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I have joined the tribe!!! I turn 52 this year and I figured if i'm ever gonna try a skateboard its time. So I bought myself a Lost Scorcher. first time on a skate board since I tried it once when I was 16 and it unceremoniously dumped me on my butt. About 5 minutes in today and I was able to keep my balance. 10 minutes in and I was kicking myself and coasting. After 15 I was riding switch if thats possible. I dont know the terms so forgive the terminology. I figure after a few more short sessions i'll be ready for some slight grades. Knee pads, elbow pads, helmet and carbon fiber knuckled gloves were all in place. I felt like a geek dressed like this but it was so worth it. i look forward to our long hill here in the BC north. greg

day 44 and 45 coming up on sat sun 16 days of epicness for Pow (Over 1 ft to chest deep) kings cup and slush coming up at home mountain, Powder King Murray Ridge, Silverstar, Hudsons Bay Mtn, Tabor Mtn, Revelstoke Powder King, Whistler Blackcomb, and maybbbbeee Jasper, Lake Louise and Sunshine to round out the season

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ER. Two used flex's at the ford dealer in Vanderhoof g

Neil, I must look like a criminal greg

Corey, Ive never had a smooth crossing. Border guards are trained to be obnoxious as far as I'm concerned. I say this knowing that they train at our same facility here in the west. Try crossing down in Vancouver cause you want to go visit a skiing buddy and have quesadillas for supper. It would be actually comical if the potential outcome weren't so bad. Ooops. forgot about my border crossing into Montana with the ex wife. All they did was got through the trailer which had about 40K in bicycles tons of beer which they ignored, and took all my oranges so they could roll them downhill at our canadian guards. greg

nice to see the community pull together to help a young fella out. 2 thumbs up guys!!!

KC If nothing pans out in a day or so let me know. I have a 2010 coiler NSR 182 GS with about 6 days riding on it although its 21 wide. greg

"The Fissle has been mentioned. How would the Fissle compare to the Dupraz D1?" DrCR I just bought and sold a 2011 178 Fissle. I had 3 rides on it and sold it not because of how it rode but because I let a Lifty named Crystal borrow it and she wanted it reallllllyyyyyyy badly after that. She absolutely fell in love with it and rides it on everything including groomed. She does not find it skittish at all as she is accustomed to soft boot boards with short SCR. I prefer hard boots now and did not try it with hard boots on. To me it is a pure powder board comparable to my 192 Tanker or my 187 Helisnowcat Wide Tanker. Mainly because, with a short turning radius of 6.5m, it was rather skittish on groomed. In the powder, the speed and float of it was incomparable. This board has turned Crystal into one of the fastest boarders on the mountain and she regularly boards thru the trees with experienced powder skiers and she is not left behind. At Powder King which is my home mountain, we have a great amount of powder but an intermediate hill with lots of flat sections and lots of trees. As such, big boards with lots of float rule here. Hope this helps. greg

I never should have started reading this thread. My beautiful Rad Air Tanker 192 with TD3's yellow bumpers has the inserts delaminating on the front. DAMN!!! I noticed it by waxing the board and noticed that the iron rocked. I looked at the top sheet and noticed "wobbling" and space between the bumper and top sheet. Pulling the binding off shows that delamination is approx 14" long and cracking of the top sheet on both sides of the insert pack. I've got the feeling that I have a new bench for sitting on or maybe some wall art. I'll email Harry and see what he has to say and will post his reply here when he answers . greg

Enjoy it while you can. I envy my 22 yr old kid who works for 6 months, saves all his money and then is going to live in Whistler for the next year to 2 years before he has to go back to work.

Bill, msg sent. greg

Im going to be in whistler for the provincial high school races on the 27 - 29. BlueB. You owe me some chocolate! You able to make it?? greg

I was on TGR this a.m. and see that Alaskan Rover is still alive.

Frostie, Myself and energyrail are close by. Im in Ft St James and energyrail is in Dawson. We actually had 3 hardbooters at Powder King a couple weekends ago. Welcome to the tribe. I have some smaller boards that you can borrow to get a different feel. Ill be in PG on Thurs. nine six one eight two nine five. text me. greg

work just gets in the way of fun. Looks like you guys had an awful lot of fun. I'm sorry i missed it this year and swear ENERGYRAIL and myself will make it next year if the Rapture doesnt take us out. (LOL)

My condolences to you Boris. Im headed to Powder King thurs when they open as they have 35 cms of fresh in the last 24. Im hoping we get some more and i think ill bring out the 192 tanker. I only have 11 days on the hill so far, but Powder King, Silver Star, Sun Peaks, Mt Timothy and Troll Mountain here we come! Maybe a road trip is in order?? OTH Downhill is on in a couple weeks. Lots of fun.

DiveBomber, I have a 2010 181 Coiler NSR 21.5 waist metal if you are really interested. Corey DYCK rode it at Nakiska last year so he can attest as to how it rides. Its got 7 days riding on it. A couple of small transportation scuffs on the top sheet. Great shape, pics available if you are interested. Send me an offer to greg dot j dot pichler at gmail dot com greg

Thanks Boris, I rec'd the boots yesterday and they fit perfectly. Very nice to do business with you but wasn't I supposed to get chocolate or something else with it??? A pleasure doing business with you again. greg

Boris, How much for the vans in 27's?? greg

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! Sorry Michelle, thats just my bitterness coming thru and enjoying the company. I got dumped on Valentines day this year at just after noon and then I had to put my old (15 yr old) shepherd down 5 hours later. Actually i'm okay with both events as my old guy was in the vet every couple months and it was starting to look like he was just starting to suffer. As for the relationship I saw that coming about 2.5 yrs ago and just let it run its course as it would get better for 4-6 months at a time. I'm still friends with her.....its just we dont have the same outlooks on life. Cheers greg

Hey Corey, Back on line after almost 9 weeks off. Want to buy a 2010 182 NSR? I think i finally learned how to ride this thing. 4 days of intense lessons at Silverstar and I rode it like it was meant to be ridden. Accidentally dragged the knee on toe edge a few times while trying to get away from the snow, a big explosion of snow, and i came out grinning/whooping on the other side. However, like we discussed at Nakiska, its a bit too wide for me now after trying your Monster. Hope the season went well for you. greg

Too bad you want a 168 BUP. I have a 169.5 BUP in nice condition that I MAY be willing to trade nearer the end of the season. greg