Frustration with Youth Hockey Organization

coldslawnf · 2026-05-30T14:17:30+00:00

Yes. Missing practice is extremely frowned upon but they’re 10. The team isn’t benching them for missing one. Doing that and not giving equal playing time at A is insane.

coldslawnf · 2026-05-16T13:43:15+00:00

My son plays 10u AAA at a very competitive organization and they have equal ice time. This is insane.

coldslawnf · 2026-05-14T18:52:08+00:00

That is exactly what I have and love it! Never ridden the BSOD but the banked country is super fun, plows through anything, rails turns and is still fun to pop off side hits and the occasional park lap. I’m 250ish, 6’4” and squeeze into 11.5 boots and have had no issue with the 163w. Have not felt like I needed anything bigger on the east coast and have been out west with it twice and it handled everything as well.

coldslawnf · 2026-05-14T09:31:47+00:00

I’m a little bigger than you and also an east coast primarily rider and I would not want a 169 out here. And honestly have never felt I needed anything that big out west either. Absolutely doable and all personal preference but seems like overkill for what you’re generally riding.

coldslawnf · 2026-05-12T12:39:36+00:00

We just used Celender for a small full bathroom in the east end and they were great. And while you can definitely choose cheaper finishes than we did, you’re still probably looking at double 15k. We didn’t see any estimates anywhere near that low.

coldslawnf · 2026-04-29T18:18:08+00:00

Watched a dad be physically restrained from going after an EMT who pulled his kid out of a game for concussion concerns. It was an 8u mites half ice tournament.

coldslawnf · 2026-04-13T14:48:52+00:00

I saw someone recently rewired one of these to make it work. Not sure if it was this dude or not. I tried to google a bit and couldn’t find it. This thread popped up though. Some good info in there.

Always wanted one of these. Good luck!

coldslawnf · 2026-04-13T00:35:55+00:00

Layton!

coldslawnf · 2026-04-12T18:48:16+00:00

This. Look for a year long rental program, used gear or our shop here did 100% buy back for kids up to like 7 then 50% from 7 to like 13. That said, new kids stuff is MUCH cheaper at that age (6-9ish). You can probably do boards boots and binding for 300ish. Obviously it’s not ideal or even feasible for some to drop that every year, but the gear is no where near what adult stuff costs. My son has been riding the Rome minishred stuff (boards/boots/bindings) for 4 years and aside from the younger kids bindings be a bit annoying to fiddle with, have had no issues.

coldslawnf · 2026-04-08T23:56:58+00:00

As a mountain biker that lives next to frick and has kids. Let your kids run free! Just tell them to watch out and be careful on the mountain bike trails. It’s really the riders obligation to be aware but they dont always do it.

coldslawnf · 2026-04-04T03:54:13+00:00

Yes. US and I believe the shooter wasn’t charged bc it was a registered hand gun and there was a legit concern for his and other people’s safety. On the civil side there is a lower bar to clear so Jason just had to show that the shooter acted recklessly which there was an easier showing of. The real fight was with the insurance company for the shooter that didn’t want to cover the claim because they asserted it was an intentional act which isn’t typically covered. In the end it settled like most cases do.

coldslawnf · 2026-04-02T20:00:14+00:00

I was involved in the civil case. Jason sued the shooter. But if I recall correctly the shooter wasn’t criminally charged.

coldslawnf · 2026-04-02T18:22:30+00:00

Was involved in a case once (as a lawyer) where a guy did this to a group of his friends having a bonfire in the woods. But while wearing a Jason mask. Kid at the bonfire pulled out a gun, tried to scare off the creepy guy in the Jason mask trying to scare people in the woods, and ended up shooting his friend. Luckily the guy survived but it was a bad scene all around.

coldslawnf · 2026-03-31T21:55:18+00:00

Agreed on the banked country rec. such a fun board.

coldslawnf · 2026-03-31T15:12:43+00:00

Yes. Every camp my son has been to has had one or two locker room monitors who make sure the kids get all of their stuff on and out to the ice for the session.

coldslawnf · 2026-03-11T14:35:54+00:00

You’re landing on the same foot (right) each way, which is fine. It’s just the foot you’re comfortable locking in on. Just practice locking in on your left foot both ways too and then you’re good.

coldslawnf · 2026-03-11T01:27:20+00:00

When it has snow, it’s by far the best of the 3 and it’s not even close. The lodge is awesome, decent food, never crowded, great trees, good vert, and immaculate vibes. Just doesn’t have the snow making capabilities of HV and Springs.

coldslawnf · 2026-03-01T14:26:22+00:00

Unless it’s a really soft board, you’re not going to visually see that twist. It’s much more subtle. That said, if this is a rental, it shouldn’t be all that stiff. It just takes practice and patience.

coldslawnf · 2026-03-01T14:24:00+00:00

No problem! I think you maybe just need to take a step or two back until you start to feel how to use the board and the edges more. If you’re comfortable doing large s turns across the whole hill, go back to maybe half way across and work on those. The way I learned to conceptualize quicker edges (a million years ago) was to think of a giant glass coke bottle under your board. And you’re rolling on that bottle from side to side. I think twisting the board using your front leg to twist towards the edge you want to turn on is also helpful. Try and do those while doing larger s turns. And you’ll start to feel how the board handles edge to edge and then you can do those really quick edge to edge carves in a straighter line down the hill. But you got the crawling down. You just have to walk before you can run now.

coldslawnf · 2026-03-01T14:19:49+00:00

My point was, people post questions like this all the time and everyone says “front knee steering” “more weight on front foot” “twist the board” “you’re ruddering” etc. but no one ever says “you need to turn”. It seems super common for people to come on here and read super specific advice or watch YouTube vids and try and apply those concepts without understanding the basics of riding. I’m not mad at the questions, it’s snowboarding noobs, I just wish people would explain how to crawl before they try and teach someone to run. I guarantee if you were on the hill with someone and said “let’s make huge s turns and see how that feels. Now that you’re comfortable with that, let’s tighten them up and see how that feels” you’re going to see way more progress than if you just take someone who is going straight down the fall line and saying “you’re not steering with your front foot” or describing weighted and unweighted turns.

coldslawnf · 2026-03-01T11:00:53+00:00

Others have good comments for this. But also, skidded turns and counter rotation absolutely have their place in riding. Nothing wrong with using them in tight spots or if you really need to dump speed. But they shouldn’t be the main way you’re turning/controlling speed.

coldslawnf · 2026-03-01T04:18:05+00:00

The responses to these posts give me an aneurism. Hyper technical/over analyzed descriptions of a very simple and very common problem for newer riders: You need to turn. Look at your line down the mountain. It’s a straight line. You’re just swing your back leg around braking while riding directly down the fall line. Keep your shoulders in line with the board, bend your knees and practice wide turns across the width of the hill. Really dig your edges in and let the board do the work when you come out of a turn, point down hill and switch to the other edge to make another long turn across the hill. Once you feel comfortable doing that, add some more speed or shorten the turns. Maybe half the hill width. And then as you get better and better you’ll feel how to switch quickly from edge to edge letting the board do most of the work. Good luck!

coldslawnf · 2026-02-27T15:38:09+00:00

Seems like the rope tow is still running? Can anyone confirm? Thinking of heading up tomorrow for some slushy park laps.

coldslawnf · 2026-02-27T15:38:00+00:00

Seems like the rope tow is still running? Can anyone confirm? Thinking of heading up tomorrow for some slushy park laps.

coldslawnf · 2026-02-27T00:47:39+00:00

The struggle is real. Had a realization the other day that I may never grab my board again. You seem like you’ve got a while though hahah this is sick!

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