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Dodge Ridge is opening Dec 13th, it's still snowing and they already have a base of 30"-52". Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

Those aren't boots, those are the old Burton Flex bindings. They had an item on the back similar (in theory only) to the Raichle walk/ride thingamajig. It allowed you to choose the flex for the bindings. They would probably be good bindings for someone to use in boardercross as they have a third strap around the shin. I think they were most commonly found on the Burton Free snowboards from 1989. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.....

Just wondering if anyone has found a solution to carting a few 200 cm boards to the mountain? It would need to be secure as I want to be able to change boards in the parking lot depending on conditions. I understand that both thule and yakima have cargo options, but I am not looking to sell my first born. Thanks

In an attempt to round out my carving skills and learn different ways of attacking a mountain, I am looking at competing in boardercross this year. My only issue is that of all the sites that I have accessed looking for information there is relatively little. Even the sites with boardercross in the name of the website have very little especially in regards to board manufacturers. The boards that are advertised of course are marketed with the typical board hype. There is no possible way to find out how a board rides unless you can ride it yourself or someone can compare it to something you have ridden. In looking at some of the boards that riders are using on the circuit I have seen quite a wide range. I know that palmer makes the Channel Titanium, volkl makes the Downhell, nidecker makes a Project TM and Proto, Nitro makes the Torque, etc. I want to send a shout out to Jack Michaud (does that mean I'm hot in French?) for compiling stats (see 2003 buyer's guide) on both carve boards and boardercross boards for BOL. THANKS! So to get to my questions.... I have two: 1. What boardercross specific boards are out there? 2. What experience have you had with any boards that would compete well in boardercross? I'm 5'8" pushing 200 lbs of pure muscle (rriiiiiiiggghhht) Are there any old boards worth their salt that won't break my bank as I try to enter a new category of boarding. Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

How are y'all able to get product? I would like one of our shops out here to carry them, and if not, maybe I'll carry them myself. RJ

I didn't like my red either, luckily they screwed up another part of my order so I got to send the helmet back and they paid ship both ways! I can understand what Baka is saying about not being able to try it on, but if you don't have many other options, so be it. I just got mine in the mail this afternoon. Wore it like a kid around the house for probably a half hour. Tried it with the Oakley A-frame Goggles and found a strange phenomenom. When I tried it with my wife's silver frame goggles it fit great. When I tried it with my clear frame googles they were tight around the nose area. All other things being equal, it was a bit strange. But the wife is expecting and the season is over before it started for her, so I guess I'll just have to use hers. Anyway to get back to topic: What's neat about the Titan and the Bomber are that they both have sizing attachments that are sent with the helmet. You can go from a size 55-59 centimeter head just by putting in the included pads. Oh and one other thing the Ovo people said. Their helmets are made to fit the "average North American head" which is oval not round. So if your head is more round than oval (measure just above eyebrows around farthest part of head) don't go for it, mellonhead. teehee But seriously it's impossible for me to give you a real eval other than my first impression. Things I can say: Quality looks great, everything matches up nicely. All the components look top notch, especially the Carbon Fiber:) The chin strap is padded so you don't feel the actual strap material. The Titan has "wings" so you won't have premature goggle ejection. There appears to be many vents in the top and back of the helmet, so hopefully it does what the propaganda says it does. There is a guy selling them on eBay named RWSETT@aol.com that will give you a good deal off-eBay. I don't normally recommend going off eBay due to the recent proliferation of scam artists, but since you can insure your orders on paypal even if they weren't on eBay it ain't no thing but a chicken wing on a string with the bling. I should go to sleep.

Last I spoke to Mike at worldwidesports he said that the distributor wasn't bringing very many boards into the country this year and they (wws) probably won't be getting any. He agreed it's next to impossible for those crazy adrenaline junkies at Rad-air to reply to e-mail (they surf, a lot). He said to go straight to the distributor. And this in a year when all the Tankers are CROWNS!!!! Can I get a witness?! PSR when are you going to open up a shop?

Yeah Baka, That's the pic. The 180 was not a direction change as far as riding nose first and then tail first. I was talking about riding one edge and then the other but changing edges completely laid out in the air. The 180 verbage was probably not the best, sorry. PSR, As usual you are the one with the answer. Thanks. What boards can you accomplish this on. I just got a Rossi 184 race, will it throw me? I was on scholarship in college for springboard diving, so this should be right up my alley. Can anyone on the West Coast throw a triple lindy besides Rodney D.?

I would like to think of myself as getting pretty knowledgeable with carving thanks to some of the great minds on this site and the others(catek.com, freecarve.com, tahoecarvers.com,etc.) However there is one thing I just don't get, why are there so many pictures of carvers catching air parallel to the snow? It is as if they did a 180 and changed edge in mid-air and will come down in a carve. Who-da-what-da?!? Basically every other time I pop onto Bomber there is some guy with a cheesy smile floating above the snow as if he doesn't care that he is about to eat more than snow! Can someone please explain this to me, because truthfully I wanna do it!

Hi Mark, I bought one last year for my first carve board. I must admit that although they don't receive a lot of respect on this forum....mine threw me the first day. If you don't pay attention, the little sucker will let you have it! As was stated before it is a good board to begin with but I am in my second year and already moving on to other boards. I ride about 30 days a year, so I progressed maybe faster than a casual carver, but the board probably won't last more than 2-3 years as your main carver. One of the pluses is the flexibility the board will allow. Because it isn't a skinny stick you can pretty much ride it on anything. I took mine into the backwoods a couple of times (helps to put the raichles on walk mode). It worked the moguls nicely, pow nice, ice don't go over 30+ mph. I took it into the parks (when there wasn't monkeys everywhere) and it was surprisingly fun! Overall I would recommend this board as a first carver. I think that it helps one progress quickly from beginner to intermediate. I don't believe it can take your riding any further than that. However the intermediate carver is the intermediate-advanced snowboarder (imo). So grab one at a good price and with the money you save get some interest on it for next year's carve monster!