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But there’s more to it than simple comfort and convenience. “I think that
noboarding has become a pretty key activity when snow conditions are
prevailingly good, but the avalanche hazard is high,” says photographer
and fellow pow surfer MasonMashon. “It’s allowed us to utilize less
consequential slopes, but still have the best time ever.”
Kye Petersen seconds that notion. “Usually on a day when I go out
noboarding, it’s more casual,” he explains. “When I go skiing, I take it a
little more seriously because I’m always trying to do something that really
excites me, whereas with noboarding, you don’t need the gnarliest slope
or to do something super technical. You can just enjoy the pure sensation
of making nice carves in powder.”
SeanPettit,Whistler Backcountry.
“Noboardinghasbecomeaprettykey
activitywhensnow conditionsare
prevailinglygood, but theavalanche
hazard ishigh. It allowsus toutilize less
consequential slopes, but still have the
best timeever.”–MasonMashon.
