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I sold a Burton splitboard this week and I am buying a
Burton Fish 160. The Fish is what Weez is riding in the backcountry, she has a 156. I am buying my Fish from
World Boards ( www.worldboards.com ) in Bozeman, Montana, they are a great mountain snowboard shop on the main street in Bozeman. We have been stopping in there for several years, whenever we are in town. We took a break on our drive out to Mt. Hood, Oregon last summer and stopped there. Saw the board, it is a demo from last year. Well I kept in the back of my pea brain and walla sell one board... add a board. I bought my main powder board from
World Boards last year so I guess that makes me a repeat customer. That board is a
Burton Malolo 166. The thing rocks in the powder. It's a monster, but you are floating on the powder.
Burton Malolo on the Polaris 700 RMK
Burton Fish on the Polaris 800 RMK
3 weeks till blast off. It has been snowing in all the right places out west, so things should be shaping up for a base. Start rigging up the new sled this week, going thru the packs, new batteries in the avalanche beacons, radios and headlamps. Load up with Power Bars. It would be great to pick up one of the helmet cams for some videos, not in the budget right now, maybe by spring.
Hangin in the Rockies
A person can have all the equipment, but if the body can't keep up... well that is the part I'm plugging in. Working out with plyometrics (jumping up and down and bounding across the room), lifting some barbells to simulate lifting the back end of the sleds. Rowing exercise, dips, push-ups, jump rope, up-hill treadmill - front, back and sideways. Trying to simulate the muscle groups I will be needing over the next 6 months. If you have ever ridden a mountain sled off trail in the powder, it will kick your ass. It can be like riding a bull. Plus the snowshoeing that gets you up higher. I am going to be physically fit... it could save my life. And you can go harder and longer.
Later
Burton Malolo on the Polaris 700 RMK
Burton Fish on the Polaris 800 RMK
Hangin in the Rockies
2 comments:
Damn! Someone after my own heart.
I've been seriously debating between the Fish and the Malolo and I just can't freaking decide. What made you go for the Fish over the M?
I need to know! ;)
Thanks :)
Allie
Hey,
I still have the Malolo. The board I got rid of was a splitboard. I just did a swap with the splitboard for the Burton Fish. The Malolo is awesome. It has great floatation and it is great in the trees on fresh powder. I have not actually ridden the Fish yet, but I believe it is best on pure powder and you can ride a shorter length board. The Malolo will carve better than the Fish on firmer snow, it has more side cut. The Fish is 160 and the Malolo is 166. They are both very good in the backcountry, you don't need to put the pressure on your back leg to get the nose up in the powder snow. I really like the Malolo it may be a bit more versatile.
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