Zcarver

......carving life moves on. :lol: I see, the carve fest was also a sign up event. That's okay I'll just carve by and wave hello. :p Hey Don, the ABC school session is always open. In case you go to the okemo fest and I am not part of the gathering, because of Evil Yoda Master, ask for King of Knuckle Head Dragon Freak, Ron Matia (KKHDF) for some pointers. I'll be in the woods watching the show. You know what I'm sayingggg.

What the F*** is this? Is this a new thing or something? Who's the leader of this ring? Can I join or is there some sort of fee? AH! Bobby Buggs I heard you had a good time at the fest! Well count me in for the okemo gathering. I was talking to the Knuckle head today. He is calling in the carving cavalry for that week. In fact I am going this week for Tuesday and Wednesday for a warm up. Been out for 2 months of no carving. I got pretty fat in the belly, it's embarrassing! Look forward to it!

Agree. I remember those days on the Burton race plates how I was able to have alot of turning flex with the boots. While I am not a racer I can understand why some of the racers are using those types of bindings. As they don't have to deal with the stiffness as they go into the turns. But curious what they use when they go free-riding. You will put more stress free-carving than racing. So using flimsy bindings are not going to hurt. But you do run the risk of busting the bails if not replace for every 2 or 3 events.

Who The F*** is that? Not the little Italian guy that is also known as Kunckle Head dragon and the king of the air chair? LOL. When did he become this so call "Carve father?" Hey Ronnie I hope you are reading this---- Hey Bobby Buggs! How was the out west trip? I hope to be there too. 2 months of no carving sure do sucks. This is my worst season ever! I just got off the phone with Kunckle Head Ronski. He told me about 20 carvers are coming. Wow. Good job Had!

It's been a while since I even rode any NY mts, as I have a pass for VT. Windham was the MT where I finally got to master my G turns a few years back. I did enjoyed Windham until I found Killington and Okemo. If not too chaos this weekend, I would recommend Lower Wipeout to learn the carve. Lower Whistler and Wolverine are also good trails. The Local 4's: Hunter, Windham, Butternut and Jimney Peak are good Mts for carving. There are always a good crowd of cavers at these mts. I hope to be at the fest this Saturday as it depends on the weather. Cheers :rolleyes:

Hello, When I said that Miller should step aside , I was really saying that if you go to the games with a "Don't care to finish the race Attitude." Then why bother to compete in the games. I mean no in the olympics is going to give up their postion, unless you get hurt. I just thought it was a stupid comment on his part. But he is who he is. After all he did very well in yesterday race, however was beaten several times by faster skiers. He is an outstanding skier with great skill of balance. But why use that kind of attitude remarks about yourself. Not professional. The bone thing was a joke. I understood what you were saying about others should take his spot by beating him and guess what they are. Sorry for the confusion. Peace :rolleyes: Z

Miss that place, good MT to ride. How are the conditions? I was there in 04. Is this the Billy that is marry or have a girl friend name Sue? If this is the same Bill I know, I rode with them with Ronnie and Elliot. I had a great time with them.

Yeah it is good to see the hardbooters in the Olympics. Many folks I know aren't even aware of SBX or haven't seen what an alpine snowboard look like. Just to remind some folks here the the GS is this Wednesday (4-5 pm) and Thrusday (8pm-11pm) . So have your VCR ready if you got to work. :D Should be cool to watch!

.....and with a doggie bone.

In way I would have to agree in what Philfell is saying about the routine story. That would be like a skier telling us not to carve the G's Turns. It's who you are and what you enjoyed doing. It really was too bad she lost her balance and lost the gold medal. It was good for her to come out and said, she made a mistake. That is a professional athlete comment. Peace :rolleyes:

...Bode even said himself, "Doesn't care if he doesn't finish the race." Perhaps Miller should step aside and give someone else a chance to race.

My first board was the Sims Blade 1710 with the gold stripes then. :rolleyes: However the first board I rode was the Burton Cruzer with the metal fin in the center. Yilkes. My first alpine board was the Burton Alp with the Ram head (3 days use only). That was quickly replace by the Burton coil as the Alp board was a defect. Good spring board. Double

...it's part of the sport life. I was a bit surprise at Miller's stupid comment and as for Jacobellis, well she is 20 years and was overly excited and wanted to show off I guess. I was talking to the TV and saying okay enough of the airs and stop looking back, cause you're losing your balance and then boom. Like Jack said, she has another 2 more Olympics to go to. Hopefully she will learn from this mistake. :rolleyes:

That was a good race to get the gold! I like how Seth look back as he knew Zidek could over take with the alpine board. If Zidek had another 60 feet of flat, he might of. Congratulations to Seth Wescott! Some info here for those who are interested: Check out the photo gallery of the event. http://www.newsday.com/sports/olympics/ny-spocross0217,0,5899522.story?coll=ny-sports-olympics-headlines

Hey Bricky! It's good to hear from you! I should be going as well. :rolleyes: I hear the "King of all Knuckle Head Dragons" Ronski is going to the fest. Look for the lines if I dont see you at the base lodge. Early bird gets the groomer!

Are you guys still riding with the ipod??? LOL. Good video and I notice Ronnie is still doing the scarecrow lapdance when jumping. Tell him to knock it off already! . Hey Buggs have a goodtime in CO! Wish I was going. This will be the first time in 21 years I never rode in Jan!!! I feel sick about it. I talking to the King of all knuckle-head dragons (Ron) on Friday. Coming home wtih Elliot and Wes from Butternut. Told me it was great day. BTW if you get a chance you, can call me later tonight or email me your phone. Just want to ask you about something what Ronnie told me. If you're not too busy. :rolleyes:

Hey Bobby Buggs! Miss ya too and Long time no see! It was good talking to you on the phone today! Hopefully we can get together with the whole gang soon for a mini-expression day! Just wanted to remind you to keep in touch with Ronnie on the next time you guys meet! If the weather is good I'll be there! Looking forward in riding with the king of all kunckle-head dragons, Ronski! Hey Don! Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Been away from the internet. Check your email. ;) Cheers AZ

If you are, you might want to replace the Burton plates with better bindings, when the time comes. I did something very simular with vinyl tubing too. While this may help for a while, those bails are prone to break. I busted the bails 5x. Very thin and soft bails. It also depends on your riding as well. The extreme riding will weaken those bails eventually. Use caution! ;)

We have almost the same set up, only I am still using the TD 1. When I finally gave up the race plates and got new boots, the FP was like a new board! I felt very stable and better control in the turns. The only thing that did change a bit was the heel side. After a few runs you will adjust to the new equipment! Cheers! AZ

Hey Buggs, just letting you know I will be at Okemo till Thursday, in case you can pull off a mid-day "get away"

If all goes well, I'm leaving tomorrow morning till Thursday. Sunny and cold! Setting up my back-up TD 1 bindings. Hope I don't bust these now. :(

My first day out after 12 runs. Broken TD bail. :( Left a sunny blue bird, 32 trails open Okemo. 12:45 Oh well, didn't get hurt, should be :D about that.

Just look at any pictures here, You see it everywhere. As Jack put it: Alpine riders use gravity much like a sailor or windsurfer uses the wind to cut the fastest tack across the water. By redirecting the force of gravity, the snowboard takes the rider in a direction different from that which gravity would normally dictate. This difference is what enables snowboarders to control how fast and wide they carve down a hill. Toying with gravity by making delicate adjustments from foot to foot and from side to side to get the fastest and cleanest line down the slope is the never ending pursuit that alpine riders crave .

Killington is a great MT overall. Many different terrian to choose from. I would have to say it just closer to many areas of MASS, CONN, NY and NJ. Love that Mt! If it wasn't for the Okemo Pass, I will be going there instead. Miss that place!

Hey Sic! The 325 were a size 27.5. I brought the Deeluxe Suzuka a few weeks ago. The Boots are great! The ThermoFlex liners were the answers to my foot problem. I no longer need the mole foam padding any more. I bake the liners in my oven a week ago! Hmmm taste good! Thanks!