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I had the chance to meet several top level athletes (world cup winners) and asked the same question - What about those boots? - Without exception the answer was generality along "not clear" but the "fell is OK gibberish" without any understandable specific details like stiffness mechanics etc. Almost all of them had some sort of Frankenstein modification or repair work done on the boots - all stated that they would kill for a new pair. So maybe will newer know the answer to this.

Yes, is painful to see how in the last ten year glaciers melted at a dramatic rate. I visited Soelden almost every year (early season opening) and each year I'm stunned how much the terrain is changed and the ice backed up. The resort is just makes the most with the new real estate released by the ice - you just cant fight the progression of the industry (mass market) - the resorts are selling what is in demand >> miles of open wide, moderately steep and perfectly groomed slopes - which are appealing for the beginner/intermediate recreational/ocasional skier. For us carvers Soelden is still the unofficial capital of hard-boot snowboarding in Europe - where are still shops/rentals which are caring top notch equipment to buy and test. Also true that is a lot of snobbery going around between different groups of people riding different style of boards etc. And yes carving is soo much bigger than what you can see in Soelden. Sean is just adding a specific broad to his comprehensive product line-up to fit an existing niche/group/need. Otherwise he build and sale almost every kind/style of boards to best fulfill every possible/potential customer needs. I don't know what to say about Eastern Europe (I'm from Eastern Europe) we have our eyes fixed on what the Swiss and Austrians are doing - it is a good idea for Donek to prove himself there - or maybe far east - (look how Kessler and Sigi doing in Japan & Corea) JK

Thank You dragonrider, yes normally I roll by measure twice and cut once - or not at all - but this time the pain is serious - and I need to consider every options. Anyway thank you for your thoughts and wishes.

Thank you for your answers @ patmoore Luckily I still have some healthy cartilage left and the damaged are is still around 2-3cm The aim/promise of the ACI surgery is 85-90% recovery - the thing is I'm 35 and in theory my body has reasonable regenerative response if I'm delaying this procedure the chances of success is proportionally decreasing with age. @ codighel I'm aware of Hyaluronic injections and in theory along with painkillers I could linger on for years. The big decision for me is to go ahead with full radical surgery and do what is medically possible today( ACI is relative new procedure) or just hold back, sort of slow down and try to conserve what is left healthy > but sooner or later still surgery will be unavoidable! Thank you guys.

Hello to all After years of neglecting my popping, grinding knee issue recently I was diagnosed wit serious congenitally induced kneecap cartilage damage. (exact diagnosis Chondromalacia Patellae grade III). The suggested treatment was reconstructive surgery via Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation. (ACI) Did anyone here had such a procedure? or other alternative treatment procedure? What was the outcome? How was the recovery? Do you where able to return to snowboarding? and in what extent? Any advice? Alternatives? Please, anyone? Thanks you JK

By the looks the construction and finish are exactly the same. But you should ask Sean. About the ride I can't tel much since I'm not skiing and my wife is at intermediate level and the only Kesslers skis around (in our group) are custom made for 90kg advanced carvers so a direct comparison would be irrelevant. Talk to Sean (he is great at customer service) and tell him what do you want and let him do his work and I'm pretty sure you will get a great product.

My choice: Sean form Donek custom built these for my wife about one year ago (custom top sheet with her name on it and matching color with her current outfit, base with the two rings matching the occasion - our wedding) Sean kindly built it on Kessler specifications and quality and for sure half the price!

exceptional video nice camera work and outstanding editing BRAVO

exceptional video nice camera work and outstanding editing BRAVO

Hei Dive-Bomber are you aware of these bindings mage by F2 http://www.blue-tomato.com/en/Hard-Bindings-Step-In/F2-FTWO-Intec-RS-10-11/product.bto?product=300286763 the binding is uber flexy allowing ridiculous amount of lateral movement (I use them on a f2 eliminator for pow and bad condition) they are making it also in standard form called carve flex or something like that and those are even flexier than the step in version.

Hi! I love ZERMAT/Cevinia The long board is OK especially on the glacier where the slopes are wide. There are not to steep but long enough to develop speed for relaxed cruising style carving. Yes the train is slow but the views are stunning! Watch out! at 3900m you really feel the lack of oxygen. ;-) The food is faaaaaaaaaaaaaaar better at the Italian side! But I think 3-4 days is not enough to cover the entire skiing domain.

Same here! Not much talent but after a painful start on a F2 silberpfile than F2 speedster I switched to new school race style metal board. No! It not turned me in a world cup rider but eased the learning process. The new boards are wider, more stable and tend to be a touch softer and forgiving! My best advice is if you can afford spend some money on instruction. Take lessons from a competent active alpine coach.

Please do not understand me wrong I'm not pointing in any direction or saying that one brand better or worst than other I'm just pointing out the inherent limitations of the bullet camera systems, Anybody who want to buy such a system should know about the compromises demanded by a small, roughed & cheap camera. But there is hope, things are evolving and I believe in the next couple of years we will see serious improvement on image quality. And I hope some of the big names(samsung, sony, canon, panasonic etc) will jump in am turn out some quality product.

From my experience (I own Go pro and Vio) and after a couple of years of frustrations my conclusion is that you have to take a couple of decisions If you want simple rouged, whether sealed and cheap you got a lot of options (go pro, drift x, etc) but forget quality.REALLY. Cheap fixed optics, limited low consumption sensors, slow processing power etc. only can result jerky over/underexposed overcompresed videos! This is a the painful truth! None of the systems which are claiming HD are not native/true HD systems > generally just overblown/interpolated pile of dirty pixels. There other professional quality(TV production) systems on the market but they are expensive 1000+ $ and consist of separate battery packs, hard drives, microphones and finally the camera unit al connected together with a ton of separate cables so installing and running such a system daily is not really practical. The Vio from a construction point of view is special but that level of build quality is coming with a price and the video quality is still presenting al the above mentioned issues. So is you if you want quality video you have to look elsewhere Buy a small miniDV style camcorder and with some DIY attach to yourself or your gear Or by far the best creative solution to date reasonable both from practicality and quality perspective is seen here http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=29090&highlight=video&page=4 and is invented by a BOL member Is brilliant! a small good quality(canon/panasonic/etc) point and shoot camera attached to the chinguard of a full-face helmet! advantages are a better quality video, fast, responsive, instant playback, true HD, directly in to your eyesight and reach etc. etc. I believe the safety should be improved by attaching far lover on a true full face helmet thus in a chase of a face plant wont be smashed in to your face and rather in the chingurad. It is a good idea worth improving. Chances are that you or other family member are already own such a camera, from aesthetic point of view is not elegant but not uglier than the latest GoPro HD this is my opinion so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong or if you know better JK

1) - *********** (the manufacturer replaced the board promptly) 2) - complete failure 2) - 2009 race stock 3) - F2 race titanium 4) - 1 day, yes! 1 day on the board 5) - no protective plate system 6) - in soft snow! to much pressure on front foot 7) - below (image) Since the manufacturer replaced it promptly I'm not complaining here! The exact cause of the failure is probably(in my opinion) a mix of bad riding in soft snow condition, bad luck and some sort of construction limitation/weakness. After that event and 30+ days on the replacement board everything is OK!