So after 3 or 4 years of snowboarding, I finally bought a snowboard, boots, and bindings today. Most people are surprised I didn't own my own gear. This was for many reasons. The first being when I first started, I wasn't sure if I would stick with it or not. Second was the gear was a significant cost and I wasn't sure if I would stick with it or not. Third was with size 13 feet, it's hard to find stuff my size and I wasn't sure if I would stick with it or not.

Anyways, I wish I knew how to save money in buying snowboard gear like I know computers, but it is not the case. I paid top dollar for this stuff mainly cuz there just wasn't much selection. Why not wait until next season when there is? Well, I would have done that if there wasn't stuff that I liked tonight and the point is if the gear feels good then the experience will be much more enjoyable. I'm just tired of renting.

Anyways, browsing the many styles of snowboards, I've made some observations. All the guys boards are geared towards rebellion and death like anarchy symbols and skulls and winged freaky things or whatever while all the girls boards are geared towards nature like birds and flowers and things that are pink and light blue and stuff like that. What does this say about snowboarders? Do the guys just hate the world and want to think about death all the time? Are the ladies just thinking about the birds, flowers, and dolphins? Hmm, if that's true, I don't fit in so well as a snowboarder, ha ha. Anyways, I managed to find a snowboard that was wide enough and long enough and it only had fire on it, but it cost more than I wanted to spend. Oh well, it's mine now. I guess I'll put it in the pros category for being single, ha ha. My boots are brown which I really don't care for, but they feel good and that's more important. They are really light. Rental boots are so much heavier which is another reason why I finally took the plunge. Anyways, I'm going to Mammoth this weekend and I can't wait to try the stuff out.

Oh yeah, if you're interested in the details, I got a Burton Baron 162 with Drake F-50 bindings and Burton Ruler boots.