Worst Alta poach I have ever seen.

**otter** · 12-16-2007, 08:48 PM

you poached the lower part of Albion. Come on! What is that 200 yards of Green trail. You can do better than that. http://www.burton.com/poachers/

**Sutter** · 12-16-2007, 09:05 PM

That whole video was a disgrace and made snowboarders look like adolescent dicks "yo stein, we poached your mountain, sun." good on ya, retard.

Is Burton losing their younger base demographic or something? If Jake really wanted to protest, he would buy some land in VT and start a snowboarder only mountain.

**birdboatboy** · 12-16-2007, 09:17 PM

I wonder what their take on a snowboard only mountain would be if one already existed? Would they be up in arms about that?

**abe froman** · 12-16-2007, 09:23 PM

It wouldn't make any $$$$.

**springsproject** · 12-16-2007, 09:48 PM

Not that I have anything against snowboarding, but why do they always have jib off everything and spin little 180's an inch off the ground? What is that shit?

**Fear Of A Flat Planet** · 12-16-2007, 09:52 PM

Originally Posted by springsproject

Not that I have anything against snowboarding, but why do they always have jib off everything and spin little 180's an inch off the ground? What is that shit?

because it's fun.

**Mtn Man** · 12-16-2007, 09:52 PM

Originally Posted by springsproject

Not that I have anything against snowboarding, but why do they always have jib off everything and spin little 180's an inch off the ground? What is that shit?

Yer just jealous that you can't do flippy spinny shit...

B)

**StumpJumper** · 12-16-2007, 09:53 PM

ummmm....

That's called "having fun with terrain you got"

I can't believe you just asked that question

**boarderline** · 12-16-2007, 09:58 PM

Riding in the Albion Basin area isn't poaching, that's just lame. Woohoo, you sure showed those beginners something...

I rode down to Goldminer's Daughter (the bar at Alta) from the Baldy Express chair at the 'Bird for the Utah mini a few years back. Funny bit is even though I was riding directly under the chair, I caught 0 flak from the skiiers overhead or otherwise....nobody cared.

Alta's snowboarding ban only applies to riding the lifts anyways....

I'm thinking of hiking over from the 'Bird and hitting Main Chute at Alta one day this season when it's open, not for the poaching aspect but because it looks like a kickass run.

**HammerinHankTX** · 12-16-2007, 10:04 PM

All snowboarders are little white kids who..... you know, this troll aint even worth it.

go on about your bidness.

**Ottime** · 12-16-2007, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by springsproject

Not that I have anything against snowboarding, but why do they always have jib off everything and spin little 180's an inch off the ground? What is that shit?

That is really the only reason why I ever snowboard. When there is nothing but a WROD and 1 foot of base - break out the rock board and jib everything. Carving groomers on the skis gets old soon.

**jahoney** · 12-16-2007, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by Ottime

That is really the only reason why I ever snowboard. When there is nothing but a WROD and 1 foot of base - break out the rock board and jib everything. Carving groomers on the skis gets old soon.

not if you're on a steep enough hill

**Gman** · 12-16-2007, 10:40 PM

hasn't there already been at least one thread on this?

**cmeriptahoe** · 12-16-2007, 10:46 PM

You can hate all you want but I am just waiting for all the submitted videos to go up. I really didn't like the section where they were at Deer Valley I think it is and were riding over people's skis and taping them and such. Not classy. The other stuff was deeeeecent. I can't believe they hiked that far though.

edit: But yes, it is one of the worst Alta poaches I've seen.

**Fear Of A Flat Planet** · 12-16-2007, 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by cmeriptahoe

You can hate all you want but I am just waiting for all the submitted videos to go up. I really didn't like the section where they were at Deer Valley I think it is and were riding over people's skis and taping them and such. Not classy. The other stuff was deeeeecent. I can't believe they hiked that far though.

edit: But yes, it is one of the worst Alta poaches I've seen.

yawn. see other thread for more support. keep it classy.

**cmeriptahoe** · 12-16-2007, 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by Fear Of A Flat Planet

yawn. see other thread for more support. keep it classy.

Haha. Alright. I'll gather supporters and return in time.

**Dickeymotto** · 12-16-2007, 11:53 PM

Lets see, Deer Valley sucks anyway, have fun traversing Alta on a borard, Mad River is in Vermont, so that leaves Taos (don't know much about there). Sounds like a really worthwhile battle

**rideit** · 12-16-2007, 11:59 PM

No, Taos is ours now. (March 08')
Sorry.
And I totally disagree with the Burton campaign, BTW.

**KansasBoarder** · 12-17-2007, 12:04 AM

Originally Posted by springsproject

Not that I have anything against snowboarding, but why do they always have jib off everything and spin little 180's an inch off the ground? What is that shit?

"That shit" is what pushes snowboarding into a realm beyond sport. Snowboarding promotes freedom, creativity, expression, and progression.

In other words, many people are drawn to ride because they see the mountain and a different way and want to explore that vision.

Take your hate elsewhere, man.

**RTR** · 12-17-2007, 12:08 AM

Why all the hate? I'm a snowboarder turned skier, and I don't see why people have these predisposed opinions that are usually just based on hardcore, idiotic biases. Snowboarding rules. Skiing rules, too. Different strokes for different folks.

Now, snow-skating. That's gay. Why can't we ban that?

**single** · 12-17-2007, 12:09 AM

A respectable point kansas, but I haven't seen anyone on a snowboard do anything that all those flippy spinny jibby kids on skis cant do.

I watched that video the other day. Every "poach" segment is just dumb. They should have gotten splitboards and ridden the lifts.

**Fear Of A Flat Planet** · 12-17-2007, 12:15 AM

Originally Posted by single

A respectable point kansas, but I haven't seen anyone on a snowboard do anything that all those flippy spinny jibby kids on skis cant do.

I watched that video the other day. Every "poach" segment is just dumb. They should have gotten splitboards and ridden the lifts.

all that flippy, spinny on skis stuff is just trying to mimic snowboarding.

**rideit** · 12-17-2007, 12:16 AM

Originally Posted by single

A respectable point kansas, but I haven't seen anyone on a snowboard do anything that all those flippy spinny jibby kids on skis cant do.

.

Except invent every single one of those tricks?
(or migrate them from skateboarding...)

That being said, this discourse is stupid.
If aliens were watching from above, I believe that all that they would see is spoiled, rich, mostly white people sliding downhill on snow...the difference between the two would be moot.
Especially with splitboards in the mix.

BTW, the splitboard poach was done decades ago...and featured in snowboarding magazine. Alta lifties are aware of this ruse, trust me.

**single** · 12-17-2007, 12:17 AM

Fair enough. I dont really follow the jibbing movement all that closely. I was just throwing it out there.

**fattwins** · 12-17-2007, 12:56 AM

How about this one has it been done?

Up the snowbird with a board. some how stash it really well. have a mate bring another board up to ride down on. Next day or same day. ride up the alta lifts with skis and a backpack with your snow board boots. get to your stashed board get geared up and poach away?