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Thought I’d try a little Korean carving but realized after one run that these 79 year old quads are not, and never will be, up to the task. This 158 Nidecker Blade is the perfect board for the Asian carving you see on YouTube. Paid $500 plus shipping and sales tax. Will ship to you for $400 including shipping. Condition is 9.99/10

Thanks, Lee!

No more than two runs, not two days but two runs, on this board. It is especially suited for steeper terrain and narrower runs. paid $1200, last spring, will ship for $800 The board on the left.

Very nice and encouraging!!!

A jibe like that represents many hours on the water!

I boarded a few runs with a guy at Crystal who was a pretty solid carver but all he did was race carve down the mountain and all I wanted to do was try to link up well controlled big C pencil lines. It wasn’t a fun combination.

It so pissed me off when Crystal moved the Quicksilver chair about 50 yards to the left and into the woods instead of leaving on a ridge right next to an excellent carving run. From that ridge I could keep track of my grandkids AND I could view my carving tracks which can be a gratifying experience. Why (lol) didn’t they consult me before spending hundreds of thousands of $ making a run less desirable. They didn’t even make it a high-speed lift.

Yes, I think even though the K168 was custom built for my weight, it felt unforgivingly stiff for my semi-novice level of riding.

I have no doubt!

Thanks for the tip but I have zero interest in an all terrain board. If I’m going to do all terrain I’ll take my skis. If I’m not on skis, which I very seldom am, groomer carving on an alpine board is my only interest, i.e. I don’t even consider myself to be a snowboarder.

For me this whole sport is so totally condition dependent, i.e. the right slope, the right surface, the right temperature, the right board and setup, the right light and visibility, the right amount of beer and frame of mind can make me a hero (in my own mind) or a jackass if anything is a little off. I had Hans Jurich send me a custom K168, for $1700 total, and I couldn’t ride it hardly at all. I gave it to Bruce who said he had never ridden one. My XC made me feel like a new man with the first couple of turns…some of the remaining ones weren’t as good but it’s still my fav!

Like Ester Lidecke on her most recent YouTube vid even though she is race carving!

OMG, vividly reminds me of me last December 9th (my first day as a 79 year old) when I got hit from behind by an un attentive and rude skiier resulting in my broken arm which resulted in shoulder surgery from which I am nine weeks into recovery. Hoping to make a few turns at Crystal next Monday and Wednesday.

At 79 poles may be in my future as picking my weak and lazy ass up off the snow is becoming increasingly challenging especially if I fall in the lift line or some other relatively flat area. It ain’t funny!

Very good to know and encouraging because anything steeper than Eagle’s Rest at Jackson (their bunny chair) causes me grief and forces toooo many slarves to keep my speed down and avoid the trees!

Can relate to that! I try to do some Norms every once in a while and I would do well to do more!

Don’t get hit from behind and break your arm AND don’t slip on black ice two weeks later landing on the same shoulder which necessitated shoulder surgery. Hoping to get a few very careful turns in at Crystal next Monday and Wednesday to get some semblance of my former life back.

Awesome riding in a variety of conditions on a variety of boards.

At 79 I’m hoping to get a few more turns in after March 14th when I hope my orthopedic surgeon releases me from shoulder surgery recovery.

Stop it!!! My shoulder surgery recovery will keep me off the slopes until March 13th if my surgeon releases me.

I’ve quit carving several times since 2000 because I could never convince any of my skiing buddies that it was coolest thing ever on snow. They wanted nothing to do with it! I just told my 10 year old grandson, who’s a pretty good snowboarder, to watch a Ryan Knapton vid on YouTube and, much to my surprise, he called a few days later and said he watched every carving vid he could find and he couldn’t wait to hit the Mountain with me once I’m healed up from shoulder surgery, around March 13th I hope. This sport interests few people but it has quite an impact on some, i.e. me and him. I’m pretty excited and even more excited to get back to a normal life with two good arms once this nagging pain goes away!

So glad to hear, barryj. Of course, running out of Bdays is plaguing me but I ain’t done yet, I hope, as I have more turns to make!

Not so lucky after all. (it’s all relative, of course) Yes, I had dodged a bullet after my first accident, i.e. only treatment, be careful. Let it heal. (Non displaced proximal fracture of the greater tuberosity of my left humerus). Second fall two weeks later on December 24th, being super careful on black ice, lol! I slipped and fell smack dab on the exact same spot on my healing shoulder. Lots of pain for the ensuing week so I got an earlier follow up appointment yesterday and after reviewing the new X-ray with Dr Arroyo, a very, very reputable shoulder specialist, now revealing the newly displaced fracture, I walked out of the office at 6pm with a completed open surgical reduction of the fracture. A nerve block kept my arm as limp as a wet wash rag until this morning when I took my first dose of 10mg of Oxycodone with only 19 doses remaining. Shit happens and we’re so lucky when it’s fixable. My Dr said IF you were a 79 year old couch potato I’d send you home with no surgery but I know your lifestyle so if you want to return to full function and strength and you’re willing to do the work let’s fix you. My goal is to row as close as I can to a 24’ Head of the Charles on the third Friday of next October and MAYBE, if the stars, the moon and the sun line up bring home a medal in the 80-84 men’s singles. A pipe dream I’ve had since I started rowing and started competing in Boston every year since 2006!

Totally sucks! So sorry!

Very sweeeet!