Switch back 3, cab 5, front 7

Hello, I have taken this screenshot from an instagram account (travels.jw) and I was absolutely shocked at the price of ski passes in the US compared to those in any other country in Europe. I'm from Italy and I already thought it was incredibly expensive to buy a skipass for the price of €60, whereas in the US it's normal to buy one for basically half the price of a whole board??? I was so naive thinking that I could afford a snowboarding holiday in the US, turns out I am way better off in my home country.

How do you guys even afford it? What's the point of snowboarding in the US? It is assumed that snowboarding/skiing is an expensive sport, but US snowboarders are you okay? What's your secret to affording these insane passes?

Saw the skiers and boarders come out to protest JD Vance after he belittled Zelinsky and it made me love them more. (Source @couriernewsroom on Instagram)

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Getting more and more comfortable on medium line. A huge improvement from last year. She is trying to get all 3s and 5s.

Got me

UPDATE: Unified PD just called me and they have identified the guy from a series of emails flooding their inboxes from people who saw the original post and recognized him. Thanks Reddit!

Because the thread was locked I guess I needed to make a new post to update everyone. Friends, I am happy to share with you that I found my Xavier De La Rue Rossi board yesterday afternoon. This is what happened. The post blew up so much that Jon Snowboard Thief’s ex-girlfriend’s former neighbor, who lives in Oklahoma, saw the post. She DM me and told me the guy looked familiar and that she would ask her friend, his ex, to confirm his identity. Minutes later I get another message confirming the guy is this girl’s ex. The girl in Oklahoma helps her and I exchange numbers and she calls me. Profusely apologizing for what had happened (she did sound sincere) she told me she knew where my board was and that she would go get it and meet me somewhere to exchange it. We set a time and place for when we both got off work. Thinking this was too good to be true, I had a buddy ride along with me just to be safe. My friend and I arrived five minutes before she did. She had my board. Apologizing on his behalf several more times she then left very quickly without ever supplying her name or his.

So that’s it man. Hopefully the guy receives some form of justice down the road because that was the most uncool shit I’ve experienced in a while. Unfortunately, he’s still around somewhere so everyone just exercise caution. Keep an eye on your stuff.

Of course this is just speculation but I would wager that Jon Snowboard Thief saw this post on Reddit and got nervous. The internet, reddit in particular, just unloaded on this guy. Thank you all for your support and willingness to help a bro out. I was surprised at how much traction that post got. I want to give a HUGE shout out to r/snowboarding. Ya’ll are the best! Let’s keep the culture solid and look out for one another.

Enjoy the rest of your winter.

Original post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/snowboarding/comments/eupdi7/i_know_a_lot_of_you_here_ride_the_wasatch_this/

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Kinda old news, from a couple months back, but didn't see anything posted here. I know most people already board with helmets, but if you're still out there riding without one, and want to ride in Italy, you'll need to get sized up first.

https://www.the-independent.com/travel/news-and-advice/italy-mandatory-helmet-ski-snowboard-b2872801.html

https://www.skimag.com/news/its-now-illegal-to-ski-without-a-helmet-at-this-major-mountain-destination/