Die Snowboard Die!
I’ve pretty much broken every snowboard i’ve ever set foot on. This post is just a recap of all the boards i’ve killed since i started snowboarding in 1997.
I bought my 1st snowboard used, off some dude in the paper. This was before CraigsList so there was some serious effort required getting my hands on this thing. It was a old GNU Kinetic 168 with Elfgen 911 bindings. But holy shit i was stoked. I finally had my own snowboard (i didn’t count the Black Snow i got a few years earlier). I ended up breaking the bindings off 1st day, 1st run. My college roomates decided it would be a good idea to take a guy who’d never been on a lift to the top of Alpental. It was beyond repair. Total bummer….i didn’t end up riding again till the following winter 96/97 when i started working at Ski Acres in the rental shop. This is where the Trail of Death starts.
1. 1997: K2 HC 155 – Demise: landed on tail and the board exploded. I swear this was made out of a piece of plywood.
2. 1997: K2 HC 155 – Demise: landed on tail and the board exploded. Im positive this was made out of a piece of plywood.
3. 1998: Lib Tech Emma Peel – Demise: Grazed a rock, Delam. Sent back to Mervin, they ‘repaired’ board. Sold it off.
4. 1998: Rev Asym 163 – Demise: Grazed a rock, Delam explosion. Still have board in storage. Bought from J.McKay. Sic Board.
5. 1999: Rev ?? – Demise: Broke in half on icy jump at Ski Acres knocked myself out.
6. 1999: Lib Tech MC 157 – Demise: Browed from roomate Mitch. Road Kirkwood, hit rock and ripped a 6″ chunch of base and edge out. Bought board from Mitch.
7. 2000: Burton Canyon 162 #1 – Demise: landed on tail cracked board. Warranty.
8. 2000: Burton Canyon 162 #2 – Demise: landed in snow on Blow Down. cracked behind front binding. warranty.
9. 2000: Burton Canyon 162 #3 – Sold off.
10. 2001: Burton Johan 163 – Demise: dented in edge. Solf off to Thigpen. Haven’t ridden a Burton since.
11. 2001: Salomon 550 164 – Demise: Cracked behind back binder. Warrantied/sold off.
12. 2001: Salomon Fastback 163 – Demise Cracked Edge, delam. Warrantied/sold off.
13. 2002: Option Free + 165 – Demise: Cracked behind back binder from jumping. loved this board. Warranty.
14. 2003: Option Free + 163 – Demise: Cracked sidewall/delam traversing across Wildside. Sold to Cupp.
15. 2003: Nitro Supernatural 166 – Demise: Broke in half jumping. Warranty
16. 2004: Nitro Shogun 165 – Demise: Broke in half jumping. Warranty
17. 2004: Nitro Shogun 165 – Sold off.
18. 2004: Sansalone 165 #1 – Demise: Cracked behind back binder from jumping. Warranty.
19. 2005: Sansalone 165 #2 – Demise: Cracked behind back binder from jumping. Warranty.
20. 2006: Sansalone 165 #3 – Demise: Cracked edge. Warranty. Sold off.
21. 2007: Sansalone 165 #4 – Demise: Stipped out inserts. Warranty. Waiting on return.
22. 2007: Sanaslone 161 – Demise: Broken edge…still riding. holding up ok for now.
23. 2007: Ride Dose 162 – Demise: Cracked Nose landing on knuckle at Grenade Games. 4th Time riding it. Sick Board, bummer.
24. 2008: Option Franchise 165 – Demise: Mystery Break. Cracked in front of front binding.
Last Update: 2008