This post is going to be brief as I just got back from the U.S. Open. Thanks to all my friends and Burton Snowboards for a kick ass time. Congrats to Danny Kass and Torah Bright in the pipe and Chas Guldemond and Kjersti Buaas in the slopestyle. I hope Elena Hight is ok after that spill in the pipe. Ouch. My favorite new rider? Peetu Piiroinen, but I think it's just because I like saying his name three times fast.As it was the U.S. Open, there was also a full service demo tent with all the 2010 goodies. I spent a good amount of time rotating through there for boards and bindings to test. Over the next few days, I'll be providing some mini-review on each board and binding that I tried. Granted these were short tests as I only got about 3-4 runs on each set up before switching them out. This also had to be interspersed with bro'ing down, beers, waffles, watching contests and the usual stuff, oh and even some snowboarding.
Conditions were classic VT spring: 40 degree temps with the occasional snow storm mixed in there, but overall
sunny with fast groomers in the AM, sugar and ice mid-day and slush in the PM: a very versatile mix for testing boards.
The test/mini-review list includes:
Custom with V-rocker
Method
X8
Jeremy Jones
Easy Living
Jussi
Bindings
C60 EST
Malavita EST
Infidel
3 comments:
I guess you didn't get a chance to test/see the new Burton Malolo? I'm really curious because I'm thinking of getting one next year :)
Thanks in advance!
P.S. I just edited a snowboard vid, thought you might be interested: http://www.vancityallie.com/2009/03/23/gentlemen-start-your-legs/
i didn't get a chance to test the malolo allie, but i can get you some pics.... fun vid! i'll shoot you an email with those malolo pics.
Hey that would be great! Thanks! allie@vancityallie.com
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