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Any other pics? Specs?

Have you ridden your new setup yet? If so, what’re your thoughts?

Great to see you got your boots set! Now we just need the snow gods to dump a few feet. The warm temps and rain have wreaked havoc on everything within 5 hours of the nyc metro area. Last week I was riding in 12” fresh powder, this week I was carving into dirt. May be a better time to throw on a wetsuit and wax my surfboard instead.

I might want a matching outfit as well, Tipsy elves

Sweet setup Shred! Does ski barn have the liners/size you need? I hope you don’t have to wait another 3 weeks to get out and rock that board.

Exactly, I’m referring to the euro carving style. Flexion/extension has been around for quite some time. Pow4ever started the thread by asking about if there’s a more relaxing way of carving. The reason for my curiosity is that I met an Austrian carver at Hunter, NY that has to be in his 70’s. His carving was very graceful, fluid and seemingly (key word) effortless. I chatted a bit and did a couple of runs with him, his style was pure rotational/euro style. We did a steep run together, I followed his style and for me it was quite a bit easier to carve a slope which I’ve had trouble with in the past. I realize the bomber/euro styles are two different camps, just looking for peoples thoughts. thanks

Thanks! I’ll give Catamount a try. Any other places you like in that area?

Newbie alert... I’ve wondered if there’s a difference between rotational and angulation styles as far as relaxation is concerned. I don’t necessarily mean Swoard EC, just more of the Swiss rotational vs Bomber style. Hopefully, somebody has input ( hint, hint @Beckmann AG )

Never been there weekends, dont know how crowded it is. Shorter runs than hunter and Windham for the most part, but less crowded and they have a gondola. My belief is that it’s always worth bringing your gear. Why sneak? Most of my friends ski, I don’t.

Looking to try someplace different to carve and a place for my girl to practice her snowboarding (beginner). What are the thoughts on one vs the other as far as carving for me and beginner practice/lessons for her? Looking to go midweek thanks

Me too, my whole life. The most important lesson to learn is that you Can Not, Absolutely Can Not ski/ride Hunter or Windham weekends/holidays. I find it impossible to focus on my technique when I’m constantly thinking that some bonehead is going to come screaming down the mountain and hit me, it’s happened a few times. Weekdays are fine, however the moron factor is exponentially greater on weekends. Stay away. I would follow others advice and see how much can be changed with my setup before I bought a new board. Also, change when and where you ride. Go to the smaller family mountains where the kids stay on the lower part, and the “cool kids” don’t like. There are several in the area.

This is true, so far the season blows. However... The Catskill region is getting 12-18” pure white on Saturday. The season has just begun

I’m with Pat on this one. I’ve had my Hotronics M4+ model for about 7 years, still going strong. Easy to switch into different liners and your insole of choice, don’t really notice the heating element under your toes. It’s easy to get replacement parts if needed. Best money I ever spent for gear.

Did you mean 1-1.5 fingers, or actual inches?

This is exactly what I meant by customizing your boots. Does Greg have Intuition? If so which ones and sizes. You might want to call/stop there before and try on the liners if he does have them in stock. If not, get them from somewhere else. Pointless to go there without having your liners ready. It’s too late now to order liners from Palau, they won’t be here in time for Wednesday. Greg charges something like $30 for convection oven molding and $20/boot punch. A wise and economical choice. @pow4ever Try Greg at ski barn, it’s on the way to Mountain Creek. Direct from Palau website, free ship no VAT. Don’t over research the liners, just get a pair. Read daveos’s description of the liners and choose one for your needs. Can’t decide which one to get? Order two models, the price will be a little more than one pair of Intuition. Added bonus: you can get rid of the foot funk infested liners and insoles you currently have @SHREDSURF I’m trying to go in the next few days, let me know where and when you decide. Maybe we can have @pow4ever meet up too, that would be great. The three of us could share our equipment/technique issues with one another...lol Maybe Belleayre? Not as crowded and fewer NYC boneheads (like me) than other close mountains.