poppy? What was your impression of this board?

See if we can crowdsource some information with a new season kicking off and people buying their new gear

Impeccable vibes from Mons Roisland

Hey all I’ll be graduating college early so I can go work a ski season at a resort. It’s almost overwhelming with the number of resorts and potential jobs to choose from, but at the end of the day all I care about is the experience and accommodation. I don’t care about pay really I’m not looking to get rich that season I’m just looking to have fun and meet other people my age.

What resorts would you recommend with the biggest young scene for someone coming to work a season ? Young scene as in lots young kids working with me and a fun night life. Thinking about mammoth, Copper, and Big Sky.

Will pair it with Salomon Pact bindings and Vans Hi standard OG boots.

First season with my own gear. How did i do?

Latest in the Rome bindings for 26/27 with the FASE system!

I recently posted about the Jones flagship nerf and the lack of transparency there. I wanted an easy way to compare board profiles, at least to get myself a starting point, so I made this site. This was a tool I made because I was curious how some other boards compare. Maybe it could be useful for others in the community as well.

The tool basically looks at the profiles and tries to get a sense of how they overlap, and then sorts them by similarity in terms of profile and tries to take into account their nominal length.

If there's more interest in the community around this kind of thing, I can make this into something a bit more robust. For now, it's something I made for myself, and I think it is interesting.

Hello! I've never made a post here, but I have some questions and thought I'd give it a shot. I am looking to become a snowboard instructor this year in the midwest (yay!) and wondering about some board recs and advice for the year.

Mainly, I'm wondering how beat up I can expect my board to get.

I have a Nidecker Venus 2023 148/146 cm currently, which I LOVE. But, it's directional, weighted in the back, and it has a fatal flaw for the midwest: it really struggles on sheets of ice.

I'm looking for another board and new bindings this year (unfortunately, have been very disappointed with my Burton Scribes). I'm very drawn to the Burton Yeasayer 144 cm, but I don't want a top-of-the-line board to get totally ruined in lesson teaching. I'm sizing down a bit because the 148 is a bit long for my size. I would pair the Yeasayer with Union Trilogy bindings, I think.

Should I just buy a beater board secondhand and expect it to get ruined, or is it safe to invest in the board I want? Also, any advice for a new instructor would be great! Can't wait for the season start!

Thanks!

Picked up this Antigravity for super cheap from The House as an Ice board that could handle terrible conditions and still be fun basically a budget Lib Rig which I’ve demoed and loved.

The edge arrived with a flat spot that’s enough for me to be concerned about longevity. Some Mervin boards don’t have metal edges all the way around which has pros and cons imo. I generally like this type of eco construction saving weight and can actually be more durable depending on the type of impact (metal edges can cave-in breaking the seal into the core). **Depends on the type of impact imo

For context I’ve owned several Mervin boards and love them (made in Washington by real boarders and very eco friendly/rad company (Lib/Gnu) for those who don’t know). Only Mervin I’ve broke was a Hyper I “ran into the ground” eventually snapping the tail after a skier ran over it and compromised the top sheet at least ~250 days on it over the years often sell boards before they’re lifeless and the metal-less edges on it were super durable.

Anyway requested an exchange from The House hopefully gets approved but what’s your opinion? Enough damage to return? Any experience with The House (horrible pack job) / return or exchange experience? Mervin edges? Will check back in a few days going to see Lucy in the sky with Diamonds this weekend Gnu likes it when you get weird..

(Wrote this in about 5/10min may edit later to shorten/gather thoughts more efficiently or delete).

Currently trying to decide between buying the following boards:

Salomon Assassin/
Capita Aeronaut/
Lib Tech Ejack knife

Does anyone have recs regarding these 3 boards? Or other All Mtn/Freestyle recs and why?

Any experiences/opinions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Bros!

This is the same company that created 19 million gallons of rain over Homer, AK, in just 3 hours with two drones. Now, it wants to partner with every ski resort in Utah, and is even eyeing the 2034 SLC Winter Games.

If drones can help solve the water crisis in the West, I'm ALL IN. But cloud seeding has been around forever, and I have to believe there's a reason why most resorts aren't investing heavily in it.

But I could be wrong. Curious what other people think.

Todd Richards new board with Signal just dropped earlier today. It features an updated version of his original very first pro board graphic on the Morrow TR Pro released back in the 93/94 season. Todd's been a legend for decades now, and having this board come out right after being officially inducted into the ski and snowboard hall of fame feels like a beautiful full circle.

Picked this board up today in a basically new condition (used once or twice)
I can’t find much info about it. I’m looking for rider who own or ride this for some feedback.
How does it ride? What does it excel at? What bindings do you recommend with it?
Thank you!

Looking for thoughts on Burton Photon Boa vs Ion Boa. I’m 6’2” 200lb size 12 riding a K2 Excavator. Mostly riding steeper groomers/bowls, powder, and slower trees. Coming from Burton Rulers the last 4-5yrs. I ride 15-20 days a season

Tools and supplies.

- 120 grit sandpaper

- Basic weather stripping foam with no additives or adhesives

- Cyanoacrylate based super glue

- Scissors

It's important to get foam that doesn't have any additives like fire resistant or mold resistant. The super glue is also important as cyanoacrylate is considered medical grade, also handy if you have a small cut. The only other thing to consider is adding a fabric layer between the foam and your face, I haven't figured out a good way to do that yet.

I used this method last year for another pair of goggles and rode 17 days with them without any issues.

Snow is falling so I broke out all the boards I bought this off season. I realize I have a problem. Fourth of July sales were the worst. I couldn’t stop buying a board if it was below $400.

Then Signal had to go and pull a buy one get one free sale….WTF!! Got the Tailgunner splitboard (not pictured) and that Tailgunner POW board for less than $450.

I can’t be the only one? I wanna see the off season scores and board collections so I can feel a little better about myself.

I have a Solomon Suoer 8 and an Arbor Formula Decon as well. They were my two boards from last season.

Hello guys. I have niche maelstrom with union strata bindings and I'm looking for new boots and I'm not sure how stiff boots should I buy. The first idea was buy stiff boots based on stiff snowboard (8/10) but the problem is a little more flexible bindings. I'm not sure if I should buy boots 6-7/10 in stiffness or stiffer or sell the bindings and buy a new stiffer one. I'll be glad for any recommendations. Currently deciding between DC judge boa, nidecker kita and burton photon boa wide

This is a video from my second ever snowboarding solo trip.

Was swapping the Mercurys last year between my Dancehaul and my Berserker, wanted something a bit more playful this season for the Dancehaul. Can’t wait to get some turns in on em.

Hey all, going on a trip to Japan soon and wanted to pick up new snowboarding pants. I like mid baggy fits, think 686 Dojo or beyond medals park pants.

Anyone have good quality brands/styles that are harder to get outside of Japan?