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Title: Any other snowboarders?
Post by: CJA321 on 08 December 2012, 21:03
As above, really enjoy it. Was up Cairngorm today for first time this year. Looks like a good season hopefully! Been alps once too on a lads holiday with a differance haha...

Anyone else enjoy launching themselves down a hill with their feet strapped to a board haha?  :smiley:
Title: Re: Any other snowboarders?
Post by: R32UK on 09 December 2012, 23:41
me. getting married next year though so wont be able to go this season  :sad:
Title: Re: Any other snowboarders?
Post by: whileoceanasleeps on 10 December 2012, 16:01
i just came back from st. petersburg, russia yesterday. went snowboarding for the first time! fell off many times (including the ski lift ha) but awesome fun! can't wait to go again
Title: Re: Any other snowboarders?
Post by: dom on 10 December 2012, 16:14
Me! Not been for a few years now though :cry:
Title: Re: Any other snowboarders?
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 10 December 2012, 20:42
Me! Not been for a few years now though :cry:

me too. Been bout a year and a half for me.

Hoping to get a lot of boarding in this year.
Title: Re: Any other snowboarders?
Post by: whileoceanasleeps on 10 December 2012, 21:21
Me! Not been for a few years now though :cry:

me too. Been bout a year and a half for me.

Hoping to get a lot of boarding in this year.

apparently they're opening a ski slope in basingstoke (near me) next year, also hoping to get on it! opening an indoor parachuting place too ...
Title: Re: Any other snowboarders?
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 10 December 2012, 22:10
Me! Not been for a few years now though :cry:

me too. Been bout a year and a half for me.

Hoping to get a lot of boarding in this year.

apparently they're opening a ski slope in basingstoke (near me) next year, also hoping to get on it! opening an indoor parachuting place too ...
lucky you. nearest place to me sunderland. crappy dry ski slope and isnt very big. 2nd neerest place xscape leeds but bout a hour or so drive so still pretty far to go for a hour or twos boarding (would be on own too cause non of mates board or ski so used to go with sister but shes not got time now with her being a new mum ect.)
Title: Re: Any other snowboarders?
Post by: whileoceanasleeps on 10 December 2012, 22:15
what's dry sloping like compared to real snow then? you should get her to bring the kid, get the practise in at an early age! :)
Title: Re: Any other snowboarders?
Post by: dom on 10 December 2012, 22:22
what's dry sloping like compared to real snow then? you should get her to bring the kid, get the practise in at an early age! :)

It's known as death mesh, says it all :grin:

Me! Not been for a few years now though :cry:

me too. Been bout a year and a half for me.

Hoping to get a lot of boarding in this year.

apparently they're opening a ski slope in basingstoke (near me) next year, also hoping to get on it! opening an indoor parachuting place too ...
lucky you. nearest place to me sunderland. crappy dry ski slope and isnt very big. 2nd neerest place xscape leeds but bout a hour or so drive so still pretty far to go for a hour or twos boarding (would be on own too cause non of mates board or ski so used to go with sister but shes not got time now with her being a new mum ect.)

Xscape is my closest as well, heading there after new years with a few mates for a session I think :cool:
Title: Re: Any other snowboarders?
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 10 December 2012, 22:26
what's dry sloping like compared to real snow then? you should get her to bring the kid, get the practise in at an early age! :)
dont think a 4 week old baby would be able to board or ski :grin:

nah with hwr being pregnant she couldnt really ski for pretty much whole of this year and shes just bough her 2nd house last year so the previous year she spent doing the house out nd sorting every thing so she hasent really had time

however one of my mates was on about skiing the other week so might try presuade him to get into it.


And yeah dry slope sucks compared to real snow. lot more painfull. specially if you catch your finger in one of the gaps.


also. dont know if you guts know of them or what there like. but breakoutski.com they seem to have some good deals on some times just incase anyone was thinking of booking a holiday at some point.
Title: Re: Any other snowboarders?
Post by: dom on 10 December 2012, 22:34
Off the piste are usually pretty good as well:

https://www.offthepiste.com/ (https://www.offthepiste.com/)
Title: Re: Any other snowboarders?
Post by: Guy on 12 December 2012, 13:16
the old mesh style dry slopes has generally been replaced with matting now so there are no gaps to get your thumbs or tips caught in

i board... first tried it in 92... i prefer relaxed freeriding though

tell me what cairngorm is like please? never been there and am thinking of going, although have been all over europe and north america
Title: Re: Any other snowboarders?
Post by: CJA321 on 12 December 2012, 19:14
the old mesh style dry slopes has generally been replaced with matting now so there are no gaps to get your thumbs or tips caught in

i board... first tried it in 92... i prefer relaxed freeriding though

tell me what cairngorm is like please? never been there and am thinking of going, although have been all over europe and north america

Rubbish compared to France etc... But its good for a British slope. Has the Finicular railway, which is basicly a train. Slow but interesting... The rest is pulmas. Id probably say you best up here. You have the lecht very close too, and Glenshee also. Never been Glenshee, but been told its more suited around skiers  :smiley:
Title: Re: Any other snowboarders?
Post by: jnufcuk on 13 December 2012, 18:35
Me :)

Got to love it, plan on doing a season in next few years, maybe even do a instructor course.

Booked up to go andorra in jan can't wait :D

Get me to the mountains  :evil: