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My board is a 182cm with 12m sidecut. I sets GS gates at 20-25m, and Sl gates at 12-18m. what else is there to be measured really?

TS OF GS...we'll have the post opening meeting alpine coaches meeting and determine setters and refs for the week at both venues, as we have for the past few years... of course you can set at least one day, as long as no one has some strong objection!

Its that time of year again...Who's goin? wanna have a gathering one night?

make sure they are open. I'm not sure they aren't closing for the week and opening for one last weekend... -Noah

does the pope wear a funny hat?

you have quoted the wrong rules. The rules you are citing are the for the layout of Parallel course, in other words, the distance between the turning poles of the same gate on the Parallel course should be 10-14M for SL and 20-27M for GS. The correct rule citation is: Slalom: 2101.4.3 The distance between off-set turning poles must be between 8 and 15 me- ters. The distance between turning poles in a combination must be between 6 and 8 meters. − At least one triple or quadruple and at least 3 double combinations must be included. − Banana gates cannot be set in Slalom. Giant Slalom: 2201.5 Number of gates The Giant Slalom has to be set as follows: It is recommended to set with a distance of between 20–27 meters be- tween turning gates in Giant Slalom (Exception: Banana Gates). The re- sults list should show the number # of turns and number # of gates. Ex- ample: 25 (turns) / 30 (gates).

I think we all understood the question, but the voices of experience are telling you that there is no set distance that would be used as described. That distance is a function of the slope, the distance between turning gates, safety and where you are trying to go with the course...

I was just thinking about donating an event fee for a ridemass event if something like that was gonna happen...I believe Big Daddy Friends plans on coming out to show us his steezy "old Shaun White" style!

looks like fleck and I will be coming out for a few turns on saturday morning. Are you guys having some sort of dinner? raffle?

look in the USASA rule book. the distance is between gates; i.e. if you take a rope at 20m, and tie it around the stubbie of the gate above it, you can put the next gate at the other end of the rope. the horizontal distance will depend on the slop of the hill. steeper sections will be set more across the hill, to control speed, and flatter sections will be straighter. best thing to do is run your courses and make sure they feel right, compared to courses that are set by more experienced setters... -Noah

its just cuz' I care...

had to try and spice things up on this thread...I'm asking what anyone else who is (still) reading this tread doesn't have the guts to. I'm in it for the good of the people, not myself...

pictures?

Chuck was the driving force behind competitive snowboarding in the USA. we all owe him debt of gratitude for what he has done for the sport. USASA is his legacy, and the scholarship fund helps athletes meet educational and training expenses. Please consider making a donation in his memory. USASA Massachusetts Series (AKA Ridemass) will be donating the proceeds from Sunday's Boardercross to the fund that Chuck thought was so important. Will you donate too? http://usasa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=291&Itemid=422 http://usasa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=363:chuck-allen-the-legendary-icon&catid=1:latest&Itemid=45

I am riding the Northwave domain, and absolutely love them. Stiff, responsive, no pain.

Great to see you all today at Ward, and good racin' by all (except Griff...MAN UP!) hope to see you at Boardercross on 2/20! -Noah

I look forward to seeing you old guys there...

wow...thats a big hill!

sorry griff...it would have to be a lot of cash...like enough to get me a new coiler...

I see I've been replaced... but that doesn't mean I won't try to get up there!

fleck - you look good with those tire tracks across your chest!

Fleck can set the gates if Ward will give him Hill Space...

check your rulebook Carl...

Sorry guys - Although I always enjoyed setting gates, coaching the kids and watching you guys ride, I moved to CT this year and thus will not be available to come up for carving nights. you can beg fleck, but Ward didn't seem to interested either... we'll be racing there on Sunday though! -noah