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Skiers Running Their Skis Over My Snowboard In Lift Lines

When you’re in the lift line, you likely have skiers bump into your snowboard or run over the tail of it with their freshly waxed, razor-edged skis, many times without …
Can You Snowboard With Regular Boots?

Newer riders are often tempted to use their regular winter boots or a pair of hiking boots for their first few times snowboarding to postpone investing in proper snowboard boots …
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 …
Yes, Riding Switch On A Directional Snowboard Is Doable

Can you ride switch on a directional snowboard? You probably can but it really depends on your board’s design and your skill level. Directional snowboards are designed to have a …
Can You Learn To Snowboard By Yourself? What Riders Say

Floating over powder and carving through corduroy lines might look easy, but snowboarding can be difficult to learn. The age-old debate of whether you can teach yourself to snowboard continues …
Building Your Snowboard Quiver: Goals and Strategies

As a committed snowboarder, choosing the set of snowboards you have and updating it over time can be a complex topic. Everyone has a different vision of what a snowboard …

New Globe Surf Skate Releases: The Costa, Zuma, Chromantic

Globe is among the world’s largest and best skateboard and longboard manufacturers and distributors. Their longboard and cruiser lineup is impressive, both in number of boards and in quality and …
Carver Grain Surf Skate: Precision Carving with Natural Wood Aesthetics

The Carver Grain Complete surf skate stands out for its natural beauty and performance, designed with a nod to the aesthetics of wood grain. The board’s visual appeal is only …
Miller Surfskate: The Other Affordable Street Surfer

Many of you faithful surf skaters have asked me about the Miller surfskate so I decided to write a post about it. Miller Division makes and markets quality surf skateboards …

Best Globe Longboard: 10 Hand Picked Boards Reviewed

Globe is one of the largest skateboard and longboard manufacturers and distributors in the world, and for a reason. The brand’s longboard and cruiser lineup is impressive, both in terms …
How to Choose the Best Surf Skateboard: The Complete Guide

Surf skateboards, aka surf skates, are a special kind of beast. Not your normal skateboard, not your longboard, they claim to be the closest thing to surfing on the asphalt. …
Longboarding Uphill: How To Do It

As longboarders, we enjoy cruising and pushing on flat ground or carving down milder or steeper hills. However, most riders come across some uphill sections during their longboard commutes or …

Can You Wakesurf With A Surfboard? It Can Work!

If you’re new to wakesurfing and only have access to a regular surfboard for ocean waves, you may be wondering if you can use that board to surf the wake …
Lib Tech Surf: Super Fast & Fun Small Wave Shredder

The Lost Freak Flag Bean Bag surfboard is a radical flat round small wave design based on maximum surface area for lift, stability and unbridled speed in tiny surf. This …
Learn To Surf: 15-step Guide To Wave Riding For Beginners

You probably already know this but surfing is not an easy skill to learn. Learning how to really surf a wave can take weeks or months depending on your skills, …

Ghost Longboards Review: Coolest Ride On Earth? [2022]

Ghost longboards is known for building high-quality, U.S-made clear see-through acrylic longboard decks that are very smooth riding and accessible to riders of all ages and skill levels. These boards …
Best Landyachtz Longboard By Riding Style [2023-2024]

Most riders agree that Landyachtz ranks among the top longboard brands on the planet. With roots in hardcore longboard racing, they’ve always been on a mission to make top-quality boards …
How Much Do Longboards Cost? A Helpful Price Guide

How much should you spend on a longboard? If you’re asking this question, you may be a beginner looking to buy your first longboard. You can get a longboard for …

Best Santa Cruz Skateboards Cruisers – Comparison Guide

Santa Cruz Skateboards is one of the oldest most influential and most prestigious skateboard companies in the world. Founded in 1973 by three surfer friends in Santa Cruz, California, initially …
Choosing The Best Double Drop Longboard: Low Ride Galore

There is a lot of confusion among newer longboarders with regard to so-called double-drop longboards and what they’re good for. I also get asked how to choose a double-drop longboard. …
Best Longboard For Flat Land: Awesome Rides Without Slopes

If you’re a longboarder stuck in an area with no slopes, don’t despair, all is not lost. Flat land riding offers lots of great longboarding opportunities. The big question is, …

Skateboard vs Bike: Which Is Better?

If you’re looking for a cost-effective, eco-friendly, and athletic means of transportation for getting around town or campus, you may be wondering whether you should get a skateboard or a …
Longboarding In College: A Useful Guide

More and more college students use a longboard to get around campus. Longboarding lets you get to class or to the library much faster than walking, and makes you much …
Short Longboards: Why They’re Great – And How to Choose One

Longboards come in all kinds of sizes. The term “short longboard” may sound like an oxymoron, but short longboards are a very capable and functional type of longboards. Why would …

What is Freestyle Longboarding ? Tips for Beginners

Freestyle longboarding is the most acrobatic, “stunty” of longboard riding styles, with constant board flipping and spinning tricks. It’s the closest to traditional street skateboarding, although freestyle longboarding has a …
Loaded Tarab Review: The Ultimate Dancing Machine (replaced by Tarab II article)

Longboard dancing is an awesome discipline that’s all the rage these days, particularly in Asia and Europe, and quickly picking up in the US. The Loaded Tarab (Amazon page) is considered …
Choosing The Best Longboard For Freestyle: Everything You Should Know

Longboard freestyle is a broad – and sometimes blurry – riding style encompassing different riding styles. Street skating and flip tricks, technical sliding, bowl and skatepark riding, longboard dancing, all …

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