Erik J

Yes x100

Didn't you throw a snowboard into a fire recently?

I learned what leptospirosis is from the comments.

That cliff fall was insane! That was a looong freefall. Can't believe that guy walked away.

I hate to say but my first thought was minor hernia aswell. I had a similar strain. Not painful just uncomfortable. I went to 3 docs to get checked out, only one of them "found" a hernia. I was told just to wait and see. That was 8 years ago or so. I never had to do anything about it.

While on the lift - Father and son are skiing below. Kid is snowplowing just fine. Dad keeps yelling "Pizza!" Chair in front of me yells "French Fries!" So I yell "Birthday Cake!" Chair in front continues - "Watermelon, Turkey Sandwich!" I reply "Spaghetti!" and so on and so forth, yelling random foods until we get to the top.

got it. now stop yelling at me. I'm a delicate flower acid flashback?

lol, or just cut out the middleman and throw the board in the river

drool

I think of my turns as one leading into the next. If I don't set myself up at the end of a toeside I can screw myself on the following heelside. Fwiw I ride short boards. When I am really getting after it, I find myself aggressively pulling my front foot up and over to my heelside while my frontside edge is still engaged but just beginning to come out of the apex of the turn. My toeside hand and shoulder begin leading to push my weight down over my edge, hip goes down to set the heelside turn and away we go. I try to keep this all as fluid and smooth as possible. If I'm riding the side cut out to the end of the turn I let the energy of the board pop me out and into the next turn. Kind of like finding that sweet spot of rebound on a trampoline or diving board. It seems that my transitions dictate the following turn a lot. Don't know if this helps, I'm a terrible teacher of snowboarding.

I sea what you did there. Sometimes I like to flipper around, ya know. So lets ride. When are you on the hill again?

The softboot industry dug their own grave a long time ago by pushing away from any sense of real turns. Park, rail and jib was rammed down the throat of a new rider. Carving or, heaven forbid, hardboots were just not marketed as being cool enough for the masses. If softboot carving is coming back around then it would be smart for the big board manufacturers to follow the trend with products to sell to people. But we all know where to find a board that does what we want. So at this moment in time, if you want to ride 0 deg angles on your soft setup and you don't want over hang, either get a board to match your feet or cut your toes off. Or you could, I don't know, change your angles.

that weightless moment between carves. Kind of a yin and yang thing between pressuring the board and then letting off the gas for a moment.

pagh qech reH ghaj 3 pages neH 'ej vIghel nuq SoH nuvpu' is that better?

check this out if you haven't already - http://www.alpinecarving.com/binding_setup.html I am 5'11" and my stance is at 22" or so (almost 56cm). I do not like a narrower stance.

I ride like I am invisible and assume that no one sees me.

+1 for Sugarbush No love for Killington here huh? It does have more skanky jersey girls. Just sayin

Great shot. I had to stare at that pic for a while to figure out what was going on with toes, arms, back

3 pages in and I still have no idea what you people are talking about.

Curious where people are mounting bindings. Forward of center?

Those 2018 UPZ's look a little suspect but whatever keeps the nerds away. What if I want just a little squeak, like a chipmunk sound or a small bird chirp. Can I add that on later?

lonbordin, don't upset GeoffV. He wanted a bite of my PB&J sandwich. I said I would think about it. He then broke this board over his head. I gave him the sandwich. Don't upset GeoffV

It sounds like squirrels fighting in my pants when I walk. And my fintecs clop like a clydesdale on parade. Perhaps some bomber butter? Is that still a thing? I thought all of you should know.

off to the glue factory like an old horse. Or soylent green or something. Send it back from whence it came.