lundi 26 janvier 2015
Salmon Ace good board for beginner???
Posted on 20:27 by Immigration
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Hi everyone this is my first post to the forum and I have a basic question about board selection for a beginner.
In a nutshell I am a newbie I snowboard did a couple of times on rental boards when I was a teenager about 25 years ago. I am now in my early 40s and I am taking my 13-year-old son snowboarding we went for our first trip a couple weekends ago in Mammoth. I rented my equipment and the board I was given was a Burton LTR which I understand is a basic beginner board and the acronym is short for learn to ride. Having not been on the snowboard in over two decades I was surprised at how quickly it came back to me and how even though I never had much experience snowboarding I was able to zigzag down the hills carve in both directions and did not fall too much.
Granted the hill we were on was a beginner hill but it was not a relatively flat he'll like I remember back in the day for beginner skiers the hill had some parts that were not too steep with other parts that were decently steep and if you didn't do a good job of scrubbing off speed I would've been flying down the hill at speeds that I would've considered too fast for my age or experience level.
Needless to say I had a Ton of fun my son had a Lot of fun and we would like to go back and do it again to avoid the recurring costs of continually renting equipment I'd like to buy something that I could use instead of renting without breaking the bank and buying expensive high-end gear I would even be content to buy used equipment if I could get a good deal.
I was actually looking into trying to buy a similar Burton snowboard to the one I rented given that I had such a great time on it but it appears it's a very difficult board to find new since it's probably something primarily sold to ski resorts as rental equipment although I did manage to find one shop online selling used versions for about 60 or $70 for a used board I wouldn't have to buy bindings and boots.
I was able to find a used board that I believe would be the appropriate size for me the brand is Solomon the model is called ace. I tried to get information on it via online searches and it appears that it is sometimes classified as a beginner board .. Other sites listed it as an intermediate board. The guy selling it only wants $60 for it it is a board it includes bindings made by a company called flex and he's also throwing in the bag he stores it in. Based upon the pattern on the board and his statements which I believe I think the board is probably about 3- 4 years old most.
That seems like a great deal but I want to make sure that whatever bored I buy would be a great board for a beginner it is my understanding that if I buy the wrong board that is either too stiff or not set up for beginners it would be very hard to turn on and might cause me to fall a lot or have the edges bite in the snow too much and I wouldn't have nearly as much fun.
My goal is not to haul ass down the mountain or go of jobs I am 42 and just want to go have fun with my son and would like to be able to carve down the mountain modest beads and have a good time and not break my neck.
The the dinner Burton board that the road was plenty fun for me and I probably will only be snowboarding three or four times a season at most so I don't ever envision myself at least not in the immediate near future needing something that is a high-end setup.
My main question is whether this Solomon ace snowboard would be a decent board for a beginner given my skill level abilities or even though it might be a great deal would this be the wrong board for me to start out on. I and by no means an expert but I think I did pretty darn well for a beginner given that I was passing up other writers who look like teenagers or people who I would've expected to Dust me.
I don't know if part of why I was able to pick it up so quickly was because the board I was writing made it easier to get the hang of it or if that has nothing to do with it I certainly don't want to buy a snowboard only to find out that it was really meant for people of a much higher experience level and then I spend the entire day falling on my butt and hurting myself.
Anyone who can shed some light on what I should be doing in terms of buying gear please fire away with advice
I am about 5 foot nine and weigh about 175 pounds.
I know for a fact that the board I rented was a Burton LTR 150.
Thank so much!!!
In a nutshell I am a newbie I snowboard did a couple of times on rental boards when I was a teenager about 25 years ago. I am now in my early 40s and I am taking my 13-year-old son snowboarding we went for our first trip a couple weekends ago in Mammoth. I rented my equipment and the board I was given was a Burton LTR which I understand is a basic beginner board and the acronym is short for learn to ride. Having not been on the snowboard in over two decades I was surprised at how quickly it came back to me and how even though I never had much experience snowboarding I was able to zigzag down the hills carve in both directions and did not fall too much.
Granted the hill we were on was a beginner hill but it was not a relatively flat he'll like I remember back in the day for beginner skiers the hill had some parts that were not too steep with other parts that were decently steep and if you didn't do a good job of scrubbing off speed I would've been flying down the hill at speeds that I would've considered too fast for my age or experience level.
Needless to say I had a Ton of fun my son had a Lot of fun and we would like to go back and do it again to avoid the recurring costs of continually renting equipment I'd like to buy something that I could use instead of renting without breaking the bank and buying expensive high-end gear I would even be content to buy used equipment if I could get a good deal.
I was actually looking into trying to buy a similar Burton snowboard to the one I rented given that I had such a great time on it but it appears it's a very difficult board to find new since it's probably something primarily sold to ski resorts as rental equipment although I did manage to find one shop online selling used versions for about 60 or $70 for a used board I wouldn't have to buy bindings and boots.
I was able to find a used board that I believe would be the appropriate size for me the brand is Solomon the model is called ace. I tried to get information on it via online searches and it appears that it is sometimes classified as a beginner board .. Other sites listed it as an intermediate board. The guy selling it only wants $60 for it it is a board it includes bindings made by a company called flex and he's also throwing in the bag he stores it in. Based upon the pattern on the board and his statements which I believe I think the board is probably about 3- 4 years old most.
That seems like a great deal but I want to make sure that whatever bored I buy would be a great board for a beginner it is my understanding that if I buy the wrong board that is either too stiff or not set up for beginners it would be very hard to turn on and might cause me to fall a lot or have the edges bite in the snow too much and I wouldn't have nearly as much fun.
My goal is not to haul ass down the mountain or go of jobs I am 42 and just want to go have fun with my son and would like to be able to carve down the mountain modest beads and have a good time and not break my neck.
The the dinner Burton board that the road was plenty fun for me and I probably will only be snowboarding three or four times a season at most so I don't ever envision myself at least not in the immediate near future needing something that is a high-end setup.
My main question is whether this Solomon ace snowboard would be a decent board for a beginner given my skill level abilities or even though it might be a great deal would this be the wrong board for me to start out on. I and by no means an expert but I think I did pretty darn well for a beginner given that I was passing up other writers who look like teenagers or people who I would've expected to Dust me.
I don't know if part of why I was able to pick it up so quickly was because the board I was writing made it easier to get the hang of it or if that has nothing to do with it I certainly don't want to buy a snowboard only to find out that it was really meant for people of a much higher experience level and then I spend the entire day falling on my butt and hurting myself.
Anyone who can shed some light on what I should be doing in terms of buying gear please fire away with advice
I am about 5 foot nine and weigh about 175 pounds.
I know for a fact that the board I rented was a Burton LTR 150.
Thank so much!!!
Salmon Ace good board for beginner???
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