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I had a great phone call with @Mike Kildevaeld today and he is planning on joining us at MCC this year. He is planning on bringing some demos for us to try and maybe even one for our MEGA Raffle!! Mike is so passionate about carving/racing it was really fun to get to chat with him. I am really looking forward to getting to ride his gear!

@Mike Kildevaeld it would be great to have you join us at the Montucky Clear CUT this year so the carving population could try your stuff. Contact me for details. www.montuckyclearcut.com

Here are the stock sizes for the New Turner FC Length Waist SCR 184 190 15 Gibson 174 190 12 Gibson 169 190 11 Gibson 163 190 10.5 Gibson If you want to go wider, I would not recommend it. Less forward angles take away from your body's own ability to absorb bumps. Of course you can go full custom at Donek.

@ThePeonsChamp Casper has been out of the game for many years. He rode a pretty narrow stance if I recall. Nothing special binding wise. He sure was fun to ride with and a great guy. . Carver Bowlby, Andy Copeland, Chester Fox and Hing are all getting pretty good at switch on Alpine. They all ride regular carving gear. Maybe a switch carving clinic is due at MCC… they will be there. I think a board that had even flex and did not accelerate like crazy out of turns would be the ticket. Most boards have some binding insert setback from the center of sidecut radius, so maybe bindings a little forward.

@barryj @johnasmo and I asked Sean if we could come up with a new freecarve board for Donek. One that would be great for beginners-advanced resort carvers, super friendly, intuitive feedback and just fun. So off to work we went. I was never a fan of sidecuts that start small and end big. They always felt like they were constantly hunting for the sweet spot. They have their place in racing, but not in freecarving IMO. So we started with changing up some sidecut on the previous version Donek Freecarve, That board was too soft between the feet, but absolutely slayed the cut up powder on groomers. It did not behave at the level we wanted on firm groomers. The second one we tweaked the flex to make it more even, that one is the Spicy version. The third version we went with Donek's Secret construction. That one we call the Mild. It is an easy riding, super forgiving and fun carver. It really does not care about the quality of the grooming or what time of day it is. I think we are comparing very different things, the Rev is a race board (small sidecut nose, big tail, don't finish the turn and accelerate like crazy into the next one) and the Anngry/MK is well a modern version of a beloved old design. Many length and SCR combos available. The Mild version with the Secret Construction = very damp, reduced rebound rate after loading up board so less exhausting.

After 3 years of working with Sean @Donek to come up with a new freecarving board, we got it down and have two versions, Mild and Spicy. We wanted an all day fun, easy rider, not beat the heck out of you which we got with the Mild version, and the Spicy is lively , energetic and demanding. Which is also a riot but, exhausting to ride all day after the groomers get used up or if they were never that great in the first place https://www.donek.com/product/freecarve/

Donek Turner Freecarve -- New for this year model, should be up on website before too long. If I remember right, this one is a 174 x 19 12mSCR. I got to ride it at A-Basin last spring and it is an all conditions freecarving machine.

@svr2 That is glorious!

This is @Riceball son Brad on a Winterstick 201. He probably 170ish / 5’10ish and on hard boots.

Looking forward to going! Anyone else considering going?

https://montuckyclearcut.com/registration 6th Annual Montucky Clear CUT! January 29 - February 1st, 2024 Entire ski area only open to this group, No Passing on groomed runs (you will not need to look over your shoulder),daily clinics for all ability levels, demo boards, games, huge raffle, all proceeds go to support Turner Mountain (not for profit community ski area), Fun, Fun and Carving Family! Thank you all for the years of continued support!

Well did you make it to the clinic? Hope your shoulder is doing better! Hope to see you and the East Coast carvers back at MCC in the future.

@crackaddict You are killing it with video content. This is the real deal on what keeps us carving. Bravo

Spectacular riding James. Your style and flow is so impressive! The terrain and grooming looks amazing! I will have to make the trek to the great white north some time. I think there is an idea that if you get the right gear anyone can ride like you... we both know it takes lots and lots of time on snow to get to your level of riding. For those of you who do not know or remember...James also crushes it on hard boot carving gear. Great job on the filming and editing! Great piece of work!

Well...he was the down hill rider...

We have seen many old boots and bindings fail dramatically, time for new. www.yyzcanuk.com Deeluxe boots and F2 Bindings www.donek.com Deeluxe boots and F2 Bindings www.bomberonline.com for super durable bindings TD-3 Sidewinder www.upzboots.com for UPZ boots The new generation boards are really spectacular also. They ride in a much wider range of conditions than the old generation boards, thus tons more fun all day long. Winterstick, Donek, Coiler

If you are trying to ride like @crackaddict then yes!

Looks like a temporary fix I would go with. The shaft hold the strength, screw is only keeping things in place.

I do not believe so, but a good question for your personal tax professional.

Montana Road trip with @paulk, @johnasmo, @kinpa Hing, Carver and Shannon.

Not Whitefish but Red Lodge. Got to watch @montanagroms do some training today! You may recognize these two from this years Montucky Clear CUT. Rippers! They both qualified for Jr Nationals!

I'll be there the 22 and 24th. Usually riding chair 1 and 4.

I’ll be up Friday if you are still around @Sasquatch_Surfer

Heard in the lift line with @johnasmo and @Paulk at Discovery, MT

It only reached 14 on top and never got above freezing at the base. Some of the best chalky carving snow I have ridden all year. Super hero snow.