New Snowboard!

On January 24 2011 11:01 Ftrunkz wrote:
I ski! In colorado ATM doing level one instructors exam tomorrow!

Don't know anything bout boards, but I know that there's an insane amount more comfort owning your own skis, and specifically boots, as opposed to renting, so grats on the purchase bro.

On January 24 2011 11:20 b0oyah wrote:
Nice ! I have never heard of sierra tho. What lenght did you choose and how tall are you ? Personally I prefer shorter boards. I like the control they have but the drawback is you dont go as fast :s

On January 24 2011 11:20 b0oyah wrote:
Nice ! I have never heard of sierra tho. What lenght did you choose and how tall are you ? Personally I prefer shorter boards. I like the control they have but the drawback is you dont go as fast :s

On January 24 2011 13:25 calgar wrote:
That is siiiiiick! I absolutely love green and it has been my favorite color for like 15 years now... my jaw basically dropped because its such a cool shade. Alas I have never been snowboarding, definitely high on my to-do list. Is $450 for bindings/board about average, like middle-of-the-road? Seems a little pricey but I don't know anything and guess it's good quality stuff.

On January 24 2011 15:54 AyeH wrote:
I snowboard too! I love snowboarding. In the Midwest, there are no good slopes except icy hills that take literally 15-30 seconds to go down. I have the Ride Machete 158 board and Burton Cartel bindings and Burton Hail Coalition boots. I spent about 450 on the board, 210 on the bindings, 180 on the boots, and 130 on goggles (Smith Ignitor Mirror). Snowboarding/Skiing are very expensive hobbies/sports and not for someone that is going to use the board once or twice.

I have to say one thing about the Burton Missions. I bought a brand new pair of Burton Missions about 1-2 months ago and three bad things happened. The first was that the strap would not catch on the ratchet sometimes. I don't know why it was doing that but it was really scary because I thought it would come undone while I was going down a hill. Secondly,the toe strap doesn't do a very good job of holding your boot towards the back because it slips a lot and just eventually moves to the top of the boot instead of when it should be resting on the toeside. Lastly, the material isn't as durable like the Burton Cartel bindings. The ratchet is not made of a durable aluminum and that may cause problems in the long run.

I would say that if you purchased your Burton Missions at a local store, go return them and get the Burton Cartel bindings for just 10-20 bucks more. It is much better overall and a higher quality product. The feel is much better too. It's a better binding overall for only a small addition to the 200 dollar Burton Mission bindings. I strongly recommend that you switch them out, you won't regret getting the Cartel bindings. I promise.

On January 26 2011 04:53 Artemis wrote:
Whats a good stance/angles to use? I never had to set my own before, because I always rented.

On January 26 2011 06:53 AyeH wrote:


First of all, the mission bindings were probably defective but at the same time, the toe strap was slipping off my toe and i know that it was because of the design, not the binding.

if you are regular do 15 angles to the left on your left foot and maybe 5-10 to the right on your right foot. if you are goofy, the other way around. this allows for you to be able to get into your turns better and more smoothly.

On January 26 2011 12:53 FlashIsHigh wrote:
SIck board, where u live at? Im from Illinois so my options of places to snowboard are limited lol

On January 26 2011 09:07 Artemis wrote:


Thanks for the help! Im going to see how the Missions are when they get here, since I ordered online. If the toe strap does move around like you said, ill probably return them for the Cartels.