Any Snowboarders?

Does anyone snowboard here?

I just need some advice. What type of board to you recommend for beginners (female, 5"5) ? Does the brand name matter? (such as Burton, etc or do they all work okay? I'm not too picky, I just want to go down mountains ha.)

 

I've snowboarded twice on a Burton, so I'm a huge beginner. Don't have anything to compare to, but it felt nice and I learned within ~4 hours well enough to go down blue squares.

Anita =)

 

I do it every now and than but other than that im a noob at it

 

A Burton eh? Yeah, the ski resort near the city rents off only Burton boards. Have you tried other boards other than Burton. Was there a difference?

 

More of a skateboarder myself

 

I'm just a fan it's dificcil for me to snowboard with no snow

 

Do you have sand where you live Works just as well, minus the snow!

 

nowadays there are a lot of decent brands out there... I've owned 3 snowboards in my life ALL Burton's... I just bought my 7 year old daughter a Burton... they make good boards. I have also tried K2 and Gnu... both make decent boards.

Be sure to pick the right size board... this is where it can get confussing.

Have you even tried boarding yet???

 

I haven't tried boarding yet, just skiing.

How do I know which size to get? I'm just doing runs down mountains, small tricks (in the futur), a short board should be fine? I would also need a lady's board right?

 

I like watching the winter X games but I haven't tried snowboarding yet....

I haven't even touched some real snow!

--Joe

 

I used to skie with the two things.. what do you call them?
But I really want to learn snowboarding.

 

Poles? haha. Yeah, skiing wasn't that great, I think snowboarding is funner! Atleast your legs can't split lol

 

I've used many different boards. For a beginner though, I would say the brand of your board is the least important factor. I would say:
1. A good teacher
2. Patience (and resilience)
3. Good boots and bindings, so your feet/legs don't ache

 

Oh hey, you're from Toronto too eh?

Are there any other good places to snowboard besides Blue Mountain.. its like 2 hours away

 

I used to live near Blue Mountain, and thought it was great.

I went to Mt. St. Anne in Quebec this year, I'll never look back. Yes, it was an 8 hour drive, but worth every minute. For 3 day/night hill passes AND 3 nights accommodations in a sweet condo, it was only $215 per person.

That's cheaper than Blue, and 100000000x the boarding quality. A normal run takes 15 minutes to get down at a decent pace, but going through the glades can take up to 45 minutes!!!

 

Burton with K2 bindings 8everything

Snowboarding ROCKS! I don't snowboard but it still ROCKS!

Hey I didn't know you were in TO. Im in OT you should pull the 4 or 5 hour drive and go Tremblant in MTL that place is GREAT

 

That is such a good deal! Thanks I'm going to look into it!