It’s Skiboard Event Season

Skiboarding events are officially kicking off. Jay Jam is being held this weekend at Jay Peak, VT, Shredfest 2 at Lake Tahoe runs from Feb 27 – March 6, the Midwest Meet at Mount Bohemia, MI is March 5 – 7, and finally the US Open at Ragged Mountain, NH March 13 – 14.

These events are covering an impressive amount of the country. Two events for the east coast, one for the midwest, and one huge event for the west coast. These events are definitely worth traveling for, and skiboarders are more than happy to meet up and arrange carpools. If you’re not making it out to an event this year, look forward to recaps, photos, and videos from all once they wrap up. Remember, there’s always next year.

As always, keep your eyes open for smaller meets in your area, and keep up with the latest details from the larger events on the SBOL Forum’s Meet up and Ride section.

Revel8 Receptors Available Now

You may have noticed that the Revel8 Receptors are now available in limited quantities. More will be available in February. If you can’t wait be sure you grab yours now before they’re gone. The price is $189.00 and you can get them here.

Here are the specs:

Revel8 put all of their 12 years of skiboarding experience into their new Receptor binding. Incorporating all of the best features at the lightest weight, this binding is sure to be a hit with all riders looking for top performance without sacrificing anything.

Revel8 bindings work with all ski boots and hardshell snowboarding boots roughly from sizes 4-13. Please email us your boot’s sole length if you have concerns or check this chart

Does not include leashes.

Features:

• Entirely made of strong alumimum and steel construction
• 6mm toe and heal bales fused under foot
• Microteeth for precise boot adjustments
• All scews are 5mm hex adjusted with one included wrench
• Multiple forward and aft mounting holes for negative and positive stance positions
• 5mm rubber interface with 10mm optional upgrade coming next season
• Dual toe and heal bale adjustment screws
• Laser etched logos
• Anodized color variety

Revel8 Receptor Bindings

Once again Greco and Revel8 have stepped it up to fill a gap in the skiboard world. The price will be higher than the Zeros ($159.00) but lower than the Bombers ($209.00), both of which are sold out. The Receptors have the ability to be micro tuned to exactly fit your boot. The bails aren’t as wide as most of us are used to, so they’ll  have a tighter fit on the toes and heels of our boots. This will prevent less side to side slide, and be especially nice if you get any ice build-up under your boots.

“Hey guys,

Today is an exciting day for R8. Always wanted to make bindings but wanted it done right. The opportunity came and I jumped on it. These are truly awesome and were in development for 1yr. They aren’t available online yet but should be within a few days. They are in limited supply right now but more coming in early February.

G”

Midwest Meet

Visit the official Midwest Meet thread on the SBOL Forum here to discuss the event. Costs for riding / lodging, carpools, and everything else you’d need to know can be found here!

The first ever Midwest Meet will be held at Mount Bohemia, MI (in the Upper Peninsula).
Click here to visit Mount Bohemia’s website.

“Mount Bohemia has the longest runs with the highest vertical and deepest powder in the Midwest. Bohemia is all-natural, and has no problem without snow guns. The average snowfall in the Keweenaw is 273 inches. The lake effect snow is dry similar to western resorts and accumulates as powder which is untouched because we do not groom. Bohemia’s two new sections; the Outer limits has 100+ acres of inbounds backcountry skiing with 17 new runs even longer and trickier than before.”

Jay Jam Getting Closer

Mark was scoping out the scene yesterday and although there is no park set up (so there will be no rail jam), there is promise of deep pow and good people.  Set your bindings back and start getting ready.

If you can’t make it out and need some motivation to go shred your local mountain make sure you check out the Revel8 Team shredding Mt. Snow after the Dew Tour. The video can be found here and if you haven’t seen this yet, you’ve been slacking.

Still Can’t Decide?

Skiboards Online currently has 31 different skiboards/long boards in stock. It can be tough narrowing down which is right for you. Fortunately, SkiboardReview.com has reviews of over 100 products. Whether you’re interested in buying new or used, chances are SkiboardReview.com has a rider submited review (or two) on that product. The SBOL comparison charts are another great resource for finding which boards and bindings fit your size and riding type best.

If you still have questions on picking out boards for yourself or as a gift, the SBOL forum has over 1,000 users with a wide variety of experience. From expert riders to first timers – it’s likely you’ll find the answer you are looking for.

Video clips to hold you over

If you’re one of the riders still waiting for snow, or you just haven’t made it to the mountain yet – here’s a little motivation to get excited to shred. We’ll be posting clips as they come in to hold you over and get you pumped.

Here’s Branden Harding throwing down on some boxes. (Click to view)

Enurshia Jay Jam

Enurshia Jay Jam | Feb 7-8, 2009 | Jay Peak, Vermont

“This will be the third Enurshia Jay Jam and it looks like it will be the biggest one yet.

All level of riders welcome! There are plenty of groomed trails and “beginner” woods available but keep in mind that a good portion of time will likely be spent in the woods. Please consider this before deciding to come. We want everyone to have a good time and if you know you will not be comfortable in the woods, you will likely not have a good time in the woods. It can be very dangerous and we do not encourage anyone to ride beyond their abilities. Safety first. Then teamwork.

If you intend to come, please respond to this post and we will contact you with some questions. We look forward to meeting everyone!”

If you plan to come make sure you check out THIS thread right away.

08-09 Allz 94cm: Preorder yours now!

The graphics for the new Allz 94cm boards have recently been released. These boards can now be preordered at SBOL. With a width profile of 12.5/10.5/12.5cm these are great all around boards for a wide variety of riders. These boards have capped construction, stainless steel 4cm x 4cm binding inserts, laminated poplar wood cores, 4400 graphite extruded bases, tri-axial fiberglass, full perimeter rockwell 48 steel edges, rubber foil dampening, and a full 1 Year manufacturer warranty. SBOL expects to have these boards in stock at the end of November. Make sure you get yours by preordering them today for just $219.00 without bindings.

Winter Is Getting Closer

With temperatures dropping and snow falling in many parts of the US winter is getting closer for many of us. The new Revel8 skiboards will be in stock at SBOL at the end of the month. Be sure to check out the Forum to see if anyone is planning a trip at your mountain.