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hey, i was just wondering how many of you guys snowboard? being that all the hills in minnesota are about open now, thanx to our snow we just got, what do you ride? where do you ride? how long you been doin it? what is your riding style?

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I started learning last winter, wouldn't mind keeping it up.

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have you bought a board or bindings or any thing yet?

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I usually go once or twice a year. This year I've been recruited to teach Allan and Jana. We'll see how that goes. :) I'm going to teach my Girlfriend too. Oh, and my cousins are coming up for christmas this year and they want to try snow boarding too. So, I guess I will be going a lot this year. :)

I just have a cheap setup I picked up from an old roomate a couple years ago. I got new bindings last year, but I want to get a new board and boots too.

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I do but have not gone in a few years. I will be going this year if I have the time

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That was fun, did we hit anything besides Buck Hill? You were using a SIMS Raider 03, 155cm board. We should do that again this year. I get to teach my girlfriend this year... that should be interesting.

I've been doing it for 6 years now, had that SIMS board until last year when I got a Rossignol travis rice board, 159cm and much faster. However, I should have held out until this year and bought the Libtec travis rice board, The House now carries Libtec.

Went to crested butte my first year, and been going to Targhee every year since then, including this coming new years. For me it's a toss up between freeride and freestyle. I really like the out of control fast downhill stuff with lots of powder, but at the end of the run I like to get a few jumps in at the park. Nothing like a half pipe or crazy rails, just basic stuff so far.

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I go to spirit mountain. It is so nice to have a season pass there.

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I've been boarding since 1991. I used to get a season pass at Spirit Mountain every year. I've gone once or twice the last few years, time is short and it's not too good for us with low back problems. I miss it though, Hot 100 Schnapps on the chairlift to keep warm was lots of fun back in the day. Bloody Mary's at 9am in the SM bar was a lot of fun as well, the best ones out there.

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I'll be at Welch Village a lot this year ($100 season pass for college students). I'll also be heading to Colorado to board over Christmas break.

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I used to have a Black Snow snowboard, it was awesome, it was the black plastic one.

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I've been boarding for like 5 years now and I absolutely love it. Lutsen is nice, hyland sucks balls imo, and afton is sweet. I usually stick to colorado or montana when it comes to really snowboarding.

I just got a new setup last year:
nitro mark frank montoya sig board
32 lashed boots
burton cartel bindings

http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/phot...17621_6104.jpg

i figured since everybody is a pic whore I might as well please the crowd

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I've been to Lake Tahoe twice and try to hit the slopes around here a few times a year. No parks for me, I just carve and leave trenches behind me.

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I've been boarding for probably 5 or 6 years now years now, but it's been quite a while since I've gone. I ride an old Lamar Hexan 159, and 2 years ago I got some K2 Cinch bindings. They're the best bindings I've used so far!

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ok since i started this mess, i should speek up also, i have been doing this snowboard thing for like 3yrs now, this will be my 4th, anyways, i go every weekend the last few years, and im a big park rider, i rock the rails, and kickers and such, oh, cant forget boxes, gosh, i love boxes... anyways i get a season pass to andies tower hills in alex. but i also ride spirit, and i get a pass for big sky in montana also, yea i pretty much live for the sport in the winter... for equip. i rock a 07Lamar ultra bronze, with 08FLUX bindings (just got em, and i love em) and DC phase boots, thats my story.... dude, let me know if any of you will be riding at andies any weekends this winter, we will have to meet up, and rip it

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oh yea, duh, i ride a 154 btw, GOOFY STANCE!!!!

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Goofy rules.

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I've been snowboarding for about 6 years now.

I have a pass to Welch (College pass, $100 baby!) And I usually make a trip out to Colorado, Idaho, or Utah every year.

But right now I ride a Rome Anthem with Flow bindings. I love my current setup and would suggest Rome boards to everyoneone. Only problem is the Flow bindings are really heavy, so I think I'm going to get some Flux or Rome bindings soon.

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Hell yeah! Targhee is amazing!

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I've been skiing since about 1987. I spent some good time riding goofy on a snowboard, but now-a-days I've been sticking to a pair of skis. I've gone out west every year for the past about 13 years, except one hunting for deep powder. Last year was no different:

see if you can find scheides!
http://www.scheides.com/albums/bigsk...1089.sized.jpg

My buddy grabbing some air:
http://www.scheides.com/albums/bigsk...1207.sized.jpg
(tough to tell, but he's a solid 10' in the air right there)

Another of the same kid....he's 15 ;)
http://www.scheides.com/albums/bigsk...1509.sized.jpg

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^I hate when I see younger ppl better than me lol!

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Well I been snowboarding for 8 years. Been to Utah three times. Loved it I wish I can go back. But I have not boarded for four years now. My set up is pretty much all Burton. I know I still have my 158 Hooger. My new board is a Burton ... Dragon series. I have the Stomp in bindings with boots. Pretty much all I am saying is I can not remember what kinda board I have. hahaha I started on a Burton 4.1 back in 1995 and boarded regular. I am hoping next year I can go out again. If I get a chance I'll dig out my board and snap a shot. But I ant putting my bindings on it until I know for sure I am going out!

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This year will be my 7th year 'boarding. I've got a '02 Burton Balance 157 or somewhere around there, with Burton Freestyle binding (not to bad). Im planning on getting more of a freestyle board. Im thinking about the Gnu Street Series for now. Been doing the boardpark here and there, but most people I go with are too scared of even going through the park, so I've been held back everytime I go. I think I suck for a 7th year rider. This year I'll be teaching a bunch of people and hopefully they pick up the sport. It's way fun. I'll going to Spirit Mt this Friday afternoon then to Afton on the 29th and more during the winter as I get more people to go with me.

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^I totally agree. I'd love to get better in the park but most ppl I go with are kinda nervous and I don't want to split up and board alone. I do alot of backcountry though and you can find some pretty rad stuff to fly off of and jib in the woods. Big mountain in one week baby!

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Are there any places or suggestions for practicing before going to an actual hill?

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Buck Hill, about as small and simple as it gets, and I wouldn't consider it an actual hill. I tried learning on some local small hills and walking back up each time when I was little, but they're so small you don't even get a chance to turn.

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Hyland is closer to you than buck, and its tiny but good to learn on.

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hyland is so packed its not even fun

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Yeah, going to a packed house isn't ideal but more so I'd rather go my first time with some others who are also learning.

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^I'ma teach my friend to board in a couple weeks. I'll probably take her to buck hill.

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i like the park at hylands... its pretty bomb. Oh and i'm a park skier, bot a snowboarder :) I do a little bit of racing but cant this year because of going to school at und.

Anyone ski or board at andes before?? I like to represent it up there when i'm not driving out west

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andes towers? Yea I was there last week

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I used to snowboard. I bought everything I think 2 years ago but I never have time anymore and my ass always hurts for days because I still suck at it. So if anyone is looking for a good set up that is still basically new for their gf or something let me know :)

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^^^ dude, i board at andes every friday, dude, andes is prolly my favorite place to ride in MN, but i hav only been to spirit, buck, powder ridge, ski gull and andes, so i guess i cant really say... lol, but i went out to montana last year and that was pretty sweet, BIG SKY is pimpin....

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hey man I try to get out there alot... if your goijng down there earlier than friday this week let me know... i'll be ouit there on monday and thursday practicing with my high school race team but other than that i should be shreddin up the park

oh and mr.98 yeah I meant andes tower hillz

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oh yea, no the only time i will be there this week is friday, i usually only go on fridays....you wont be out on friday or???????

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I am borrowing Marks old setup this weekend to try and kill myself at my parents place over the holidays.

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nevermind, i will be there on thursday.... give me a call or something....

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Just wanna let you all know I'm in montana right now. Went to blacktail mtn the other day and it was kinda a downer. $28 got you a day pass but the bottom of the mtn was closed so there wasn't much to ride. I was at big mtn/whitefish mtn yesterday and that was the best snow I've ever ridden on in my life, and I've been to some bigger place: vail, breck, big sky, bridger, keystone... The only downer (and it was a big one) was that it was so cloudy and foggy you couldn't see more than 40 feet in front of you at times. Hopefully it clears up tomorrow

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Ah, I used to live right by Bridger Bowl. Almost worked there.

If you want to save a few bucks you can go to Moonlight Basin instead of Big Sky in that area. Smaller, but plenty of runs and on the same mountain.

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The snow really depends on when you go. Nearly every single year at Targhee we get a couple feet of snow the week we are there, plus several feet before we get there, so it's incredible. However, last year they were really light on snow early in the season, so everything was moguled up, or groomers, which suck. So it was pretty average skiing most of the week, until the last two days it snowed a foot overnight each day, made up for the early week. Even then you still caught a little mogul under the powder.

I think I was at Big Mtn. two years ago visiting my uncle and I wasn't impressed, mostly because it was overcrowded when I went over Christmas break and there was no good snow. Timing is everything when it comes to your opinion of a place I guess.