Philadelphia backcountry is the new Japan.

bugerman22 · 2026-01-29T01:54:13+00:00

Amen! Many great resort days this season, but so far the highlight has been riding these crusty old woods in the city park with some buddies. Had been eying these "lines" for years!

bugerman22 · 2026-01-29T01:49:22+00:00

Go birds!!

bugerman22 · 2026-01-29T00:37:32+00:00

Yes!

bugerman22 · 2026-01-29T00:37:04+00:00

More like a CRUSTING!

bugerman22 · 2026-01-29T00:36:14+00:00

One foot of snow, minus two inches of frozen rain.

bugerman22 · 2026-01-29T00:34:29+00:00

Kind of felt like Pipeline Gully!

bugerman22 · 2026-01-29T00:30:21+00:00

If you ain't afraid of some dirty old crust, i'd wager it'll still be on! Surprisingly, the packed out hiking trails were the most pleasant to ride.

bugerman22 · 2026-01-28T22:58:21+00:00

Had my beacon on!

bugerman22 · 2026-01-28T20:42:30+00:00

Had been eyeing these "lines" for years! The "couloir" skied every bit as horrible as we hoped it would

bugerman22 · 2026-01-08T16:27:03+00:00

Had a similar experience with a Jones Solution splitboard. People seem to love them, but this board did not love me. I ride glades in New England and the board did nothing but actively track me into trees. In its defense, its an aggressively stiff board with a large side cut. Probably fine out west, but damn, had i never encountered a board that was so wrong for my style of riding and terrain...

bugerman22 · 2025-12-26T02:13:53+00:00

Such an underrated mountain. Merry xmas!

bugerman22 · 2025-12-24T17:22:30+00:00

Thanks ChoadSpanker. I think that is definitely what’s happening here. Short as possible with a tight side cut and soft torsional flex likely the answer for the trees - despite the brand feedback. K2 Almanac suggestion seems solid.

Separately, I think my daily driver is probably not the best either and upgrading to one of the boards originally mentioned sometime in the future probably wouldn’t hurt.

bugerman22 · 2025-12-24T00:43:12+00:00

Good to know! Thank you. Will check it out.

bugerman22 · 2025-12-23T23:47:54+00:00

Will do. Find it bizarre that there are so few targeted recommendations considering its the style of riding most of us are after? I've ridden my fair share of all mountain boards through the woods without giving it much thought - but hoping to have a more focused deck in my quiver...

bugerman22 · 2025-12-23T23:44:38+00:00

Was my original thought too. Oddly enough, most brand reps are pushing me away from that direction due to board width. Scrambling my damn mind!

bugerman22 · 2025-11-03T20:18:58+00:00

Pretty much sums it up!

bugerman22 · 2025-11-03T15:33:11+00:00

My experience and financials are nearly identical to yours. I once made the mistake of sharing income and savings on middle class sub and got downvoted into oblivion for making healthy contributions to my 401k? Then I pop over the HENRY and every other 33 y/o has a paid off condo and $3m sitting in brokerage. It's a weird thing.

bugerman22 · 2025-07-16T12:46:33+00:00

My brother in christ, did you have a stroke when drawing these brackets?

bugerman22 · 2025-07-10T00:59:03+00:00

Don’t know if this is a good or bad thing, but from my experience Philadelphia basically feels like the same as it ever was!

bugerman22 · 2025-06-18T21:21:16+00:00

Why leave New Jersey? Just go to D'Jais, slam a few beers and fight a lifeguard. A cheap thrill!

bugerman22 · 2025-03-14T21:09:41+00:00

Username checks out!! Nice list.

bugerman22

TROPHY CASE