RideGuy

1991 Accord wagon. Wanted something I could toss the boards in the back of. Owned that beauty till it was 16 years old. Drove it out West, out East, South, it's been everywhere. Hauled band equipment. Slept in the back of it when we went camping. Over 400K and never let me down once. The thing was a tank and I wish I never sold it.

I'm hoping after more than 5 years he found a place to ride. :)

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Took the second half of the kids March break off and stayed at Blue Mountain. Sunny every day with temps hitting almost 70. Rode in T-shirts for the last 5 days. The snow was surprisingly firm, and not just soft mush. Blue is saying the last day is April 9th, but I'm not sure they can make it that far if the weather stays like this. Either way I'm done. A great end to the season.

This year I tried the Burton large scraper for the first time on one of my boards. I think it does a better job at clearing the bottom of the boot than the dakine. http://www.rei.com/product/805699/burton-large-scraper-mat-stomp-pad

Thanks guys. Tyler surprises me like this all the time. He's a total learn by doing type of person. I try to give him the space he needs with very limited instruction. He already gets all day coaching (on skis) on Saturdays. Our time is fun time. :)

This was Tyler's second day on a board (unless you count ).The day kind of went like this: "Dad, I can do it myself", tumble, tumble, tumble, turn, turn, turn, etc. I guess he was right. :)

I always use my ski key. Always. Years ago when I was teaching I had my board leaned up against the ski school meeting place sign and ran inside for a minute. Some kids tried to steal it. The first kid picked it up and through it in the woods. The second kid took it out of the woods and was trying to walk away with it. It was an Oxygen SX with plates so it was pretty unique. One of the other instructors recognized my board and stopped the kid 20 feet from the property line. Too bad. If he had waited another 10 seconds we could have actually nailed the kid and his friend for theft.

Mash potato snow that is so warm and soft that they cannot run the groomers over it the night before followed by an insane drop in temperature turning the soft mash potato into glass shards. This was my worst day on the hill. Worse than boilerplate.

When I go out on a totally crap day it's makes me a better rider...or at least that's what I've been telling myself.

Last weekend was the best conditions of the season. The weather report says light rain today, then back below 0 through the weekend. I think it will still be good.

This is me at the local bump my kids take lessons at. I had the gopro on my head to film my son snowboarding (will post that video later). I decided to point the camera down and film myself. Kind of a weird view, but you get the idea. The board is a custom Donek Incline. It's basically the same as the stock Incline 164 but it's 22.5cm wide, and it's had the tail and nose shaved down. It was made for someone else that is the same weight as me. It was a great find. This board is now my go to board for any conditions that are not ideal for my Prior FLC. It can slide around super easy but still carves really well. It's great in the slop, and great on the hardpack. It's the perfect board for sliding around with the kids or ripping up a small or crowded hill. It even does alright in the pipe (future video). :)

WASMAN is not a novice snowboarder. He's carving wide turns and coming across the hill with more speed then the average skier or snowboarder. People coming down the hill are not ready for this even if that has been WASMAN's path for the entire run up until that point. People are just trying to look out for the safety of their fellow carvers. The truth is the more you look up the hill the safer you will be. I don't look up every turn, but I do take a peak every 2nd or 3rd toe turn, the start of a new transition, trail merges, etc. I've had a few near misses, and they would have been REALLY bad if we had actually made contact.

I think it's personal preference, but Jacks article is a great place to start. I was flat, then went slightly wider with 3 degrees pure toe and 3 degrees pure heel. It was definitely an improvement. I've been playing around allot with cants this season and come to the conclusion that a flat front foot 6 degree pure heel is right for me. Feels good on the carpet and the hill.

Blinders on and just keep going. YAHOO!

My 6 year old daughter got taken out on Saturday. These idiots were jumping from one trail to another just before they merged. Completely blind into our trail. He landed just beside my daughter fell and slid into her. Total yard sale. She was ok, just more scared than anything. These guys were not punk kids, they were grown men. I was actually pretty calm, and explained to them how dangerous their actions were, the need for a spotter (if they must jump in such a dumb spot) and where the park was.

I also have an old 164 (the blue one) that I'd be willing to trade and or sell. It was riden maybe 10 times. It does have a little bit of edge damage from where I hit a rock at Panorama. I think it could be tuned out though.

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A monoski is like a moped. Fun to ride until someone sees you. ;)

That was awesome! Thanks.

My kid has one of these. It's fun at the cottage. They don't use salt on roads there so they are always snow covered. There is just the right pitch to ride down the road. It's good fun.

That sucks. I LOVE these skis. Warranty maybe?

Ordered them from Fastenal. They'll be in before the weekend. Thanks for your help guys. -Paul

Rain again all day yesterday. Going into a deep freeze until Sunday with no significant snowfall. Monday is scheduled for more rain.

A monoski is like a moped. Fun to ride until someone sees you.