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Frenchy_in_SD

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    San Diego
  • Occupation?
    Engineer
  • Current Boards in your Quiver
    Donek FC1 171cm
  • Current Boots Used?
    Deluxe LeMans
  • Current bindings and set-up?
    F2 Race Titanium

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  1. I got a parachute to sell you !!! That will slow you down enough, I think. or you may lift up and let you fly above the straight liners trying to slam into you.
  2. Why two skalls?!? just because you didn’t know which one to pick? lol
  3. Hello, I’m thinking of going to the Club Med Charlevoix next winter. How are the trails for carving? How’s the club Med for carvers? Do they have carving boards and instructors ? Any inputs would be greatly appreciated! Regards, Didier Bonjour, Je penses faire un séjour à Charlevoix - Club Med l’année prochaine. Quelles sont les conditions en général pour les carvers ? Est-ce que le Club Med a des planches alpines pour hardbooteur ? Comment sont les instructeurs? Merci d’avance.
  4. Yesterday, Chair 7 at Snow Summit, the chair guy sees my board and says: “wow a monoski!”. After explaining it was an alpine snowboard, he kept saying it was too narrow for a snowboard. But he said it was the coolest snowboard he saw. Board is a Donek FC1 171cm from 20 years ago!! Made for Bomberonline.com Later at the same chair lift, I heard someone saying it was a “Slalom ski”
  5. Hi Slopestar, is the instructor giving hard boots classes in Mammoth all season? If so, could I get a contact address? i may go there in the coming months, not sure of the dates yet. I badly need some heavy inputs on my position and ride. I’m a beginner with 20 years riding hard boots (once every 10-15 years…). Blue sky Regards.
  6. stupid question…. where to buy a kit? Deelux model just saying Regards, D
  7. I read this article yesterday. Sounds like your lack of groom is the new normal in Vail.... https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/snow-sports/vail-resorts-record-ski-passes-overcrowding/
  8. The medals ceremony is done the evening on the "medal plaza" where they receive the real medals. The mini panda is just for a mini ceremony on the slopes. But some events do have their medals ceremony onsite when their location is too far away from the main athletes village. It did happen in previous Olympics too. Regards, D.
  9. Today at Snow Summit. lift guy at chair 7: “Cool monoski” me: “nope that’s a snowboard” lift guy thought for a few seconds and and mumbled something about the boots angles as the chair left… mind you it was more skidding than carving…. Sadly
  10. Great morning at Summit. Barely anyone on the 7 chair. still cannot carve! Can’t figure out the position of the bindings if too forward or back. board is Donek FC1 171cm Quote of the day for the lift guy working chair 7: cool monoski! lol
  11. Going to Snow Summit 01/31 to 02/02. Beginner/Intermediate rider Would love to get some advices on my riding. Will be out with my wife who's on ski....
  12. I say, build a new rack with 11 spots for boards, then tell the wife you have an empty space therefore you have to buy an extra board to fill it.... Just saying. Stay safe D. PS. You did say it was too narrow....
  13. Started in France in early 90s, hardboots setup was the only available. Did it sparingly for a few years before moving to the USA. I was impressed seeing the first carvers and what looked like the first ECs Got back on it 13 years ago and looked for HB there as I wasnt interested in skidding in softboots. I've always remembered the carvers in the french alps... Bought a Donek FC171 on Ebay and tried to figure it out myself, sprained my ankle bad, stopped for 12 years ( life happened too...). I still love the board anyway... Went back a few weeks ago and loved it all over again, so I came back to bombersonline... I mean alpinesnowboard.com. I did pound my sacrum on a hard fall on my last day, but still want more. Next year, I will go to Mammoth or a big mountain west and find an instructor to help me out. PS. I'm a Caribbean boy, was windsurfing and sailing early on, discovered the white funny stuff at 18... Still scared of the slopes, and the water is softer than snow/ice when I fall, but will go back on the slopes. Freezing temperatures is a pain compared to complaining when the water temperature dropped below 78 in the winter. The feeling in the turns reminds me of some good jibes and days on the water sailing.
  14. Hi ! I've already ask in the other thread, but had to make a separate thread. I'm going to Mammoth from the 7th to 11th and I'm looking for some help on board setup and carving techniques (paybacks in Rum if necessary). Also, does Mammoth has some good carving instructors, I might take a class on saturday afternoon to get back onto the board after 2 years off the slopes. Blue sky Didier
  15. Arclite, I was going to Summit 2 years ago, but this year has been really tight on money. Mammoth is more a splurge of the moment. I did see your thread on Summit, and wish I was there. Also, I'm looking into maybe take a class on saturday afternoon if there is a good instructor in Mammoth (not too expensive, but I have no clue what are the rates nowadays) Blue sky, Didier
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