{"id":4829,"date":"2009-05-11T06:00:39","date_gmt":"2009-05-11T11:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yobeat.com\/?p=4829"},"modified":"2020-11-18T15:50:20","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T20:50:20","slug":"the-art-of-the-board-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/?p=4829","title":{"rendered":"The Art of the Board Hold"},"content":{"rendered":"\t

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Obviously, the best way to transport your snowboard is on your feet, riding through bottomless pow. Unfortunately, you must figure out a way to get your board from the car to the lift in order to do so. The art of the board hold is one that is often under appreciated, as there are multiple techniques that can help you use less energy, carry more comfortably, or most importantly, give off the right vibe. Here’s a quick run down.<\/p>\n

The Old StandBy<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The most basic and straight forward of all board carrying techniques. This is a logical way to transport your board since your front binding will handily rest on your arm, everyone will be able to see your awesome nose-sticker job, and you can sort of pretend it’s a skateboard. You don’t even have to worry about grip tape burn, although if you tune regularly, your edges may hurt an un-gloved hand.<\/p>\n

The Cool-Guy Drag<\/strong><\/p>\n

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By simply grabbing on to your heelcup and schlepping your board in this lazy manner, you are sending several messages. If you are in the parking lot it says, “I am so cool I don’t even care about my board. Yeah I probably even got it for free.” But even on soft snow it screams, “I am way too cool and lazy to be bothered with exerting the energy required to bring my board up to my waist.” It also makes it clear you are riding conventional bindings, as many of the new-fangled ones lack regular heel cups.<\/p>\n

The Texas Helicopter<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Favored by douche bags and ex-skiers alike, this hold really makes no sense. Not only is it awkward to do, but there is a very good chance you are going to take off someone’s head if you make any sudden turns or stops. But hey, it’s how you carried your skis, so why change now?<\/p>\n

The Pipe Hold<\/strong><\/p>\n

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You’ll most likely see this hold in use while hiking the pipe or a jump. The board’s weight evenly distributed, so theoretically, you are using the least amount of energy transporting it. You can save that energy to propel you that extra foot out of the pipe. No wonder the pipe jocks favor it.<\/p>\n

The Jesus Hold<\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you say, were a small child who’s neck could not yet support the weight of its head, or if you just really like to put effort into carrying your board, then this is the hold for you. It sort of looks like you are being crucified, so that’s cool too, I guess.<\/p>\n

The Board Hug
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This is less of a transport method, than a statement. It says either: a) I love snowboarding SO much or B) Snowboard theft has gotten out of hand I am not letting this baby out of my sight! Either way, it’s a pretty retarded way to carry your board, good thing we’ve never actually seen anyone do it.<\/p>\n

Late Addition: The Strap-on<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This one almost didn’t make the list, because well, who has a leash anymore? But we dug back to ’06 and found someone who did. This hold is super convenient for its hands-free nature, and general awesomeness. Really, the only issue with it is that most resorts stopped requiring leashes years ago. But if safety and efficiency are your main concerns, this is the hold for you.<\/p>\n


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No matter how you get your board to the lift, strap in, and shred on the way down. None of these techniques should be used to get your board down from the top of the lift.Special thanks to Steve McDonald<\/a> for his modeling skills in illustrating this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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