digger jr

Conditions are good right now. As long as it doesn’t get warm, should be good. We are usually at Solitude, little over an hour drive from Ogden.

That looked like the best man made snow ever. New tech?

You are such a termagant!

New heavy lift vehicle for Rocket Man She packed my bags last night Pre flight..... Zero hour 9:00 am..... And I’m gonna be .... .. . .... .. .... Thanks for setting her free Sintered Man! 198 Rossi Undertaker

Hi nitro, I have TD2 plate I can send to get you going.

Ha ha. Should be in the close calls thread.

I’m 215 lbs and have had Bruce at Coiler always build boards for me for 175 to 180 pounder. Only now after 10+ years of riding can I appreciate what a stiffer board can do.

Undertaker looks great! Fairly pristine. Where/ when did you get her? Looking foward to checking her out:) Thanks!

What socks were you wearing? :)

Steven, So glad the board is working out so good for you. I was a little worried as you are 50 lbs lighter than me, but it felt a little soft to me maybe. If you go longer and bigger scr you will just need some more room or you will work harder to turn as tight. My next bigger board is a 184 Monster 14-15 ? 21.5 wide that I had Bruce build specifically for softer, slower snow. I also have Geoff Vs old 185 NSR ,stiffer and 16m ish which bumps up the speed a bit more and also works really well on slower /hero snow. Dont give up on your NFCE, although yours has a tighter side cut than my NFCE 170. Thats my board for hard and fast snow that I usually ride with the Gizmo plates. Usually you just have to reduce the speed and tip it up high with angulation to eliminate the chatter. Another option is to get an EC board. Big radius, but they turn tight if you get high edge angle. I have stuffed the nose on your NFC in soft snow, which resulted in a concussion. Thinking less likely for you with your lighter weight. Just use some caution when it’s soft and see what you can get away with. That board also won the 2012 SES board build off, so give her some RESPECT:)

Thanks Pokkis so is your plate sitting on some bumpers? Does one end slide at all? Can’t tell from the pictures.

Sooo cool.

Hal, turn hard to starboard. TURN HARD TO STARBOARD HAL. Hal? Hal?

Ok I’ll bite. What is HIS name?

Looking for the “ new guy “ at Solitude. Ran into you Sunday. Wanted to ride a bit together. Thanks,Ron

Sold, Thanks Dave

Repair gun uses higher quality / harder ptex than drip stick and yes it’s just like a glue gun. Show us a pic of the damage. I fixed a 2” long digger that was down to the metal and it has held up fine.

I’ll take the Rossi.

Yea, Magic Mike from Michigan. Thanks for giving the names Corey.

How much did they want? I’ve got a gun if you get down to SLC. I’ve ridden and repaired worse. Ron

On a related note I’ve never had base grind done on a board. I do notice when i set a base angle the base always seems a touch high, so I always have to put some kind of base angle to hit metal, I just take away some base material next to edge. Is that the main reason to grind, besides structure, to keep base angle near 0 for real hard snow?

Ha ha, i put a 2* base and 0* side on your board and you didn’t even notice!? Not my fault, Snowman showed up.?

I miss the “garage”.

Ha ha. Little Dog. Keep practicing. Especially on your toeside:)

I remember one year at SES, ATC ( 2016?)the Montucky boys kept me pretty busy in the garage. I will always remember looking at Johnsamos edges on the racing stripe board and they were perfect. Perfectly rounded. No nicks gouges, just rounded. Pull your finger nail across, no shavings.He thought he had about 2,000,000 ? vert on that board. Never tuned.There was some hard snow that year, so yea hard snow makes a difference. On the opposite side I know a guy that brings 2 boards to the hill. A morning board and an afternoon board. After you ride the boilerplate in the morning, the edges are shot and so you grab your afternoon board with new edges. I used to be pretty anal about edges. Now I’ll set the angles, usually 1/2 or 1/3 and just do some light diamond passes to remove burrs daily( rocks and bushes more common this year). Technique is by far the most important and goes a long way for sure, but when the snow is really hard ,edge sharpness does become more important. Put a good rider on hero snow with dull edges, I’ll bet he/she is going to have an awesome day. Put the same riders on really hard snow / Icey with dull edges, I bet they won’t be so happy. So I don’t hit my edges with the file that often when it’s softer snow. When it’s harder, then I think it’s time to use some of that Rockwell you paid for. E Bellissimo. Of course when you’re making 6” trenches, you don’t need no stinkin edges.