Fleaman

Yeah but do you tape your sidewalls on your board so you dont have to scrape the wax drippings off?

Sounds like a class action lawsuit to me. Where do I sign up.:D Bob, I saw the wax wizard a while ago, but just looked at it in awe. I kinda like melting wax and getting a good head buzz from the fumes. So what you guys are saying is if your temp is controlled using a good waxing iron it won't get hot enough to do anything to the base thanks.

I know this has been covered before, but I was just wondering if anyone has had a base or core delaminate because he/she hot waxed their board and left the bindings tight? I do loosen the screws if it its easy, but I have a pair of burton race plates on one of my boards and the rear binding with the cant is a pain to take off all the time. I do wax my sticks alot so I don't want to wear out the insert threads and the caps of the screws.

I was just wondering what base cleaner can do to your base. I have used it extensively in the past (every wax job). I do however apply new wax immediately. I have not noticed any harm done to the base. Anyone?? I also used Toko shop wax. 2 temperature colours and works great for recreational riding. I think If I was racing or competing I would use the more expensive waxes. But for now, I think keeping the base clean and reasonable waxed keeps my board in top shape. I am experimenting this season with a local wax company named Slide. Does anyone have any experience with this wax?

Poutine is the greatest invention since TD 2's You know you are getting a real poutine because the cheese isn't melted and it squeaks in your mouth. I hate living out west because there is not as much poutine as back east. One other thing I miss is going to Quebec to a "depaneur" and getting some beer and tortillons. I love that cheese. I miss it so much. I also love Quebec for their free loving women and the low low drinking age of 18. I lived at a ski area a stone throw's distance away from the Ontario/Quebec border. I loved it. Rouyn is a great party city, then when we got bored there, we went to Val D'or. Some of the best times I had when I was younger was in Quebec.

I am not sure if that is a good idea. if you snag your leash riding in the trees or something, you will loose your front foot and possibly break your back leg. I would recomend moving it down to the bail, that way if you snag it on something, you won't open your clip. If you like it that way, keep it. I am just looking at it from a safety angle. Remember kids, it's only a game untill someone gets hurt, then it's a sport.

Last year at Sunshine Village, I was ripping some sweet long gs carves on Goat's Eye and I had a couple say they have never seen anything so smooth before, they were in awe. Needless to say, it boosted my ego like 10.

If you have a long leash that attaches to your leg, take the leg part and clip it around the front bail of the back binding, then you can carry your board like a packsack with one strap. It works great for me. I was wondering really, what would happen if you rip out your inserts, what holds the board from getting away? I have never had a release, but have pulled inserts out. On the front foot too. Man was I lucky, I didnt break something. Pretty scary when you look back on it.

I use the blue bumpers on my race plates, I think they are the siffer ones, no? I have never even thought of using the other ones. Maybe I should try them. On another note, Phrases overheard in a bar in Rouyn Noranda QC. I threw the horse over the fence some hay! and, That man is phuckeen and animal! sorry for the swear, but It has to be there to make sense.

I have a good analogy. I was at Lake Louise with my wife and her parents. We had our lunch in backpack in a locker in the main lodge. We slid most of the morning and went to the other side of the mountain where the woman wanted to go, but one problem, our lunch was at the main lodge. My father-in-law and I went back to the main lodge and rode 3 lifts to get to the other lodge to eat lunch. I rode the rest of the day with the pack because I could not leave it at the other lodge because I could not get it back at the end of the day. Also riding with a pack is harmless, you don't even notice it. Most people will take it off and put it in their lap while loading the chair. I do all the time. Some kids smoke lots of weed and need daypacks for all their parphenalia and snacks. Another story. My wife and I were at Sunshine and I lowered the safety bar but hit her on the head and she chipped the crown on her teeth. It cost us about 800 bucks to fix. Thank god for insurance.

snip A: The liftees were Stoned out of their freakin' minds

It is a bit unnerving the first ride without the bar, especially with the higher lifts in the west. You do get used to it though, but its nice sometimes to put it down and rest your feet on the pegs. I guess it will take just one winning lawsuit or a tragedy to change the rules. What ever happened to resorts being proactive. It would not be hard to enforce either. At Beaver Valley in Ontario if you don't have the bar down by the first tower, they shut the lift off untill you do. I wonder if there are gondolas or trams with no doors, or you have the option of keeping them open?

sounds like a liability issue for the area. The liftees should of told him to take his pack off before loading. On the other hand, I find the lift rules lax in the western areas. In Ontario, you have to have the safety bar down and take all packs off and ride with it on your lap. Out here, anything goes.

we used to buy from Kuu in Ontario all the time, they made decent rental decks and bindings. The tools are pretty good too. I never used their wax other than the rub on paste wax that lasts 1 run but works good. The price on that website seems pretty expensive though?

I get a free lift pass for me and my family for being on the patrol. :D Makes it kinda affordable and can save money for beer apres boarding!

maybe it will be worth money, like coins or stamps that have blemishes, and being a limited run of boards, I am sure it will appreciate greatly over the next few years. Who knows, maybe it will be shown on the antiques road show. But on another note, how could the manufacturers not catch something like that. I know they might hire cheap seasonal help, but can a small company like that afford such poor quality control? I hope you get some good customer service, especially after waiting so long for you board.

I use this one. A friend of mine gave me some insight to the tool that my mom bought for me for xmas a few years ago; if you put a screen over the whistle part and accidentally put a chunk of green stuff on it and light it with a lighter, you can inhale toxic smoke out the other end through the conveniently placed pin hole. I wonder why I am happy after doing this? If only she knew what she was buying for her son.

I just found this on another website, thought it was fitting

Hey man, go to your local electrical wholesaler (the place the electricians go to get stock) and get a motion sensor that mounts on the outside of a cover plate for an octaganal box. you can place it anywhere you want the motion captured, and can use it to turn on regular lights if you wire it in series with the lights. If I recall correctly, when you turn off and on the power to the motion sensor quickly, it will stay on indefinitely, if you turn it off then wait a few seconds, then turn it on, it will arm the motion sensing. Hope this helps. Jason

do you send your stickers to Canada?

man that thing took a lot of sweat and years of disciplined training.

You are right, I hate going to Kelowna, the road infrastructure is way too small, they need a bypass or a parkway. There is talk of building another bridge, but the only land on the one side of OK lake is Indian reserve, so they are playing the game too.

You are right, it is hard to make a go here with no job, I was lucky and transfered to a good paying job as a journeyman Lineman with the city. There are lots of jobs for tradesmen, lots of growth, but not much else. Most jobs are tourism based and do not pay much. It would be a great place to live if you had an online business.

If you are looking for a temperate climate, the Okanagan Valley is really dry and hot in the summer and has 5 ski areas within 4 hours. Three great cities to live in....Vernon, Kelowna and Penticton. Lots of big lakes,beaches, orchards and wineries. The winters are mild also, average of -1 celsius but a bit cloudy and damp but not too much snow in the southern parts in the valley at 900 feet, the ski areas are at around 5000 feet, so they are usually above the inversion and get a lot more snow. The ski areas open generally at the end of november and are open untill easter.

Having moved west from Ontario, I can only say that there is lots of powder, bumps and tree runs. The grooming is not nearly as nice as back east. I ride at Apex Mountain. I has a few good groomers and lots of steep technical ****. I wouldnt call it a great carving area but it does offer a good challenge. I can only ride my Coiler Pr on a handfull of runs, the rest of the time, I use an all mountain setup and it works great in the trees and steeps. I still have a blast everyday and have really improved my riding in the past year due to the varied terrain. I have heard of the terrain of the other resorts, but I cannot comment as I have never ridden them. I can comment on Sunshine Village and Lake Louise. I would recommend Lake Louise for pure carving enjoyment especially the Men's Downhill Run, its super wide and steep. If you like more rugged terrain and natural snow, go to Sunshine.