Member shredgnar

Ended up ordering some Rome Libertine SRTs. Couldn’t find the Guide in my size, and hoping the Libertines fit as I had to size down. I’ll report back with a review. They were CHEAP! $179 from BC

These are supposed to be a little on the medium flex side of things so it might be weird coming from Drivers but I’m not as aggressive as I used to…[Read more]

I was given some Talons a few years ago and I broke the BOA on the 2nd day. They were also too small for me so I never really got a good feel for them. Maybe I’ll revisit.
Having low volume feet always makes me have to over tighten all of my boots, which means the BOA is usually overstressed. I’m OK with a BOA for the liner, but for the shell…[Read more]

Stoked these guys are making a comeback. Klem makes great boards. I think that it is awesome that they are so uncompromising. They make solid boards for riding tough terrain. They are big burly boards made for riding Silverton and terrain like it, not flimsy park boards that last half a season (like Mervin). They aren’t for everyone, no board…[Read more]

Been using Expeditions for 10+ years with absolutely no problems. Don’t store them compacted, and allow them to dry when not in use and they shouldn’t freeze. Maybe take them apart for storage.

Sounds like you are hard on poles, so maybe compactors are unable to withstand the amount of abuse you are putting them through. Beef up to…[Read more]

You sound just like me 20 years ago when I was first learning how to get around in the snow. Let me save you some time, money, effort, and pain.

Step 1) Get rid of snowshoes and get a split
Step 2) Invest in a good 40L pack with avy gear pocket, back access, and ski/board carry. I like the BD Anarchist.
Step 3) Build a pulk sled for the beer…[Read more]

We need more threads like this to drive traffic to this site before it dies.

Hardbooters ride like robots!!! Sideways skiers !!!

Saw this the other night at the Breck Film fest. Definitely agree that it was one of the better climbing films that I’ve seen in a while. I was actually most impressed with Jimmy Chin. That guy is a legend in the making.

Look like they are canceling orders for this season. Bummed. Great company and great people, hope they can make a comeback.

From their FB page:

“Venture Supporters,

Venture Snowboards has encountered some challenging terrain in recent months. Circumstances beyond our control have forced us to make a tough decision. We will not be delivering…[Read more]

For a start, the grey color of the typeface makes me unable to read more than a few sentences without some serious effort. The pop up adds that come up if your mouse hovers over them and don’t go away, also irritating. The loss of a “new posts” function made the forum more difficult to browse. It’s the little things that add up. The easier…[Read more]

It’s a culmination of many things that has caused site traffic to drop. I could list them, but we all know what they are. I used to go through phases of checking in every day, to every week. Lately, I feel like this place isn’t even on my list unless I’m REALLY bored.

It’s a shame, and I’d hate to see what was once a awesome resource for our…[Read more]

Sorry, not interested in splitting up the system.

PM me with questions or offers, I don’t check in here much anymore.

BUMP!

And the newest Zelix is based on the K Jones model from their shape shack last year if I’m not mistaken.

This is the original one, not “Higher”. From what I can tell, they are pretty similar, but this one is made with a spectra fabric, don’t know about the Higher one.

Have you tried them? They actually allow quite a bit of ankle articulation I thought. I’d break that BOA in a few days though, not a fan of anything with a BOA on it. Every time I’ve tried, SNAP!

I like that Spark listened and fixed their forward lean adjustment. It looks pretty slick in person, very functional, but only time will tell how durable it is. Hopefully it can take a beating.

Nope, Euphoria gets regular sidecut this year. Should be interesting as you’ll actually be able to rideit on hardpack.

Venture also came out with a carbon Zelix split. Light and snappy!

Those Jones boots are pretty cool, walk mode is pretty nice.

Karakoram’s are looking really nice with their new interface. Hoping to check that out at…[Read more]

After talking smack on bibs a few pages back, I just got a pair of Trewth bibs for xmas. We’ll see how they work out. They look pretty sick so far.

As far as skin storage inside the jacket. All you really need is a string or small bar to hang them over inside the jacket. Don’t need a huge pocket really do ya? Actually, I’ll usually put them…[Read more]

Yeah, put this thing aside for a while and take care of #1. We’ll still be here when you return.

Take care Chris.