larrytbull Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 My son and I went to JF on Sunday. Used my CBS local discount. and his 5th grader snow pass. No a huge amount of snow on the trails, but plenty for us to Ride. Hardly any people, and no waits for lifts We spent most of the day working on his ground tricks like 360's 180's and tripods. then finished the day with a few laps in the park. Sure it may not have the amount of terrain open as Blue right now, but I love early and late season, as there are not a lot of beginners if any around, and the slopes are wide open. As a boarder this is prime time to hone up the tricks you want to do when season is in full tilt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Tripods???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrytbull Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Tripods???? A tripod essentially is hands on the snow in a high butter! while riding down the slope it looks pretty cool in full motion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzl31x_gqRM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 I see no point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 I see no point. Times 2. I wish all the snowboarders except TP4 and VTMark went to Jack Frost to work on their butters... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrytbull Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Sorry to hear you are not a fan of snowboarding. You should try it sometime. perhaps you might like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Sorry to hear you are not a fan of snowboarding. You should try it sometime. perhaps you might like it No thanks...most snowboarders I know eventually become skiers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Law Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 It's a reverse polish vadelin....lots of things on skis serve little purpose outside of saying to your friend look what i can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrytbull Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 It's a reverse polish vadelin....lots of things on skis serve little purpose outside of saying to your friend look what i can do. Isn't that the point. Things get boring if all you do is go straight down the mountain. What ever floats your boat, whether it is having fun in park, Jumping, slalom, or just going faster than your friends. Don't be a hater, just because you enjoy wearing 2 snowboards instead of one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 I sometimes like to ski with my ski poles between my legs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burton71 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Isn't that the point. Things get boring if all you do is go straight down the mountain. What ever floats your boat, whether it is having fun in park, Jumping, slalom, or just going faster than your friends. Don't be a hater, just because you enjoy wearing 2 snowboards instead of one Yup. Tripods and butters are excellent ways to work on board control as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Yup. Tripods and butters are excellent ways to work on board control as well. I like your sarcasm!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrytbull Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Yup. Tripods and butters are excellent ways to work on board control as well. My son is only 10 yo and is already slamming it in the park, but having issues with landing off of some of the higher rails, because his switch, and buttering need work. using these techniques helps with the board control, and his awareness of board flex, and his balance. Too him it also is a neat trick that non of his friends can do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burton71 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 My son is only 10 yo and is already slamming it in the park, but having issues with landing off of some of the higher rails, because his switch, and buttering need work. using these techniques helps with the board control, and his awareness of board flex, and his balance. Too him it also is a neat trick that non of his friends can do Definitely. All of that translates to being an all around better rider everywhere on the mountain and makes riding more enjoyable then just bombing down the hill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 A tripod essentially is hands on the snow in a high butter! while riding down the slope it looks pretty cool in full motion This makes you a better rider??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burton71 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 This makes you a better rider??? Sure. It is all about board control. Start with tripods then move to nose butters and before long you are Nicolas Muller... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrytbull Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Faii This makes you a better rider??? Fairly straight foreward to explain this: If takes an enormous amount of balance and and board control enough to control yourself and the board at these extreme angles, and still be able to pop back on the board. that translates into better riding in general. similar to difference in pizza/french fries to a person who can use edge control on 2 snowboards (ski's) . One can get down the mountain, the other one can ride down the mountain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Interesting...and I can butter as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burton71 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Interesting...and I can butter as well...image.jpg And look at how well all that practice translates into you being able to backseat down steep runs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 And look at how well all that practice translates into you being able to backseat down steep runs. Yup..hands forward ass up...I wish my local mountain was bear creek or Jackson frost so I had lots of flat terrain to butter on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrytbull Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Yup..hands forward ass up...I wish my local mountain was bear creek or Jackson frost so I had lots of flat terrain to butter on. so this practice was done on steeper blue terrain, and blue mt has plenty trails that is perfect for those exercises. perhaps you should try some buttering on ski's twice the fun right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 so this practice was done on steeper blue terrain, and blue mt has plenty trails that is perfect for those exercises. perhaps you should try some buttering on ski's twice the fun right? I just like skiing fast I don't have time for that...someone might pass me which would bruise my ego. You should change your name to LarryBird!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Law Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Isn't that the point. Things get boring if all you do is go straight down the mountain. What ever floats your boat, whether it is having fun in park, Jumping, slalom, or just going faster than your friends. Don't be a hater, just because you enjoy wearing 2 snowboards instead of one I ain't hating, I wear ridiculous colors because it's fun I'm live and let live....unless your fruit booting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 I ain't hating, I wear ridiculous colors because it's fun I'm live and let live....unless your fruit booting... I laugh when LarryBird says we wear two snowboards lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrytbull Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 (edited) Fruit booters are to skiers like dual boards are to snowboarders See below to complete this thread Edited December 15, 2014 by larrytbull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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