photodad2001

I know it's true when getting into a horse stance in martial arts that with your feet are parallel it puts strain on your knee joints. I've been told you want about 15 degrees difference from your front foot to rear foot. Ex. 50 degrees front, no more than 35 rear. I ride 45 front, 25 rear but everyone has their own comfort zone.

Back in the day I had an old aluminum burton cant that I used on a protype burton AIR with the old 5 hole pattern.

Burton SI with the Foundation boots.

This group should know... I'm looking for cant plates. I know the new plate bindings have that built in but wanted to know if you can still get them on there own anywhere.

That's exactly what's pushing the 30 something crowd into it. I get bored riding around on my short fat freestyle sticks. In order to make it a challenge I have to risk serious injury. To progress from where I am means going higher, spinning further, or getting more technical on the rails. I'm going to keep both feet on the ground and challenge myself through speed, style, and riding prowess. Windsurfing has a lot in common with alpine riding. Maybe why both are so popular mit eine Germans.

I hear ya there, but I'd rather lace up a pair of boots once, then have to hike up and down the stairs it takes to get to the bar in ski boots. :D I have since gone to Burton si bindings and boots. I was just making a point of "where there's a will there's a way" sorta thing.

My little pic of me laying out a carve was performed in soft boots with strap bindings on a board with a rounded tail and a 25cm waist. Soft boots and bindings have gotten better since the early 90's.

Rossi- very stiff. My daughter uses the Rossi SIS and I spend hours on one mountain cleaning packed snow and ice out of her binding so she can step in. I've used them myself and find the boots to be somewhat uncomfortable. They are extremely responsive and perform more like a hard boot system. 4 stars Clicker- Did not like at all. If the snow is the least bit packable you'll think straps are a breeze. The locking sytem on the soul of the boot is retarded. I bought a used pair on ebay and ended up breaking the locking mechanisim on the bottom of my boot. 2 stars Switch- Awesome, Vans used to make some good boots for this system and I think Ride did too. More towards a traditional soft boot feel. The boot of course plays a big role which is why the next system is my favorite. 4 stars Burton- In my opinion the best step in system (boot binding combonation). I have no difficulty with snow jamming the binding, I use the Foundation boot which is stiff, they also make a freestyle boot for more flex.

Yeah, Ohio actually. Snowshoe's a 7 mile drive from my house. Right now I'm doing portrait work and a wedding here and there. I've done photojournalism but after my daughter was born I found I had less and less time and not able to do the 24 hour on call bit like I used to. Here's a link with some of my stuff. Pay no attention to the 2 images on the main page, they are their for myspace stuff. Click on the albums to the right. http://s218.photobucket.com/albums/cc82/photodad2001/What other sideways sliding activities do you do?

I have a pair of Burton Foundation Step-ins that are very responsive and don't cut off circulation. I'm bummed they stopped making them. I've had to raid E-bay for an extra pair.

Hey, I'm new here. Just thought I'd say hello to everyone and give a little info on myself. I've been snowboarding since 1988 but just got serious into soul carving this year. Still trying to swap out my old twin style rides for some more sleaker alpine sticks. Anyway, I'd have to say it's just a matter of time that companies like Sims, Kemper, and all the other companies that used to make alpine boards start producing again for 3 reasons. One, not just myself, but some of my "oldschool" buds have gone the way of the longer boards, and as time goes by there will be more and more snowboarders who aren't ready to glue their butts to a bar stool in the lodge just because we don't bounce like we used too. Two, there are more yong carvers out there who want to stand out from the hoards of wide-stanced, duck-footed masses. And three, trends tend to repeat in 10 year cycles. What was it about 1998 when local shops and makers stopped carrying race boards? Well, don't want to get too long, but before I end there has been another change I've made over the last year. I finally got rid of the skateboard that had been unused for several years in the trunk of my car and replaced it with a windsurfer on the roof of my car instead. Any lake will due if you've got the right wind.