florida powderskate blog

powderskatin in Tahoe

2011-03-13T09:00:00.000-07:00

Mt Baldy snowboard experiments

2011-02-28T21:16:00.000-08:00

Clarke Hurlbut ripping the 125 cm florida Powderskate, phots by big John

2011-01-06T15:13:00.000-08:00

early season utah

2010-11-20T21:27:00.000-08:00

Ash Christensen gettin some powder action on the 151 cm florida powderskate. Photos by Jake Lawlor

ungi bungi supply relief is in

2010-11-11T19:50:00.000-08:00

2010-06-23T21:45:00.000-07:00

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Travis and Tara have some powder fun in Japan. Check the above link.

powderskate tahoe shots

2010-02-11T20:47:00.000-08:00

We were up in tahoe at the Ralston cup last weekend and saved a few extra days for some shredding. Mark, Jeff, Graham and I got a few turns around Donner Pass. Bluebird powder.

Thanks Graham for helping find my phone which flew out of my pocket on a bail. powder time seems to have given the phone a mind of it's own. It has been waking me up and surprising me with random messages noises and flashing lights.

My First Powderskate Ride

2010-02-11T20:06:00.000-08:00

It's the other half checking in today, we just got back from our Tahoe trip and had a super fun time. I took my first powderskate ride and it was a total trip; I'm not even sure how to explain the feeling. I do snowboard but haven't been on one in 3 years. The reason: our son was born in July 07 and I just really haven't had the chance, we don't live near our families, so when we go on trips, it's usually Adam out there trying to get the stoke on and I'm back manning the room with our son. Now that our son is getting a little older, he's able to come hang out on the mountain. So i took advantage this trip, and we took a little day trip over to Donner Pass, and found a little hill to hike up. I stepped on the powderskate and came flying down, although I'm sure it looks like I'm crawling, but the ride was totally awesome and exhilarating. So as you can imagine, i live and breathe powderskates and have heard all this hoopla about how awesome it is, but until you actually try it, you just don't know the feeling. So my lesson, that I will pass on to you all is this: Only a Powderskater knows the feeling! So get yourself out there and try it, as for me i can't wait for our next trip, maybe I'll even try to bust out a few slashes.

Utah

2010-01-11T20:22:00.000-08:00

Ash Christensen has been helping us out in Utah when the powder stays around. Here are a few shots of some powderskate aerial testing. Good work Ash.

Tropical Powder

2009-12-07T06:21:00.000-08:00

We made it up to the northwest in late November to tap the abundant amounts of snow they had received in the last few weeks prior to our trip. We arrived at the tail end of a storm to a warming trend with little to no precipitation forecast. Not the dry powder conditions we hoped for but better than the shop we have been locked in for the past month. We coined the conditions tropical powder. Weather ended up being grey for the first few days with mixed rain and snow depending on elevation. We tested out new grip which is the best grip we have tried. Closed cell foam does not absorb water and the surface easily eliminates snow build up. Also got more snow time with the UNGI BUNGI.

A few words about the UNGU BUNGI. First, this is the best snowskate/powderskate leash available. We have heard some people say that it is to short, or that the recoil is scary, which it can be. However, our though is that in order to maintain a safe trip down the mountain, your vehicle(powderskate) should be as close to you as possible to eliminate a runaway collision with other mountain riding enthusiasts or obstacles. Our current leash can stretch up to over 10 feet while have an at rest length of 18 inches. In tight situations this leash provides rider confidence.

Your leash only works when attached to your body. I made that mistake on our trip as well. Thanks Jackson for chasing down my board. I was taking a few photos and unstrapped. Jumped back on my board for some stunts and realized I was not attached. Board took off with 3-4 snowskaters chasing. Finaly, came to a rest in a small grove of trees next to a small child huddled up with his dad for safety.

No Joke, an out of control skate is bad on every level. Get a solid Leash please

Mt. High Session -Early Season

2009-10-31T08:51:00.000-07:00

Where can you find flip flops and T-shirts in the snow, try Mountain High with it own personal snow making devices. With one run open with a few stunt features. We went up to test the new boards and Ungi Bungi leash. The leash is perfect, a bit shorter than the original and more solid. The snow was super slushy and pretty slow at times(notice the high speed image above), but it was sick to ride in October. Powder please.

2009-2010 Powderskates available now.

2009-10-27T21:27:00.000-07:00

Production has began for the new 2010 boards. Skis, leashes, and completes(chiller deck) available now. Florida decks available Dec 10th. All completes come with rocker trucks. We are amping on the new snow season and powderskating. Ungi Bungi leashes provide a convenient alternative to your dog leash. The Ungi Bungi leash has coiled length of 18 inches and is able to stretch to over 14 ft. Stretch will increase with wear. Snap back has been reduced with our custom urethane blend.

2009-10-19T08:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to florida powderskate powder blog. We are stoked to be bringing all ya'll the best powderskates in the world. We have complete setups available this year aka the whole enchilada and the skis we are known for so you can upgrade your existing snowskate to a powder shreding vehicle.

UNGI BUNGI leashes will keep your powderskate and snowskate in control when you are not.

We are also setting up demo dates for the season. stay tuned.