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I turn 50 in three years! I like this rule that all carvers that turn 50 get a custom badass new board. :D

$466 per hour! Hope you heal up and get more time in.

Gray-I am looking for something with a 20-21 waist.

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I get an industry deal which costs me $299 plus tax for a 7 day pass. 30-40 times this season equals cheap carving IMHO.

I am curious what everyone spends on a pass at their favorite local hill.

From a nice skier today "Wow you actually turn on the snow instead of just pushing the snow like most snowboarders" :)

The Gas Powered Snowboard. This is the gas-powered vehicle that combines the thrill of riding a snowmobile and the freedom of a snowboard, enabling you to surf effortlessly over the deepest fresh powder or on packed, granular snow. Its patented rubber track uses 1 3/4" snow lugs and flexes as you lean in the direction you wish to go for wide, graceful turns or aggressive slalom-like carvings. Powered by a 6 1/2-hp four-cycle gasoline engine that starts with a pull, it can accommodate riders up to 250 lbs. and has a maximum speed of 18 mph, operating up to two hours on only 3/4-gallon of gasoline. The rugged frame is made of aluminum and high-density molded ABS plastic. Two cleated footpads provide secure footing while standing without requiring bindings, and its adjustable height-handlebar has a throttle control which provides easy stopping; includes a tethered auto-off switch. Black and Yellow. 65" L x 19" W x 21" H. (150 lbs.) Item 11376 $2,000.00 <LABEL for=__input_qty_11376>How many?</LABEL><INPUT style="WIDTH: 36px" id=__input_qty_11376 class="required number greaterthanzero" value=1 maxLength=2 name=__input_qty_11376 cM1="0" cM3 cM2="4"> <SELECT id=select_11376_style_0 class=dropdownlist name=select_11376_style_0 cM1="0" cM3="0" cM2="5" varistyle="Color"><OPTION selected value=0>-- Select Color --</OPTION> <OPTION value=21>Black</OPTION> <OPTION value=68>Yellow</OPTION></SELECT><SCRIPT language=javascript type=text/javascript>function checkInventory_11376() { checkInventoryJSON('11376', 'select_11376_style_0') ;}</SCRIPT> Wow...it can do "aggressive slalom-like carvings" :rolleyes:

I hope more people buy into the Wii snowboarding concept so that there are less real boarders on my hill to carve around. :D

Well...I am bald, and never owned a spiked belt. I self-recruited after 5 years of regular snowboarding. I never got into the railslide thing and just always wanted to hit powder off the groomed runs. Those days are often far and few between so when on the groom all I wanted to do was to carve hard. Saw some stuff online and the rest is history....

Wow...that sucks. No H1N1 I hope! Thursday night was pretty good snow conditions. The mountain was very empty so I just did super G turns down Skyline all night. Hogged the entire hill. :)

Nate-I will be at Stevens Sunday 1/24 for first runs. Let me know if you want to ride up together. Probably stay until 1 or 2 PM depending on crowds and snow conditions.

MTM-I got my first setup last spring and bought new boots, new bindings and a used Prior 4WD along with a used Donek FC1. I agree with others that the boots are the most important with the board being last. I used a quality bootfitter and my boots are super comfortable. One trick that you might want to try is find a pair of used boots in the correct size but buy some new high quality liners and have them fitted to your feet along with quality footbeds. This will save you some $$ but give you a great fit. Most carvers will buy and sell lots of boards as they experiment to find what works best for their style, hill, or mood that day. It is hard to know what you are going to like when you start so avoid a new boars unless the price is killer. That said I love the 4WD and many people on this forum have that board and learned how to carve on it. My plan is to keep using the same pair of boots for a while.

Dammnn! That looks like it hurts! Lowrider wins.

UPDATE-I have been using the Dominator Graphitezoom and have been very impressed with that stuff in everything from ice, powder, even wet snow. Thanks for the reccomendation :biggthump

I realize that lift and cant are personal preference and that no one combination is best. Like most everyone else I have been experimenting and tweaking my setup as I figure out what works for me. However I am curious about those carvers using 6 degree heel and 6 degree toe lift and what benefits that you experienced that made you choose this much lift. So far I have only tried 6 degrees of heel lift on my back foot but really liked it. I was able to bend my back leg lower much easier into the carve and have not experienced any downside.

I turned 40 and decided to go for a quickie lesson/rental/lift ticket package deal. Now bear in mind I grew up in VA and had only ever skied like twice in my life. Between the two hour lesson and the three hours I stayed with it after the lesson I lost count of how many times I fell down, slammed my ass, my head, my knees, hit other people, and fell down getting off the lift. The next morning I felt like some dude beat me up with a baseball bat out behind the woodshed. How do you know they are a beginner snowboarder? Their first greeting on the mountain is "excuse me, sorry, excuse me". :D

He is still working on the gas tank amongst other items. Slated to be completed for spring riding season. If there is enough interest here I will post a picture of the fully completed bike when it is done.

Well...I stay on blue runs, try and avoid crowds, and don't go too fast...yet :D I used to kayak over 30 foot waterfalls every week and paddle gnarly rivers with lots of rocks.

Here are some pictures of a custom one of a kind bike that a good friend of mine is building for a customer. I was over at his shop recently and it is almost finished. I don't know much about bikes but this thing looks badass and when done will cost well over 100k His description: Custom stainless steel exhaust, fabricated chassis for Skip's wild ride. This will feature "closed loop" fuel injection. 78" wheelbase, and the seat is only 20" high! This is a 142 cubic inch custom engine I am building for my friend Skip Hertz. Delkron engine cases,S & S 5" stroke racing flywheels, 1.5" crankpin and S & S "Twin Cam" rods. (This is a single cam engine.) The cylinders are 4.25" bore, built by Axtell. The cylinder heads are "stage 4" from STD. 2.25" intake valves, 2" exhaust. S & S roller rockers. The camshaft is a .715" lift Redshift.

This looks like it might do the trick...

Second this. I keep my Burton Custom wide 167 setup with softies and the bindings way back. Since I started on carve boards I really only use this in the powder. The extra width on this board is perfect on big pow days!

tons of great advice in this thread for me to experiment with. I especially like the feedback to setup a stance/angle/cant/lift combination that feels decent on the carpet and also the idea of gradually turning the angles higher by 2 degrees each time instead of my attempt to go 12 degrees all at once. The coolest thing for me with this carving thing is having a new sport to do at age 46 that is challenging but not dangerous. Did the dangerous stuff in my youth. :)

I have a 4WD 174 and it only has about 1/4" of camber. Great learning board and good on crowded slopes.