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gawdzira

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  • Location
    Central California
  • Home Mountain/Resort?
    Mammoth
  • Occupation?
    Design build achitecture
  • Current Boards in your Quiver
    Nidecker tornado sl 161, burton alps 169, k2 ginsu 163, k2 eldorado 163
  • Current Boots Used?
    raichle 423
  • Current bindings and set-up?
    catek olympic step in

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  1. I will get some cardboard and pack it. I will let you know. It should be under $50.
  2. Free board that I know nothing about. The base looks good with only one gouge deep enough to take Ptex but not close to through to the core. Edges are super clean. The waist measures 8 15/16" (you do the math) Free plus shipping from zip 93923 by UPS. Did I mention Free?
  3. Dude, you are harshing my buzz.
  4. So if I hear you correctly, with a different shape cutout I might have room for mounting accessories? Rear for the tools
  5. In mounting the F2 to a Burton (Flight Attendant) the screws were bottoming out before I could lock it down. I ran to Home Depot to try and figure out a good strategy to shim up so the screws would lock to the Tnuts that run in the Burton channel. What you see under the binding is a scribe cut of some free LVP (luxury vinyl plank) flooring. Rubber sticky on the bottom and not too smooth on top. Did I mention Free samples? It is a little thicker than I wanted but serves well after 2 days of riding.
  6. Every time I snowboard I think: "If only I had a 30# brick on my back this would be so much more fun"
  7. At a shop (snowboard specific shop)to demo a board, located at a California resort that will go unnamed. I bring in my Coiler with Bombers to set up the bindings on the demo board... Employee 1: "Your monoski" Me: "Are you serious? This is a snowboard shop right?" Employee 2: "I used to race" Me: "Cool, what kind of set up? Hard or soft boots?" Employee 2: "Soft boots on that board with the squiggly name." My conclusion: recreational marijuana laws should have been phased in slower.
  8. Only 3 or 4 kinds 'a crazy short for weekend plans.
  9. 2 days in so far. 156 Burton Flight Attendant with F2 RS bindings. On the second day I added the heel boost on the rear which feels great. Overall, I am feeling guilty for not having to work so hard on turns. When I am on an alpine board I feel obligated to crank hard on every turn. Like every chair lift ride is for a purpose to dial something in tighter and tighter. On the twin tip set up I could do some surf style sliding occasionally and just let it go. I was even able to navigate a half pipe (no air yet). Being over 60 yrs, there were only 2 competing at Nationals in the half pipe so I figure that if I can show up next year, I can podium.
  10. I am setting up a new pair of F2 RS intec. How much flex on the toe bail is too much? My other bindings are Bomber Trench diggers so they are pretty tightly locked. Should I crank this tighter? The bail is very tight against the shell but there is still a little room on top of the toe. I am concerned about pressuring the front of the shell too much. Link is a video of the movement. Thanks, Alan P.S. Disregard the vintage Fat Bob, that is only a place holder for the binding adjustment. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/32lw9dcn6txx377udwazv/20240407_214439.mp4?rlkey=gfjyqbx13ua3fg543qs6hjlga&dl=0
  11. Hoping for a speedy recovery for Martin. Besides the lesson I had (maybe 15 plus years ago) being a great focused set of instructions (I taught skiing for 2 years, before snowboards had bindings, so my expectations regarding instructors are high), Martin was obviously a kind and caring person. Not many people can teach from that place of pure giving but he did.
  12. I was there earlier last week, 26th? It was good but this was just a few days after the last snow storm. More coming this weekend I think? We arrived around 12 so it was soft and stayed good until closing. The following day I headed to Northstar and it was O.K. but not until about 12. It was freezing enough to be bad in the morning even on a freshly groomed run.
  13. I have this (or similar older model) I got it to be able to wear glasses under the goggles without them being smashed into the bridge of my nose. For that it works great and you look like an Apollo 13 naut. The down side with this system is that the fit is not tight enough to keep out snow if it is snowing, blowing or you do something snowy towards your face.
  14. Would I be able to mount something like the F2 RS or the Trench Diggers on a Burton track set up? Two bolts to rule them all?
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