pics of my snowskate that i bought tonight

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

I'm so stoked. when they first came out a few years ago i was thinking, "oh, its just another stupid sport people are going to be doing at ski resorts." i compaired it to bigfoot skis, or snow roller skate things. Now that I am a wakeskater i've completely changed my mind. I even rode a old skate deck in the snow before hella years ago, but it wasnt anything fun. these new bilevel decks are so sweet. I cant wait to see how it rides.

So far ive landed a few kickflips on capet and a vflip the first try. im going to try a 3 flip as soon as i get it on some snow this weekend. I dont want to break it on hard surfaces before i evern get to use it Laughing

Picked her up for half off, 96 bones out the door Very Happy

Slyder · Posted: Dec 09, 2005 12:32 am Post subject:

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

does anyone know what year my skate is? Its a GNU Danny Kass.. thats all i know.

labellethrasher · Posted: Dec 09, 2005 1:06 am Post subject:

yeah I have last years Danny Kass snowskate, its so fun

I also have the Danny Kass snowboard with those graphics, and it is from the winter before last winter so I'm sure that is the year of your snowskate, so that makes it from the winter of 03/04 so its 04 model, have a good time with it

mark_enns · Pop Shuvit Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 107 City: Minneola

thats horrid, true snowskaters rock premier, anyone seen the Next Step?

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

mark_enns · Pop Shuvit Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 107 City: Minneola

yeee true that, i havent tryed the 06 premiers but i got some of last years, im moving down south in a month so i have to sell my snowboard and all snow shtt

Poo · Guest

u shud buy one of those burton ones with the shorter bottom ski, i tried one of those, its soooo much better for rails, ollies really high, true skateboard style.

ZoSo · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 900 City: Winnipeg

Wow, that's a really nice snowskate. I wanna buy one with two levels, as mine is just a flat deck and has like no pop at all...

TannerC · Backside 180 Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 1694 City: Nanaimo

Sick

Can you measuer the length of the bottem ski and the lenght of the top deck for me please?
I have a idea to make one but would like to know the length first. Thanks

EDIT: and the distance between the top and bottem deck. Thanks.

freerider4 · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 2462

what are the best snowskates those bi level ones or the one that are just like a skateboard deck?

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

I dont even know what the best is. I like the bilevel idea though, ive tried old skate decks on show and it didnt work that well. Today I learned how to do front and back boards slides, even did a backboard bs 180 off, and almost landed a front board bs shuv out. it was a steep landing so it was kind of a challenge. damn I had hella fun though. Kickflips on snow are way different than carpet snowskating.. haha.. Birthday

I did land a kickflip and vflip... but not while moving. the snow was all ice on the flat part. this is a perfect sport to do when you're not snowboarding. I bet a lot of people who live in the flat part of america have a ton of fun snowskating by making mini parks at their houses.

labellethrasher · Posted: Dec 12, 2005 1:28 pm Post subject:

E-VILLWAKE, is that board by Burton that you're talking about called the Approach?

if so, I have one of those too and it carves like a bi level snowskate would but is way more stable on rails and boxes, pretty fun off mini kickers too, I definitely recommend one, and they are only 59 bucks.

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

Beaver, when i get home tonight i'll try to get those posted here.

mihailja · Faceplant Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 13 City: Seattle

You guys need to go to www.gnu.com. I'm riding the Gnu Toronto model and it rips down the mountain. I've even taken it over some small jumps and jibs... We've got two mountains (Snoqualmie and Steven's) which allow all-mountain riding. The scene in the PacNW is growing. I saw 5 other Gnu's on the mountain this weekend.

beaver - You'll get all your measurements at gnu.com...

The Premiers are for the backyard, one-hit tech riding. The Gnu's will take you all mountain with control.

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

mihailja, did you notice that the board in my pics is a GNU?

jordan · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Feb 2005 Posts: 649 City: Spectre

I have last years DK and last years Michigan, I beleive yours is a 04. not 100% though. check out www.snowskate.ca for more stuff, media, etc.

JB_CANSKATE · Posted: Dec 17, 2005 7:06 pm Post subject:

wakemitch · Posted: Dec 17, 2005 10:47 pm Post subject:

that video is awesome. i really want to snowskate now. it seems like those straps would make it hard to do shuvit and kickflips but i would hate to fall and have the board ride away while im at a resort.

stompin9s · Posted: Dec 18, 2005 2:37 am Post subject:

dude those leashes could really mess some stuff up...like lets say ur sliding a rail, and the leash catches? and some of the dudes had bungee type leashes and the board went like slingshotting back at their legs. looks fun, minus the leashes