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November 15, 2009 at 5:48 pm #572260
bcrider
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My son Sky and I got a couple sets of the snowsurf kits for this coming season. I’ve been a little reluctant to jump on the noboard bandwagon but I think I’ll be eating my words soon. Seems like it could be a fun time in certain conditions and the snowsurf kit works with splitboards which is…… :headbang:
Some pics.

Can’t wait to try it it pow!
November 15, 2009 at 10:17 pm #621526
aksltxlt
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The evolution continues, that surf style looks way fun in the perfect conditions, (I cant believe Im saying this but your gonna need a leash) The noboarding makes perfect sense in a splitnoboard. Thats rad you guys tried it out on the trampoline, now tell me did you tape the board edges or did you just barge it on the tramp? :thumpsup:
November 16, 2009 at 12:49 am #621527
troweller
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no-roping is epic
November 16, 2009 at 3:42 am #621528
fustercluck
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I just don’t get it. :scratch: Are noboarders the same people who ride single speed bikes? Do y’all still listen to 8-tracks and use rotary phones, too? Do you ride a noboard in worn out Sorels with Scotch-guarded jeans and flannel? I’m not knocking it, but I really don’t get it. I kinda like technology (most of the time).
November 16, 2009 at 4:08 pm #621529
Tom Burt
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@mtnman wrote:
I just don’t get it. :scratch: Are noboarders the same people who ride single speed bikes? Do y’all still listen to 8-tracks and use rotary phones, too? Do you ride a noboard in worn out Sorels with Scotch-guarded jeans and flannel? I’m not knocking it, but I really don’t get it. I kinda like technology (most of the time).
Just remember riding a snowboard has no reason. It is just suppose to be fun (fun for you may not be fun for someone else). It is fun to ride a board with no bindings in perfect pow (that is how I learned and still ride sometimes), just like it is fun to ride pipe, the steeps, the groomed, crud, in fact any snow. Maybe you should try it.
On another note, the thing I do not like of the current no-board set up is the hold strap to the board. It puts the rider in a non-natural position while riding. I would modify mine to have my front hand position where I always ride or just mount a bungee on the board to not let the board fall off during airs.
November 16, 2009 at 6:09 pm #621530
blunder
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i would love to try a noboard. i have been watching wolle since optimistic? just to try to see some noboarding (the fact that he has this awesome surfing style helps to)…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvd8BB1JfLk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwD_bWt9ZJo
November 16, 2009 at 6:44 pm #621531
ghaniman
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i like the idea of less being more………has anyone tried velcro? ..how does it work if you wipe out , does the board have brakes or could you expect it to keep sliding down the slope…not a good look if it slides out of sight and you lose your board under the snow…
November 16, 2009 at 7:31 pm #621532
spruce cabin
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Looks killer!
November 16, 2009 at 8:11 pm #621533
brg
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i want to see someone do a kickflip. Maybe over a big road gap would be killer.
November 16, 2009 at 8:55 pm #621534
splitty50
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hey, does anybody know where to get the split no-board set up.
i was in trout lake BC a few years ago.
that shit rocks.
yeh
November 17, 2009 at 2:06 am #621535
fullers2oh
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this has to be the next cover shot 😀
November 17, 2009 at 2:36 am #621536
Colin
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@splitty50 wrote:
hey, does anybody know where to get the split no-board set up.
i was in trout lake BC a few years ago.
that shit rocks.
yeh
order them direct from nikolai at http://www.snowsurf.ca, he’s a good dude and would be stoked to sort you out. Check his video, too (edited for lack of video embed skills, its here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6rO_ClPZg8&feature=player_embedded
and you can see a sick video from the original noboard crew and rocky mountain sherpas at http://rockymountainsherpas.com/theatre/hack-your-shackles

@bcrider, Cool to see you’ve got one Chris, I’m gonna be running that same setup with the venture deck this year. Can’t wait to give it a go! The thing i like about the snowsurf setup for the splitty is where the rope is positioned–on the outside of the inserts, as opposed to right in the middle. Get some!
November 18, 2009 at 4:58 am #621537
Z Clanton
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YEAA TOM BURT!!
January 23, 2010 at 11:05 pm #621538
di0nysus
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Can someone explain the benefit of noboarding? What is the point? Is this a sport because “it can be done” rather than should be done?
I also really don’t see the point of wake surfing? Why bother. Looks boring and burns soo much gas.
Fill me in on the stoke factor. I’ve noboarded in the chair lift line up with out my bindings on and it sucked so I can’t imagine wasting good pow with no bindings.
:bananas:
January 24, 2010 at 3:28 pm #621539
Snurfer
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Good to see so many stoked on this, but seriously kiddies this aint nothing new. This is how us old folks did it back in the day, but the rope went to the nose of the board for a more natural stance (similar to what Tom pointed out).
Snurfers, Backhills, Sims, Barfoot, etc, etc…. What’s old is new again… Surf on! :thumpsup:
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January 26, 2010 at 12:53 am #621540
di0nysus
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I guess just like how Neon is “cool” again.
If you’re going to reinvent something, try and make it better.
Snuffer->binding->split -> back to snuffer/noboard??
I see this noboard thing like those short big foot skis or maybe mono boards :banghead: . Something that reverts in technology is never going to last.
January 26, 2010 at 6:44 pm #621541
SpeedyManiac
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Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it. I finally finished building my dream setup – split powder surfer. I’ve modified it so I can ride any conditions (including hardpack) without bindings. What are the advantages? Well, for starters I have zero foot pain. Also, not being strapped in I have the mobility of a skier at all times, with the joy of surfing powder instead of skiing it. As a photographer, having immediate foot mobility has made me quicker at my job, and it’s a hell of a lot more fun.
By the way, we aren’t reverting technology, it’s just that technology has stepped it up so we no longer need bindings to ride big lines.
January 26, 2010 at 6:51 pm #621542
nearls
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@di0nysus wrote:
I guess just like how Neon is “cool” again.
If you’re going to reinvent something, try and make it better.
Snuffer->binding->split -> back to snuffer/noboard??
I see this noboard thing like those short big foot skis or maybe mono boards :banghead: . Something that reverts in technology is never going to last.
Turns have a different feel when you don’t have straps to torque against. You don’t need to have the gnarliest terrain to challenge yourself when the board is unattached. A good option for low angle terrain when stability is poor. Different stoke for different folks. Have you tried it? You might dig it.
January 26, 2010 at 7:39 pm #621543
ehcarley
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Dionsyus -I think it is something that would be fun to try- and I also think wake surfing is super fun. It might be cause I’ve only tried that and wake boarding once, both were fun, but I really enjoyed wake surfing a lot.
Like Tom Burt says, there is no point to snowboarding, it is all about having fun.
I don’t think I would like noboarding on hardpack or groomers, but in deep snow, I think it would probably be really fun. Its worth trying almost anything once right? And if it isn’t your thing, no one is forcing you to do it.
February 4, 2011 at 1:18 am #621544
Skin up
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Hey SpeedyManiac,
Are you able to post pics or details of your mods? I live in Australia and we don’t get as many pow days as the erst of the world but i’m thinking of making a noboard this year for a giggle.
I’ve been wondering how it will ride in hardpack and variable conditions. Spring riding may be a good option over here.
Also is anyone else reading this able to give me info on noboarding in variable conditions?
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