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Sorry everyone, I had to go out of town for a few days. I think i have responded to all the emails.

p951951951t@gmail.com thanks!

Bought this used a couple seasons ago, used it for about 10 days in 09. I got it tuned before the ;10 season, but I didn't ride it at all. It's got normal scratches and dings, but nothing serious. I believe it is an 07 model. The bindings are snowpro stepins with all the hardware and the heels included. The heels are a bit worn on the sides, so sometimes it takes a couple tries to the them to lock. Otherwise they function flawlessly. the td3's in the photo are not included. http://www.flickr.com/photos/69338226@N02/6306305724/ $250

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I left a message for you the other day, not sure if you got it... I'll definitely give you a ring tomorrow.

Yup. My family has a house about 10 minutes from cataloochee. It may be a mole hill, but for $30 a day, you can ride from 8AM to 10PM!

Thanks for all the tips here guys... today was day 4, and I am Having a BLAST on the board! Finally getting to where I can link good turns... I took pictures of my marks for comparison as I progress, my marks from today look very clean, like they should! I'm still having issues on the steeper slopes, worrying too much about speed control and letting technique go out the window. I hit the slopes first thing yesterday and got to make some new tracks on some freshly groomed runs... I spent a lot of time over on sunnyside on the wide blues... there are a few sections with lots of room and varying pitch. Im still having issues with my heelside, I already feel like I could use a more aggressive angle in the back. I'm having trouble tucking my knee in, but Im definitely learning to get my body in the right spot on my heelside. A big part of the trouble I'm having I think just comes down to leg strength. I had a major injury abot a year ago and I havent really gotten back into shape since then. The snowpro FAST bindings can be very annoying at times... the heels are a bit worn and dont always want to cooperate.

So, today I have my first few runs out at steamboat. This was my first time on a hard boot setup. First impressions: Holy hell, what a work out! My leading hip was exhausted after the first run, from just coasting on my heel edge. I had no idea what I was doing technique wise. I don't even know where to start. I was having such a hard time remembering where to place my body and how to initiate a carve properly that I ended up burning out my muscles washing out every turn or two. The conditions were terrible for carving - 10" of powder fell last night, and by the time I started to get a small bit of technique down, it was very very choppy. To make matters worse, I ended up at the very top of the mountain by mistake on my 4th or so run. I was in the snow a lot, so I was cold... visibility was terrible, and my muscles were killing me. The conditions basically forced me to ride my board like I would my normal soft setup just to get back down the mountain, which created even more strain on my already tired body. I was pretty frustrated at that point, but I took a break and headed back out once visibility improved. I started out by doing easy runs and doing cross-unders just to begin to get the feel of putting my board at such a high angle. This went pretty nicely. For the first time all day, I was able to get a bit of traction n the heel side. I still have lots of trouble following through on the heel side, because it feels like the board is getting away from me. By the end of the day, I realized a lot of the issue I was having with my heel side is because when I pt pressure on the front edge, my jerk reaction is to push out with my back leg and wash out the turn. This became very tiring. My last few turns, I started to tuck that back leg into my front knee, and it felt good, but i still felt like i had no control while on my heel side. Maybe that is because I often find myself initiating those turns on less steep terrain while headed straight down the fall line )While practicing cross-unders)? I played around a bit with binding setup, and luckily my boots are very comfortable. I was getting a bit of cuff fatigue by the end of the day. I started the day with the front at about a 45* and rear at 55*, but quickly had to move the back to about 45* because I just couldn't control the board. Oh, and I'm running a prior ATV 167, snowpro FAST bindings, and deeluxe suzukas with the BTS. I'm about 6' tall and 185# Anyone have tips to help me with these issues?

I tried on some ski boots today - 29 felt just about right as far as the length goes. I also didn't feet like my foor was too squished horizontally. The only issue I felt is that my heel was coming up of the bottow just slightly. I could see that being an issue longterm. I think I will definitely invest in a good moldable liner and have a professional mold them for me once I get out there. I'm currently thinking about a used set of deeluxe suzukas that are already equipped with the BTS. I could afford to buy new boots, heads for example, but like you say.. if i get them and the fit is terrible, I don't want to be taking a huge depreciation hit.

I'm going to be there from the 21st until the 3rd, as it stands now. I'd love to get some tips from a more experienced carver.

Do you guys count drivers as athletes? :D

The chances of me getting the opportunity to try on anything before I go is zero. The closest shop to me is in maggie valley NC (cataloochie) and they don't sell anything whatsoever when it comes to carving/alpine gear. I can relate to what you are saying about boots pressing on the top of your foot, I have experienced that before in ski boots and some snowboard softboots (Especially some cheaper burtons).

The BTS system looks awesome... like a coilover suspension for your feet. I like the ingenuity.