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  3. Altering the turn radius of a carved turn on steep terrain

    in Racing

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    3 hours ago, nicholaswmin said:

    Right, how do I apply pressure though?

    Picture standing on a scale. How can you make the number go up, even for a fleeting moment?

    - If you're standing tall, you can drop your body down and then press down with your feet to stop it moving down. That down weighting. 

    - Or, if you're crouched down, you can explode upwards. That's up weighting.

    The scale can't tell which one you're doing. These are very transient conditions, just used to set the board in the snow before G-force builds. 

    Now do the same thing, but focus on the moment when you make the scale # go down and that gets you up unweighting and down unweighting. You can't have one without the other and they're fleeting moments, so you have to pick where you do each in a turn. 

    @nicholaswmin I'll move this to the racing section now that the discussion has focused that way. 

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  4. Hats on helmets.

    in The Lodge

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    2 hours ago, Wolf said:

    I'm also usually the only Alpine boarder

    This! Plus st-lupo's signature on the hill.

    When you do another lap every 7 minutes on a small hill with few run choices, everyone knows where you've been. 

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  5. Cross-Through

    in Carving Central

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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! 

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  7. Design the ideal boot bag

    in Accessories Reviews

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    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

     

  10. Accidental Binding Release

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    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. 

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  11. Getting down and riding the pencil line turn to turn?

    in Carving Central

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    6 hours ago, st_lupo said:

    The degree that you can ride within your acceptable level of risk is completely dependent on how well you can manage speed.  A big part of this (for me) was realizing that I was consistently letting too much speed build up even before the first turn.  You very likely accelerate through the apex of the first turn, so you need to learn how to keep your pre-turn speed low enough so that the exit speed is acceptable and controllable.  Given you have a good entry speed, it's only edge pressure and completing those turns that are going to keep the speed in check unless you want to start skidding >yuck<.

    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. 

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  19. Carving tunes

    in Carving Central

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    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. 

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  20. Binding set up wide powder board

    in All Mountain Hardbooting

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    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... 

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  21. Off-Snow training

    in Racing

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    7 hours ago, Odd Job said:

    You want a trainer and maybe a physical therapist if needed.

    Don't be cheap. Spend $$$$$. It's a rich people sport.

    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 $$. 

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  22. Binding set up with plate system

    in Carving Central

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    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! 

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  23. Anybody Riding Same Angles Front and Back?

    in Carving Central

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    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! 

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