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Cu455

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noelskii said:
Pro or not, I highly recommend a helmet. I've seen plenty of "pros" out there wearing just a winter hat. They think it's 'cool', but IMO, it's really dumb... I've seen a lot of these people wipe out and i'm pretty sure they wished they wore helmets afterwards...
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I agree that wearing a helmet is a smart thing to do. It won't help you 99% of the time but that one time it does it will save your life. Just like a seatbelt. It is not going to do anything most of the time. That one time you need it you will be happy your wore it. It's something I always say I am going to get, but never do.

I am sure some people might think it's dorky not to wear one. A lot of people it's out of habit. It's just something people never did and aren't looking change their ways. Helmets have only became popular a few years ago. It is gaining popularity fast. It wouldn't surprise me if resorts start requiring them.
 
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I have been snowboarding for years ... Sometimes i don't wear helmet.. One day i fell and hit my head. Had a concussion
went to get an MIR scan.. After that helmet all the time. Good piece of mind.
 
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rookie07 said:
Wrist guards and pads???

Toughen up dude!!!!
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Haha I'm good. I'm one of those that would rather be safe than sorry kind of people. Not to mention, I wore wrist guards last year and I found them to be pretty comfortable and I still fall enough where I would rather have them then not. I also know I want knee pads this winter because I fell on pretty hard on ice last year and it hurt, plus my knees aren't the greatest from playing soccer.



Cu455 said:
The board is nice. What kind is it? What kind of bindings did you get?

I don't wear any pads but have been thinking about getting a helmet. You will probably ditch the wrist guards quick. They are great for learning but just become a hassle after that. Get good gloves, socks, a face mask and don't fall.

I go by the less is more theory. I just wear what is necessary to keep me from freezing and get me down the hill.
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It's a DC XFB Snowboard, kinda old but it was $100 new so I figured it was ok for my first board, the guy at the shop thought it was a good idea. I definitely spent more on boots and bindings which I love what I went with. I got K2 boots and Ride bindings. The K2 boots were definitely the most comfortable boots I tried on and I tried on about 5-6 pairs. The Ride bindings I liked because of the full aluminum body rather than some that had a plastic bottom, not a big fan of that at least in terms of durability.

I have decent gloves, North Face Montana gloves that I got last year along with some Dragon goggles. No face mask though. In terms of pants and jackets, I dressed very heavily the first day I went last year to find out it was way too much but I brought lighter stuff just in case. I like to ride with one pair of sweatpants and my North Face snowpants and a sweatshirt with either my North Face steeptech or hyvent jacket, also got a North Face beenie hat just so I'm not direct with the helmet.
 
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The resorts are opening early this year, understandably. Belleayre is opening this weekend and Killington already opened.

What a beautiful sight.

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