JK moscraciun

+1 For drinking and every thing “else” go for Ischgl but NOT for Carving!!! (or take only short SL board with you) As Menno said the lift system, the restaurants etc. are brilliant but the result is way overcrowded slopes! Soelden is better slope wise + a lot of hardbooters but still modest as size comparing to anything like 3V/Tignes etc! <O:p But with France</ST1:p comes some disadvantages too, like higher prices and dated lift system in some areas (compared to Austria</ST1:p), accommodation also is falling way short of anything in Austria</ST1:p <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com<st1:country-region></st1:country-region> <st1:country-region>.</st1:country-region>

I think this is currently the w speed record 201.9 km/h (126.4m.p.h) Les Arcs, France.1999 http://www.worldsfastestsnowboarder.com/ on a POGO board with nonreleasible bindings .

trahsed checkered flags!:lol: (yes I was aware that you are from Hr)

Some vector graphics for a high tech cad designed metal board!

I find this site/forum about one year ago and reading it almost day by day since! So this is my story (sorry for my poor english) After 3 year of skidding around on soft boots and telling people that I’m snowboarding, finding this forum was like “Hey I need to learn to walk again” All the tech articles, al the discussions, advices has been so eye-opening for me that I instantly wanted to be part of this great community with such a passion and dedication for this sport! Short story long: After one year of reading this forum and admiring al your photos and movies finally last month I decided to buy the gear and find somebody to teach me! In normal circumstances this should be easy but in Romania(where I’m living) where this form of snowboarding virtually is inexistent, was quite a challenge! Demo-ing or renting something was out of question and finally when I found a guy (who is riding soft boots these days, a former racer) he gave me a 2hour crash course on body position, how to initiate a turn, crossover and cross under (he said is the best technique for Romania where we don’t have groomed slopes, only naturally soft/hard/choppy/ice/slushy or whatever God given slope conditions) Buying the equipment was more a question of availability then choice. Buying boots online was another thing to put me of but finally I ordered everything from Bluetomato.com > 06/07 F2 Silberpfeil 168, F2 Intec TitanFlex plates, 06/07 HeadStratos Boots & intec heels! So here I am finding myself in a 6 day vacation in Tignes > France on infinite perfectly groomed slopes with no other technique than softbooting and the Norm I&II and all the rest of the tech articles printed and folded in my pockets! Except of the fist couple of runs when I was fighting(getting used to) the gear and after some stance adjustments, I was blown away, I was in shock of how much more comfortable it was than I expected compared to softboot(in terms of support in the lower leg) how unimaginable the edge hold was! I was struggling to get lower, continuously having in mind the but’s in’s and out’s the advices on the shoulder and hips position and rotation! In the steeps and crowds it was a totaly shameful skid-turning experience or locking in the turn and miss the transition and/or skid the next turn etc! <O:p Anyway it was the best snowboarding experience ever for me! I’m out speeded and carved my skier friends and when I curved my first 360(on a mild blue run) you should see the expressions on their faces!!!;-) I’m totally hooked, keen to learn and determined advocate for the sport! I know that my photo’s aren’t worthy to bee posted here! Don’t shoot me, please give me any advice to help me improve! Thank you BOL community! J.K.

I ride the 05/06 Eliminator 168, at almost 200lbs I can't describe it soft by any means! You really have to ride fast and hard to flex it! The flex is similar to the rest of f2 race carving alpine board range! <O:p></O:p> This board is flying! it is unbelievably fast for a soft setup!

I got the F2 Eliminator LTD 05/06 model, but I’m riding it with soft boots, so I can tell my experience only from this perspective! Back then when I choused it I vas looking for a very stiff an fast directional board to ride along with my skier friends and that what is: a furiously fast, stable directional responsive deck! Unfortunately the stiffness of the board demand a powerful & aggressive ride and wont forgive you if you are getting lazy in the middle of the turn! But after adjusting your style to the board there is no limit for you on/of slope! I jut blown away my friends, I was faster, carved tighter & cleaner and when I done the first 360 carve they needed a few second to recover! (and believe me they are no beginners, they are the kind of skier riding race carver volkl/atomic’s) overall is an amazing board and probably is way above may capabilities and my soft boot limits! It is the perfect all-around weapon! Ice, pow, groome you name it, it will perform superbly. Downside is only the price 400Euro (aprox 500$) and they sacrificed durability for speed –> you can scratch the base even with your fingernail! (sorry for the poor english)