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  3. How much do you spend on a season pass?

    in Carving Central

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    I spent $1400. on a pass to teton village and that is the discounted price thru my job. I had to work a lot of overtime. Currently Teton Village has the lowest snowfall recorded since 1975. To date, due to low snowfall, injured shoulders (touching the snow) and knee issues (thanks to uni-cycling) i have a whopping three hours on the snow. :(

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

  9. Gas powered snowboard-WTF?

    in The Lodge

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    11376?wid=200&op_sharpen=0&qlt=85,1

    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:

  11. What's with all the newbs?

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Are carvers going door to door recruiting like Jehovah's witnesses? Or do we have a recruiting station set up where they can trade in their spiked belts and bandanas for a precision board and hair cut? Just saying there's been a lot of "Hi, I'm new to carving" posts in the last week. Is it the time of year?

    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....:1luvu:

  14. Time to finally put an alpine setup together!

    in Carving Central

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    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. :biggthump

    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.

  17. Riding with both feet at 6 degree lift

    in Carving Central

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    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.

  18. How beaten up you've got in a single day of riding?

    in Carving Central

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    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

  21. Attention motorcycle buffs

    in The Lodge

    Posted

    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 :eek:

    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.

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  23. Help with powder

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    I always bump my stance back in deep snow, keeps the tip up and the back leg from getting burned out.:biggthump

    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!

  24. Riding with 60+ angles?

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    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. :nono:

    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. :)

  25. Prior 4wd

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Does anyone have any recollection on how much camber their 4wd's have? The one i"m looking at has about a quarter inch, seems low to me but I'm not an expert on the matter. Apparently about 10 days on the board so far.

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

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