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  2. Should we all just start straight lining? Is getting smoked by the general public from behind the new norm?

    in Carving Central

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    One thing I happened to realize recently is that while I generally pick a lane and stay in it, I really get off on carving close to the trail edge/obstacles (half a meter or less).  This year there was a close call where luckily the person sneaking up approaching from behind wound up bailing before hitting me.  It finally went up for me that a person behind me picks the wrong side to pass on, the gap between me and the trees can disappear really quickly.  Given the choice they will pick hitting me over a tree any day.

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  4. Carv digital ski coach

    in Carving Central

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    For info: A friend has this for skiing and loves the system.  I contacted Carv to see what their plans were for alpine/racing snowboards, and given the small size of the global community, their response wasn't a surprise 😕:

    >>>

    Hi Jason, 

     

    Thank you for getting in touch! Unfortunately, our data models are built around the pressure and motion of downhill skiing, so our units aren't compatible with snowboarding. We are keen to really perfect the space we are in right now and truly understand technical skiing, but this is something we might look into for the future!

     

    If you have any further questions or queries please do not hesitate to ask!

     

    Best wishes,

    Katherine

    — Customer Success Team | Carv by MotionMetrics

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  5. Anybody Riding Same Angles Front and Back?

    in Carving Central

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    11 hours ago, barryj said:

    Been there done that....multiple times from all 

     

    I believe you Corey....but it doesn't feel that way to me.  Steeper angles, no matter the board width feels normal.  I've been riding the same steeper angles on all my boards...even my wakeboard! 

    What I've learned from this most recent attempt at  angle reduction (since the two surgeries) is it's tough on my ankle to be standing sideways at these lower angles but facing forward.   I have so much facing forward hip  rotation happening I drift left even when just  trying to go straight at moderate speed coming into the lifts. 

    On my 1 day out last week I reduced to 40/45, then on 2nd day I moved up to 45/50, and now at 50/55 for tomorrows test.

     

    On wider boards I can get speed wobbles if I am riding too high angles.  But if you are used to riding steep angles and want to try low angles on wide boards, I think you need to incrementally adjust your stance and let your reflexes acclimate.  I normally ride 65/60 and even adjusting to 60/55 felt really alien for a few weeks.  Then I went to 55/50 on that board and it took another month to get comfortable with it.  The wide board definitely rides better with the shallow stance, and now I can swap between my narrow boards with 65/60 to the wider board at 55/50 without any mental dissonance.

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  8. Beware of straightlining skiers

    in Carving Central

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    On 1/29/2024 at 1:18 AM, pow4ever said:

    How does other deal with "staying in the flow"?
    That's one of the best feeling to be in the zone; head check took away some of the enjoyment.
    perhaps i had to focus on too many things and only have so much mental bandwidth for some.

    This is one of the real killers.  If you want to stay in the flow, but don't have capacity to check behind you from time to time your risk goes way up and the consequences are impossible to estimate (unlike collisions with static objects).

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  12. 23/24 Board Porn

    in Carving Central

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    On 1/18/2024 at 3:03 AM, Quentin said:

    My very 1st board was a asym air! I absolutely loved that board! Very similar to yours but red. I would give anything to ride one again! Paired with the classic 3 strap Burton bindings made it a beast! Sadly, I smashed it into a hidden rock riding backcountry in Durango CO 😡

    Stupid rock!!

    I had/have one too with the 3 strap Torque bindings.  I think I know where it is and keep thinking that I should get it back some day.  The edges are totally shot, but that woodgrain top sheet… was sweet!

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  15. Favorite rub-on wax for cold days?

    in Carving Central

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    4 hours ago, Cthulhufish said:

     

    My vote is for "suffer through hot waxing with CH4/Polar or CH5/PS5". They are awful to work with, but they get impressive results on cold, fresh snow. Rotobrushes recommended. And a respirator.

    Do you need a respirator with the PS5?  They state that it doesn't contain flourine.

  16. Favorite rub-on wax for cold days?

    in Carving Central

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    I wouldn’t really want to have to rub it on but a couple of weekends ago we had -25C with snow that was a week old.  Saturday I had cheap white glider on the center base with speed stick on the edges and it suuucked (but there was lots of tbar riding that day).  Bought and hot waxed with Swix PS 5 that night and it was a whole different story on Sunday.  I would hate to have to rub speedstick on a whole base.

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  18. Epic -vs- Ikon

    in The Lodge

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    Really miss the Colorado of the 90s, and I'm glad that I moved when I did.  Is the ratio of gapers to capable people getting worse too? 

    @JohnELittle ski areas are the best, and you need to keep them hidden from the hordes!  Screw the luxury experience, just go and ride.  If you are lucky they serve chili in addition to french fries in the cafeteria. 

    I've been able to choose to live in a small town with a small ski area within a 10 minute drive.  Today it started at -28C so the chairlift wasn't running, only a t-bar that runs from bottom to top was open and most everybody indoors next to a fireplace.  On the first two runs, it was only a ski-patroller and me on the mountain, and I got first tracks both times.  Beautiful sunrise, perfect chalk snow and decent grooming.  The only downside is that at these temperatures the snow is ssslllooowww without a decent pitch.

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  19. AIL "Alpine Injured List"

    in Carving Central

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    18 hours ago, JohnE said:

    Did you do that snowboarding? How? About 5 years ago I dislocated my right index finger falling off a mountain bike. It's been crooked ever since. I've become much more careful on my bike. 

    Yep snowboarding.  Tried to surf off the top of a berm that looked like pure powder.  Turned out it was pure ice with dust on top.  The nose of the board loaded up like a spring and shot me face first into the top edge of the berm.  My hand landed in between the berm and my chest and... the rest is history.  Luckily just dislocated and while the doctor looked at me like I was kinda stupid, she said she couldn't strongly recommend that I didn't go back riding the same day.  :eplus2:

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