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u/Got2LoveTheDrake 1d ago
Angle obviously, but looks like he’s going uphill which makes it kind of hilarious
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u/CtrlAltEngage 1d ago
Can some eli5 what pow turns are? This looks like a dick move
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u/bacon_wrapped 1d ago
Turns made in POWder snow. The first two boarders made the alternating and crossing turn pattern. The third boarder hopped in the middle of the patterns
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u/CtrlAltEngage 1d ago
Ah ok, the turns are just from them coming down, they've not just dug out something for the third boarder to then come and fuck it up
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u/ChooseExactUsername 14h ago
Two skiers or boarders try to make a verrry looong figure "8" shape. 1st person makes 1/2 and the second person tries to replicate the opposite side. It's hard to do as the turns will be different.
It reminds me of a kid making the greatest snow angel and someone else stomps all over it to spoil it.
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u/morbob 1d ago
Looks fun, must be nice
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u/Accomplished-Lie716 1d ago
I'd be puffed out after 3 hops, snowboarding is exhausting
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u/Allaplgy 20h ago
You get used to it and your body builds strength in the right places when you do it regularly.
Like, earlier this season, I went to show my buddy the new shack on the the mountain (every mountain has a "secret" shack somewhere for 420 breaks). To get to it, you have to come from above through some technical stuff, or hike about 50 yards in from the side. I opted to hike, since my friend is still a bit of a noob. I started tromping through the knee deep pow, and turned around about halfway there to find homie panting and struggling about 5 steps in. I had forgotten just how exhausting hiking in deep snow is for people that don't do it regularly.
Lucky for him, he built up some chops this season, and can now ride in from above and out below.
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u/Porbulous 17h ago
I went boarding with a couple friends that live in CO years ago. I hadn't been on slopes in awhile.
They had me constantly gassed and made me boot up to a couple fun drop ins. I was mad at em for making me do it but totally worth it lol.
Day 1: totally cooked, was ready to stop by noon but pushed through Day 2: holy shit I can't feel my legs, continuing purely through pride and spite Day 3: wow somehow I'm feeling great and killing it??
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u/Allaplgy 16h ago
Day 3: wow somehow I'm feeling great and killing it??
Yep!
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u/Porbulous 16h ago
Was 28 at the time I think, assuming I won't have the same experience forever but I'm pretty amazed sometimes how quickly a body can adapt.
Love it though haha
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u/Allaplgy 15h ago
I'm 42. My skateboarding peaked in my mid thirties, and my snowboarding is probably peaking right now after getting deep back into it around the same time. I know a guy who rides almost every day and started in his 50s. The body is a crazy thing if you let it be.
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u/Porbulous 13h ago
Definitely!
I've seen plenty of mtn bikers in their 50s that crush way harder than I do.
I'm pretty risk adverse though which certainly holds me back.
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u/Allaplgy 10h ago
Not taking risks is risking missing out 😜
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u/Porbulous 9h ago
I'm primarily a rock climber and it's scary but risks are so much more controlled - mtn biking is terrifying in comparison and tiny mistakes can really be consequential - I don't have time to be injured!
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u/GravitationalEddie 1d ago
Hopping through the snow
On a one-board open... board