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  2. Your Fav Alpine Board Shop?

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    If you look up at the ceiling of Elk River Snowboards at Snowshoe WV, you will see a stash of NOS unused alpine boards from the 90's. I bought my PJ 6.3 from them at that time. They may be for sale, who knows. That's the closest thing that I have for a store that has alpine boards that may be for sale.

  9. Footbeds & Orthotics, Yes or No?

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    I read this article a few days ago. I thought about cutting it out and showing it to Jacques Thomas of Le Feet Lab, but I knew he'd have a stroke. I'm with Jack M. I love my orthotics and whenever I have tried to ride without them, I feel pressure points on the bottoms of my feet.

    The article does admit that plantar fasciatus is helped by orthotics. That is the condition I first saw Jacques about. I went from limping to riding in the course of two days. I'm sold.

    I just went to get my UPZ's worked on by Jacques at Le Feet. He installed his own brand Orthontic insoles, and sold me a set of Zipfit cork liners. He also moved my buckles further back on the cuffs, so I could do my boots up tighter. I went from outside pressure on the wide part of my feet to no pressure and a lot more locked in solid feeling in the store. First day on them is today. The new liners have a good deal more material in them which helped out

  16. Newbie boot question

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    Oh jeez, as others have said, on trying to learn on a 197cm Burner. I just got one after about 15 years of carving, I had to be pretty careful with it; not user friendly at all in my opinion - like riding a motorcycle with a larger rear tire; just wants to keep falling into corners, and hard to bring back up. I've only had one day on it so far, so no disrespect to the board, I probably need more time with it.

    If you can find something in the 160-170 range, you'll have a better time learning. I don't know much about the Volkl, but even a 180 ish GS board can demand some space to ride until you build some confidence with it and you start riding it, and let it stop riding you.

  17. Center holes in SG board for Vist plate

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    I don't own a Vist plate at the moment, but that would be a good plan (using it as a template) when I get one.

    I had another idea though, as one of my SG's does have the center inserts exposed, perhaps I could build a template from that and lay it over the other board and discern where they may be - presumably they would probably be equidistant between the insert packs and center to center spread should be the same.

    I like the temperature change idea though.

    @Jonny - are you spraying water on the topsheet or base?

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