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  1. Montucky = Beautiful NW Montana

    Clear = Wide Open Slopes, exclusively open only to event participants, no passing allowed on groomed runs.

    CUT = Carving Up Turner

    February 3-6, 2025

    SB & HB Clinics, demo boards, make new friends and see old ones, support an amazing community operated 501c3 ski area, banquet/raffle night and a rollerskating night!  If you carve a snowboard or skwal you are welcome to join us!

    Registration to open by September 1.  Space is limited. Start planning today.

    www.montuckyclearcut.com

    also find us on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

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  2. So you have been riding a steep Zinal groomer all morning (the one you see in all of the Swoard videos).  You stop and have a great pizza, soda and lots of water, ready to finish the afternoon!

    You ride the longest poma lift you have ever been on, it even has a 30 degree turn in it. Take a cat track around the mountain to get back to the same black diamond groomer you have been riding all morning. Only your 10+ friends you have been riding with all morning at the top of the run.  Carver B. and Chester F. drop in and get about 1/2 way down, I look around, no one else is dropping in, I get nods and drop in.  I am not worried about getting hit from behind at all.  Only our group at top of hill, very little traffic on that run all morning, so I am not doing my usual look up hill frequently (it was only our group I saw we I dropped in).  Next thing I know Paul K is over the top. of me, I am very broken up feeling and wondering what the heck happened.  

    I later hear that after I was about 10 turns in, a random skier that lacked skills but had tons of confidence, came past our group and started straight lining down the hill and collided with me.  

    I had just transition from a toe side turn to a heel side when the collision happened.  I shot off to the right side of the run into the un-groomed, and the skier slid to the bottom of the slope.  Ski patrol responded to both of us, got us packaged up and separately loaded into two waiting rescue helicopters.  I spent the next 24 hours in a Swiss Hospital.  

    9 broken ribs, multiple fractures of my right scapula and minor head trauma with loss of consciousness for 5-10 minutes.  I am a little over 5 weeks from the incident and the ribs have finally quit being horrible, my shoulder is healing nicely and no head issues.  It feels like I should have no long term repercussions.

    I am very fortunate to have been wearing a high quality helmet, to have been surrounded by such amazing friends and experienced high quality Swiss care. 

    Check your 6 even when you are 100% confident that no one is a threat behind you.

     

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  3. @Ster if you are wanting a damp riding board ( easy on the legs and absorbs irregularities in snow conditions). From what you have told us about your riding, I would recommend getting the Donek Flux w/Secret construction 169 and the 11-12.5scr  would be my advice. 

  4. The bigger the last radius is the faster you will potentially accelerate out of a turn.  Racers love this. Their boards often have quite large radius differences tip to tail.  For most recreational free carvers I would not suggest a progressive sidecut, unless you are a super aggressive rider.  

  5. 4 hours ago, slabber said:

    We've seen the vid, how about a ride report?

    I am a little busy for the next week and a half so no time for a good write up.  They are spectacular.  My carving buddy Eirik demoed them and ordered 1 of each.  

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  6. I am building a "Carvers Jeopardy" Game for MCC and I would like your help coming up with "Answers" and "Questions". 

    Please message me through this site or email me at montuckyclearcutAThotmailDOTcom with your trivia.  We don't want to have the potential participants to have a clear shot at winning.

    Thank you for the help!

    David

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