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SUPPLEX
LS. OPEN
BURTON
* malleable terrain slams without road rash huge
rooster tails fear of flying & risk of life plenty of
ammo.
And you don't have to: grab your board worry
about warm beer go to a resort use a chairlift *
care wear Spandex skate or
wear neon deal with cops.
ride the halfpipe
surf (but it helps)
Plus: you're strapped in skiers hate it chicks dig
it more square footage for stickers on your board &
side stance two edges instead of four coastal
nomads can surf in the morning, board in the
afternoon and skate all night you can still do it in
your Levis and Converse All Stars if you have to.
A snowboard works on: sand behind a boat a
trampoline wet grass hell, mount trucks on the
friggin' thing if you're that hard up.
But the best part is: first powder of winter last
slush of spring hiding at the top of the mountain
for the 'last' run of the day picnic lunch at Wine
rock edge railers in an icy halfpipe riding on the
tail into a 180° nose roll boardslides on found
objects like benches, logs, snowcats, etc. watching
someone like Kidwell, Kelly, Kelly-Jo, Ranquet, Palmer,
Lamar, Wallace, Brushie, Farmer, Salasnek, Roach or
anybody who really knows what they're doing.
Greg Bimesteffer (opposite page) glides a great dune on at
snow axe. In full race regalia, Noah Brandon (top)
brandishes a long cue for smokin' gates at the U.S.
Open in Stratton Mountain, Vermont. Paul
Heurberger (above) vanishes into the thin air over
Kaunertal glacier.
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