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Yea that ruling with a skier on a closed GS run is just insane. Although I wonder what the mitigating circumstances were as it could be like that infamous McDonalds coffee burn lawsuit, the devil is in the details, and it may even be justified.

Not really, whos right and wrong (and at fault) will be critical in the following lawsuit for damages and compensation. Ryan, thats something Id mention, that hitting the downhill skier can end up costing you a fortune let alone the knowledge your carelessness actually hurt someone. I remember reading that some skiers even git jail sentences.

Heard very positive things on the Dual2 and Extremecarving gen 5. I only got to try the Pro2 and was very impressed, very very stable ride even with my questionable EC skills, and a big step over the Gen4 I remember riding (even though the Gen4 already was very easy to ride). Im 220 pds and can say I would use the M if i rode on ice most of the time, H for a mix, and XH if i was on hero snow like you, but for length considerations Id go on the extremecarving forums and ask the guys who built the boards on what you should consider.

Just wondering, besides a loss in camber for whatever reason is there anything else that happens to a board as it gets older? Does the board generally soften up or stiffen? Rode a 15 year old board recently that was in storage for some time and it just felt weird, like the flex was wrong, no edge hold on the hard stuff, no pop. Almost certain the base doesn't absorb as much wax as it used to. On another board I noticed the topsheet is starting to lift at places.

Thor gloves work well but come up just short of the elbow. The iron on gore patches are worthless, mine held up for 15 minutes. Id apply a nice transparent coat of Bison liquid rubber or AquaSeal. Had no problems washing gear and applying a DWR coating.

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Correct me I'm wrong, but I see a (narrow) duck stance right here. Saw/heard a few guys trying it with very satisfactory results.

I use MTB knee and elbow pads as I needed something lightweight and breathable. The elbow pads cover a lot of the forearm area. Mine are from a company called Sweet Protection. Also have some shorts with hip padding. Next buy is a back protector

I just bake em but some comments on getting the liner into the shell. Get another person to place the liner on your foot, hold it nice and tight around your calf and then put on some (tight) panty hose over the whole shebang. Then when you place the foot/liner combo into the shell, have your helper pull UP on the liner to prevent any wrinkles. The strategy I use is start sliding in your foot/liner with a friend pulling up on the liner the entire time, get the thing in but DONT put any pressure on your heel just stand on your forefoot. Have the helper again pull nice and hard on the liner, making sure everything is properly wrapped, when you drop your heel into shell. You can then hold onto the liner when your helper buckles you up starting from the 2nd, 3rd 4th/5th, then 1st

I have a pair of 700s but the Salt Lake City version with the race tongues and someone said theyre the stiffest out there but I doubt it. But I can easily mod the flex of the boots with my spring system, have two sets stiff and soft, and three sets of liners, one super soft red Thermoflexes, Intuition Powerwraps, and a pair of ultra stiff Intuition Gold IDs. If I had another pair of soft tongues Id pretty much have the golden package.

Bias towards toe but with boots centered over the binding? Or do you mean that UPZ boots overall require toe bias, and is that on the rear and front foot?? Thanks for the info, I still ride in Deeluxes but am planning on switching over to UPZ as Im tired of them falling apart every season.

Ditto on what Neil said. 1. Moldable liners are for just that purpose, even in the hands of an expert bootfitter you may have to have the liners remolded a second time. With the proper padding on and around the foot during the molding process you can feel like your wearing slippers but have the foot locked down and in power mode when riding. 2. Ill agree HB isnt ideal for bumps but it can be fun. You need to get down really low, like fully flexed knees, and work as one giant shock absorber. A common issue is boot stiffness. Im not a fan of riding in unlocked but try riding with the rear (and only the rear) foot in walk mode. Or invest in a spring system to get them boots a bending.

Is it just me or are you running some serious toe bias? Following the Gilmour principle, I'm guessing this is your rear leg binding?

softbootsailer, do you have any videos of you surfing that white gold?

No, F2 has four lines of bindings, the Carve RS, Titanium, and Titanflex, and CNC, of course all are available as step ins.

You can introduce a safe amount of lateral play in the stepin interface interface, and I found I can get more slop with TD3s than with F2s Titaniums. However, the F2s do simply feel more flexible when riding.

Speaking of new bindings, Swoard came out with their own design, very bling bling

+1 to what Erik said, run the original footbeds. in all reality the liners need to remolded to match the new footbeds

The real question is a narrower or wider stance from what reference. http://www.alpinecarving.com/binding_setup.html I averaged the mid kneepoint distance with the .607 inseam and played around with that to arrive at my own 'golden number'.

Sunsurfer, sorry for the trouble but could you link a video comparing the Vic and Zan with some timemark? I understand what you mean (Im definetley a side rider) but need an illustration to see it done at the elite level.

Thanks BK, Ill be there next season not this one

Thanks Neil, well that sucks. Does Hunter have at least one good carving run? Esp during the weekends.

Hey BK, what is a double fall line? I may be moving stateside and was planning on making Hunter my home base. Heard they got bought out by some corporation and that everything is being revamped now.

Dakine 200cm Ski Bag for two pairs of skis. Fits my 200 Tanker plus 4 boards and boots andhelmet. Folds up nicely when not in use.

6'1", 200pds, 52.7 cm stance, angles variable based on board width but 3-7 deg spread Mt groom hero is a custom made German killing machine - Plasma Carving Extreme, 185 w/ 17 waist and a perfect 12/14 m sidecut (huge taper). Rarely get to ride it :/