monkey nonsense

so i got hooked on snowboarding at the end of the 2005-2006 season. went 3 times after presidents day. and really, by the last time, the snow was all ice. you could see the dirt/grass starting to show… hahhaa

but i’m hooked. to the point that on my last trip with my friend, we both saw the discounted boards on sale at the ski store. not knowing ANYthing about purchasing snowboards (‘cept that snowboards typically run for ~$400? even this we were unsure of, we just heard this from the other friend who had gone boarding with us the first time and had also gotten bitten by the snowboard bug and started pricing things online. we didn’t even know whether $400 was just for the board or the entire package!) , we reaaally strongly considered purchasing those boards. in the end, better senses prevailed.

… but i’m still looking to buy! anyone have any suggestions/advice on how to buy a snowboard? like i realized afterwards, after reading up, that perhaps it was best we didn’t buy those boards as their lengths didn’t seem right? though i’m not sure what length i should be riding on. at one ski resort, they gave me a length 147, but at the other place, they gave me 143. i did the best with the length of 143, but it was also my third time snowboarding and the hill at that resort was considerably less steep. other questions- boots? bindings? type of snowboard? i dunno any of these! reading how-tos on snowboard buying just confused the crap outta me!

also, not sure how much to spend? i’m obviously a beginner and would like to get better and go more often.

and finally, anyone wnat to go snowboarding?! i so wish i lived somewhere where there’s year round snowboarding

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