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is a little Slightly Stoopid to that mix or Lee "Scratch" Perry.

I've been able to slow it down by carving but it will not work for a sudden stop. It takes some patience, confidence, and control but it's possible to slow it down from 30 mph. I've stopped it a few times sliding it perpendicular to my momentum. I can't remember, is that still called a shred? Another negative with the T-board I forgot about, I have pinched the wheel against the board twice. It threw me over the top like if you folded the nose of your snowboard.

Durf Said, LOL, verge of collapsing! That's one of the funniest, most absurd statement I have seen on the form over the years.

I would recommend the indy rubber tires for the hard carving on the steep hills. I am ordering a stiffer bushing since I'm a little heaver than most and definitely get the longer board because you can still make SL turns even though it says it's got a GS feel. The feeling of the ride on the indy tires is very cool. It's such a smooth, quiet ride while cruising down the streets.

At the WTC in Park City last year. I had her with me a couple times hanging out in the car. I brought her out to play when I was eating lunch or hanging out.

Larger size= more dog to love. Does he have the ridge? I can't tell. Soleil doesn't have it. You can see a change in the hair but she most likely has a little Labrador in her, giving her the webbed toes. She'll swim for hours if I let her. Super friendly dog, right Michelle. She's played with her before.

I have the T-board too and I like it. Super smooth, quite ride at high speeds that feels very much like snowboarding. It helps to develop technique and keeps you fresh with muscle memory. The only beef I have with the board is that it took four days of aggressive carving on a 6% grade to wear out my indy rubber tires. I am a heavy guy though so I was throwing a lot of rubber, it stuck to the bottom of the board. I also cracked the bushing that came with it but I want to get the stiffer one anyway.

Boris, I was going to ask if that was a Ridgeback/ Ridgeback mix. That's what I have. She's super loyal and very fun. I adopted my Soleil from the Humane Society and she's been a great dog. Some shelter/pound dogs are already trained and been through strict tests to let the public know whether the dog is house broken, good with cats/dogs, and good with kids.

It's not the most current picture. My son Matix likes to hang out and play with Soleil.

I just ask because I have found that many backcountry forums are split 50/50 about allowing dogs in the backcountry.

Does anyone take their dogs with them in the backcountry? Also, does anyone think dogs do not belong in the backcountry?

I don't think it's him but the riding style reminds me of Fuzzy.

Jeff, Most of your boards are in the 150's to 170ish range, right? You would have no problem carving at almost all the Utah resorts. The guys mention Park City and Basin a lot because there are many of us that like to ride GS or bigger boards. E-mail Dave Tillie from Hardbooter.com if you want to demo some stuff or just get together with some of the PC crew.

T-nutty buddies. Nice to have in a pinch for sure.

Better technique will help more than changing boards. Stay centered and drive with your knees. You can still fold the nose but you can prevent yourself from going over the nose.