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Hey Scott I haven't reached "Big Boy" status, and probably never will. But in the years that I've been riding, it's been a constant progression of small steps with a few breakthrough moments added in. The first breakthrough came when I bought proper gear and took a few lessons. I cleaned up my technique and made huge progress in just a few days. No surprise there. The second breakthrough came the year I attended SES. No one taught me anything specific, but riding with all of those great snowboarders radically changed my perspective. They inspired me and made me realize that I could push so much harder than I had been. And I did. A few years ago I caught my toe edge and was catapulted into a Pete Rose type slide. When I landed, I dislocated the shoulder of my trailing arm. For the next couple of seasons, I was very timid when transitioning from heel to toe. I couldn't commit to the toe edge when it was the downhill edge for fear of catching it again. I was in a defensive mode. In a clinic sometime after that, the instructor mentioned how you should build the turn from the board up, using your ankles, knees, then hips. I already knew this logically, but up to that point I could not get myself to actually do it. But that day I was ready to believe it and everything changed. I could feel the edge locking into the carve *before* the weight of my head and torso had crossed over. That created a seamless transition from heel to toe and gave me full confidence to dive into the turn. It was perhaps the single biggest breakthrough I've experienced in snowboarding. It is a subtle thing, but had a tremendous effect on my riding. John

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Chili in a bread bowl. Most resorts I've been to have it, and it hits the spot every time. I usually come home saying "I really need to get some bread bowls and make that myself". But I never do.

Both boards SOLD Early 90's (93?) asymmetrical snowboards Dynastar Course 165 (goofy) $100 SOLD Burton M6 (goofy) $100 SOLD

Maybe Fin is afraid of divulging his proprietary processes. Or that we'll all find out these things are really just made of old rubber tires.

Actually it depends on just how retro you mean. I have an M6 with the more standard Burton 3 hole pattern. That would work with a TD1 as long as it had the 3 and 4 hole cant disks.

In the past, Neil has set a course and done a gate clinic. The course remained open the rest of the day. So yeah...

Thanks for making this happen Phil. For anyone close enough to drive, I highly recommend coming out. MAC Tracks is a great event. I even heard a rumor there might be Donek Monoplate demos this year

I believe the pins should be toward the rear of the hole. See post #3 above, and this post by Fin. http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=296564#post296564

I've got some follow up pictures after about ten days of riding. Is anyone else seeing this kind of wear on their heels? I'm not consious of any side-to-side movement while I am riding, but the pins have developed flat spots, and there is obvious wear on the heel itself between the guide pin and the retracting pin. There is also a divot on the heel receiver, but I forgot to take a picture of that. Is this normal?

It's penetrating just beyond the beveled part of the pin. The fintecs seem to be the same dimension as intecs. But the heel receivers seem to be a bit wider than the old aluminum ones. I'll send an email to Michelle and ask her to review this thread.

I am seeing the same gap, or even bigger. I have ridden several days now and they are working, but it is still nagging in the back of my mind. The outer pin (toward the tip or tail) on both boots has significantly less engagement than the inner. The pin barely penetrates the hole. See pic #1. Intec/TD1 did not have this issue. So, I don't have an answer for you, but I am seeing the same thing.

We live in the east. There will be plenty of opportunities for that!

I've got a Tropical Tube (Lui Holzinger) I'd like to sell. It hasn't been ridden much; it's a little more than I can handle. length 185cm waist 21.5cm SCR ~16m I can provide pics if you like. Asking $200 + shipping.

Yes, I'll be there for the first day at Solitude. I'm coming out from DC. Good times.