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Snowboarding
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Is Backcountry Snowboarding Dangerous?
So you’ve mastered the resort and you’re ready to break through the gates into the backcountry. Should you worry about the hazards of going off-piste? Backcountry snowboarding can be dangerous …
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The Most Popular Backpacks for Snowboarding (Rider’s Favs)
Many snowboarders like having a backpack to carry drinks, snacks, extra clothes, tools, and sometimes even beers so they don’t have to stop at the lodge or car. Choosing a …
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Can Snowboarders Keep Up With Skiers?
If you’re a snowboarder about to hit the slopes with a group of skiers, you may be wondering whether you’ll be able to keep up with them or if you’ll …
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Arbor Element vs Burton Custom: Which One To choose?
Arbor’s Element and Burton’s Custom series are two of the most versatile all-mountain boards on the market. These directional twin boards shine on groomers, in the park, pipe, backcountry and …
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Struggling With Toe Side Turns Snowboarding?
Toe side turns can be incredibly frustrating when you’re learning to snowboard. Unlike heelside, which allows you to see where you’re going, toeside forces you to look backwards over your …
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How Fast Can You Snowboard? The Surprising Facts
Learning to snowboard fast can have a big impact on your confidence levels when advancing in the sport. How fast you can get down the mountain depends on the weather …
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Surf Skate
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What Is The Best Surfskate For Cruising And Commuting?
Looking to spice up your cruising sessions with some surf-style carving and pumping, but wondering if you can really cruise on a surf skate? If (like me) your definition of …
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The Most Popular Surf Skate Brands Revealed! (Survey)
What are the most popular surf skate brands out there? Is a pioneer like Carver still dominating the pack, or has a younger challenger like YOW or Swelltech taken over? …
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Street Surfing Longboard: What Is It and How to Choose One
If you’re looking for a street surfing longboard, chances are your goal is to achieve on concrete a riding feel similar to surfing or snowboarding. Street surfing is becoming increasingly …
Longboard Carving & pumping
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Loaded Tan Tien Review: The Legendary All-Around Longboard
The Loaded Tan Tien has earned a lot of respect in the longboarding community over the 10 years since the first version was launched. It’s a highly-regarded mid-sized symmetrical drop-through, …
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Loaded Symtail: Pumping & Carving Bliss 2.0 (Feat. Freestyle)
The Symtail is the latest addition to Loaded’s lineup. It’s a beautiful midsize symmetrical shape strongly focused on carving and pumping mixed with some freestyle and dancing capabilities. This topmount …
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Skateboard Pump Track: Everything You Need To Know
Over the last few years, skateboard pump tracks, a new kind of skatepark course, have emerged and are attracting increasing numbers of skateboarders and longboarders everywhere in the world. A …
Surf / SUP / Wake
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Top 10 Surfing Techniques You’re Probably Doing Wrong
You’re out in the lineup, the swell is perfect, and the wave you’ve been waiting for starts to roll in. You paddle hard, feeling the rush of energy beneath your …
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Wakeboarding vs Water Skiing: How Are They Different?
If you’re a water skier considering getting into wakeboarding or a wakeboarder pondering whether to start water skiing, you may be wondering about the difference between the two sports. These …
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Is SUP Harder Than Surfing?
SUP, aka stand up paddling or stand up paddleboarding, is fast growing with new riders all ages taking up the sport. In parallel, the surf craze continues to spread all …
Longboarding Gear
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Enjoi Skateboards Lineup Review
Enjoi Skateboards is one of the newer core skate brands co-created by Rodney Mullen and distributed by the Dwindle Distribution, a world-leading board sports distribution company now part of the …
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Landyachtz Drop Hammer Review: Comfortable, Pushable, Stable
The Drop Hammer from Landyachtz is a classic mid-sized drop-through longboard ideal for smooth and comfortable cruising and responsive carving. It offers a very wide deck with exceptional foot space …
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Magneto Longboard Review: 10 Longboards Of Astounding Value
Magneto is a newer, up-and-coming brand in the longboarding industry. Based in Carlsbad, California – where the history of skateboarding started. The Magneto tradename was bought back from a UK …
Longboard Cruising & Commuting
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The Best Longboard For Cruising: My Top 5 Cruiser Choices
As I was leisurely riding along the beach on my favorite pintail the other day, someone stopped me to ask me what makes the best longboard for cruising. I suddenly …
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Landyachtz Chief Review: An Amazing Pintail Cruiser
I’ve been riding my Landyachtz Chief longboard for months and I’m more and more in love with it, so I thought I’d write a post about it to share my …
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Longboard vs cruiser : what’s the difference ?
So you’re on the market for a longboard. You’ve already ruled out the street skateboard option because you need something more versatile and comfortable to ride, and you’re not into …
Beginner Longboarding
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ReVive Skateboards Review: The Web-Born Skate Brand
ReVive Skateboards was founded and is run by Andrew Shrock and Aaron Kyro, two skateboarders from Cincinnati who have become famous in the skateboarding community through Andy Schrock’s uber-popular Youtube …
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Best Longboard For Beginner – Know Your Riding Style [2023]
As a beginner longboarder, you may have a hard choosing a first longboard. There are so many brands and models, and so many factors to take into account. This post …
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13 Essential Longboarding Tips for Beginners
Getting started with longboarding doesn’t have to be a daunting prospect if you follow the right learning steps in the right order. Many riders take to the hills straight away …
Dancing & Freestyle
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Loaded Bhangra V2 review: Still The Top Dancing Longboard
Why do so many riders agree the Loaded Bhangra is still one of the very best dancing longboards on the market, even 10 years after its first launch? For many …
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Best Longboard For Tricks: 3 Top Boards For 3 trick styles
Recently, someone asked me if you can do tricks on a longboard. “Tricks” are technical maneuvers you perform on a longboard other than simply rolling. Sure enough, there are always …
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What are the 8 best dancing longboards? [2024 Update]
Longboard dancing is a visual, flowy and skillful discipline that involves fluid cross-stepping and balancing tricks while carving on the board. These stepping tricks are often called “flatland” tricks, different from …
