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In an effort to avoid wearing out the bottoms of my boots, I have tried a few different attachments but I hated having to carry along the extra bulk of them and they were generally difficult to put on and take off, if they stayed on at all ... I found a few products from Stabil that have worked for me for a while now. The front Mid cleat stays just behind the front pad and offers some traction on those slippery ramps while skating up to the chair lift. I have these on the loosest setting to fit over the toe of my boots. It doesn't completely stop wear on front pad, but it helps. $24.99 https://stabil.implus.com/products/job-safety/stabil-midcleat For the heel I use the Heel cleat secured in the third slot seems to be tight enough for my boots. I am then able to simply slide it down over the heel when ever I am walking around parking lots, and then pull it back up on the back of the heel while I step into my bindings. $32.99 https://stabil.implus.com/products/job-safety/stabil-heel You can also order replacement cleats when you wear the metal down from continued use https://stabil.implus.com/products/accessories/stabil-25-cleats

Just want to give a nod to Beckmann AG here. While I believe that no matter what you do, this sport is very demanding on your legs due to the athletic stance we need to maintain to carve in variable terrain. That being said, the best thing you can do for your comfort and longer carving days is to start out in a balanced and natural neutral stance. I carved for years before I learned how to tweak my set up to allow me to relax between carves and then drop in and hold that elusive heel side carve without chattering. Here is a link to an article Beckmann put together that goes through the process of finding a stance that will get you to that neutral starting point. The idea being that if you start out in this balanced position, you will not need to keep constant tension in your legs just standing on your board. This will wear you out much sooner as you won't have a chance to recover as easily between hard charging multiple carving slopes. I will warn you it is lengthy, but it is very good information. http://beckmannag.com/hardboot-snowboarding/hardboot-binding-configuration

Hey Robin! Glad to see you made it here. Great place with lots of knowledgeable people.

Planning a trip to Mammoth March 23, 24, 25. Might make the 24th at June to avoid all the crazies at Mammoth.... Anyone else contemplating for that weekend?

Sorry it took so long to get back on here. Had a great time hanging out with George and Renzo. Was just up yesterday, and it was really fun till around 11:00. Typical for these kind of temps ..... Will definitely post when I am going up again, although the only for sure trip I have for this month is mammoth 23, 24, 25. Anyone else likely to be up?

Going to June for the first time this weekend with my wife. Anyone else likely to be up there?

I am a strong possibility for Thursday as well. Little tricky, as I am also heading to June Friday morning........ I know, gotta get my carve in while I can, tax season is starting and I am about to be very busy.... Gotta make hay while the sun shines and all that......

Looks like I will actually make it up to Mammoth/June this season, but I don't know where to stay. I have browsed the internet, but it is hard to compare other than by price ....... Only been up there once and stayed in Mammoth with a large group. Just wondering where you all go.

Just a heads up for anybody going to Summit this year. There is one row of free parking in the lot closest to the resort. It is on the north side, next to the condos. Plan to get there about an hour early to ensure a good space. Otherwise its 20.00 to park in that lot now. Or you could try for a place on Summit Blvd.....

Thanks for the info. Pretty much confirms what I thought. I had adjusted them on the inside cam only, and it was perfect. Not that they wer not already pretty comfortable, it just made them even better. I am a firm believer that it would be better to start with a neutral ballanced stance before altering my bindings to try to match me.

I'm a recent convert to UPZ as of late last season. I'm not sure what I did with my instructions since I received my boots and I would like to alter the cant due to my bow legged stance. I can actualy get three fingers between my knees when my ankles touch..... So, it is obvious that the cant can be adjusted by a change to the hinge point for the ankles. My question is, since both sides are adjustable, if I change the cant on one side of the ankle, do I need to match it on the opposite side of the ankle? I tried going to the UPZ site to search for a users manual, but could not find one.

Hey everybody, thanks for sharing your insights with the UPZ boots. I appreciate you taking the time to educate me.

That is exactly why I am even looking. I have heel lift and toe bang when I ride. Have the thermofit (red) liners, and have tried extensive boot fitting. My experiences sound very much like what I am hearing described by most of you who are happier in the UPZ boots. I do ski patrol in my boots, so I spend a lot of time in them on any given day. Sometimes from 7am to 6pm.

I am another one of those who have never really been happy about the fit of my boots. I have always been in Delux boots in my hard booting career. But after reading some of the experiences of other riders switching to UPZ, and actually trying on a pair of them at a friends house, I am very curious about them. I do have to admit though, one of the things I like best about my Track 700's is with the addition of the BTS, I can be very dynamic in these boots. Really never liked being locked into one of the predetermined positions. How many of you UPZ riders ride in the walk mode? How do the spring mechanisms on the back of the RC-10's compare to BTS? Inquiring minds want to know.........

It always seems to fall on one of my working weekends. Very frustrating for me to see all of my friends carving it up while I am stuck with a class ..... I'm only supposed to work every other weekend, but it seems like something always comes up.