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Sweet! I love when  people get back into riding after their last setup contained "late 90's airwalks". Customs should be good for you I'd say, but you can probably step up one or two notches and go with missions or cartels. It wont end up being too much difference in price, or you could look outside of burton and find something you might like better, but i sure wont shpiel about it!  Anyhow, not many of these edmonton dudes are on here it seems anyhow, but im sure theyll welcome you when they get out from their caves.

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Sweet! I love when  people get back into riding after their last setup contained "late 90's airwalks".

 

The good old days, sweet sweet airwalks. They didnt even have a removable liner in them.

 

I was going to step the bindings up a notch, but I have to outfit 3 people from scratch this year and its gonna cost a bundle. Last years customs are only $120, so its pretty cheap. I always used to ride Preston bindings in the past, they were made by Ride I think.

 

Thanks for the welcome, Im sure when there is snow everone will come crawling back here.

The Edmonton Ski and Snowboard show is cool to go to but the cost of some of the gear is a bit steep. If you are looking at cheap gear, check out some of the shops like Pacesetter; even Sportcheck is having a clearance on right now (Sportcheck has actually improved their lineup like Option boards, Northwave boots, and even Salomon bindings).  If you like Mervin Products (Libtech/Gnu ) there are not too many shops here that sell the brand, but definitely United Cycle carries them.

You may also want to look at just renting boards for the wife and nephew for now.  I was in the same boat before, was way too advanced for the wife and son. They really wanted to learn to ride but became frustrated with it, and didn't really want to go much afterwards.  This was after buying them some pretty sick gear. Do them a favour and get them some lessons too   . Honestly? I think at the end of the day, riding cost me my relationship and my home...but think of all the extra riding days I'll get in this season

Sunridge used to be quite a yawn but after adding several thousand tons of earth and adding a three-man high speed lift, it is now a really good place to go (off-mountain, that is). Considering where you live, you are only minutes from the hill which is totally sweet.

Im not even from edmonton, I just hangout in the forum. Haha, good go on saving money with the sportchek set up! And that sounds like a sick deal on that Recon, they have cool topsheets hey? Haha, usually the only shop I go to in Edmonton when Im there is Plush haha, mainly cuz Earl and Adam rode for them a couple years ago. (Earl from canadian Idol). Buut I'm not real sure on what kind of deals they will have there! Sorry dude, I dont get there to shop for myself often, its usually the girlfriend. Buut, a friend of mine keeps telling me how sick easy rider is, i need to get down there!

Check out "Out of Bounds". Also Sportcheck has Salomon and Helly Hanson outerwear for $150 (Seriously cheap right now, scooped a $400 Salomon jacket for $150). Go to the Londonderry Mall location; they still might have racks out with their outwear fire-saled...

I know you've been out of the scene for a while but even though Salomon is a ski outfit, they have really put a lot of thought behind rider's gear (and no, I've never skied a day in my life so I'm not a convert). Whatever Burton isn't buying up, the ski companies are.

[Edited by Trumpits on 10/10/2008 at 7:24 AM]

Yeah dude! i went to drive home from my girlfriends super late lastnight and was caught "with my pants down" when my fan in my car didnt work, so i had no defrost, and i didnt have a scaper (just got the car about a month ago and it didnt cross my mind). that was bad news, i scraped my windsheild with my flight of the concords case and drove 30 all the way home. So anyway, put the newfan in my car this afternoon, and turns out the switch is effed too, so now it only works on high... pretty dang annoying. Anyhow, I just got my outwear in the mail the other day, so im suuper excited. The coats pretty big, but i guess i can be one of those goofy gangster kids... it cant hurt. And im still waiting on my board, neither one i want is available yet, so Im holdin onto my last years deck with all my might!

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Oh yeah...welcome Trumpits...[Edited by Super_K2 on 10/16/2008 at 4:30 PM]

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you might be on glue being that its a 1999 Dodge Durango.  

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so you quit your job for another? And what do you do?

 

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so you quit your job for another? And what do you do?

 

 

Machinist.

Anybody gonna be hitting up sunshine / Louise for opening weekend??!!

Hell yeah will be there!!!

If i was going i would say something clever like "See you on the lifts!" but since my manager was gay and made the schedual early, i didnt get to book it off, so now body my friend and I work, so we need to get people to work for us now.  I guess.. "Wont see you on the lifts!"   If not, the next week. But hopefully! There is still a chance!!

Well....it's been a while since a post so we all know how the weathers been like. So....I think I'll pass on the early opening dates....As of Nov 13, only Marmot and Lake Louise will be opening this weekend with one run each....

Eeek. How annoying is that. Im riding sunshine, we'll see how that i is i guess

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Eeek. How annoying is that. Im riding sunshine, we'll see how that i is i guess

No way! Ended up going to Sunshine after all on Saturday (spur of the moment; left the house a 2:30 AM to make first chair). 60 cm base, awesome conditions considering what they're working with, 5 lifts open by noon. Sick!