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BlueB

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BlueB last won the day on April 14

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  • Location
    Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Home Mountain/Resort?
    Cypress Mountain, BC
  • Occupation?
    Designer
  • Current Boards in your Quiver
    Out of controll...
  • Current Boots Used?
    K2 Mindbender, Dalbello CarveX
  • Current bindings and set-up?
    Carve: Snowpro Race, ~55/50, toe/heel lift;
    Freeride, pow, teach: CarveRS/Proflex 45/30, Burton Carrier 24/3
    Plate system: Plan-B (only occasionally)

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  1. He made a typo in explaining what overhangs. Talks twice about rear boot.
  2. I think he actually tries to have front toe underhang and rear heel underhang, for what he describes as "G" bias.
  3. And finally done... Staff only closing day was a success, few hours of riding and BBQ Snow was getting progressively slower through the day, but fun never the less. Nidecker Spectre was the ride of the day... Anyways, thanks everyone for the season, see you next year, if not for one last ride at Whistler, in May.
  4. Yup, it was a lot longer pond and hard run-up with a carved corner. Lots of people didn't make it across. 4807 performed like a star, as usual. A sasquatch was spotted, too. Note to myself - dress more often like one - when random girls start asking for photos with you, you are doing something right
  5. Don't concern yourself with the angles at all. Set the rear boot to the edges, or slight overhang, front boot to desired splay and go ride. It works for any board width. Our bodies are super adaptable. After few runs you get used to any new angles.
  6. My buddy Alex is officially a snowboarder now - can link the turns down the Easy Rider. Panorama was a bit more challenging, but he made it down in one piece Thanks to Patrick and Luka for taking turns in keeeping company to us. Thanks to Rod for donating a snowboard. My teaching board today - Arbor koa Munoz. She's such a beauty!
  7. It was a fun day, today. Fast, almost frozen snow in the am, a bit mushy in the pm. Run of the day: JJA, mogulled up. The Spectre excelled in the afternoon stuff.
  8. Nice morning carving, with Patrick and few others, yesterday! Toy: the baby Coiler VSR
  9. Why do we need to talk ABOUT James, when we can talk WITH/TO him, right here?
  10. It was great to be back on snow, last night! Heavy stuff, but better up on Sky. Run of the day: Rippcord.
  11. I disagree. Hard boots have very little lateral flex. At low angles that needs to come from somewhere - the bindings. Angles have very little to do with the rider's height, but with the board width and the boot size. Splay is the key to having some extra rotational mobility. How much, is the matter of the rider's anatomy.
  12. Go softer with the bindings, like F2 Carve RS or Burton Race Plates/Ibex. Set your hard boots as soft as possible. Even walk mode on the rear... 158 sounds like good size. However, the length is not as crucial as the flex and the width appropriate for your boot size and the angles you want to run. Set the rear boot to slight overhang, then front to the desired splay. With very low angles, you need less toe/heel lift than on race board, but you might want some inward canting on the rear. If duck, you can go flat, or just inward canting on both.
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