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  1. Carving specific pants.

    in Carving Central

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    Thanks for not forgetting about us goofy riders!

    I own some whitewater kayak sprayskirts that use a kevalr fabric to protect the neoprene edge. That stuff is bomber. Very abrasion resistant.

    Might be awesome on some pants.

    I have some Burton AK pants and they are too baggy and too thin.

  2. Helmets, Time to weigh in.

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    I grew up whitewater kayaking where everyone wears a helmet even on easy rivers and even by experts. It was always just an unspoken universal rule.

    Imagine my surprise when I took up snowboarding to see so many people without helmets. Amazing to consider that resorts even let people on the slopes without one for liability reasons. I did not own a boarding helmet the first few seasons and then I had the inevitable downhill backwards high speed edge fall that nearly knocked me out.:smashfrea

    Bought a helmet the next day...:)

  3. Best stance angles on an all mountain board

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    A question for you experienced carvers...

    So today I was out riding a Prior 174 4WD board that I just picked up used and was adjusting my stance angles a few times. Can you go to too high of an angle on your front foot with a wider type board like this?

    Board waist is 21.5 and I was trying 45-55 on my front foot. Higher angles seemed to make it harder to get the board up on edge. Is it generally better to keep your front foot at the lowest angle that avoids bootout in order to gain leverage?

    I left my back foot about 40 degrees with a 18.5"-19.5" stance width. Mondo size 28.

    I want to get to riding at some higher angles so I can get on skinnier boards.

  4. Do you worry about global warming?

    in The Lodge

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    Maybe I should get my local ski area to put these out during the week so we can all ride later in the spring on the weekends. :cool:

    Blanketing glaciers to continue, despite good snow

    by Jeremy Allen

    Geneva - 16 March 2009 | 11:30

    Saas Fee resort tells Swisster that despite high levels of snow this ski season, protective blankets which prevent glacier melt will still be employed this summer. The protection saves money and avoids CO2 emissions says the resort. But the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA) says there are still unanswered questions about the practice of blanketing.

    <!-- barbar: *1* -->As temperatures rise and spring begins, alpine ski resorts are already planning how to protect their glaciers from the effects of climate change. Recently, Zurich university's laboratory of hydraulics, hydrology and glaciology predicted the disappearence of many of Switzerland's glaciers by the end of 2050.

    Many ski stations in Europe such as Andermatt and Saas Fee employ an ultra-thin blanket (manufactured by Landholt, a company based in Laax) that prevents sections of their glaciers from receding.

    Bernhard Pfammatter, technical chief from Saas Fee, told Swisster despite the chances of snow remaining on the skiable part of the Fee glacier throughout the summer (thanks to an exceptional season), the resort will still cover a section with an“ice protector” blanket to prevent excessive melting.

    At the end of May, the rolls will be unravelled. Each strip is 100 metres long and 2.5 metres wide, and when laid out will make up an area of 10,000 square metres. The 2.5 millimetre thin blankets feature ultra-violet protection, which ensures snow underneath does not melt during warmer months. The 400,000 Swiss franc blankets are removed in September.

    The alpine resort first experimented with the cover on a section called the Längfluh in 2005, a part of the overall Fee glacier, which in 2005 was 4.7 kilometres long.

    However, the covers do save on CO2 emissions. “The glacier recedes 2 metres per year, except for on this part of the ice. Before, in order to retain snow cover, we needed four or five machines over two to three weeks to spray artificial snow, and this burned diesel,” said Pfammatter, who added that the operation had cost the resort 50,000 francs per year.

    The current procedure to lay out the blanket requires only one snow vehicle and takes two days.

    Meanwhile, CIPRA, is not convinced about the environmental impact of the blankets. “Covering glaciers can sometimes cause important repercussions on nature and the countryside,” the Alpine protection group said in a document published on the subject in 2007.

    Given that little is known about the possible effects on the glacial ecosystems, such measures should be accompanied by scientific research into possible damage, the report said.

  9. Delam? Help, please!

    in Carving Central

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    CrazyTKD- I work with epoxy as part of my job building kayak paddles. You have been given some great advice about heating the area and clamping it tight. I would only add to make sure that it is totally dry and free of any dust, dirt, wax, etc. Epoxy likes to be warm and clean :) to bond properly.

    I would not worry. I have fixed much worse!

  12. Do you worry about global warming?

    in The Lodge

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    All this talk about global warming and decreased snowpacks leading to shorter seasons on the hills has me thinking.

    What is the future of our sport?

    Will the same slopes have enough snow 50-100 years from now?

    Maybe by then we will have powered anti gravity carving boards that don't need snow.:cool:

  16. Favorite cross training

    in The Lodge

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    So as the season is winding down what is everyone's favorite cross training that helps with your snowboarding?

    I love trail running and long arduous alpine scrambles. The kind that you feel in your legs the next morning. Doing these in the fall keeps me ion great shape when opening day comes. :)

    Recently I have tried stand up paddling on a long surfboard. Very fun and great for balance and core.

    I used to do a bunch of regular yoga, not the hot stuff. I liked the standing poses because they build strength and stability for boarding.

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