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  1. To Goofy or Not to Goofy........

    in Carving Central

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    doable on a freestyle board...but sounde like torture on a carver...

    I did it 10 years ago or more, for one day.

    At the beginning I wal always down, but when I understtod that I had simply to reverse (left-right) the information that my brain was sending to my body... it was really cool!

    Anyway, I want back to goofy because snowboarding is not a simmetric sport and I prefer to have the strongest leg as the front leg :)

    Ciao, Gio

    P.S. I'm one of the few dextrals (I guess) riding goofy.

  5. Super Rare board on ebay!!!!!

    in Carving Central

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    <table class="questiontableborder" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="questionQ questionrowpadding questionrow1bg" style="padding-left: 15px; line-height: 1;" valign="top">Q: </td><td class="questioncontent questionrowpadding questionrow1bg" valign="top" width="633">Too bad the board wasn't regular. You would have made a sale</td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="questiontableborder" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><td class="questionA questionrowpadding" style="padding-left: 15px; line-height: 1;" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top">A: </td><td class="questioncontent questionrowpadding" valign="top">Thank you anyway.</td></tr></tbody></table>Funny stuff. Alright, who almost bought this thing? :lol:

    Someone having fun!!!

    :eplus2: :eplus2: :eplus2:

    Ciao, Gio

  10. Where to go snowboarding in Italy in Dec?

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    I think gio was suggesting that the dolomites are closer with regards to convenience factor, (if not actual distance travelled), with regard to the an overnight train directly from Rome to Brunico (Bruneck)/Plan de Corones, which also provides access to the dolomites via 20 minute free bus ride. That said, I think my heart is set on Cervinia ...

    I've never been to either one, but I'm pretty familiar with where Rome is :-) .

    Queequeg, you totally got the point! :biggthump

    Ciao, Gio

  11. Where to go snowboarding in Italy in Dec?

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    I don't know but if I was going to Italy. I think I would want to look up RicHard who used to post a lot in the winter some of the best looking corduroy porn ever.

    This is the pic from his profile.

    I remember him in an italian forum.

    And I think he was of Rome...

    Let me check.

    Ciao, Gio

    (EDIT) Yes, he's writing in the forum of Extremecarving.com/italian version and he use to carve near Rome. His last post is just two weeks old.

  13. Where to go snowboarding in Italy in Dec?

    in Carving Central

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    Absolutely! Are you in NYC now, or are you headed here?

    I work in Manhattan in an architecture firm.

    My dad emailed me and he seems to think there is a train that will get you to Cervinia pretty easily from Rome.

    I don't think so. I'm sorry. There is no train station in Cervinia. :(

    The train I was talking about is the one going from Rome stright to Brunico (Bruneck)/Plan de Corones.

    The fact is that I can send you to a place where you can ski on more then 300 miles of connected slopes!!! But you have only 2 days (or 3 or 4): you don't have enough time to ride at least once every slope! :rolleyes:

    Anyway this place is connected to Plan de Corones with a free bus in less than 20 minutes so you can go from Brunico/Plan de Corones adding this 300 miles of slope to the 65 miles of B/PDC.

    Look at this document:

    http://www.nxtbook.fr/newpress/dolomitisuperski/ita/0708/index.php

    (sorry, I didn't find the english version) the area I suggest is the #2.

    the 300 miles monster is #3+4+5+6 :biggthump

    Actually is still not available the schedule for the train for december here:

    http://www.ferroviedellostato.it

    This is the place where I suggest you; look at the skimap:

    http://www.dolomitisuperski.com/2160.athx?ccode=it-IT&tab=skimap

    Ciao, Gio

  15. Where to go snowboarding in Italy in Dec?

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Hey Gio, your english is waaaay better than my Italian!

    I'm touched! :)

    If I Need to take a third or fourth day for travel that's no big deal, I just want to get in two days of riding. I'll be going there in the end of december/early january, and I think, probably returning to New York immediately thereafter, so I don't know if I will go back by Bern or Rome. I have a lot to figure out. My father is helping me out with a bit of the Rome -> Cervinia arrangements. I'm going to try and have it all planned and bought by monday.

    Hey, but if you are going so late in December, you don't have to go to Cervinia anymore!!!

    You can go anywhere, because snow will be also everywhere!

    And if you don't want to travel to much you can even go near Rome.

    The only problem is that in that period will be really crowded everywhere! :(

    Anyway I would suggest you this place:

    (later)

    You can go there by train leaving Rome at night and waking up almost directly on the slopes (let's say 5 miles far, ok? ;) )! Same thing to come back to Rome.

    In this way you travel during the night and you don't loose any good time to travel.

    Ciao, Gio

    P.S. Ah, I was born and grown in Rome! :1luvu:

  16. Where to go snowboarding in Italy in Dec?

    in Carving Central

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    First of all, excuse me for my poor english! :o

    The first thing to know to plan a 2 days trip on italian slopes in December, is to know in what part of the month of December do you want to go: this makes a lot of difference.

    And I like to know before giving my suggestion.

    About Cervinia, that place is wonderful and for sure it has snow even on December 1st, but... the problem is how to arrive there from Rome!!!

    It's not really easy to be reached from the Center of Italy especially if you are going just for 2 days :smashfrea

    Ciao, Gio

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