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Hi Andy, Will send you a PM. I have clean one with either UPM or 4X4 hardware. Thanks! Tom

I unbuckle the instep buckle after each run. Makes me believe in my own mind that I am like a racer even though my form has faded consistently over the last few years. :o

Most likely heading up this weekend with the family. Probably Mammoth on Saturday and June on Sunday. Staying in June. See you guys on the slopes. Tom

Cool deal Lance! Glad to hear you are on the HB set-up again. Thanks for the info on conditions. Will be heading up with the whole family next week. FYI - I have a new oven to bake liners if you ever want to mold your thermoflex liners let me know. Have fun and leave some ruts for me tomorrow. Thanks! Tom

Thanks Joe! Appreciate the update. Enjoy the beer! Tom

Yo Lance, Hope you have a good time up there. Please post what conditions are like. Contemplating heading up next weekend. Thanks! Tom

Good stuff Lance! Thanks for the Mammoth report. Haven't been up yet this season. Waiting (praying) for more snow. Thanks! Tom

Hey folks! Winter here in California is lame this year - so I am bored. Been thinking about what length boards I have been riding Plates Systems with (i.e. Bomber Boiler, Donek Plate, Apex Plate, Tinkler Plate, SG Plate …..etc). Thought I would put it in a poll to make it interesting to see what everyone is riding. What length boards are you riding with a plate system (i.e. Bomber Boiler, Donek Plate, Apex Plate, Tinkler Plate, SG Plate …etc.)? You can select the multiple lengths you ride a plate with. Have fun! Mods - feel free to move this thread if you think it should be somewhere else.

Bump! I have seen this board and it is super clean for this price. Low miles.

Double Ditto on Skinetsports. Claude knows what he is doing. There is also an apprentice under Claude who is good. I also had some custom insoles made there too. Worth the extra you will spend.

BarryJ, If you want to escape the crowds, Hokkaido is the place. One of the best days I ever had in Japan was at Rusutsu resort on a day after it snowed about 8". The groomers on the larger side of the mountain were amazing and uncrowded. It seemed like the whole mountain was open (like Mammoth) so you could hit all the powder lines. The were some locals on powders boards with hardboots and Bomber bindings doing tree runs. You might give a shout to BOL member Flywalker as Rusutsu is his home mountain. I have heard great things about Niseko as well. Have fun! Tom

Hey BarryJ, Where are you heading to in Japan? There are many resorts in Japan as others have stated. Hokkaido is by far the best in my experience. If you can't make it to Hokkaido, I would check out the Nagano area or even some resorts in Gifu (north of Nagoya area). There is a resort called Echo Valley in the Nagano area (near Suwa city) with a lot of alpine riders or Dynaland resort or Ciao Ontake resorts in Gifu. Many of SG Japan riders are based out of Dynaland. You might even be able to rent gear at Dynaland through their snowboard school if your feet aren’t too big. The link below is a useful resource for resorts in Japan. http://www.snowjapan.com/ If you plan ahead real well, you will have a great time. Riding in Japan is a different animal and usually more crowded than USA (even more crowded than Mammoth!). I had many good days there and met many super cool people. Have fun! Tom

Hi amjet12, Welcome to Bomber. Where are you located in Japan? I lived in Nagoya for 7 years so I can relate to your gear challenges there. Do you want to buy a local made board? If so, I can post some links for softboot carving boards if you would like. Some of the local brands like Moss, Gray, BC Stream and Yonex have some nice boards. I can also recommend some shops around Nagoya or Tokyo if you need. Let me know. Thanks! Tom

So far have not had a board stolen (knock on wood!). If I ride LA local or Mammoth, I lock all our boards - even my kid's boards. Not worth taking the risk of losing a nice board or bindings.

Was at Barnes & Noble with my kids and decided to check out snowboard mags. Was astonished to find a photo of someone carving at Buttermilk in the opening pages of Frequency Mag #10.4. Good stuff! Might have to subscribe. Photo is of Colin Tucker and Photographer is Zach Hooper.

Andy, I have had the same thing happen with liners I molded myself. Been running them for few seasons without any trouble. Would keep an eye on the liners as you use them for any odd wear marks in the outer fabric. If you notice anything strange or have pain in that area, you can always remold them. Hope that helps! Tom

Heading up Wed. evening about 7:30. Plan to ride Thursday and Friday based out of Stump. Bringing softies so I can put some miles on my Power Plates. If anyone else is going to be there, please let me know.

What's it like up there? Snow holding up? Thinking to head up next week. Thanks!

Search around on this link from Alpinecarving.com. Says the sidecut is 10.2 m for 162cm Burner. Fun board. http://www.alpinecarving.com/boards.html#stiff

[been running red springs on top and blue springs on the bottom. Boots are Track 700T (white ones) with stiffer race tongues (see attached photo). Really like stiff boots so this set-up works good for me at 160 lbs. On my SB series boots with BTS, I run race tongues with blue springs top and bottom.

Gcarve, I was just up there earlier this week. Received some fresh snow so it was like mashed potatos the first few days. Recommend you base out of Stump Alley or Main Lodge for the best snow. Have fun and watch the soft snow in the afternoons - easy to stuff the nose. Have fun and enjoy your spring riding. Tom

Neil, Thanks for the update. Not going to make the dinner tonight. Will be basing out of Canyon Lodge tomorrow. Have fun tonight! Tom

Jack, Thanks for all your support to BOL as a moderator - you done well. Hope you stick around and continue as "The Alpine Ambassador". Bryan and Corey, Thanks for stepping up and taking the reigns. I am sure you both will do a fine job! Best regards, Tom

Heading up with the family. Hoping my lower back cooperates. 1) nekdut - neil 2) wgarrow, will +1 3) Tim Kienitz 4) 2stroke 5) barryj? 6) Arclite - Julian 7) carvingchef - Andrea 8) Thomas 9) Wolfman - Rolf (pending on business trip, trying to get from under it, looking good so far) At least we won't need the boom box, car stereos a plenty! 10) breesej - Joe 11) Miltie (Tom + wife on hard boots and 2 mini-shredders on softies)

Nice! I remember that catalog. About 1983 or 1984? Those were definitely the good ol days. Thanks Kurt! Tom