mzvarner

Bump... Great entry price to see how you like the sport!

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I built this back in 2009. Have been on many trips including Adams, Shuksan, Hood, colchuck, and other various trips in Idaho, Montana, and Washington. The board was split using a table saw and jig for a straight cut, then followed the voile kit instructions it is 161 cm, the stance is fixed regular with the left foot angeled about 10* forward and the rear foot 2* back, 21 3/4 inches between centers for stance width. I am 6 foot and 200# for reference. This is the full package including board, bindings with plates, and skins. Asking $180 + shipping. If interested please PM cell or email for pics.

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I have had this so long and I honestly do not remember the model I have had it on a Mazda Tribute and a Kia Sportage. Measures 41 inches across. See add for more details. Asking $100 + shipping http://spokane.craigslist.org/spo/5437887183.html

DIY using Voile Split kit. Built in 2009 and still in great shape after many miles. $200 gets board, bindings/ plates, and skins. I can ship and maybe meet you depending on location for added cost/ gas money. see add for details. http://spokane.craigslist.org/spo/5452914313.html

That's a good point... But I would expect it to be bilateral. It's always the medial r knee which makes me question it. And it's sharp in nature and not an ache. But I get it. Pain comes with the territory.

I have had a long history of knee pain on descents. Specifically it is the medial aspect of my right patella. I have also had a long standing history of tight IT band issues with this leg that arises w/ running. I am sure I have some muscles that are weak and need some training. Wondering which ones specifically. I am going to be starting a weight training regiment with a focus on HITT training for climbing. With that in mind is there any hints, tips, exercises, or circuits you have found beneficial? I also do yoga a few times a week, among other activities.

Epic! Thanks for the stoke. I am heading to Ouray (not as gnarly) for 3 days in 10 days!

I have been riding a home made split since 2009. Been toying with the idea of switching to skis, even gone so far as to spend a season renting. However I have made the decision that my 15 years of snowboarding is too much to throw away. So I have decided to stick with it and am picking up a Jones solution today from Mountain Gear. I have ridden a few hills including Stevens Peak, Hub lake, Hood, Shuksan, and Adams. Anyways, ill see yeah out there. Have not been active on the forum (or in the mountains) for a few years while finishing school and getting a real job.

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Need to thin the herd. $40 a piece + shipping (usps flat rate). Lightly used. Well taken care of. Have not needed sharpening yet. 4x 13cm ( yellow) 4x 16 cm (blue) Working on uploading photos.

Hi all. Wife and I are getting back into mountaineering after a few years away to finish school. Hoping to do hood next week via hogs back. Been on it before but years ago. At this time we are planning a one day car to car. So looks like we need to get a permit and sounds like self register at timberline lodge. What's the policy about sleeping in your car in the parking lot for a night? Is there a better alternative? Going to be driving over from Spokane. Thanks.

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bump- crampons sold all else is obo

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@ NDrake- thanks for the excellent post. I do not feel attacked. I think you make a very good point about safety. I had no intentions of doing any backcountry skiing this year for that very reason. I know of one guy, an experienced skier, who broke his tib-fib after a freak slip up down the bunny hill on the first run of the day getting to the lift. Me personally, I have already had a bad fall rock climbing where I had a spine fracture among other breaks. Safety in the mountains is important to me. On another note, since my original post I have thought more about it. I am leaning more towards staying with the split board. I think I'll by a real one next season and get a pair of crampons for it. I think my main motivation for wanting to switch actually stems from boredom at the resort. Riding groomers is kinda boring after 15 years so I wanted to make the resort fun again.

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La Sportiva womens Trango S Evo GTX- size 42-$150 shipped. Lightly used over the past 2-3 years. BD Sabertooth stainless steel crampons- "Clip style" (front basket, rear heel bail)- $80 shipped Metolious Safe tech trad Harness- medium- used but not abused, mostly just in the local gym.- $40 shipped I can text or email pics, but I am not computer savvy so no uploads right now. Please PM email or cell. I prefer paypal gift as payment.

The problem w/ the phantom set up is that it looks like ~$850 just for the bindings. Then factor in a new split board around $700 (I currently am riding a home cut franken-board that was 99$ at a local outlet store), and ski boots $500-$800. In my mind, I may as well just get set up w/ AT skis that I intend to use for approaches and Ski mountaineering/ descents. Then I have my fall back (split board) for the powder days. My objectives are not gnarly awe inspiring lines. I want to get down from muir faster, ski the classic lines on Adams, Baker, Rainier, etc. as well as make the resort fun. Now I am second guessing myself all together. I have a pair of spantiks and I have used them w/ the split board. It was OK, not great, but ok. I could just invest in a real splitboard and shut up and get out in the back country. I will have more confidence in my abilities as a snowboarder on sketchy terrain versus newb on skies.

Pete- I am giving up the board for the most part. This is my first year skiing seriously at all. So all my time in the resort is going to be on rented ski equipment. Since I still want to go into the back country on my days off, I will take the split board. When my buddies want to go ride powder and spend a few days in the back country at one of the cabins around here, ill ride the split board. Then hopefully at the end of the season Ill have enough coin put away and skill built up that I will be able to get some spring corn turns on new gear.

Thanks for the input so far guys Sol- I have a hard time buying a pair of ski boots for my split board. To me it seems like im trying to tweak the wrong tool for the job (choking up on a framing hammer to use as a finishing hammer?). I also already dropped some serious coin and bought a pair of the Magneto Speed split bindings and love them! Water- I am renting skis at the local ski hills. They are nothing special, but it allows to try a variety of sizes to figure out the difference and what feels best. From my research so far it seemed like 90mm underfoot was what was being recommended. I also saw a lot of people putting out good reviews on skis like the K2 Shuksan and Coomback. (Sounds like the Shuksan was designed for us PNW skiiers?). These reviews are a few years old tho. It also seems that the "trend" has been to go wider. (correct me if I am wrong...) But wide skis are best for deep pow. We dont see much of that around here. If we do I plan on using my splitboard on those days as previously stated. A narrower ski is going to have a better grip on the uphill (and downhill?) because there is less relative surface area so more pressure being exerted? So a narrow under foot ski (but wider than my boot, I have read people have problems w/ this?) w/ a little extra rocker at the tip and camber under foot? I can see what the rocker is doing; helping keep the tip up out of snow, crust, crud, crevase, etc. but what is the camber doing?