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.

Ummmm remove the trees?????

It's really time to get some stickers made for our boards, helmets and cars... "Carving Is NOT a Crime!!" Steve

Flame on.......!!!!! ;) Steve

great way to say it me thinks...I enjoy everybodies perspective, from the total beginner to the seasoned pro.... it's all good to me...;) I've learned to filter what's said....But I do remember the knees together thread... LOL It sounds like it's getting close to trenchin' time.... the edgyness is showing people.... Steve

You're a lucky man to walk away from that... coulda been really nasty.... Stick it up on a wall (Unless you wanna do a warranty claim on them) So when people check it out you can say... I ripped that sucker right off my board... with a smirk of course!!!! It's good you walked away from it though!!

I'm with you Gleb!! We have differing opinions on this subject but we all share the same love of hardbooting..... I love this place!!! Carvedog... I've felt like that for a long time... even when I purely softbooted, Terrain parks are rotten... they take runs that skiers and hardbooters can use and they are usually some of the very best runs too.... Now that isn't a bad idea at all......... licence to carve...... Steve

Thats a spot on explanation on bias... I find that my back foot is biased "heel-ward" to stop toe drag, only slightly... it centres the boot so it's even across the board it's a matter of 2-3 mm, I remember asking someone about this (Can't remember who...) and they said on the average board small differences in bias between the front foot and rear foot won't make too much of a difference in the way an Alpine board rides (when it's more than a couple of mm's and especially if it's a torsionally soft board then it "may" impact the performance by twisting it more than it should... Never really put too much thought into it... I figured as long as they are evenly biased (More or less) and the bindings are mounted properly then it's nothing to worry about.. But carving is one of those sports that is dictated by a try and see personal preference thing... One more setting to tweak is what it's all about...

Hey Bumpyride... cheers for posting that... If a guy died, and several others injured then yes they should be sued, the ski area does nothing to redesign the jumps...then thats gross negligence.... It's a shame he is now permanently disabled but people really should ride within their skills too...too many people, skiers and boarders think they are pros after a week on the mountain.... Steve

Maybe with this sort of suit... They'll rip down all the parks and give us carvers some more runs to use... I personally think that as soon as you buy a lift ticket... you accept all the dangers of the sport... Thing is there is a lot of money to be made in lawsuits... and that blows. Parks have become stupidly wild in the last few years... 35 foot double???!!! WTF?? Pipes have gotten so big it's ridiculous... I stopped many years ago when my fear glands made me think twice..... More carve less jib!! My 2c Steve

And so the Army grows.... slowly but surely!! Good work!!