Backyard
I often hear people say that once kids in Wyoming discover snowskating then its going to get huge. I’ve never understood this sentiment. It seems like they’re saying that kids who live in a town with a ski resort would never have to resort to snowskating to entertain themselves. I think that any place with snow on the ground can be a great place to ride, you don’t need to live in a boring town to enjoy it. We are very fortunate to live around some great hills and usually have a couple of feet of snow in the backyard most winters. You don’t really need that much snow and that big of hills, just a bit of gravity, a shovel and a rake.
Our backyard is layed out with a wall ride, big table and hip.
There is plenty of speed from the hill in back but you need at least a foot of coverage to utilize it all. The hip will need a lot of snow and packing to be rideable and even then not sure how it will work, right now it looks a bit dangerous but hopefully with some snow things will change.
With this seasons first dusting of snow its easy to get excited about building up the backyard. I’ll keep you posted.
Yo mark just up checking the snow reports and clicked on your site. So good! I have a mini backyard junkyard @ my house and were getting some snow tonight cant wait for some fresh hipchecks in the morning. I wanted some advice on grip and shoes the lib grip is ok but im sure there r better options and what boots r best. Thanks bro hope to hear from you soon. looking forward to shredding w you this coming holiday so stoked snow is in the air. Peace, jeff
Hey jeff, been meaning to call you but been running around a bit too much. Looks like the boise valley got some snow eh? planning on coming down the 27 of dec with a big stack of boards to ride/demo. shoes are a tough one, some like vans others boots. I ride northface gtx boa’s. they were designed for lifties, they flex good and are super warm plus great ankle support. a bit bulky for some though. the lib grip is ok but the grid collects snow in my opinion. you can get extreme spikes and lay it over the stock lib grip on the tail and under your front foot, will improve it a bunch, or just buy a couple of #6 x 1/2″ screws and run it up through the deck, that’s what I do. The grip I’m running this year is working great, no snow build up and its pretty strong, although its still early. regripping a board is a pain in the ass though. I’ll give you a call tomorrow.
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