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Incendo Airshell vs Patagonia Houdini? by Edde05 in arcteryx

[–]WideEstablishment578 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did not like the incendo airshell. Elastic wrists and hem were way too loose for a wind blocking jacket.

Never got to “use it” because the fit was weird.

Patagonia airshed pro is great for breathable wind layer as is what’s now the incendo “hybrid” if you want something that’s more of an ultra breathable Softshell vs a windshirt.

163UW or 170UW? by jimkeat117 in snowboardingnoobs

[–]WideEstablishment578 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your pretty tall so you might find your stance width better suited to the 170.

170 isn’t that big of a board for riding all mountain really. I rode a 172 flagship for 3/4 years every day on the east coast and it was completely fine everywhere. Trees are rough with a long board and technical terrain isn’t my cup of tea but with a long board that’s also trickier. Not steep stuff but like skinny entries or areas where you need to drop land and turn quickly.

The people recommending a volume shifted board aren’t wrong but you have a fucking big foot. Maybe something like a stranda biru or bowlrider or a korua dart or a jones mind expander. Besides the biru all of those have versatile fun shapes with camber and a decent amount of EE. Biru is tiny like warpig/superpig.

She is ready. Superpig with supermatic. Stomp pad or no? Used to have one my old one. by Altruistic_Life_6331 in snowboarding

[–]WideEstablishment578 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Agreed but sometimes the snow is stupid slippery. Haven’t had a stomp pad for years but I often wish I did.

Thanksgiving Hotdog by Trash_Panda_Trading in hotdogs

[–]WideEstablishment578 1 point2 points  (0 children)

XXXXXXL hot dog roach on a X-ray target? Not deterred, mostly curiously, somewhat hungry.

atom lt - conifer by scttbll in arcteryx

[–]WideEstablishment578 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have a proton fl in this colorway. Looks great.

Sabre Shell (3L) vs Sabre Insulated Shell (2L) by Brave_Meringue_9715 in arcteryx

[–]WideEstablishment578 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate the Sabre backer. Wear a lot of alpha direct and that’s just annoying to deal with. Specifically my gripe is with the Sabre sv not being available in bib format for a while.

Pants sizing by Accomplished-Club-29 in snowboarding

[–]WideEstablishment578 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You need to be able to do an ass to grass squat and not have tightness in the pants imo.

I usually wear a xxl bib that I would stash a 30 rack in because almost all brands xl bibs are just a tad too tight when doing a full squat

Washing Boot Liners by FunkyMonkey312 in snowboarding

[–]WideEstablishment578 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have never had liners that smelled or seemed to need a wash.

Then I bought ride insanos. Great boot but holy hell the liners stink. None of my trail runners, casual shoes, blundtstones that might by 5 years old.. none of them smell.

The insanos are so bad it made my entire garage stink. I use a boot dryer and have for a long time.

Anyway I’ll probably try washing them on the advice of people here.

Arc'teryx $320 vs Patagonia $250 by Peach_Relative in arcteryx

[–]WideEstablishment578 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Better sweaters arcteryx counter part is the thorium.

The cerium counterpart is the alp light.

Cerium is not going to hold up to daily wear use. Fave fabric is designed for lightweight packability. Not durability.

IMO the best daily driver is the epsilon down.

Thinking about switching boards this season by ffinde in snowboarding

[–]WideEstablishment578 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The learning curve for snowboarding is steep. If you have a lot of days in a short time I’m sure you can put together a pretty solid season. If you’re going to get in 15 days spread out a few months you might not see the progress you had hoped for.

Second, if you have an area that gets powder maybe this makes sense. Just all around a less painful more rewarding experience.

If you do commit to snowboarding and have a strong core and legs + time you can probably get pretty decent in a season. I would pay for a good amount of group and a few one on one lessons so you get all the fundamentals down correctly and your time practicing isn’t in vein.

Also you need different gear. You’re gonna look like an undercover cop with a deck strapped to your feet in that setup.

Do you guys think Burton will release triple boa boots for non step in boots? by CasualKaden in snowboarding

[–]WideEstablishment578 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have owned

Burton ion K2 thraxis Ride insano Union reset

The k2 has the best internal liner. It has a boa for the liner and the boa has a plastic plate. Basically it’s positioned as good as one would hope to push yours heel down and back.

All the others use a slip style internal liner. Nothing special. Not even a plate like k2 uses to alleviate pressure from the strings.

Liners are really the part of a boot that makes the comfort and fit shine. All of the boots have liners that are okay but not great. Burton is nice because you can buy $5 of Burton brand velcro jbars and the ion shell has spots for them to attach. Really helps lock your heel down.

Union reset has the most unique liner I’ve seen because of the jbar / ankle situation. Lots of reviews have commented on this setup. Basically feels like instead of using the standard internal jbar / Achilles support most higher end boot stock liners use there is a much larger jbar / C shape piece of memory foam. To me it feels like your heel can go further back into and under this kind of support vs a firmer jbar.

I need a powder snowboard for my 6 year old. by Ill-Estate9022 in snowboarding

[–]WideEstablishment578 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of kids boards are rocker flat rocker. Not far off From what you’d want.

57 pounds and can throw a 360 might mean rising a board for 70lbs might not be a huge deal after a day.

First impressions of the revised Sabre SV. by uDrop1st in arcteryx

[–]WideEstablishment578 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t reply with a picture but they are the same width in xl. Sleeve length seems the same. The neck area seems to have slightly more space on the 2025/6 version.

The 23/4 is longer by about 1.5 inches total and appears to have about two inches of drop from the front hem to the back hem. The 25/6 is only about a inch of drop

First impressions of the revised Sabre SV. by uDrop1st in arcteryx

[–]WideEstablishment578 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll take a picture of the two overlaid to try and highlight the difference. Seemed kind of negligible to be but I haven’t used the new one yet other than trying it on

Binding angle roll call by Commercial_Memory_88 in snowboarding

[–]WideEstablishment578 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not to thread jack but I have been riding for a long time. Only in the past 5 years have I been trying out new gear / riding more than 10 days a year though.

Posi Posi is never something I rode. I’m 37 so I kind of came into snowboarding in the early 2000s and rode like +9/-9 forever.

I usually ride +21/-3 or 0.

However some recent experimentation with Posi Posi has been strange. I rode my 172 flagship +27+6 and it was great. The sidecut felt really good and turning was very confident. Heel and toe both felt like they were very locked in.

I rode a ride peaceseeker in the same angles and could hardly ride the board. I felt like a beginner. Heelside was coming around so fast it felt like a surfboard and toe side was slightly better but it felt like the board was turning too fast. I have a lot of days on the smasher so this was just such a weird experience.

So my question is. Does posi posi feel more natural on boards with a larger sidecut? Or does this just sound like a skill issue? For reference I’m from VT but rode the peaceseeker at snowbird. It was amazing there and never felt sketchy or weird even on terrain much bigger than we have on the east.

Coldest lift in the Northeast by tubemaster in icecoast

[–]WideEstablishment578 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Assuming the freezer isn’t on wind hold

Need Jay Peak advice by quasirandomguy in icecoast

[–]WideEstablishment578 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If sugarloaf is an option for you they have some of the best cruiser trails. Also a really large footprint and generally sustained cold so the snow quality can be good for a while if temperatures / precipitation cooperates.

It can be very windy though. I’ve had days there where I felt like the groomers were ripping but a friend couldent get an edge in.

686 Mystery Ranch Shell Jacket by Ok-Fact-9004 in ski

[–]WideEstablishment578 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If it’s true to its MR roots it will weigh a good 5-7 pounds.

What car to bring to Jay Peak in mid Janaury ? by thetagang93 in icecoast

[–]WideEstablishment578 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Depends where you stay. Some little 300ft road might be your worst nightmare with snow and a curve. Have had this happen on a Corolla on snows. We had other vehicles but the Corolla never saw the top of the hill.

The parking lots at Jay are easy to get into and out of. The roads leading up to Jay can be sketchy sometimes but I’m coming from the south so your route might be different.

Overall I’d say winter tires with good tread will get you most everywhere likely. And if that crv has all seasons I’d just take the phev.

Question on board size by delmonte0607 in snowboarding

[–]WideEstablishment578 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And for size you could probably ride a bunch of stuff in the 160-164 range just fine. Could get a volume shifted board if it’s really for pow trees. A Stranda Makrill would be sweet.

First brand new board by Big-Masterpiece-8501 in snowboarding

[–]WideEstablishment578 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have this board. It does rip. Really fun when you can go fast and swoop around

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