1xsculler

Which model is the Thirst?

From looking at my F2s stepins it appears that the front bail will work fine on the rear so I think I’ll order a pair of toe snaps from Yyzcanuck.

Good discussion, guys! Thank you all for taking the time to chime in.

I wonder if I could reduce the lateral flexibility of F2s by replacing the front and rear foam pads with rigid plastic or wood. Might just up my game.

Thanks.

Will the parts fit? I will be setting lift and cant anyway. I appreciate that, Jack, I didn’t know there was that much difference in lateral flex.

Is there any reason why I can’t just install the toe bail from my F2 Titanflex stepins on the rear and buy F2 non-step-in, locking toe bails on the front?

I really appreciate all of the comments.

I like F-2s but is there a better choice? Is there any reason why I can’t just move the front bail of my F2 Titanflex stepins to the rear and add a F2 toe clip to the front? Update: yes you can move the front bail to the rear BUT you can’t use a non-stepin rear bail on the front I just discovered due to the quite different bail shape.

Very cool pics! It never ceases to amaze me how few people know what in the heck it is we do and strive for and even fewer care after they have some idea. Me being convinced that carving, hard or soft, was the coolest thing you could do on snow, after my first glimpse of the Pure Carve vid about 2000, I could never get ANY of my long time ski buddies even remotely interested. My favorite vid wouldn’t even hold their attention for as much as a minute. Their strongest response would be, “Oh, why would you want to do that?” Oh well, I have found one other Crystal Mt carver and we chase each other down the Mt when we can text up. He’s further along in his carving than I am and he is 25 years my junior but we push each other along.

Luv it, hard or soft. I luv my hardboots (UPZ RC 8s, 99% identical to RC 10s) so much that I ride them whether I’m skiing (using the appropriate UPZ DIN toes and heels) 90/90, lol, on a carving board, 55/55, or on my 156 Lib Tech Orca, 45/25, just say’n!

Luv it!

Thanks for the spelling, Lowrider. When boarding on my home mt, Crystal Mt, WA, I try to be one of the first on the lift, i e. 8:30-8:45ish and when I begin to feel the pressure of being hit, i.e. 10:30-11:00ish, after 10 pretty quick laps on a couple of different lifts, riding a couple of different boards, I head home (1 hr, 45’) and have half a day for the rest of life’s pleasures. It works!

Me, a ski instructor and her little girl student are standing at the top of a nicely groomed beginner run at Jackson a few days before Christmas. The little girl asked me why I had only one big ski (I hadn’t clicked in yet). The instructor said, “No, honey that’s a very special snowboard called a carving board and it’s only for really good snowboarders. Let’s watch him go.” I told them I was a beginner myself and the instructor said I had no business being on a carving board. It was my first run of the season on a brand new board I had never made a turn on. There was no way I was going to push off first.

Very sorry to hear that as our biggest fear is being hit by another boarder or skier as there are just way to many on the slopes who are unconscious, don’t know or don’t care about slope ediquette (sp?), go way to fast and have minimal control!

Nice, Dave!

Luv those nice clean pencil lines.

N E body know where I could buy sanding drums for a RaceWax Ski Rotobrush tool either 150 or 300mm wide? Or maybe there is another brand of a similar tool that would do the same job.

Don’t come to Jackson at this time unless you want your base ripped to shreds. Two more feet of snow needed!!!

Off to Jackson Hole with grandkids to try out my new rides.

Trying a new direction for this season. left to right: New SF, new XC and last year’s XC (made my best turns on this board and will try to carry it forward into this season) It’s a long story not worth telling here.

I watched a bunch of these vids, switched to a softboot board, i.e. 159, 30/26/30ish, can’t remember the name at this moment, set my hard boots at 40/55, and I learned a lot before going back to my alpine carving set up.

A compendium of good info on alpine carving!!! Every one of these thoughts goes through my mind every time I ride. Applying these concepts are all I need in my old age to help keep my mind working. These are my mental exercises! Also something very important to know as you embark on this adventure is that zero skid alpine carving is EXTREMELY terrain AND condition specific. I thought I was a pretty good carver back in 2000 when I attended a SES in Aspen and, at the top, Finn said follow me. The slope was only a little steeper than what I was used to and my carving skills went out the window. That was last time I saw Finn. I couldn’t begin to keep up with him let alone carve with him and I slarved every turn just to get down the hill. I was very pissed to understate the situation. That combined with NEVER being able to get any of my skiing buddies to want to learn what what I thought was the coolest way to get down a mountain led me to go back to skiing for the next 15 years. I again took up alpine carving in about 2005 and am working my way back much more slowly than I did 22 years ago but having a ton of fun with the challenge.

I don’t even dare show this image to my wife as the conversation that would follow might involve an untruth or two or more!!!

I’m waiting for him to respond to an email which he is usually very good at.