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  3. Animosity on the slopes towards carvers?

    in Carving Central

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    I have had some close calls while carving, but the only time I got hit, I was not actively carving.

    I slowed down as I went over a blind roller so that I wouldn't hit anybody. Then a teen snowboarder aired off the roller and slammed into me. I was wearing body armor and a helmet. The teen slammed his head into my helmet and had to take the tobbagon ride to the bottom. The teen got a concussion and bloody mouth. I had a light bruise on my bicep, which I didn't notice until later.

    This has a Chuck Norris sort of narrative to it...

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  8. Doesn't Carving Need its Own Wiki?

    in Carving Central

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    I said No because Bomber is a Page and to Have Jim and Angie make such a commitment to the Sport and then have people use this Site to announce a New Site...Well maybe just think about that OK  :ph34r:

    There is no subject or opinion that you could not already use this site for to express...so where are you going and Why ?

    The wiki page is a reference guide organized in such a way that users can quickly navigate to very general or organized information for technique, equipment and starting out. BOL seems more like a page referring to how the community learns individually or as a whole.

  10. hard snowboard boots vs Solomon SX-91 Equipe ski boots???

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by iplaywithnoshoes

    Choosing between carving and ski boots is mostly a matter a preference in the end. If the forward and lateral flex is sufficient, some ski boots can fit the profile perfectly. Since most commercial ski boots are extremely stiff with almost no lean adjustment, its better to go with hardboots since most models have exactly the same average flex characteristics in the right places, give or take some stiffness in the lean and cant. Some racers and carvers do utilize full-on commercial ski boots but many use a highly advanced 'natural' technique or cut certain places in the boot to control flex or stiffness. I believe that some manufacturers did or still do create boots which can be used on a carving board and skis on the same day with some inserts and adjustments.

  15. F2 binding vs Bomber

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by iplaywithnoshoes

    Despite being rather new to hardboot bindings, it sounds like this could be an appropriate summary:

     

    Lets make an assumption that most hardboots fall into some distribution of stiffness or have equal stiffness.

    Titanium and aerospace alloy bindings such as Bomber (TD, SW etc.) and Catek (OS...etc) are popular with freecarvers since these are quite stiff axially and laterally. Primary customers of these bindings seem to typically use these in groom and piste with minimal bumps in terrain where technique and precision make a noticable difference to the experienced rider since the interface is inherently stiff.

     

    Racers however typically seem to gravitate towards F2 or equivalent plastic/metal interface or construction, due to either cost or lighter weight. Is it possible that the flex in these binding is utilized like a boiler/power plate system, which keeps racers more concentrated on the path instead needing to keep their mind on the terrain and bumps.

     

    Or perhaps that lighter riders = smaller nominal loads calling for lighter, less stiff bindings and that's really it. 

     

    Mostly guessing and I wonder if any of this is correct.

  17. Why is the carving community so darn small?

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by iplaywithnoshoes

    If you are disappointed that hardboot snowboarding is still an obscure industry, imagine how some of the skwal guys feel. :freak3:   I am jumping on both alpine boarding and skwal within a year of each other and though the price of equipment cost me very little, the lift ticket prices are what probably push people away the most since both require immense confidence and practice.

  18. Bent Bails

    in Bindings and Subplate System Reviews

    Posted · Edited by iplaywithnoshoes

    Replacing it is safer. A bent bail usually signals that additional inelastic deformation will occur and cause it to snap or bend the bail further. Also, depending on the metallurgical properties of the steel used, you can probably relieve the stress by heating the bail with a torch and letting it cool. However, the bail shape is formed with strengthening in mind during the forming process. Save the guesswork and headache and just replace it.

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  21. Chestnut Mountain

    in Great Lakes

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    Yep.  TLN and myself have been hardbooting it this season at Wilmot and Chestnut.  It appears Chestnut has closed for the season though.

     

    Try and hook up with us next season.

    Sounds good, we'll keep in touch. Not enough hardbooters around me...

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