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09-10 Burton Custom Review
02 years ago
by User Review
in Men's Snowboards
I agree with everything positive that people have said about the 2009 Custom, EXCEPT . . .
I agree with everything positive that people have said about the 2009 Custom, except that the board is just not going to hold up for more than a season. After 5 days on the mountain, the top sheet is delaminating at the nose due to standing on a lift line. Yes, I watched it happen as someone shifted their ski back into the nose of my board.
How many times have I been out on my Never Summer over 5 years, and while it has it's fair share of lift line scrapes, the top sheet has never just been pulled off like that.
Never buying another Burton board again. Nice to ride, just too expensive to keep buying each season.
09-10 Burton The B Review
02 years ago
by User Review
in Snowboard Movies
The movie is not so bad…but comparing to last year's "It's allways snowing somewhere", this "B Movie" one is a child play.
Poor focus on Burton riders. There are a lot of Burton riders that could have focus on this movie but they were left out.
I honestly don't understand how 2009 was an excellent winter with a lot of conditions to make a more interesting content movie like we've seen in Neverland, and Burton didn't take advantage of that.
It was a disappointment, almost the same disappointment when I saw the design of the boards for 2009/2010.
09-10 K2 Believer Review
02 years ago
by User Review
in Men's Snowboards
K2 believer for all mountain riding and focusing on park.
K2 believer, good board easily broken! i have broken 2, my mate bought one cause i liked mine and he has broken his aswel. another dude who i ride with sometimes broke his so i would not recommend them.
09-10 Teton Gravity Research Re: Session Review
02 years ago
by User Review
in Snowboard Movies
Well worth checking this movie out. Keep in mind that it is primarily a ski movie, and the snowboard sections are pretty minimal compared to all the skiing.
Re:session started off with a voice over with news and media from the past year. We all have heard something about the economy, well here it was again. The voice-over then told us that the die-hard mountain people were the least affected because living the ski bumb lifestyle is priceless, and BLAM there was some sick footage rolling!
I must add the disclaimer that this is a ski movie; nothing wrong with that but if you were looking for a combo of ski and snowboard footage, know that this one is pretty lacking on the snowboard side. The ski footage is however amazing and any die hard mountain person would appriate what this movie has to offer. The film has footage shot from locations like Jackson Hole, Brittish Columbia, Silverton Colorado, Utah, Italy, Slovakia, Poland and on and on. In true fasion the TGR guys really followed the snow this year, and it seemed like it was not an easy task this season with all the variable snow conditions around the world.
A few of the highlights and reasons to check this movie out for yourself: Heli-access switch or backwards skiing (whatever they are calling it in the ski world) down big lines. Ak being showcased not for big gnarly lines but BLOWER POWDER, witness a skier shot himslef a hole in one, Tanner Hall outside of the terrain park, The new young guns of the ski world stepping the game up. As with any good ski or snowboard movie there is the crashes, there is a fair few in this movie too, even one were the skier ends up with no jacket on.
All in all this one is definitely worth checking out.
09-10 Burton Custom X Review
02 years ago
by User Review
in Men's Snowboards
Overall a good board, but really ideal for east coast riding as opposed to west coast.
Ultimately, the enjoyment of this board will vary by what type of riding you do and where you ride. In my humble opinion (I've used it on east and west coast mountains), this board was made for advanced east coast riders. It's stiff, has a fast base, and a strong edge. That means it's fast, stable, and carves groomed runs like a thanksgiving turkey. I haven't tried it on an icey day, but I feel like it would hold up with the best that's out there. Graphics and materials used to make the board are also a plus.
However, I think a west coast rider will find a lot to be desired. It doesn't float well in powder at all. It's so stiff that navigating through trees or on un-groomed terrain is difficult. I'm also not a fan of the binding lay-out. They designed it to match with Burton bindings (though other brands will work on the 08 and earlier models).
Final thought: This board is very, VERY, similar to the Arbor A-Frame. In deciding between the two, I think the only difference would be which design and which company you like better. Personally I give the edge (no pun intended) to Abror, I'm a fan of their work and think the A-Frame is a great board. However, whichever board you can get a better deal on should be the one you choose.
09-10 Snowbird Review
02 years ago
by User Review
in Utah
Amazing resort
With out a doubt Snowbird is the best resort in the Wasach Front! This is going to be my second full season of snowboarding here in Utah, and I would recommend Snowbird to be on the list for everyone who visits Salt Lake City. I moved here just over a year ago and have been to quite a few resort and Snowbird, by far, has the best runs, accomodations and to top it off overall atmosphere.
To add to the winter season, Snowbird also offers snowmobiling packages. If your not into the outdoor winter activites, there are great shops, resturants and spas to hang out in.
Not only is this a great resort for the winter but Snowbird also has many summer activites as well. Right now they have Octoberfest going on, which is great for everyone who wants to get away from the city during the weekend and relax in a beautiful fall surroundings, which does include great food and drinks.
I would recommend everyone who visits Utah for any season to check out Snowbird resort and get a taste and what Utah is about.
08-09 Powdr Corporation Boreal Review
02 years ago
by User Review
in California
We arrived at Boreal early, went to the Lodge and had coffee the employees at the Lodge were smiling and happy. Then off to the hill. First thing after we strapped on our skis, we bought our tickets from the ticket gal, who by the way was wonderful and very helpful on where we should ski, this was a pleasure, and we were off to a great start. We then headed off to the mountain.
Our third encounter was a charm! The Lift Operators were most excellent. What a great experience we had. We met a couple of lift operators, I believe their names were Nancy and Jeff. These two made our experience so wonderful, as they were friendly, experienced, patient, courteous, and FUN! They helped start off our day in a positive, exciting and fun manner. They both were cracking us up. We enjoyed most of our day skiing the freestyle terrain, and riding on the lifts. We only encountered one bad experience the whole day and that was with a Ski Patrol by the name of Larson. He acted with total disregard to our enjoyment. He was belligerent and made one to many, sexual, rude, and downright nasty comments to us. My girlfriends and I were a little scared of this guy. He is supposed to representing Skiing as a National Sport that offers fun and safety to the customers who pay money to ski at their mountain. My friends and I won’t be back to Boreal, because of this guy’s belligerent behavior toward us. When we told him not to speak to us, he then got very angry. We were concerned for our safety at Boreal because of this man. Boreal you started our day off great but it ended in fear that we were going to get sexually assaulted by your Patrolman Larson. Great freestyle terrain and great for Borders, but we will ski elsewhere from now on. Thanks anyway.
08-09 Arbor Abacus 160 Review
03 years ago
by User Review
in Men's Snowboards
Slay the fresh all day long and love it with this board, keep it at home if there is no snow in sight. There is an old adage of “No friends on pow day”, on pow days the Abacus is your only friend.
If you ride east coast ice, hard packed, groomers and never see powder days nor yearn for them. The Abacus will not be your friend, Arbor has many others to fit your needs the Abacus is not it.
However if you are looking to ease out those bad ass pow days with something that will ALWAYS perform on the fresh, be it on the groomers, in the trees, slaying a bowl, dropping into the fresh stashes .. this is your new companion on the mountains no matter how large or small.
Riding Revelstoke during a 30cm snow and accumulating was spectacular. The Abacus slayed the pow, kept me up top and grabbed as much speed as possible. It split the tight trees with ease, sent me off rollers and landed without any nose dive. Carving ?? Who needs that in the pow, just lean back and cruise. However, throw a spin and watch your landing gear ! The Abacus sits you so far back in your stance that rotations soon become corked and off axis. Even BIG AIRS will tend to lean towards the back … grab a mute to correct or else you’ll be rolling down some windows !
Riding the day after and following sessions without fresh snow saw the humidity, cold, groomers, and chop to create a packed surface. And it became clear this board does not like to hold an edge. As well, the edge it does hold is pretty weak. This is not a carving board, if you know you are going to be in more than 4? of snow this is the board for that day, otherwise leave it at home.