u/beowulf47

Getting conflicting information as to whether the 6 hard limit is still enforced or not

Was under the impression that helmets were the main thing recommended and no-one really strayed beyond this, but wow this is not the case at all. Many of the most skilled park rats at my local hill all rock some from of shock pants, impact vest, prob more but this is what ive seen so far

I have a pair of padded generic briefs I got from Amazon for like 35, it does well for my tailbone and recently Ive also picked up a motorcycle vest for a little torso protection. It has tons of padding on the lower back which I love (for sliding out on boardslides) but isnt exactly engineered with a snowboard first mindset (almost no padding on ribs for TACOing, way too much padding on chest which I personally dont think I need as I have a very muscular build up there, and no shoulder protection which Im not *sure* if I would need... Ive hurt my shoulders many times but usually not from direct impact, moreso from aggravating existing impingements from landing wrong IIRC etc)

Anyway, so with that said, Id love to hear what everyone else is rocking besides helmets. Brand names, types of armor, and what exactly you are looking for in these pieces (for example in the vests, do you like shoulder protection? Have heard it can restrict mobility for spins and stuff like that)

Hello, I am looking to surprise my gf with a new board. She currently has a 5/10 flex Nitro which is a good park/somewhat all-mountain board, but I would like to get her something stiffer. I am not familiar at ALL with female boards, and I was helping this sub could help me out

Me personally I already have a Jones Freecarver and was hoping to pick her up something similar. Maybe not as specialized a carving tool as that one, could be something a little more generalized that can handle pow as well as groomed conditions, but thats the general idea.

Should also mention she is pretty smol (4'11 103), so she's running with a pretty limited selection as is. Her current board (138) goes up to the middle of her nose, but she handles it very well.

Any suggestions? thanks!

I would like to add a buttering board to my rotation (not necessarily a Japanese ground tricks board, but just something I can improve my butter skills on). I currently have an Evil Twin, and while I have just started to understand basics like Tail Press, High press, and tail press... these motions do feel a bit more stiff than Id like. Skill I issue Im sure, but it does feel like having something a little more noodle like could benefit me in building my early skillset.

Earlier this season I rode a Burton rental at my local resort, and looking back on it, it was def a soft board. I could tail press merely by lifting by front foot up, and I remember when I first tried my Evil Twin, I felt "deceived" as if people had lied to me that it would be a good board to learn presses. Turns out, this was not the case... it's just that the mechanics of the board are different. On the ET, I really need to throw my hips and knees OVER the nose/tail to lock in that press.. whereas on the Burton, I would just pick up my leg and/or lean like a stiff leaning tower of Pisa. I realize now in retrospect I was simply learning poor mechanics because the board allowed it

So thats the point of this thread really. Id like to go back to a soft board (like a Bataleon Wallie / Disaster) to improve my butters and develop the confidence/skillset for it, but am also worried that it might develop bad habits and I would basically have to "relearn" these tricks on a more standard board anyway.

Where do you guys stand on this topic?