chewy

Stiff plate, hinge in back, slider in front. It isolates longitudinal board flex and boot canting variation during a turn, allowing for more precise steering inputs from the rider and a smoother bend of the board without binding dead spots. Somebody really should make a 4X4 adapter plate. But that would negate the flex pattern advantage. rumor was 1000$ next season....

no sure lessons for the day.... will be at the ski school bell 9:35-9:55 and 12:45-1:05 I will probably be on soft boots, but could be swayed to plates if the crowds are sparse

hi I ride Tremblant 100+ days a year hard boots are best used early in the day 8:30 on.... avoid the south side base from 10-10:30(ski school start) dont use the cafeterias from 11:30 till 1pm and avoid the last ride down to the south at 3pm(download in gondola, enjoy the view) The upper north is best first thing in the am(sun!!!(really the east north east)) and the best groomers are found late in the day in and around the north and south parks ....mind the landings.....think of an hourglass(and pay 15$ for the south side pass@ Adrenaline boardshop) for more details look for chewy at snowschool dispatch @ 9:30 enjoy

Pour la protection: Burton Mens Total Impact Short: c'est le top, Dainese =$$$(2x burton), mais le hard short est débile rien du tout contre POC mais c'est nouveau et pas prouvé, de ce que j'ai vu des casques et des goggles; c'est chère(very good marketing. ) pis la finition est moins hot que Giro ATTENTION: a éviter: les poignets de roller blade qui sortent le pouce et qui sont trop rigide et cause d'autre problème....pouce casé et avant bras snapé

I have close to 1500 days on snow and have never worn a wrist guard. Never had any serious wrist injury. I have been teaching for 12 seasons and do not suggest them for students. The forearm snap is something I have seen. Think of an Oak tree in a storm falling over, the limbs snap and the trunk bounces; learn to tuck in the arms and relax on impact.

SI: fin would never sell something un-bomber-like solid stiffer that standard good I use em ...yes one must learn to respect the release cable...because its possible, although unlikely, to pull the release cable till it breaks.

saw a plate today on a female riders deck that was covered in that wood grain print vinyl camo. the plate was flexible...

Fish those who have not tried a super taper in trees have no idea...it's life changing, really. The sick stick from Salomon or the current taper offerings from Rome and Stepchild are fine too. I really want to try a Nitro slash or the new Prior Khyber. I have sold both my Salomon Fastback 74s and my old supermodel 81(?). I do still ride my Canyon(wide custom like) 73, but mostly to go fast on groomers and do soft boot eurocarves. Of the 3 sizes of fish offered the size goes by weight, I have a 60 and its great but the 56 that I tried is an amazing carver for me on Eastcoast ice(for a 56). But it did not float me enough, I would prefer its smaller size to get thru the tight bushwhacks but the float of the 60 has been good for my west coast pow trips 6'2" 205lb (plenty of float at 225 a few years ago too) The now deceased Brent Tilden, 13 year Tremblant Ski Patrol veteran and one time chief, rode my old Fastback 74 in the trees on plates till his last season. He more than anyone showed me the way around the trees. I tried to mount his 4X4 plates on the 3D Burton of the fish but he never tasted such a sweet setup...all I feel is regret 100th post goes out to Brent and his son Jared who still rides that fastback

Most of the European produced board production facilities are also ski factories, and most can produce top quality builds. But do they? Depends on what the sub contract is for... Austrian Burtons and Salomons seem great to me(I think in an Atomic factory) and Tunisian Salomons(Nidecker factory) have been goo to me. The Chinese boards from all brands have been hit and miss but for the most part have been ok(depends on the sub contract I guess) I would be inclined to rely on a few generations of craftsmanship(from Europe) vs the North American johnny come lately board builder. That's not to say that the Burtons Made in VT or QC are second rate or that the Options that where made in BC were no good. I believe that Elan makes a lot of boards in Europe and most of em are sold dirt cheap, but not all...

F22= park boot. Not soft, the response is geared towards the park and not charging down a hill. Think takeoff and landing vs turning left-right.

HEAT MOLD! no way the f22 is anything like a malamute, FORGET that my new pledge was super tight but now is perfect in size 12 (29.5) 30 days had most every pair of malamute in the same size too I'm the same size in burtons 29.5 AF600 too

Salomon is not the first to do this. I have over 1000 days of riding on different malamutes. I can say that in the warm spring weather this will help alot when my boots are getting close to 100 days. For dave espi, the energizer bars are new for 09-10, sorry your vendor is wrong... this year there is also a blue bar... more than twice as long and twice as thick as the white j bar powerliner insert. New, the boots are much much stiffer than past version, about the same without inserts I have only ever seen one pair of those deluxes with the bars, they are anything but common and the Burton tongue insert was not enough to change much at all in boot feel in the spring soup.

For those that love stiff softie setups the Malamute is a reference if the boot fits your foot. http://www.salomonsnowboard.com/en-us/products/mens/boots/malamute/ This year Salomon has added stiffening bars to the shell, right under the top cleat velcro covers. they at least 8 inches long on size 12 and slightly angled. also included are the standard smaller ankle insert on the outside of the liner http://www.salomonsnowboard.com/en-us/bluebook/tech/boots/#/upper/energizer-bars http://www.salomonsnowboard.com/en-us/bluebook/tech/boots/#/liner/power-liner If one upgraded the plastics used with thicker, stiffer material, the boot would be REALLY supportive!

not sure how to show this but flaik lets you replay, in real time, your day, ones track is color coded for speed and a replay @ 128 X gives you a good review of your day, there used to be a demo on the flaik site.........cellular and gps combine to give you more info that pure gps, this tool is great for ski school complaints about young Bobby that, mom says, had not ridden enough in his alll day class, guest services replays Bobby's day, and then other similar groups of the day.....the numbers dont lie like Bobby's mom who wants her $$$ back. oups mom just got blacklisted for refunds @ intrawest resorts.... Big brother is watching

http://www.flaik.com/ Tremblant added this for every kid ski school outing Amazing review of day, online!!!wow kicks my suunto S6 way in the dust, although the X10 now has pod less GPS...with a battery you have to recharge everday