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Adding downward pressure bends the board and tightens the radius. The board does not know or care how you do it. It's all quite momentary, but both movements are a way to set the edge and board flex at the beginning of a turn, before the g-force that comes from the turn has started. This puts you in charge, not waiting for the side cut to start working. Learn both so you can deal with whatever is happening at a particular moment. This sport can be messy with a variable surface, so versatility is key!

BTW, something like this is awesome: https://a.co/d/fBCf66d You can make quite a train, but you have to think like a pro truck driver when moving in busy spaces with a board bag and 2 bags in tow. Wide turn approaches!

Same as Phil for me. One hard-shell max legal carry-on size bag for flying, with wheels. Airlines don't weigh carry-ons (yet), so I put my densest stuff in this. Bindings, batteries, boots stuffed with socks, etc. One lightweight bag to carry boots and misc other stuff from car to ski lodge. Nice stuff for that one: - Backpack straps - Top handle - Way to keep the boots separated from other stuff - A small pocket for little stuff that's hard to find in a bigger bag - Another pocket for medium stuff - Big main pocket

Because wealthy people never make poor decisions?

Hope you heal up fast @Emdee406!

Toe clip style, not step-in, right? Assuming toe clip: when clipped in, is the toe clip slightly loose? i.e. can it wiggle just a little bit? There shouldn't be free play unless you're going for Pureboarding style. Does it have a firm snap when closing? The force to close should build and build as you're closing, then go over center and close itself for the last little bit.

This is absolute gold. Very well said and a great simplification of a series of dynamic events. Said another way: It's not the current turn/edge angle/whatever that's the problem, it's how fast you were going at the end of the previous turn.

Excellent word choice!

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The fact that other people can successfully change directions without that arm swing means it's just his personal flair. To each their own! Not for me, but if it gets clicks then rock on.

Paging @philw!

Guilty for so many on here!

Kids at the top of the run after @martock_carver did a nice toe side on a bank: "Yooooo, that was sick!" Then we saw a guy riding with negi negi angles. Not posi posi, -30ish degrees on both feet. Not riding switch, just enjoying a weird day of snowboarding.

Yup, just call Donek. Sean is a good guy, good businessman, and has good processes and tracking. If there was a mistake, he'll be eager to fix it.

Once you try riding with music, you realize how incredibly loud everything is when actually moving. Wind, skidding, lifts, etc. If I have music loud enough to clearly hear all parts of it when riding, it's quite loud once stopped. i.e. it's possible to have music at a very low level and still hear 99% of everything around you. I have conversations with people on the chair without adjusting my volume. The safety concern is like saying that you don't drive a car because someone once drove at 200 and died when something went wrong. Adjust volume to suit your needs. My choices? Paint The Town Red is a fun modern song for me right now. Boogie Belgique if I'm feeling mellow. Wax Tailor is fun too.

Put the toes and heels of your boots near the edges, maybe over if you want. You'll still have some positive angles as your boots are longer than your feet. Are these the original TD bindings? Or TD2/3? The originals are very hard on boards that weren't designed for them. Probably no concern for powder but they are a very stiff binding...

Or don't spend $$$ if you can self motivate. There are so many good resources out there for free or cheap. Look up Alan Thrall, Barbell Medicine, etc. If you need someone to yell at you (and we all do sometimes), then you're back to spending $$.

Try stuff and then listen to your body. Anyone that says there's only one way should be viewed with skepticism. But you can try the general direction to see if it is better. That's said: Inward cant on both is less common now, unless you're knock-knee'd. Some of the racers used enormous heel lifts on their rear foot a little while ago. That's a very specific use case though!

Barry, your high angles on wide boards (underhang) means the edge has a LOT of leverage on you. It takes a lot more effort to load the edge when it's far from your toes and heels. A decent rule to live by: Whenever you are doing something different than everyone else, it's time for a test to see if everyone else is wrong or if you are wrong. You owe it to yourself to at least try putting your toes and heels on the edge. Maybe even 1cm over if you're feeling extra bold! I put bindings set for a 20cm board on a 22cm board for a test run - I wouldn't have thought it would matter that much, but man, was it ever a lot of work! Rideable, but I didn't want to do it all day!

My knees hurt a bunch when parallel and I feel all bound up and restricted in motion. So nope! I need 5+ degrees of splay. If it works for you, go for it!

An international crew was just there Mon-Thu after MCC was cancelled. Slushboarding!

Direct link so you can zoom in to see details: https://spotwx.com/products/grib_index.php?model=gfs_pgrb2_0p25_f&lat=48.607&lon=-115.63822&tz=America/Denver&label=Y:48.607001 X:-115.638219 Neat site, thanks! I'm scared, that's a LONG time above freezing.

Wow, that's amazing looking!

10-16"!!! Ok, ok, I'll bring a pow board.

UPZ are shorter with the heel being slid further forward under the boot.