mawsea

Yah that was a good day at crystal! Great to meet all of you and fun riding with you..Thanks for the tips and tricks of the trade! it was a great first day for me on hard boots and I look forward to riding with you guys again.--Mawsea aka Sky

still looking forward ...I finally got to try out my new hard boot set up this weekend and loved it...problem is my front boot popped out of my race plate not once but three times which ruined my confidence....so I was wondering if I got to crystal early if any body would be able to spend a few minutes with me dialing 'em in? I looked at it this morning and noticed the plastic screw on the toe clamp was not screwed all the way down..could that be it? Or if any body has spare bindings they could let me borrow for the day? Also I have a freind who would like to go to Crystal if that helps with the tickets... he was a hardbooter back in the day....

Dan Donnelly: old school pro carving it up at last years Mt Baker Banked Slalom

Thanks for your kind and imformative replies...just trying to straighten this stuff out before i bought my FIRST alpine setup, which i did today! I bought a burton coil 166 and race plates ...yah yah I know not as bomb proof as the prior and bombers but from research I think it will suit me fine for my loose surfy freecarve out of bounds style.. . I lined up to ride with the crew at NW mini SES...so i'm on my way. D-SUB I'll even take your advise to "grow a sack" since I lost mine today on the local poma lift

Thanks everyone for all your replys Brand new raichles 324 advertised as ski boots =$50 ....(craigslist) burton race plates "buy it now"..on ebay .........=$124 Burton Coil 169 on e bay .................=$66 Having more fun than ever carving on a snowboard===Priceless

......whatever .... of the hundreds of snowboarders I know,not one single one wears hardboots. so I thought my stupid questions might be answerd here. examining my priorities is exactly why im intrested in carving harder than ever cause thats all I do anyways..mize well do it on the right equipment...I just wanted my cluelessnes straightend out so i could spend more time riding with my kids and less time pulling my pants down trying to pull the release on a pair of step-ins if thats the case. I aint about to start wearing spandex. and i aint about to burn my contract with the Salvation Army because man ive been riding for them since 1988. Do the math, I will never be the next Klug and its never been about fashion . Just trying to make the right choice on what board and bindings to buy so i dont waste money and time on somthing that aint working .....so whatever... this forum aint working for me either..

magne traction is the answer ,turns ice into powder. i wonder if it would work on a alpine carving board? if so maybe Gnu should re-design and re-issue the antigravity boards of 'ol. nice carving on snowytoms part... any idea what model boards he's on? one looks like prior and one appears to have swallow tail? remember to relax and flow with it.. style is all in how you hold your hands so remember to be relaxed and total casual if your gonna do the hands behind your back thing otherwise you look like your trying hard to hold up your britches. Manitoba isnt looking as flat as would of imagined

Hello I have a lead on some bomber td1's step ins including heels . Wouldnt it be a hassle to pull the quick release wearing regular snowboard pants and undoing the cuffs to eject? Are bomber Td1's to stiff and unforgiving for a hardcarving boarder but new hardbooter like myself? 3d center disks ,are they available for the td1's incase i buy a burton coil instead of that prior 4wd i dream of? The person selling the bindings also has a nidecker 163 ,I'm 175lbs 6'1 ...am i wasting my time and money on a board of that size or can i make it work for now? ...thanks

step-ins Sold? how did that happenhttp://www.bomberonline.com/VBulletin/images/smilies/freak3.gif

I'll take the burton step ins if the heel pieces fit a raichle 324 boot with a 303mm sole size and the condition of the eject cables is in good working condition. I prefer the oxygen's if they didn't sell . I have paypal and good 100% feedback on ebay , if that helps ...Thanks

I'm in for the Crystal day and maybe baker or Steven's but probably not whistler. If I did show up for Whistler I wouldn't need accommodations as I got my van set up for camping.

well more pioneer than pro but deserves at least some mention on these web sites since he invented the first snow board that was made to actually carve! what's he doing these days? ..going bananas .. ...I just wish he would come out with a new board like the one he's riding in the pic

....still needing some bindings ...anybody?....anything? how about less than 150 for bindings and less than 250 for board binding combo??

Hello, I'm in need of a board and bindings .I'm 6'1'' 175lb looking for a freecarve all mountain type board... would this be a good first board?

Hello, new to the hardbooting thing but have been snowboarding for a while now.... would love a chance to ride with other people who know how to carve.