its coming! i wait all year for the mountains to open up! i figured we can all talk about the mountains in the NORTHEAST in this thread and such. anyway to the point, whos in for some schooling on the mountain!

im headed for killington in vermont for thankgiving weekend(screw shopping). theyre having packages like 68$ for lodging and lift ticket!

oh yea and tell me what kind of boards/skis you guys are using =/ i have the 2006 option eclipse board =x the bindings are ok but boy are the expensive ones sexy as hell(snakeskin etc lol).

 

I think... it'd be awesome if we could all coordinate a snowboard/skiing RX-8 day...

Yeah, okay. Chances are slim, but it's an idea?

 

Keep an eye on the Spotted in NH thread - we've got a few folks (mix of two plankers and knuckle-draggers) making noise about some RX-8 skiing/boarding trips this season...

 

I live about 10 min from Blue Mountain in PA... works out failry nice except the only way to fit my snowboard in my car is laying it down on the passenger seat

 

I can get a set of 180 cm skis in my trunk and passed through the tunnel between the back seats with no problem (I put a towel down on the center console between the back seats to keep the edges from marring the top of the console). Seems like there is enough clearance height there to maybe accomodate a board as well, not sure about how positioning the boot bindings would work out though. May leave too much board stuck in the trunk to be able to get the rear hatch closed...

 

my board is about 1/2" too wide to fit through the pass-through... i was very disappointed when i figured that out 3 years ago

 

I think that a rotor slopes day would be great however I would probally use my JEEP to go threre. my Pandora(RX-8) HATES the snow. Oh well maybe I can fit my KJ JEEP with a rotary engine. Anybody have a 20b they want to trade for a inline 6 with 160,000 miles on it? Just broken in and ready for use.

 

I'm up at Mt Snow and Okemo when in Vermont. Uncle has a cabin close to Okemo and it's pretty swanky so I don't mind the long drive. I have yet to try the drive the 8 up there though...

Otherwise I'm at Hunter and Mt Creek.

Any remommendation for places just 2 hours outta Queens?

Oh and I'm riding a Burton Balance 157.5 with Bent Metal Bindings. I've had the Bent Metals for 7 years and still swear by them. I've been teaching my wife to snowboard too so I hope she can cut it up this season.

I'm transporting my gear on my Yakima roof rack. I couldn't live without my rack - I love Mountain biking and snowboarding too much!

 

Mmmm....snowboarding. Im heading up to Killington also, but on 12/15 - 12/17 *drool* Drove the 8 last time to Hunter, Windham (dun like it that much) and Mt. Creek.

416, don't think there are any good mts. that are 2 hrs from Queens. The ones that I looked had like 5 lifts, lol. Good ones are always 3-4 hrs *sigh*.

My board is an M3 Discord 153, drake matrix bindings and 32 lashed boot, mmmmm.....

Since im lazy to remove the bindings, I have to open the compartment in the backseat and slide it in from my side leaving only one seat available for someone to sit, lol.

Al

 

i hope that wont be my case .. in fact id like to fit 2 of them through .. we do have the flat bindings though which whould help .. and my new board is a little smaller than my prev one was

here in the flatlands we snowboard on garbage dumps or some other sand digouts but i plan on hitting it pretty hard this season

 

hey 416, you have a rack on your 8?

and id like to know where the good places 3 hrs away are lol.

 

 

awesome. lets plan it, thats like 2 girls already . bring on the snow bunnies!! haha (i hope my girlfriend isnt reading this)

 

went to snowboard with my car... bad experience.. almost got stuck in the parking lot. lol

 

I've got a Yakima roof rack for my 8. In the summer I'm hauling bikes with the Rator system and in the winter can carry up to 4 boards in the Big Powder Hound. I'm hoping I will have added traction in the snow with the added downforce the roof mounted boards will supply!

I've got pictures of my 8 with bikes on top... I'll try to get a hold of it if you would like to see...

 

yes!! can i see some pics? can you tell me where you got the stuff from too? i hope its not on the internet =x

 

So whens the snowboarding trip going down...

 

its a little early but i'm planning to go on jan.27 to nashoba with a bunch of friends.

 

i think we need to get an attendance sheet of who would be THINKING of going first of all and then we could work from there right?

 

Sounds like an idea.

1. Kimberly Lynn

 

1. Kimberly Lynn
2. llzjayarzll [+3 probably]

 

llzjayarzll: This is is my Yakima configured for bikes...





The feet of the towers are soft silicon so they scratch. I suspect that on a darker car you could see a few marks though. If you are very **** about your car then I would suggest keepin anything off your paint! The clips should also be wrapped in vinyl tape so they don't damage your door frames. All in all I like the roof rack a lot more than trunk mounted systems.


Oh and add my name plus one (my wife) to the list of would-be riders!

 

1. Kimberly Lynn
2. llzjayarzll [+3 probably]
3. 416to212 [+1]


hey 416, you think i can buy it and then put something intbetween the paint and the feet?

and did you buy it off online or a store?

 

1. Kimberly Lynn
2. llzjayarzll [+3 probably]
3. 416to212 [+1]
4. Andre + nobody

 

i will go
add me! heehe