[Have I ever mentioned how insanely awesome the Donek MK is?]

The MK goes to eleven

I don't find the nose too soft at all. Give the nose some attention and it hooks beautifully. I'm 185 or so before any gear. 

It's been my go too board for a few seasons now.

[Heard it in the Lift Line: 2021-2022]

4 hours ago, pow4ever said:

it's the norm for human mind to "make stuff up"/filled in the blank when dealing with the unknown.
to paraphrase - Never mistake ignorance for malice.
take it as compliment 

Agreed

I've gotten a lot more questions recently. I enjoy engaging in people's curiosity. If they don't know what to call it or give the equipment an incorrect name I don't really care. I crack a few jokes and we talk on the lift ride up. Plastic snowboard boots always seems to surprise people. 

[Heard it in the Lift Line: 2021-2022]

On 2/5/2022 at 6:43 PM, Corey said:

I get this a LOT.  

Really? How is a thing? Damn kids

 

On 2/5/2022 at 9:50 PM, big mario said:

Did you throw one of your board protection lobsters at him?

Ha! I ate em. Had to tighten the belt a bit during covid.

[Heard it in the Lift Line: 2021-2022]

Yelled to me from the lift, "you suck!". 

It was my strongest run of the day. I laughed

[Input from the community for developing a Alpine Snowboard specific Zipfit liner.]

Gotcha, I never rode stock liners in my upz. I went straight to my intuitions

[Input from the community for developing a Alpine Snowboard specific Zipfit liner.]

I look for smooth fore and aft movement with stiff lateral flex.

What boots are people riding that flex laterally?

[Quiver exhale]

Sending you a PM 

[Quiver exhale]

Still have the virus? I will take it if you do.

[New Board Porn 19/20!!!]

26 minutes ago, Shred Gruumer said:

I'll probably be on skis by then....

Heresy!

[Gopro for doing self video analysis?]

I ride alone 99% of the time. I generally strike up a conversation with whoever I'm on the lift with. After a short conversation, you could offer a stranger a couple bucks to follow you for one run with your own cellphone or gopro.

Like Beckman said you dont need an hour of footage. 

[Music for carving to - and to improve your performance]

On 1/25/2020 at 12:09 AM, Treebeard said:

 

I would like to once again highlight this very important post.

[Locked or unlocked?]

I rode unlocked on a few sets of boots (all raichle, deeluxe) for 10+ years. I loved it. Went back to try locked every so often and did not like it. Then I put on bts for a while, didn't make a big difference to me in riding but it did strengthen the boot setup.

I am on now on upz with softer black tongues and the dgss setup which I love. Lots of smooth flex. I run higher angles which gives me great fore and after mobility but plenty firm laterally. 

I have a spare bts I can mail you. Try it out, see if you like it, send it back when you're done. PM me if you're interested 

[Virus 186 upm world cup gs, yours for the cost of shipping]

Glad this board is going to the right person. 

Be well karma board.

[Felony charges for former Bomber owners]

Well that sucks. What a crappy situation this whole thing turned into. 

What the hell is going on in Aspen? https://www.aspentimes.com/news/cops-former-city-councilman-stole-2-4-million-from-aspen-skiing-co/

 

[Spray]

[Virus 186 upm world cup gs, yours for the cost of shipping]

Dear Karma Board,

Alpine carving tames the darkness within that is masked with humor, sarcasm, and a brutal exercise regime. Riding the Karma board will further this pursuit of alpine excellence as well as the "lipstick on a pig" game that I play. 

I promise to hold you and to love you, until we get on the snow. There, I promise to push you to the limit of my abilities...without lube. I promise not to sell you on ebay for drug or candy money unless I run out of chocolate.

There may be times that I am with other boards. Fear not, I am dedicated to my entire harem.

Love,
Erik J

PS I will source said gorilla testicles directly from China. I got a guy. He's been my go-to for anything testicle related for over 20 years. 
 

[Slalom or 160-ish tight turning board.]

I have an Angry and a SG full Race 157 (SG is a loaner from a friend this season).

The SG was a revelation to ride. I had no trouble finishing turns and found it surprisingly very versatile. I don't know how different the 157 and 163 are. The Angry and SG have distinctly different feel, both fun as hell. The SG seemed to recover gracefully on it's own from just about any situation I put it into. This thing would carve tight if pushed. 

I found the Angry very easy to break out of a carve at almost any point in the turn if so desired. The rounded tail corners seem to help that along. 

There's my 2 cents

[What Did You Learn This Year?]

I write down improvements that I have made and stick it in my jacket pocket for the next season so I don't forget the little details. 

The first day out of the season I always question whether or not I will remember how to turn. 

[A Terrain Park For Us!]

Nice! Looks like fun. That would definitely be my favorite type of terrain. Rollers, bank turns, double fall line etc keeps it interesting.

[Thirst Snowboard.. Purchase experience Excellent!!!]

Welp, looks like I'm selling some stuff to make room for a Thirst now. 

[I take it all back, in regard to softboots working well to carve on.]

waitaminnit, yer tellin me hard boots carve better than soft boots? mind. blown.

welcome back! 

[FS: COILER ANGRRY 160]

12 hours ago, rjnakata said:

A 20cm wide Angrry isn't an Angrry!

Edit: Bruce goes with an Angrrry with an 18.5 waist for his 27.5 Raichles with less than 60 degree angles. The Angrry heritage is narrow waisted.  

My Angrry is 20cm wide. On the Coiler site there is the option of 18 - 20 on width for the Angrry.

[Best resorts for carving in the US - by state?]

20 minutes ago, Kneel said:

 

On the contrary, they have expanded their terrain offerings. Yesterday was slush and mud. If there is anything left after this recent warm spell and weather system, they will return to the regularly scheduled program of bullet proof.

FWIW...prior to last week.  Conditions were surprisingly good.  If you stick to my program of first lift at 9, in the truck and on the way to the office by 10:30. And NEVER on weekends.  

Yesterday was pretty fun, I was there for a few hours. South was great, Zero G was really good. 

I was there today too and typed my post from the lodge. This morning was definitely bullet proof. Surprised how much it firmed up overnight. 

[Is "relaxing" carving possible?]

On 1/14/2019 at 6:02 PM, pow4ever said:

As a pretty layback person; carving is a great outlet for Mr. Hyde side of me.
 

...Blah blah blah....

Maybe I won't like the sport as much if it's less savage/brutal lol...

This was your original post in the thread.

Enough waffling around. Get aggressive, then you can step back and relax after you show yourself you can do it. You're on the east coast right? Act like it. Conquer that shit. Let the west coasters play hacky sack with their avocados. Step on the gas pedal like you're driving away from a bank robbery. Get after it. Get pissed off at yourself. 

[Critique my riding]

13 hours ago, Beckmann AG said:

 

 

 

This is the Beckman war cry. You're all screwed. It you haven't abandoned your homes yet you're as good as dead. 

The video is a nice forget-me-not.