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ah, just the motivation I needed! Looks like a great time!

Japanuary is on the cards for us next year, missing the pow, the onsens, and the amazing food too much to wait…but theres winter to be had here first!

Ended up getting bibs and shell jacket through Trew Gear. They haven’t arrived yet…and neither has the snow…but will let you know how they shape up!

I’ve got the same foot shape as you SofiAk, and traditionally have had a hell of a lot of drama with boots. With your foot shape you should be avoiding burton at all costs – wrong footbed shape.

Personally I ride K2 boots, with double boas in the back country and it doesn’t bother me in the slightest – as replacement cables and parts are light…[Read more]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing 🙂 love a bit of stoke to keep me going through the rest of Autumn!!
Looks like an epic trip, with some serious good times!

thanks for the heads up 🙂

Hey Westbeach

I can only talk from my own personal experience – so here goes!
If you’re not going to be regularly skinning in powder/deeper snow and find yourself on hardpack/only a few cm of fresh I would definitely be looking at something that does not have too much rocker in the tip and tail.

For myself splitting in NZ with variable…[Read more]

“…snowboarding is fun. And, ultimately, that’s all that matters.”

That sentence should have been the entire article.

Get back in your box, keep thinking your sport is better and we will probably do the same.

Absolutely INCREDIBLE! :thumpsup:
Top work….the world needs more people like you!

Thanks for the tips Kadydid & Ben!
Luckily I’ve plenty of time to prepare 🙂

Tuff enuff – I’ve heard good things about Sweet Protection, kind of tricky to get down here in my experience. ..Probably not impossible though.

Emma – I like the look of those bibs! They look pretty skinny. ..any experience of fitting them over snowboard boots?

Thanks for the tips guys! Had been ogling the Arc’teryx gear for a while and not having a lot of luck finding it for anything less than a small fortune, so it’s good to hear some first hand feedback 🙂

The Trew gear looks great! Going to do some serious window shopping now….. :drool:

:thumbsup:
Looking forward to it 🙂

Seems everyone is in the market for new boots!

I’ve been riding K2 women’s Dario boots, which I loved. I’ve got a narrow foot, and teeny ankles so have always had issues with heel lift/general slop around the foot, but I’ve found that the K2 boa conda pulls my heels back and keeps them back! Unfortunately after 5 seasons they are about as dead as…[Read more]

I definitely agree with Arkana, the artisan profile makes it feel a little shorter than it is, so the extra cms shouldn’t make a huge difference – especially in pow.

I’m only just over 5’4 and a bit heavier – I usually ride a 154 and have gone for the 153 artisan split and love it. Bearing in mind though, that I am riding New Zealand conditions -…[Read more]

In light of your post that I missed, I thought it worth mentioning that I too have ridden, and do still ride men’s boards. I was snowboarding before ‘women’s’ equipment existed.

Regardless of if I choose to ride a women’s specific, or small men’s board, I still like to hear what other WOMEN have to say

Barrows, I think what you really mean to say is that there SHOULDN’T be a need, but it turns out that there is – in what I call the real world.
There are plenty of women riders out there participating amongst men (and other women), buying gear at shops that sell both men’s and women’s gear…but you know what, even stores separate their equipment…[Read more]

Barrows, I do agree that no, women should not be treated differently because they have lady parts, that is the unfortunate reality.

We are built differently than men therefore our riding style and needs just aren’t the same. Our differnces also mean that we need equipment to accommodate us.
If women don’t need to be treated differently – why are…[Read more]

best of luck with the experimenting! Let us know how you get on 🙂

Thousands od GS racers the world over can’t be wrong! The idea of inward canting is to actually provide a better allignment of your hip/knee/ankle joints resulting in less pressure and joint pain, and also increased stabilty and responsiveness. Even freestyle riders will often ride with inward canting as it can help with pop as it centers your…[Read more]

Yep, inward cant.
If you feel like your knees are being forced together look at adding lift – lift the toe of your front foot and heel of your back foot.
Like Firstlight I’m speaking from hardboot experience, and know what you mean about how uncomfortable that locked in knee stance is..everyone is different so have a tinker!