Blackbird

Here in Aus, I'd be lucky to see a carver once a season... Very, Very rare. Sometimes you run into a Asym rider or something just as old...(prolly a handmedown) but that's it... Kinda sucks cos' I've always gotta explain what kind of board it is..... *sigh* Steve

Sounds like me!! Usually takes 3-4 runs before I'm getting the Ah-haaaaa moment... after that it's easy... till ya hit the 3rd to 4th day in a row... Steve

oh yeah.... 2145 Steve

I keep my girls on a rack that my Father made...(ex carpenter) cost like $20 to make and preserves the unloaded camber of them all... Broomstick rack ends have pipe insulation on them to stop scratches on the topsheet, and they're either covered in their plastic storage bags or covered with cotton sheets. All have summer wax on them...And no bindings installed. Note the top rack has two 178's ( An R17 and FP) 2nd row a 164FP 3rd row 160 Freeride 4th row 155 freeride Steve

Ball park $$ figure...???? I Don't wanna low ball ya!! What would shipping be via (cheap) USPS air mail to Sydney Australia?? Steve

I can't believe they let you keep the rod and screws!!! Hell Yeah!! I had a plate and six screws and some wire in a semi shattered clavicle from a BMX incident... had it taken out cos' it hurt like all buggery.. (One screw was threaded into soft tissue so when I got a slap on the back it would basically stab the screw into my shoulder) I never got to see the plate and hardware except through the x-rays... Hope you heal up strong!! Steve

Good speed on that one.... looks like the night before was a very cold one too!!! Love the pics everybody... nice to see some trenchin' action here in the middle of summer:barf: Steve

Yep.... Sounds like me on a typical day riding!! Lookin' the goods rocketing down the run.... get to the lift line and it seems I left my spine and my sense of balance somewhere half way down........ Steve

Too true... It does look like you're having a blast... Must've been carrying a fair whack of speed too.... the wind has peeled your lips back exposing your teeth:biggthump Steve

I hardboot most of the time, I used softies for years but after going back to hard boots... my soft boot technique has taken off in a big way... became a much better snowboarder in general.... Still love Hardbooting more..... nothing like leaving pencil thin trenches in super hard snow/ice at big speeds..... nothing comes close..till the ski patrol come over!!! LOL Love the Carve Kitty....... Steve

Falls Creek, Victoria Australia.18th August 08, 2nd run of the season... still getting my muscle memory back....Got better as the week progressed... as you can see from pic # 2 lost some speed, and decided to put a little weight on the dragging hand... fell apart after that.... 178 FP Still petting the dog though.... Steve

Good ole' Aircraft Mechanical Engineer... I fix/maintain the "busses" people fly around the world in... Pays for my snow trips..... Steve

Yeah I get this a bit..... usually when people learn to ski, and board, they promptly lose 50 points off their IQ....especially when they get onto a chair lift...... That's why I usually take off from the chair first, or if I'm slow I wait for every one to clear off first....worry about the flailing bodies strewn about on the way down.... been hit by the chair from behind a couple of times... Always wear a helmet.... Good thing is with Hard boots they make the run off the chair a lot easier to control....... Steve

+1 to the thankyou!! It feels soooo good when you start having your breakthroughs. Carving has a lot to do with confidence too... if you don't have confidence then you don't progress very well.....

I had a sililar prob on my board when I started... read the carver's almanac and found the solution there... Start from binding position... ride them slightly setback from centre..10-15mm and work from there... wiggly board sounds like the nose and tail are trying to carve different radius'... try this Rear inward cant and heel lift.....front foot flat. possible go toe lift in the front too.... all my probs are gone after tweaking my setup. I sometimes still let my outside arm trail behind me (pet the dog) when I'm getting tired but my boards never chatter and I never lose the edge... Seriously.... I'd advise anyone to read the Carver's Almanac... hell I still read it from time to time to refresh my memory during our summer.