jnshapiro

I'm 5'7". Probably one of those "short" snowboarders. So when I get that 180cm Coiler, it'll be longer than I am tall :rolleyes:

I bought a Donek Axxess for this past season. First year back after a long break. I love the board! A great reintroduction to carving. I've contacted Coiler and am on the schedule for an October 2007 delivery of one of his boards. We haven't yet talked about specs. Maybe the year after I'll get a Prior or something else. I love working with smaller companies like this. Folks that are happy to talk to you about what you'd like/need and are excited about working with you to build you the perfect board.

More anecdotal evidence. I've injured myself far more rock climbing than I even had on snow. And I've done a lot more damage to myself skiing than I've done snowboarding. But I don't have that number of days out yet on a snowboard, so there's still time.

That makes a little more sense! Not sure what I have for suggestions. Make sure that whatever you screw into the inserts is tight, and tight to the board. Otherwise you'll pull them out. Don't ask me how I know

It might help to know what problem or issue you are trying to solve.

I'm getting intrigued. While I didn't like the ride on the Prior metal, another company might be more to my liking. I'm on the schedule for an october delivery of a Coiler. I'll talk to Bruce when my turn comes up. We'll see what he suggests for me.

You don't have to be limited. If you really like carving (for example), get a carving setup. If it's powder, go that way. You can, and perhaps should, have multiple boards for different types of riding and conditions. There's no need to think that you'll be limiting yourself when you buy a board.

One of my pet peeves is companies that market sporting equipment as "women's boards." It does a disservice to everyone, and is often an excuse to get away with making substandard equipment. There are a few exceptions, but they are far between. Get a board that fits the way you want to ride and your own individual size. Forget about labels on equipment.

Steve, I'll be keeping my eyes and ears open for that for next season. My wife is planning to get a pass too. Thanks.

A pass worked out great for me this year. At Kirkwood. It was about $489 for the pass, good every day this season. In addition, for 5 tickets on weekends I get $10 off (that's $50 in savings). Weekday tickets are $45 with the pass, that's $22 off per ticket, unlimited use. This year, so far I've put in 13 days at Kirkwood (might go tomorrow). At regular prices, $871. My wife went 8 times, 3 were midweek. Regular prices that's $536. So, I've so far saved $382 on my tickets and $116 on hers for a total savings of $498. Season pass worked out real well for me. Your results will vary depending on ticket prices, pass prices, and the number of days there.

I haven't done that in years! Used to work on it when I was rock climbing. It's tough to walk a slack line.

Lift 11. Get off and head down the cattrack to the right (it'll be the left if you are facing downhill). This will take you to Buckboard. A very good carving run. However, It's been very warm here and it'll likely be icy in the morning and slush in the afternoon with probably a half hour to 45 minute window of tolerable snow for carving. I've put my board up for the season. I never did care for spring conditions.

The code may be just a guide, but it's also the law in most jurisdictions. There're civil lawsuits every year as a result of impacts between people. The code is used by the courts to help decide who is at fault and paying for the injuries sustained. Bottom line is that your best defence is just that. Pay attention and yield. Keep looking around and don't take anything for granted. Assume that the other people on the slopes don't know the code and won't see you. Kinda like when riding a motorcycle.

Why not just pin it with another steel pin? A drill bit cut off to the right length would work just fine.

The closest I've come to getting whacked was by another snowboarder. 2 different incidents, 2 different people. The first one, I was happily carving turns down an empty run and someone popped out of the trees and nearly took me out. Apparently there was a kicker and a couple of jibbers were stacked up to hit it, from in the woods! The other time was also an empty run. I try to take a look at the beginning of each turn. At the beginning of the toeside, it was clear above. As I turned down into the fall line I was clipped from behind by a straightlining snowboarder. They sure come up fast!

Andy, I'm a 2 hour drive away from there, so probably too far for you. You might post over on http://www.tahoecarvers.com/home.php.

Thanks!

Looks like a Coiler will be my next board! Should have it just in time for next season. Still don't have the details worked out. I'm planning to work it out with Bruce when he's ready to start on it.

I'm trying to respond to your e-mail from yesterday, but it's telling me that the mailbox is full. The info@ address.

That was a good tune. More like some of their older, more edgy stuff. I haven't been particularly enamoured with them the last 15 years or so with the more experimental sound. Good chance I'll pick up this album.

Neat! It would be helpful if he had an option for the last 2 sections of N/A. I had to just provide answers to the last section as I don't do that type of riding. My answers there won't help at all.

You might reposition your bindings so that they are more centered on the board. There is an article about that in that section. It's in this one: http://www.bomberonline.com//articles/setup.cfm

They'll hurt for a few days as the foam in the liner packs out. After about 8 days in mine, they're real comfortable right now. At least unless I'm standing still! After you get about 3 days in them, go back to your fitter to address any hot spots.

You ought to remove those stock inserts and replace them with the T-nuts. The stock inserts aren't nearly as solid and you'll never be able to get the screws tight as at least 1 of the inserts on each heal will spin during tightening, and it's not likely that you'll notice unless you are looking for it. I had to partially thread a screw and knock 'em out with a hammer. Then had to use a long dowel to hammer in the T-nuts from the other side. I'm much happier with them this way.

I demo'd a Prior metal and found the extreme dampness to be somewhat disconcerting. I prefer a more lively feeling board. More "road feel" if you will. It rode real well, it just isn't for me.