Miltie

Hey Guys, Sorry I couldn't make it up there this weekend. Sounds like conditions are fun. Hope everyone has a great time. Lay some ruts for me! Tom K.

Tim, Hope you are feeling better - thought that was you - didn't realize you had been hit. 2Stroke, Nice turns on Gunsmoke on Sunday. Which I had enough leg strength to keep holding the edge. I thought I saw Thomas on Saturday under the J7 chair - you can't miss his smooth arms behind his back style. Hope to get back up there in a few weeks.

Hi Michelle, Best of luck in your new endeavors. Really appreciate all of your stoke and good energy over the last 15 years or so. A special thanks for all the orders you shipped to me while I was in Japan. Good luck and hope you will enjoy your new gig! Take care, Miltie (AKA Tom K)

Date Confirmation. Hey guys what is the final verdict on the dates? Haven't been up once this season. Need some snow time to amortize my pass. Please let me know the dates. Thanks! Tom

Started in Upstate NY in 1984 on a Burton Woody. So that puts me at about 30 years. Picked up a Burton Performer in 1985. Moved to Utah in 1986 where some of the resorts were opening up to snowboarders. Remember having to pass the ability test at Powder Mountain on my Burton Performer. My next board was a Winterstik roundtail with metal edges and Sims Highbacks. Started hardbooting in 1988 on a Kemper with what seemed like no sidecut.

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Bindings are sold.

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All bindings sold. Thank you drschwartz!!

Have three sets of TD1 standard bail bindings. All are in good functional shape and good hardware. All sets have purple (medium) bumpers. Each set has one 3 degree and one 6 degree cant disk. The cant disks will fit either 4x4 or Burton 3D mounting. All sets have purple (medium) bumpers. All set have some spring tension left on the heel bail springs. All sets come with a Burton lease. Price is $100 per set + Shipping - can take PayPal Can ship to lower 48 states. If interested, please shoot me an email to krembstjATmsnDOTcom. Thanks!

Have a set of TD2 bindings standard bail in great shape - low miles. I stripped out one of the original base plates so I replaced both with TD3 base plates (these base plates are brand new). All hardware in good condition. Cant disks - one 3 degree and one 6 degree. Purple (medium) Elastomer rings for cant disks. Comes with Burton leash. Price is $200 + Shipping - can take PayPal Can ship to lower 48 states. If interested, please shoot me an email to krembstjATmsnDOTcom. Thanks!

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The board has been sold to midwestspeedster. Thank you!

Sorry folks! Didn’t know PM was down. If interested, please shoot me an email to krembstjATmsnDOTcom. Thanks! SnowDogWax, Will shoot you a quick email. Thanks!

Sorry folks! Didn’t know PM was down. If interested, please shoot me an email to krembstjATmsnDOTcom. Thanks!

Thanks for the heads-up Mr. Cheen. Sorry folks! Didn’t know PM was down. If interested, please shoot me an email to krembstjATmsnDOTcom. Thanks!

I Believe 2006 model. Board has about 1 day on it and is in nice condition. Base and edges are clean. Base has some discoloration from Swix pink base prep wax. Top sheet has some slight binding marks. Currently has storage/base prep wax on the base. Needs to be scraped and re-waxed before use. This board likes to go fast. Better suited for larger rider (185 lbs +) or someone with large nuts. Length = 183cm, Waist = 19.6 cm, Sidecut= 16m, Camber measures 7mm Comes with Bomber board sleeve. Can ship to lower 48 states. Price: Asking $225 + Shipping - can take PayPal If interested, please PM me through the forum. Thanks!

Custom built in 2006 or 2007. Board is standard (non-metal) construction and has a less than 20 runs on it. From photos you can see binding marks from Bomber TD1 and TD2 bindings on top sheet. A few nicks in top sheet near the tail. Base and edges are in great shape. Currently has storage/base prep wax on the base. Needs to be scraped and re-waxed before use. Board is pretty stiff and better suited for larger rider (185 lbs +) Length = 177cm, Waist = 21.5cm, Sidecut = 10.5m, Camber measures 11mm Comes with Bomber board sleeve. Can ship to lower 48 states. Board is located in So Cal. Price: Asking $250 + Shipping - can take PayPal If interested, please PM me through the forum. Thanks!

Good starter board. Top sheet has usual nicks and binding marks from use. Base has some nicks and scratches that would probably come out with a base grind. Edges have plenty of life left. Currently has storage/base prep wax on the base. Needs to be scraped and re-waxed before use. Specs: Length=1780mm, Running Length=1580mm, Waist Width=200mm, Sidecut Radius=14.2m Camber measures 4mm Comes with Bomber board sleeve. Can ship to lower 48 states. Board is located in So Cal. Price is $125 + Shipping - can take PayPal If interested, please PM me through the forum. Thanks!

Purple, Sorry for the long delay in my post. Spent a total of 7 years working in Nagoya. Most of winters spent in Gifu and Nagano. Took a few trips to Hokkaido and loved it. If you are looking for the ultimate snow experience, go to Hokkaido. If you want to see more of mainland Japan and cultural things, head for Nagano. Go take a look at Snowjapan.com as Snowmatic mentions if you have not done so already. I used that site quite a bit when I lived there. Lots of useful info on resorts and where to stay. The forum is a good resource. Resorts in Nagano Prefecture: You mentioned Shiga kogen – Never been there but only heard great things about that mountain and that there is a lot of variety in terrain. Many different resorts to choose. You probably can’t go wrong. Nozawa – Never made it there but heard great things – especially if there is fresh powder. Also heard it is a cool place for after-ski. Should be lots of info on Snowjapan.com. Hakuba 47 – Been there for races in the spring. Nothing fancy but mid-mountain has nice pitch for carving. Connected to Hakuba Goryu resort. You can stay near Goryu and ride Goryu lifts up to 47. I believe you can buy a pass that covers both mountains. Happo One – Never rode there but many pensions at base area. Close to Hakuba 47. Heard many good things about this resort. Hakuba Cortina – Older and smaller destination resort – Featured in many Japanese carving DVDs. Mountain is OK with lower half very carvable. I was there in the spring with my family and had a lot of fun. Kashiyamari – Many pensions at lower mountain with easy access to lower lifts. They used to run race training every weekend on the top mountain. Conditions on the top mountain were much better than lower mountain. They have night riding which rare for Japan. Getting back down to the lower mountain at night is a little gnarly if you are on a 185 and a plate (lots of cat tracks and traverses). Nomugitoge – Hard to get to – total Mom and Pop resort. Very few places to stay nearby. Many race teams (mainly ski) use for training on weekends. Nice pitch for carving almost all the way down. One of my favorite mountains in Japan. No fluff – just riding. Suwa City area (easy access to Tokyo area) – Royal Hill, Echo Valley and Chateraise Royal Hill – Many pensions and hotels near base. Mountain not the best but many carvers (from Tokyo) on the weekends. Can get crowded on weekends with bus tours and can be icy on lower mountain. Upper mountain is nice for carving. Echo Valley – Close to Royal Hill with very few places to stay (stay by Royal Hill). Many carvers on weekends and used for many Japanese videos. Upper mountain is perfect for carving. Chateraise is the closest to Tokyo. Never been there so can’t comment on conditions. They host the Alpine On Snow Demo there and one of their instructors is long time alpine rider. They have alpine boards for rent/demo according to their website. North of Nagano – Sugadaira – Never been there but heard some race teams train out of there. Gifu Prefecture: If you make it over to Gifu Prefecture, I recommend Ciao Ontake and Dynaland. Ciao Ontake is a bit difficult to get to (bus is available from train station) and only few places to stay nearby. Many carvers here on weekends – especially spring time. Dynaland is closer to Nagoya and fairly easy to access. Mountain has many carvable pitches and multiple places to stay nearby. The SG Japan folks are based out of Dynaland. Takasu Snowpark is next door and is also good for carving. This was my home mountain and the SG folks and Burton Snowboard School folks were really good to me – nice people. Shopping for Gear in Tokyo: Link Snowmatic provided is spot on. This area is also known as Jimbocho. Head to a shop called Viento which has a specific hard boot area and hard booting staff. Their alpine gear is on the 4th or 5th floor. One of the Managers rides for F2 and speaks a little English. They carry a lot of Japanese brands such as BC Stream, Moss and Ogasaka that you will not see elsewhere. Hope this helps! Tom

Hey Purple, I am working on reply regarding Hakuba and Nagano area. Hang tight a few days. Thanks! Tom

Purple, Where are you going to be based out of? Hokkaido or Nagano area?

Looks sweet Lance!! How thick? Please catch a few waves for me. Will have to pull my longboard out this summer and hit Bolsa. Work is moving me to Texas in 2016. Have fun!! Tom