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32 Strange, Stunning, And Sh*t Snowboarding Tattoos
Just remember, these tattoos are on these people forever...
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Written by: James Renhard
Many snowboarders know the familiar buzz of the tattoo gun. The two worlds share a lot of common ground. Both operate away from the mainstream. Both involve a bit of pain. Both rinse your money.
For all of this mutual hand-holding, when snowboarding and tattoos actually collide, the results are… well. They’re questionable.
We’ve rounded up the good, the bad, and the horribly fucking ugly for your viewing pleasure.
Stencil
There’s something very 1998 ‘Nu Metal’ about the stencil font that spells out ‘SNOWBOARD’ in this tattoo. And the actually snowboarder got us searching for “snowboard tindy grab tattoos” but sadly we found none.
Art Deco
This tattoo appears to be in a quasi-art deco style. We’re sure it’ll go down well on Antiques Road Show.
Sloped Shoulders
There’s something about this one that reminds us of a toothpaste advert.
Ribs
Arse out punter grab, tattooed on this guy forever.
Scotty Lego
Who likes both snowboarding, and Lego enough to get something like this committed to their flesh forever?
Splat
Is this meant to look like a snowboard has smashed into the arm so hard it’s started to bleed? Or is it ink splashing out? The most important question is simply; why?
Box To Rail
A perfect example of a sequence where somebody hits a rail after airing of a large grit box. Text book stuff.
Burton Fan
We like Burton. Who doesn’t? But we’re not sure who’s devotion to any brand is so fanatical that they get a massive, skull-and-flower filled logo on their back. Whoever it is, we hope they got a free board out of it.
Calf
“But… I’ve got a dude carving on my calf” exclaimed the owner of this tattoo when his mom bollocked him for getting it.
Aged 4 And A Half
Goggle tattoos seem very popular. These are reflecting a scene drawn by a 4 year old.
Head
At least this one looks rad…
First Lifts
More popular than googles are chair lifts. People love a lift!
Worst Lifts
When this fella works out, the dude falls off the lift.
More Lifts
You’d cack yourself if snowflakes this big started falling.
Tiki Lift
There’s a strange Tiki Bar look about this lift.
Fresh Lines
This dough-arsed snowboarder tattoo looks painful?
Full Back
This will have taken hours of pain to complete, so hats off. We cant understand why she’s got the start of a thong tattooed down into her arse.
I'm Loving Angles Instead
At first, we thought this was a cobweb, but then we realised it was meant to be a protractor, presumably for working out rotations?
That sound you just heard was the snowboarding dying a little.
Skull
Wow, an ice-breathing skull. Bet this guy’s nails!
Job Stopper
In lieu of any facial tattoos, this is the closest to a Job Stopper on our list. Bravo, sir. Bravo.
Yin-Yang
Life is balance.
Keep your edge.
Get a shit tattoo.
Do faux lifestyle slogans get any worse?
Live To Ride
Yep. It turns out they do.
Mountain Face
If somebody said “I’m getting a tattoo of a head with mountains in the face” we’d presume it’d look shit. But this is rad.
Mountain Face 2
This, however…
Mr Moustache
Does this person love skiing, lycra, or Pringles?
Rib Lift
Not strictly a snowboarding tattoo, but it would be churlish not to include it, we feel.
Tribal Boarder
This polynesian style tattoo is pure 2006. There’s a lesson about tattoo fashion in there, somewhere.
Shaun White Fan
We’re fairly certain his girlfriend would leave him if she knew this dude’s tattoo was taken from the cover of a Shaun White video game, the big nerd.
Back-Side Air
It’s hard to tell if this is ironically placed just above the wearers arse, in the classic ‘slag-tag’ position.
Ski Club Sandwich
Where do you start with this one?
How about with the lower snowboarder that appears to be swinging from a rope. You know, just to the right of the large red spot.
What The...?
Ginger hair? Skinny Jeans? Gash red leather jacket? Is this Shaun White?
Rising Sun
This is the exact same logo as the Bradford Wok Sushi Bar takeaway has. Google it if you don’t believe us.
There’s something very 1998 ‘Nu Metal’ about the stencil font that spells out ‘SNOWBOARD’ in this tattoo. And the actually snowboarder got us searching for “snowboard tindy grab tattoos” but sadly we found none.
This tattoo appears to be in a quasi-art deco style. We’re sure it’ll go down well on Antiques Road Show.
There’s something about this one that reminds us of a toothpaste advert.
Arse out punter grab, tattooed on this guy forever.
Is this meant to look like a snowboard has smashed into the arm so hard it’s started to bleed? Or is it ink splashing out? The most important question is simply; why?
A perfect example of a sequence where somebody hits a rail after airing of a large grit box. Text book stuff.
We like Burton. Who doesn’t? But we’re not sure who’s devotion to any brand is so fanatical that they get a massive, skull-and-flower filled logo on their back. Whoever it is, we hope they got a free board out of it.
“But… I’ve got a dude carving on my calf” exclaimed the owner of this tattoo when his mom bollocked him for getting it.
Goggle tattoos seem very popular. These are reflecting a scene drawn by a 4 year old.
At least this one looks rad…
More popular than googles are chair lifts. People love a lift!
When this fella works out, the dude falls off the lift.
You’d cack yourself if snowflakes this big started falling.
There’s a strange Tiki Bar look about this lift.
This dough-arsed snowboarder tattoo looks painful?
This will have taken hours of pain to complete, so hats off. We cant understand why she’s got the start of a thong tattooed down into her arse.
At first, we thought this was a cobweb, but then we realised it was meant to be a protractor, presumably for working out rotations?
That sound you just heard was the snowboarding dying a little.
Wow, an ice-breathing skull. Bet this guy’s nails!
In lieu of any facial tattoos, this is the closest to a Job Stopper on our list. Bravo, sir. Bravo.
Life is balance.
Keep your edge.
Get a shit tattoo.
Do faux lifestyle slogans get any worse?
Yep. It turns out they do.
If somebody said “I’m getting a tattoo of a head with mountains in the face” we’d presume it’d look shit. But this is rad.
This, however…
Does this person love skiing, lycra, or Pringles?
Not strictly a snowboarding tattoo, but it would be churlish not to include it, we feel.
This polynesian style tattoo is pure 2006. There’s a lesson about tattoo fashion in there, somewhere.
We’re fairly certain his girlfriend would leave him if she knew this dude’s tattoo was taken from the cover of a Shaun White video game, the big nerd.
It’s hard to tell if this is ironically placed just above the wearers arse, in the classic ‘slag-tag’ position.
Where do you start with this one?
How about with the lower snowboarder that appears to be swinging from a rope. You know, just to the right of the large red spot.
Ginger hair? Skinny Jeans? Gash red leather jacket? Is this Shaun White?
This is the exact same logo as the Bradford Wok Sushi Bar takeaway has. Google it if you don’t believe us.
