WOW Im envious about the snow. I have been snowboarding for longer than most of you are old. When I first started they would not let snowboarders in the ski resorts. My second season of snowboarding the resorts would let you on but you had to get a card (Prove that you could stop and have control of the board. I will say snowboarding has come a Long way. I do believe I had one of the first snowboards with metal edges. LOL im showing my age. Ill talk to you all later.