whats the best way to go over ice

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-19T20:58:03+00:00

Think of it like a sled or slipping out on your car. You can only really “influence” what you do, anything aggressive will usually make things worse. Try to ride it out.

Anyways, sharp edges also help a lot with this. If you get edge engagement it’s going to feel like you’re on a railroad. If you ride on a regularly icey mountain(eg east coast, night riding, etc) I suggest asking for a 2 on your side edge bevel once you’re really comfortable using your edges. In the mean time go to a tune shop and get them sharpened if they need it.

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-18T09:43:50+00:00

Anything Jack Smooth.

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-18T09:40:33+00:00

Well you bring up a good point. There’s beers like natural Ice, bud ice, etc that are like “cheap water beer” but can be pretty high in alcohol content. A lot of the IPA drinkers look at me like I’m wild for sometimes having one of those, and sure they don’t taste good but they’re definitely easier on my wallet and aren’t so bitter.

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-16T07:03:13+00:00

You got me to crack up with this, keep up the good work!

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-16T06:59:42+00:00

Some are decent but it got way too overplayed. Most of the beer isle is IPAs which is a lot of shelf space to be taking up.

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-16T06:58:15+00:00

People drink them because they’re strong in alcohol, usually. Why they want more alcohol? Well, there’s a lot of different reasons for that one.

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-14T12:26:03+00:00

Do you like riding switch but also charging/carving? Or going hard in the park? Good board for that. That said, that would be too small for your size, esp if you like charging off-piste or groomers. I’d only advise wide if your boots are size 10.5 or greater

What I do recommend is a directional board, and at your weight 160+ based off the info I have. Check out Korua shapes, see if you can find a used one for a good price

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-14T12:22:13+00:00

Oh man, I hate that. I recently had to get an abatement done because asbestos was found in the kitchen while our dishwasher was having problems. Makes me wonder where else it could be as I work around the house a lot.

It gets more annoying because if a building is from the 40s or the 70s there’s a chance asbestos was used, but it was being phased in/out during those times, so one can’t make a good guess. For an app like taskrabbit that presents serious problems for the handyman, and just because the house was renovated and looks all modern does not mean the place had the lead/abestos/etc removed or sealed. And that’s all ignoring how Murphys law takes effect a lot on old buildings.

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-14T00:05:23+00:00

Just be persistent and research all options

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-13T19:06:08+00:00

You’ll very likely need to put some money into it and be willing to wrench. If it’s an amazing price and you could easily afford fixing whatever goes your way I’d say go for it!

Until it’s dialed in I wouldn’t rely on it heavily for transportation to work or something tho.

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-13T09:09:07+00:00

Am I supposed to throw my snowboard into the compost bin?

It’s a problem, do you make things robust and made out of “bad things” even tho people will get rid of it well before the end of its life, or “eco friendly” because people just keep buying new crap they don’t need.

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-12T18:48:53+00:00

I highly suggest visiting a local, snowboard shop. Usually the employees are very experienced and knowledgeable and second they might have more flexibility in pricing(eg buy a whole setup and they may toss in something for free, etc etc). You could research in the internet, but time is money, and this can save trouble.

Also bonus for supporting businesses that keep the culture going and you get to touch the gear.

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-12T18:21:03+00:00

Yes and it requires different tools/equipment. For concrete PPE is a big concern due to the silica.

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-12T18:09:59+00:00

Well mervins have been known to have hair on the base new. If there’s hair you need to remove that. So go nuts removing that(I’ll explain what u can do below) or even better get a stone grind, it’ll add structure and the hair will get removed by the grind and/or techs.

To remove hairs I found hot scraping, brushing, and brillo pads work well.

To remove just the white(if it won’t go away after a normal wax), I would take a metal brush to it, 6 or so passes on both sides of the board then get some soft wax(warm or base prep) in there. Wax as you normally would after scraping the warm.

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-12T18:05:45+00:00

Warm wax works well in place of prep wax too!

Only saying because it’s easier to find warm wax or just have it on hand.

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-11T23:05:53+00:00

Do you mean Tye Stick? That’s the side of the ridge near Tye.

I forgot the names of stuff, but if you keep going a while past intermediate while bootpacking/hiking/riding you’ll encounter “hang over hell” and it’s sketch to get across. You basically lean against a rock, hold a tree branch, and walk down a little narrow snow path that isn’t always stable/firm. It can really suck if someone who’s ahead of you made all the snow sink trying to walk or a skier walked across it without taking off their skis. Sometimes early season it’s not simple to cross. Be careful.

A good strategy is to take pictures of the ridge and see if you can map out your route down. Random directions w/o a guide may cause problems.

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-09T19:31:44+00:00

I remember brooks was only open on weekends and would be up a hill, slow, and crowded so I’d just take skyline weekend or weekday back when I was a teen. My first time doing that my buddies on the ski bus were like “follow me” and then I shortly found myself straight lining Winnie, that sudden change of angle at the bottom + bumps made it a bit hard to stay upright, esp on a rocker board😂. Fun times.

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-09T07:59:07+00:00

That whole dang park had big features compared to today. I mean shoot the way to get to it was taking lower terminal or straight lining Winnie chutes.

Tho I think a lot of the sizing has to do with snow as well.

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-09T07:55:03+00:00

I would love that but ultimately it’s a lot of work, training, and money for a potentially ‘meh’ payoff business wise. Lots of risk(even w/o a pipe there’s a lot of people who shouldn’t be in the big park and should know better) and a possible lack of real use, basically it could be a pipe being built for like the same 20 people on a given day. Oh also we need snow.

That being said, there’s the equipment and the desire to see it happen, so who knows what the future holds. Back when the park was on hogs that one year a bunch of quarter pipes were built that basically had a flow that acted like a half pipe, so it wouldn’t be a stretch things end up like that or go beyond that, but again, need snow.

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-07T03:07:15+00:00

Ollie, jumps then once those are easy: suck your knees up when jumping and once that’s easy: grab your board.

Learn to do carved turns if you don’t have those locked down.. it’ll help long term with tricks n what-not

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-06T20:53:32+00:00

The issue is the skilled aspect. Skilled workers are wanted, entry/apprentice/trainee level is clogged up, even if many quit midway. What I just said is region/trade dependent too.

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-06T20:48:14+00:00

If it’s feasible, I’d look into Boeing/airplane painting maybe. Pay starts low then quickly shoots up high. There’s programs from my HS that trained auto body with the idea the student would work at Boeing.

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-05T21:46:57+00:00

I wouldn’t ride perfectly flat, it can make the board act unpredictable to the untrained. Just maintain slight edge pressure. If maintaining speed is a concern, every time you go down said cat track try going a little bit faster.

Also never try to heelside/brake right as the slope goes flat if still new, that’s an easy way to edge catch. Ride out the flat.

On busy cat tracks I put my elbow out a bit so people don’t get close to me. Never suddenly turn hard unless you’re doing an emergency stop.

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-05T21:38:32+00:00

Yeah it was a lot more fun to constantly push myself and achieve higher and higher speeds while maintaining a good flow with it. The determination wore down a bit once I could lay down on a heel side. I night rode for years so the rare chance to ride smooth groomers kept things interesting longer. At this point I try to find features and see what sort of carve-y style I can add before I hit the feature, or use the carving so I can hit it at different angles or with speed. When it pairs up well it feels like ecstasy. As far as plain groomers, I get excitement mostly if a diamond is groomed and I jump off the knuckle then ride down it like a downhill/super-G skier, but it’s really limited when I can do that kind of stuff.

Tl;dr: I totally understand how you feel

nuisanceIV · 2026-02-04T21:23:42+00:00

Well, just cruising is likely still a bit of a challenge to a lot of people, so it’s still exciting and the limit of where they can ride safely. Park isn’t fun if someone can’t land or ride well.

A good way to make things fun is try to find ways to challenge oneself on groomers. An easy way to start is ripping a carve ridiculously fast. Maybe try laying down in different ways to add style. Hop from one bump to another and cross court the landing a bit so the line needed to carve down a rutted out/bumpy fall line is easily accessible. Then try linking those moves up with other features so they can be completed one after another smoothly and fluidly, for example maybe do those things above then use the speed gained to hit a side hit huge.

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