Hotbeans

I had this 'small problem' in 2000. --Thermo liners are essential for hardboots. This ankle healed in such a way that standing in hardboots, it's tilted up ~15 degrees on the outside edge.. TD's are very helpful for me!

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..that's gettin' a little itchy..

"If your nose is fully forward when you're initiating a turn, you may be reversing either your drive or your description of your drive." Sorry for the confusion: I was refering to when my bindings were too far forward, I had to shift my center of mass backward to gain control of the first 1/3rd of the turn...ie: larger turn radii. Seemed weird to me, too. ...you also might consider changing up your phraseology and pentameter a bit , "Hotbeans".;) ...Huh? I'm the product of public schooling... "pentameter: a five meter verse.". :p

I'd add my 2 cents on this discussion.. I've had about 50 runs or so on my new coiler SLC (first board) and have made adjustments to my cateks about every 3rd run or so and have made the following observations (predominantly using crossunders with shoulders squared to the nose): board carves sharply when put up on an edge so that in order to ease up on the quick turns, I had to shift the board (under my body) to a more forward position while coming into the apex just to keep control of the arc. This resulted in rear leg burn and some serious instability out of the apex (most noticeable toeside). Just shifting the board from edge to edge resulted in some really quick, ie: see-ya-later, carves. This was with the bindings in the center position, both fr/rear. I began shifting the bindings back the smallest amount each time and realized that I could adopt a more neutral stance, use higher binding angles and use the board's position under me more effectively. This applied to heelside or toeside turns. Now I am acutely aware of my body's position as it relates to the board and can gradually drop the board underneath me to reach the desired apex. When apex is reached, I can unload the nose with more control and have it accelerate underneath me to it's forward position to begin to intiate the next arc. Now, I haven't been video'd, but if feels like my knee's stay open, hips / shoulders keep aligned and I have a solid platform throughout the carve. I've also cured the "knees together" issue by raising the (front side) heel on my back foot since I was tucking my back knee in behind the front to apply pressure to the heelside edge. I've got to move them back another 1/4 inch then I think I'm good to go for the slopes I'm running. I suspect that the steeper the pitch, the more forward the bindings need to be.

I've learned the hard way that snowboarding in the trees isn't a place to second guess your line-- I found out that I'm more of a spontaneous carver...so...I stick to big, wide open areas.

anybody have any reviews for the silberpfeil? I currently have a coiler sl and would love to have this board just to look at. . oh yeh, I'd probably have to ride it at some point and hope that it would chop a huge lazy greasy arc on groomed with a smaller trench about 4 feet uphill caused by my tounge dragging.. http://www.yyzcanuck.com/03_products/f2_silberpfeil.htm

Crap, that's a beautiful board..Maybe someone coming to SES from over that'a way could bring it over for the demo tent??