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Whatever the case, it took a helluva lot of force to crack that helmet! Sorry for the damage man. I guess I should consider myself lucky...I flew United for a trip to Mt. Shasta with the gf, and I noticed the nose of my board (on the base) had a bulge about the size of a quarter. I'm guessing the handlers dropped it on the nose. No damage other than that. Let us know how things turn out. Good luck.

Can I change the plates on the bindings to fit a 4-hole setup? As i said, im really new and want to get a good cheap setup to get me going. i hope i can buy a pair!! *fingers crossed*

At least now its cold enough that its staying...you guys also got some from the weekend and they're bringin out the ol snowmakers.

Hmm...Thanks for the info! :) Sweet board too. I wish I could get it. Good luck!

picture?

Excuse my ignorance, I'm still really new. Would a 186 be obscenely long for a 140lb rider? haha. :o

The snow that we're getting here in Moscow isn't helping either :(

gahhh! I want to go sooo bad! I strapped in and just stood on my board while I read yesterday. Hopefully this weekend... :/

Oh heck no. I've always stayed away from the park. I'm all about the speed. The kind that makes your pants and jacket flap; the leaves-your-board-clean-when-you-get-to-the-bottom, and freezes-the-water-droplets-on-your-goggles kind of speed. :D

I've been following this thread closely...I'm in the same boat as you Bryan. I feel very much the same too!! Except I'm only 18. :p Oddly, I too wish I could've gotten into alpine boarding sooner.

Yes! I'm soo stealing that as my signature! :D If you don't mind of course :p

Woo 10 points!

Well we ended up going to Lookout. I had to be back to the campus by 4 for a meeting, so we wouldn'tve been able to stay all day at Silver. I'm hoping to make it next week, or the week after for sure. As for my binding angles, I really liked it...I felt a lot more stable in the foreward position. Though my boots and bindings were flexing A LOT. :( I can't wait until I can at least afford to buy some hardboots and bindings!! Hopefully I can still meet up with you sometime, Steve. I could really use some professional advice on getting the ball rolling. Thanks all for your support, Gus

haha...I've been hooked for a couple weeks and I haven't even set foot on an alpine board. Thanks for the response.

I'm a pretty light guy at about 5'10" and 140 lbs. Let me know if I'm missing anything.

woot woot! Anywho, hey everyone! New to the board here...I have some questions that I'll try to make relatively quick since I'm planning to go to Silver Mtn or Lookout in the the morning. :) First a little background. I'm pretty new to snowboarding (about 1 season), but I'm not necessairly a "beginner". Apparantly my learning curve was pretty steep. :p I love speed and eventually want to do some serious carving. I have a problem though: As you can see my setup is quite pathetic to alpine standards, but it's all i have right now. :( Angles are 48F/42R with Fifty-One Fifty bindings and Rome SBs. The board is a Bodyglove 156 that I got from a former racer (friend). I've tried to find some info about the board, but haven't found anything. Is aggressive carving even possible with something like this? haha. I've only tried this angle setup once at Tamarack in Idaho, and I guess it worked pretty well...I guess we'll find out tomorrow. I've been reading a lot while waiting for my account to activate, and I read that it would be alright to get boots and bindings with my existing board and eventually upgrade to an alpine board. My questions are: What is a good boot that I can get without breaking the bank? How about bindings? I don't want something that I'll outgrow (skill wise) in a couple seasons, but I also don't want to spend toooo much (maybe 500 for both boots and bindings? Or am I going too cheap on those?). And finally, keep in mind I'm a poor 18 yr old college kid, so I don't exactly have that going for me either...:o For those of you who have read my long first post, thank you and I would greatly appreciate any and all advice!! I've heard this was the place to go for anything alpine. Thanks again!!