r/oddlysatisfying • u/LittleBear42 • 2d ago

Snowboarder hopping through pow turns

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u/morbob 2d ago

Looks fun, must be nice

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u/Accomplished-Lie716 2d ago

I'd be puffed out after 3 hops, snowboarding is exhausting

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u/Allaplgy 1d 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 1d 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 1d ago

Day 3: wow somehow I'm feeling great and killing it??

Yep!

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u/Porbulous 1d 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 1d 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/GlitterBlood773 1d ago

Your last line- truer words. As long as we’re able bodied

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u/Allaplgy 22h ago

Yeah, not gonna pretend luck has nothing to do with it.

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u/Allaplgy 22h ago

Yeah, not gonna pretend luck has nothing to do with it.

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u/Porbulous 1d 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 1d ago

Not taking risks is risking missing out 😜

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u/Porbulous 1d 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/Allaplgy 22h ago

Grew up skating street in SF. Learned early on that risk is always there, injury is a part of life, and the biggest mistakes are made when playing it a bit too safe. Falling is just another experience to learn from.

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