shaunconnor

last thursday it snowed 10 cm in canmore ,the same night tgr released their new ski movie at the drake pub [everyone was stoked].shaun:lurk:

hi ,i riding an old freesurf highlander [salom ]160 cm board.its the only board i have ever ridden and havnt seen any demos around here to try.im pretty new at the sport but i am riding this board ok when the conditions are good.im 6 feet tall and only 145 pounds.is this board a good ride for me or what should i be looking for for next winter.[that is if they let me ride still in banff].thank for any info.shaun

my 10 cents worth!! got given a free carving board so with the little snow we have been getting here in the canadian rockies thought i would try to master a new sport.i have a little ski racing background and understand the carve of a ski.i started riding a carving board this winter and have had about 25 days on it.metting other carvers have helped alot so has filming me to see my weaknesses .so here goes:first guy told me to push the front knee forword and towards the turn on heal side and the the back knee back to open the space between the knees for toe side.so here i am carving "stand up turns".a few days later another guy tells me that i need to get my legs out from under me.tips were, pretend that im boarding in a room with a 5 foot ceiling[im 6 feet tall] ,do not hit that ceiling and do not bend forword at the waist but sink down using knees and waist.helped lots for the next many days.[started carving low turns on low angle slopes].then last week, met carving boarder guy #3 and did 3 runs with him.his pointers were key.on toe side instead of using my up hill hand to touch the snow lift it up in the air [armpit touchs snow later instead],drive my down hill hand ,down to my boot or board edge and drive my knees into the snow on the up hill side,wow carving a turn on black groomed run.still working on linking these steep turns but having soooo much fun trying.[words from a beginner] shaun .p.s. im riding a freesurf highlander 160cm with ski touring boots.should i upgrade and why?

i ride with my garmont endorphins in the walk mode ,work ok for me.shaun

hi,im rider with a ski touring boot .the garmont endorphin,it seems to work pretty good.shaun