Fastskiguy
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Excellent all day, super versital, do it all ride. I rode the 14-20 scr and 14-24m scr boards and probably more prefer the larger sidecut deck.
Now....24m scr....that sounds freaking huge. What is up with that? Does it turn? Does it have a rocker?
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Very nice but I hope you can find room for a beer on the table ;)
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I'm up to $500 for a used board this year and loving it. When I reach Fat City I'll get a new board annually. A couple of ways to look at it...
Cutting edge board=easier to turn, better edge hold, heck this is fun!
Old used board=less forgiving, less edge hold, heck, I'm improving my skills and it's still fun!
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I haven't been to many tune shops but have always had good experiences at Precision in Frisco too.
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BobD in action at Buck Hill's Carving Cup on Sunday:
Quit your job and move to Europe, you've got great form!
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Alright, what do you guys think...dakota 20 or oregon 400t? Both are about $350 on Amazon.
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Could be that the carving cup guys don't need to use as much counter rotation...maybe the terrain isn't quite as steep or icy? If the conditions are just a little easier then they can move their center of mass a little more over the round gate thing (what's that called anyway?) and get to the bottom faster with more inclination and less angulation?
This last picture shows a pretty extreme position, his hip is only a few inches from the snow-quite impressive!
In the photos, the hips are always counter rotated, this gives the angulation. The upper body in most of the photos is not countered. It looks very similar to the prerotated upper body of EC snowboard carving. I can not imagine that these racers are not using a technique that works best for them. If it were only one or two that did not look like FIS GS racers, then I would think them an exception, but it is most of them. I read in in article in ski magizine about the coaching these teams get. So I would figure the coaches know what works best for the type of turns they are making.I know what you are saying Jack. When conditions are bad, I get very angulated on skis, and boards, but what the Carving cup skiers are doing must be working for them, or someone would come along and clean up with a normal GS technique.
I suspect that especially on skis at extreme inclinations. the tension of a pre rotated upper body drive the front half of the ski edges downwards. On a snowboard, we can do this by applying more weight to the front foot. On skis, the same effect could only be created by the tension of pre rotation.
I'm just throwing out ideas here. I think alpine snowboarders have an innate feel for carving, and can offer a different perspective on ski carving.
BobD
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1 That's what I see a lot of the time in racing videos and in that "world cup racers free skiing" video on youtube. This article explains the reason (at least for me), and describes the feeling I get when completing turns, and into the transition.
http://www.yourskicoach.com/YourSkiCoach/Inside_Leg_Extension.html
We just had our Carving Cup style race this morning at BucKhill.
I wonder if it would be even better if they relaxed (or flexed) the old outside leg instead of pushing down with the old inside leg? More of a cross thru, a little less "up" at the transition. Still, it's some fine looking free skiing and it sure looks like they are pushing down with the old inside ski...
and I loved the article about steering....high level steering is gone but it's a big deal if you're going to ski the whole mountain
http://www.yourskicoach.com/YourSkiCoach/A_Revival_of_the_Steered_Turn.html
So what is up with the carving cup? That sounds super duper fantastic! Can you compete in both classes? I'm thinking if the course was designed right maybe the snowboards could win.....
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man, a guy is gone for a week and this great thread gets long! Gotta couple of comments and a question....
1. The Lindsey Vonn video shows some great skiing but I have to chuckle whenever I hear about harold harb. Every single turn started with the new outside ski! His phantom move is so phantom she's not even doing it and you can't say it's because she's not good enough. It's a good idea in concept and striving for the parallel boot shafts and "two tracking" makes for good skiing...but at the limit, skiing is an outside foot dominated activity.
2. Most of those "extreme ski carving" videos show some awful technique with the outside ski flapping around and the inside knee flexed and weighted.....just waiting for the acl to snap.
3. No skier ever achieves 50/50 weight distribution. Carving the inside ski is a huge part of high end skiing but there is always more weight on the outside ski. This is not a bad thing.
4. Snowboard riders can utilize more extension and retraction and higher inclination angles than skiers as beautifully demonstrated by the pictures of Bordy. His hip is on the snow, the best skiers can get within a few inches sometimes but even your typical alpine snowboard (non-racing) enthusiast can get the hip on the snow.
4 (continued). This extension and retraction allows snowboards to get more pressure higher in the turn, reducing the pressure later in the turn. For the last few years we've been talking about getting more done earlier in the turn in high-end skiing but with a snowboard you can really go nuts at the top of the turn vs. on skis.
My question is....maybe a comment...buy why are ski racers faster? If snowboarders can get a higher edge angle and can flex and extend more then shouldn't they go faster? And I'm sure you can carve a tighter turn on steep terrain on a board vs. on skis....but it requires (at least) "decent" snow so maybe on really hard rutted race courses it's different?
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Yeah or at least it will be soon. High speed lift, fall line runs, they have an 8 hour ticket you can sell back for 5$ before 4 hours. Not sure about weekend crowds...but during the week it's pretty quiet. Good snow and grooming. Some flat at the top and bottom but not anything like the long flats at granite peak. Manitou is a nice run for showboating for the lift too.
The fast lift really spoils you!
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Raichle 324's with some kind of molded liner that rocks, fintecs, blue bts. Those strappy buckles are not my favorite but otherwise this old boot is working really well.
Wish list for new boots would be a wiiiiiide model, short sole, grippy toe pad, "normal" buckles, and a nice velcro strap. Oh yeah, it must say "racing" on it somewhere too. Bold colors.
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So does the Wax Whizard live up to the hype for recreational use? Has anybody tried any of Rays other tools?
I think it is really really good, I only hot (well...warm actually) wax my stuff once per year for the summer. I don't get base burn and my boards and skis run fast. Bobdea is right, you can't use it with hard waxes so I just use warmer waxes when it's super cold and even that seems to work pretty well. I press the wax in with the tool then hit it with the rotobrush and we're good to go. I got in 500K feet last year spread over 3 boards and about 30 days, I wax and tune after ever day, it never seemed like I needed to hot wax anything. I don't want to sound like a complete zealot but it's pretty much replaced hot waxing for me. I used to like to hot wax with soft wax to clean the base of my skis after getting them all sludgy in the spring but now I just use a citrus wax remover and then press in more wax, it's faster and it seems to work as well.
I also use his edge sander thing, it's nice once you have your bevel set (don't even think about trying to set a bevel with it....it will take 100 years). You need to used it pretty much every day. It polishes the side edge really smooth and it's pretty much idiot proof. It doesn't take off much edge at all, just enough to keep'em sharp. But the best part is the smooth polished edge you get in just one step.
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So the deal is about the same for couples and families but the single guys don't get a few tickets for friends? It's odd they'd change it and it's odd they'd change it this way. I mean....you guys are volunteers, let's show a bit of appreciation here! Maybe it'll change back next year?
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It's not snowboarding...exactly, it's the path that most of them take...straightlining! But then if we're talking *alpine* snowboarding...well...it's the path they take too, 180 degrees across the hill and all. You can straightline switch on your skis, you can carve 180 degrees on your skis too.
What they really want to do is have some runs that are idiot free. And we can all get behind the idea...even if the implementation is a bit wrong.
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Cascade opened today, the surface was a bit irregular and lots of people were trying to survive the white ribbon of death but dang it felt good to get out there! Sunny and 32 degrees too!
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Tell you what, you send me 100$, I'll say a prayer, chant, and dance. If you don't get snow in a week I'll refund your money, 100%! You can't lose, right?
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I'm having a GLM flashback!!
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are there any tax benefits here??
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These boots have got to rule. (I'd be in'em but switching boots is almost as painful as switching wives for me)
...for skiing that is...
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Clearly the most earth shattering conclusion ever
Don't you wish you could do something like this for "work"?
Dartmouth.....
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what? you can race these things??
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Fatski-the Enduro is a all day top to bottom 2 man team race. Last year the snow was fantastic and I am still kicking myself for not entering. I also wanted to try and do it before my 40th but didn't make it. I think a top 10 placement is possible if I can find the right partner and can stay injury free this season. Make no mistakes, it is a burtal event. For your efforts you get a free t shirt and beer, they also feed you during the race. You should come out so that the Wisconsin boys can show em how its done!
Think Snow!
Do people run down a groomed run or down thru the bumps and chutes? I think it would be fatal for us sea-level guys....
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Shooting for 100+ again. Need a partner for the Arapahoe Basin Enduro, any takers?
Think Snow!
What is the A Basin Enduro?
And...I'm hoping for 500,000 feet so 25-30 days. Hopefully :)
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Both Crystal Ridge and Grand Geneva are open to the public. The two private "members only" I was refferring to are Ausblick and Heiliger Huegel. There may be others. These two hils have snowbord restrictions (allowed after noon)
Man, those places look cool! I wish I lived a little closer :(
Carving gap between skiers and alpine snowboarders closing
in Carving Central
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Well it does make you wonder if you could make a course that would put everybody on equal footing. A steep start ramp, stubby "gates", and a turny course and maybe we could all be racing each other for beers.
At the race leagues I've been in the snowboarders get creamed big time...but the courses are usually pretty straight with just one or two critical turns. And flat starting ramps too.