yea man im on board with that..i may be goin to reno this weekend just to go gamble and drink wit the gf, so ill drive by boreal and see whats good....the following week im looking to go boarding...i really hope it just freakin dumps by the feet all of next week

 

went to heavenly this past weekend...only two passes were open o well it was my gf's first time so I didn't get too many runs.

 

YAY!! DEC 13 - DEC 16 suppose to rain..so you know what that means..hope it dumps a nice amount of snow

 

I'm off to Sierra Summit tomorrow, will report when I get back, anyone else riding this weekend? Snow is forcast the whole weekend into next week for the Sierra's, this could be it.

 

ahh the weather looks promising

 

very promising indeed..Ill be hittin up reno late tonight and hope to board tomorrow morning at boreal..ill give you all a report as

 

^ you're brave. It's going to be cold up there.

Kirkwood is making snow 24/7 and planning on opening Solitude tomorrow, wind permitting. I can't wait!!

 

do you guys have any advice for snowboarding wax? brand/temp/etc?

 

snowboarding wax, from what i have found, doesnt really matter too much. go to a smaller quality board shop and they will have the right stuff, or advice for what to get if it matters.

You do it yourself? it saves a lot of money that way

 

i do, i plan on picking up some wax tomorrow from REI. theres some 20% deal going on.

 

yeah its all the same i tried about every single wax u can get at zumies haha now i just get the cheapest they got.. but i just got a text from my co worker he said tahoe got dumped on a lot hes on the northstar side of lake tahoe

 

Wax: One-Ball-Jay

Temp range: All-temp; unless it's spring then you can use summer wax.

For best performance wax every time you go, but every other will suffice (hot wax preferred).*

Of course if you're riding powder it doesn't matter as much...



*This is of course if you want to be fast

 

Brody up @SierraSnowboard made this a couple years back...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDRoKCAFtX8
It's pretty thorough & essentially what I've been doing for years.

Then I came across this one last week...


Before I head up next week, I'm gonna try out some of the techniques I've heard of during the off-season and saw on these vids: (1) the "pre-crayon" technique both guys used; (2) the "paint" (versus dripping) technique Koji used, esp. since this snowboard instructor mentioned last month that it saves a ton of wax; and (3) the "wax paper" dealio Koji used. I'll let y'all know how they work out.

As far as temperature-ratings, I simply use an all-temp wax. I don't race or compete, so it's not super critical. Plus, the Sierras are pretty consistent for the most part.

Happy Sliding!

 

interesting..ill pick up some more tools tomorrow too.

 

The video is pretty solid info...I've used the "dripping" method for 18 years and it's been fine...never tried the wax paper or the painting method.

You def. want to use a iron on pretty much the lowest setting and move it around a lot...never sit it in one place for very long at all. The purpose of heating the base is to let the wax into the pours of the base. Wax-on-Wax-off-Brush it down! GO FAST!