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[TheJRK]

Originally Posted by tfm1973

probably like you. i used to longboard surf in waikiki. tried to ski 3 times. failed miserably. tried snowboarding once. next day going down single black diamond trails no problem. i'd give both a try but try and remember that good fitting snowboard boots is the most important part. i'll take a crappy rental board with good boots anyday vs the opposite.

oh and start boarding now. i'm in my later 30's and i can't snowboard anymore. at least not on the east coast. my body can't take the punishment. my bones are a lot more brittle now. YMMV.

I like just having one thing to worry about vice a ski on each foot, that would be like having a skateboard for each foot (I used to skate up until 5 years ago).

I don't do well with cold weather though, so I'd have to get some really warm, water-proof clothing.

[sapient007]

skiing is prob more natural for ppl that doesn't skate/surf. as for clothing, remember to layer with a decent shell on the outside. 3 layers is enough, it's the air gap that really keeps the heat trapped.

http://www.backcountryoutlet.com/?id...55664917516872

http://www.sierrasnowboard.com/

[TheJRK]

Originally Posted by sapient007

skiing is prob more natural for ppl that doesn't skate/surf. as for clothing, remember to layer with a decent shell on the outside. 3 layers is enough, it's the air gap that really keeps the heat trapped.

http://www.backcountryoutlet.com/?id...55664917516872

http://www.sierrasnowboard.com/

Man those boards look narrow... I don't think my feet would fit on those.

[alice301]

Originally Posted by TheJRK

I like just having one thing to worry about vice a ski on each foot, that would be like having a skateboard for each foot (I used to skate up until 5 years ago).

that's so funny! skiing makes sense to me because 2 feet=2 skis. which is also why i'm comfortable ice/in-line skating. but skateboarding/snowboarding/surfing makes no sense to me because you have to go foward sideways. i was playing around with my son's waverider skateboard thing last month and nearly lost my face on my driveway.

hey, i forgot to mention that the guy who cuts my hair has a client, whose son just started a business, called, Cairo-to-Go. it is, i kid you not, a hookah catering business. i got his card, because really, how could i not? but now i regret it because his business card reeks of...hookahs, and now that hookah smell is permeating my purse & even my phone. i may start answering my phone with, "hey, hookah!"

[sapient007]

your boots ride higher than the board so it shouldn't matter unless you got something very narrow. rule of thumb is to get a board about your chin level..




http://www.sierrasnowboard.com/Burto...Snowboards.asp

[TheJRK]

Originally Posted by alice301

that's so funny! skiing makes sense to me because 2 feet=2 skis. which is also why i'm comfortable ice/in-line skating. but skateboarding/snowboarding/surfing makes no sense to me because you have to go foward sideways. i was playing around with my son's waverider skateboard thing last month and nearly lost my face on my driveway.

hey, i forgot to mention that the guy who cuts my hair has a client, whose son just started a business, called, Cairo-to-Go. it is, i kid you not, a hookah catering business. i got his card, because really, how could i not? but now i regret it because his business card reeks of...hookahs, and now that hookah smell is permeating my purse & even my phone. i may start answering my phone with, "hey, hookah!"

I can't think of a situation where I would need a hookah brought to me.

Maybe I'll throw some kind of "Arabian Nights" themed party and then I could use the hookahs... but then my house would smell like smoke.

[Xisbum]

Hey, Sappy, when you and The Sup are cruisin' the Quarter, look up this one place on Bourbon Street. I forget the name, but it has the best-dressed performers in town - outside the club. They often sashay down Bourbon to lure in customers.

Anyways, I spent my 50th BD there, and if you see a lady named Lola, tell her Xis says hi.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUiso...eature=related

[TheJRK]

The dog on that board looks like Daisy.

[Xisbum]

Originally Posted by TheJRK

The dog on that board looks like Daisy.

Isn't that how your hand looked when you sliced the avacado and forgot to stop at the edge?

[JRstriker12]

Originally Posted by TheJRK

I can't think of a situation where I would need a hookah brought to me.

Maybe I'll throw some kind of "Arabian Nights" themed party and then I could use the hookahs... but then my house would smell like smoke.

I'm sure he's popular in the college towns......

[tfm1973]

and if you gots some big azz stomps -- you can get WIDE snowboards. snowboards are measured in centimeters. i remember my boards were 158 centimeters. i'd figure you will need to find a board that's like 452 centimeters and you can lay on it or build a house on it or transport your whole family.

[sapient007]

i'd totally rock this board if i snowboarded

[TheJRK]

Originally Posted by tfm1973

and if you gots some big azz stomps -- you can get WIDE snowboards. snowboards are measured in centimeters. i remember my boards were 158 centimeters. i'd figure you will need to find a board that's like 452 centimeters and you can lay on it or build a house on it or transport your whole family.

Why are snowboards measured in centimeters? Did they originate in Europe?

I remember this one samoan dude used to surf on this 15 foot board, we called it the "dance floor".

[prestigeprolover]

sappy - that drop looks crazy! seems like it would be fun. i'm not sure the cliff is close enough for you to smack yourself into it, is it?

[TheJRK]

Sappy - I forgot to mention I watched "Let the Right One In" last night. What a f***ing weird movie. Are Swedish people permanently stuck in the 70's or something?

[prestigeprolover]

jrk - if you buy bindings, i would not recommend the burton cartels. their lowest setting still has a ridiculous amount of forward lean on them. by the time i finished one run, my quads were burning.

[TheJRK]

Didn't realize we had all these people that ski/snowboard... we should have a MAC ski trip.

[Topaz]

Originally Posted by TheJRK

Didn't realize we had all these people that ski/snowboard... we should have a MAC ski trip.

Can I bring my ice-skates?

[Sup2Dresq]

Originally Posted by TheJRK

Didn't realize we had all these people that ski/snowboard... we should have a MAC ski trip.

Count me out! 100%...

I went skiing one time. During that time I went down a hill 3 times 1) bunny hill 2) blue diamond something.. 3) 2 black diamond something.

Each one.. I just went down tucked in like a speed skier. Turned to stop like stopping on ice skates. After the third run, the patrol said I was easily going fast enough to kill myself. That I stopped like a pro. Then yelled at me.

Sup: Screw this sport. My behind is freezing and all I wanted to do is get to the lift faster.

I spent the next three days at the bar, near the fire, getting anyone drunk with me.

[zapvor]

all this ski talk is getting me aroused baby. actually the last time i went down a hill i almost killed myself, so i swore it off but now i kinda wanna do it again. we should do a MAC ski trip. tfm i didnt figure you as a skiier