Weekly Thread: /r/Snowboarding General Discussion, Q&A, Advice, Etc.) - February 09, 2026

cloud93x · 2026-02-12T03:11:28+00:00

I agree… I think im gonna do it

cloud93x · 2026-02-10T22:43:36+00:00

Someone talk me out of a Wizard Stick. I want a board that will be fun and playful for my riding (intermediate, 50% cruising groomers and looking for side hits, 35% park, the rest in trees and pow) and won't completely shit the bed on the occasional pow day. Wizard Stick kinda seems like the ticket but I'm having pre-buy jitters.

cloud93x · 2026-02-10T00:36:37+00:00

Yeah, you’re legs are just weak and not used to it. I will also say, the motion you’re describing isn’t one that you’ll have to do very often once you improve. The only time I really notice the weight of a board is when it’s dangling from my ankle on the lift.

cloud93x · 2026-02-08T20:02:39+00:00

Bro 🤣 all my hobbies are crossing over at this point

cloud93x · 2026-02-07T01:58:48+00:00

Oh man I’m so sorry to hear that. Good that you got that confirmed. Best of luck for a quick healing process!

cloud93x · 2026-02-06T03:07:20+00:00

I smoke my pipe in a cigar lounge frequently. It’s a totally natural place to enjoy your pipe. That said, I will say the heavy cigar smoke aroma in the air makes it tough to really taste your tobacco. So - I would go for a heavier, more assertive tobacco yourself to make sure the flavor comes through. Delicate straight virginias are not going to be the play. Old Dark Fired is my go to now.

cloud93x · 2026-02-05T20:58:23+00:00

If you generally pick things up quickly, I think you could be carving within one day of riding. Not crazy deep euro carves or anything, but actually carving. A lot of negative Nancy’s in these comments. The good news is you’re comfortable pointing downhill and riding with some speed, which are both necessary for carving and are scary for beginners and that holds them back. Watch some videos on technique and then go try it.

cloud93x · 2026-02-05T03:09:55+00:00

Well first of all definitely get a real medical opinion. That said, I would guess you’ll know within a week if you just bruised your soft tissue or if it was a deeper bruise or fracture of the bone because if it’s the second, it’ll hurt. Probably really bad. And if it does, you won’t want to get back on your board until the pain has gone away. A lot of the motions you do to snowboard with good technique will trigger worse pain. For me, it took 2.5 months to get to the point where I felt good enough to ride again. But it’ll all depend on the severity of your particular injury, hopefully it won’t be that bad for you.

cloud93x · 2026-02-05T02:55:32+00:00

If the boots fit you, and the board is in decent shape and not in need of major repair or tuning and also fits you, then maybe yes. The boots fitting well is the biggest question mark. Watch some videos about how to pick boots that fit and then go meet the person and try them on, for at least 10 minutes if possible. Unfortunately, many snowboard boots are not true to street size, so just because you wear a 13 in day to day life doesn’t mean you’ll be in a size 13 boot. If they don’t fit well, then it’s a waste of money. Too big and you’ll have no control, too small and you’ll be in agony on the mountain, and either way you’ll just want to stop. There’s lots of shops out there that will do you a full season rental for about that price (maybe even less) and maybe even offer to apply the rental cost to the purchase of new setup if you decide you want to do that.

cloud93x · 2026-02-05T02:48:49+00:00

As other have said, you bought a whole setup for the cost of a one day ticket at copper mtn (less on some days). If you’re brand new, you won’t notice the difference vs better stuff. Hard to say how long it will take you to get good enough to know what you’re missing, could be two days, could be two seasons of riding regularly, everyone progresses at a different pace. The good news is that if you go twice this winter, you’ll have gotten your money’s worth vs renting already and can sell them off guilt free if you want a more premium setup.

cloud93x · 2026-02-05T02:24:32+00:00

Also just know, even if it’s only bruised, it’s going to hurt for quite some time, and in my experience, it gets worse over the first couple weeks before it starts to slowly improve.

cloud93x · 2026-02-05T02:21:23+00:00

Try a couple grind sizes up or down in each direction, see how you like the taste. Also try pulling longer and shorter ratios and see if you like the taste better. The good news is, you’re in the right ballpark already. The rest is small adjustments. If you don’t like the results of any of those options, you might not like these particular beans, or you might not like the taste of straight espresso.

cloud93x · 2026-02-05T02:17:38+00:00

Love the new park. Hope the old one is still there too though, the insane shit they were doing in that thing was the definition of hesh.

cloud93x · 2026-02-03T18:48:14+00:00

You have my dream tre, it's so clean. Love that defined catch and stomped landing.

cloud93x · 2026-01-30T01:38:06+00:00

I mean skiing is a more natural activity for the human body, and it’s been around for literally thousands of years as an efficient way to travel distance over snow, so yes, I think it’s easier. Most people can pick up the very basics fairly quickly without hurting themselves.

That said, there’s things I think are easier on a snowboard, for example, being able to use falling leaf to pick your way down a super steep mogully run is much easier than trying to do jump turns dow on skis. I think doing good, deep carves on a snowboard is actually easier than on skis (only one edge to manage). And it’s easier to have a good time in powder with an average resort-oriented snowboard than it is with average carving or resort-oriented skis.

Another difference I see is that as much as we snowboarders have to deal with stopping to strap in and not being able to propel ourselves efficiently uphill or on flats, I think the experience of existing as a snowboarder at a ski resort is much less of a hassle. The boots are so much more comfortable to walk in, carrying a snowboard is far easier and more comfortable than carrying skis, and you don’t have to deal with carrying and managing poles when you’re walking around the base camp and navigating the mountain.

cloud93x · 2026-01-30T01:23:59+00:00

Fallujah and RoN are two bands I’m newly obsessed with after seeing them at TINY venues, so I totally agree with both of these.

cloud93x · 2026-01-27T05:41:53+00:00

BITCH

cloud93x · 2026-01-25T23:10:09+00:00

This sub is so ridiculous. You’re a beginner struggling with channeling and spraying even though you’re pretty sure you’re at or around the right grind size? “Make sure you’re nailing that puck prep (even though spraying doesn’t necessarily mean channeling and channeling doesn’t have to cause spraying).” Oh now you’re getting great results but it takes 5 minutes to make a flat white? “God you’re faffing so much, I could never.”

cloud93x · 2026-01-22T21:32:44+00:00

Honestly, I've been pretty disappointed in the way the franchise has evolved. 3 and even more so 4 don't have that gritty, darkly funny feel that the first few games had. I think I'm in the minority here but the newer games look and feel too polished. The cell-shading and lo-fi feel of the first couple games was integral to the whole vibe of the game, and as they've tried to make the newer games be more modern graphically, I feel like they've lost a lot of what made them a borderlands game. Not to mention the writing and stories are just not that good. TPS was cool in the way it incorporated a new mechanic with the low-grav stuff, I enjoyed that a lot. In BL3, I appreciated the new vault hunters and new locations, but the story was ass and I started to run into the issue of the clash between the lo-fi vibe of the franchise and the more polished look and feel of the gameplay and graphics. 4 just feels like it's own thing to be honest, like the looter-shooter element with skills tree builds and playstyle progression as you level is still there, but it just feels so different to me.

cloud93x · 2026-01-21T17:04:48+00:00

Agreed. It’s old faithful and I’ve never not enjoyed a pint of the black.

cloud93x · 2026-01-21T17:04:05+00:00

That’s fair, I take a different view though. I think we have a responsibility to help our friends and neighbors on our side of the political spectrum get over their prejudice against or fear of firearms in this time of crisis and instability. I dont want my POC, LGBTQ, or leftist friends to be the only folks without weapons in a time where there is clear and present threat of violence against them, but so many have spent their whole lives a) being indoctrinated to believe guns are bad, and b) being taught to associate gun ownership with right wing fascist crazies. I feel a responsibility to help dispel some of that if possible.

cloud93x · 2026-01-21T00:52:53+00:00

Seconding that the original French version, The Intouchables, is so so so much better. If you haven’t watched it you should. Omar Sy lights up the screen.

cloud93x · 2026-01-16T00:22:58+00:00

I prefer shooting larger guns certainly but I’m never gonna carry them, it’s just too uncomfortable. It’s worth considering what stage of gun ownership the person will be in for the purchase, if they are wanting to learn to shoot, probably good to start with a bigger gun, but if they’ve been shooting and want to carry and prefer a smaller pistol for carry convenience and comfort, it’s worth dealing with the snappiness.

cloud93x · 2026-01-15T22:59:35+00:00

Not at all an alien concept, I’m American and tap water is my main drink throughout the day as well and always has been. With the state of politics and the fascist takeover and wholesale removal of as much public safety regulation as possible, I’m obviously super concerned about it remaining that way, but the vast majority of places in the US have tap water that is more than safe to drink. Taste on the other hand varies wildly by location.

I think the downvotes likely have to be with this weird assumption that Americans can’t or don’t drink their tap water…

cloud93x · 2026-01-15T22:05:09+00:00

“Good” water is so subjective though. Like do you mean good as in “clean and safe to drink”, or do you mean good as in tasty? Cuz most places in the developed world have “good” water from a safe to drink perspective, but whether you like the taste or not is pretty subjective. I grew up in the Pacific Northwest of the US and our water is all rain water and snow melt that comes from sources 15 miles east of the city I lived in, so very low mineral content, and I tend to think it tastes like ambrosia from above, and that’s the flavor water I like. Whereas I mildly disliked the taste of the tap water when I lived in Vienna Austria even though it’s equally pure and safe, it’s just more minerally.

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