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Very sorry to hear what sounds like a diagnosis requiring a joint replacement BUT, even though you’re not interested but I am, I will run that diagnosis by Dr Dan Nelson during his radio show next Sunday. Dan is an MD with a PhD in pain management and is one Dr in a group with 14 orthopedic surgeons. Dan has specialized in stem cell treatment and pain management for 30 years and he sometimes can help patients avoid unnecessary surgery. You’ll get his opinion even though you don’t want it.

A lot of questions and things to consider and many on this forum much better to deal with this but I will offer my $0.02 as time permits. I wear nothing smaller than Mens size 13 Nikes, my foot measures 28cm and UPZ RC 10 mondo 28 with a Deelux 131 liner, with minor modifications make my boots nearly as comfortable as bedroom slippers. I’ve never worn softboots and went directly to my UPZs from ski boots. To be continued. I have a fairly narrow and low volume foot and a narrow heel and that is partly why I prefer UPZs over Deeluxes (I’ve tried both and size 28 is correct for me in both but my heel wouldn’t stay down In Deelux). It sounds like you have a higher volume foot so Deelux may be better for you and you may prefer their thinner 141 liner as well. Back around 2000 I used my Solomon SX91 ski boots for carving and they actually worked pretty well.

My UPZ 10s are extremely comfortable and I’m going to start next season riding my new Nidecker 158L at 35/20 instead of my usual 55/55 on my Thirsts and Coilers. I tried a little Korean carving with this setup at the end of last season on a 159 Lib Tech Dynamo demo and it went well except the tighter turning burned my quads out more quickly than usual.

I also want to avoid going over the handlebars! I’m going for Mario’s leg blasters!

Really appreciate this, big Mario!

I appreciate the fitness and strength of all of you serious cyclists but I consider cycling, if done with cars around, to be an extremely risky behavior especially for a 78 year old and I want a weight bearing quad strengthening exercise so I might invest in a squat rack.

Can’t wait to try some Softboot Carving Worth Watching on my new Nidecker 158L Blade in my UPZs at 35/20.

How about back against the wall, thighs parallel to the floor as an exercise to increase quad strength for carving?

Just trying to help, Neil!

A hammer sees everything as a nail…surgeons do surgery! You may very well NEED surgery BUT I still wouldn’t let an orthopedic surgeon near me with a knife without at least discussing it with Dan, whether I lived in Canada, India, the US or Timbuktu or whether I had insurance or not!

Tune into KIRO FM 97.5 Sundays 8:00-9:00 PDT and call Dr Dan Nelson on his radio show. If you have a cd of your MRI or could read the radiologist’s notes to him it would help. Google him. ProOrtho in Kirkland, WA. I wouldn’t let any surgeon near any of my joints without getting Dan’s opinion.

That super sucks… very sorry you have to have it done at all. How badly damaged is your joint?

Beautiful weather! Beautiful terrain and surface and very nice carving!

Thanks. I’m planning on starting out next season on a 158-160, 30-26-30ish, 35/25 using my UPZ RC10s and will watch a few “softboot carving worth watching” vids the evening before my first day. I tried that last year on a demo 159W Lib tech Dynamo and I had a ball although the tight turning wore me out pretty fast (working on quad strength this off season). Thinking of taking Pat Donnley’s advice and trying a 158 Nidecker Blade.

Korua??? What type of board and what specs?

Thanks, Pat.

Luv this kind of carving. What boards are these guys using or what are the specs of the boards these carvers are using?

I don’t count race slarving or EC in what I like in carving. I lump all the rest together, i.e. getting knees within about one foot of the snow, linking pencil lines and controlling speed by sweeping back up the hill if necessary…that’s just me and my interest other than pow!

What are the other types of carving other than surf style?

I was walking on Sugar Beach Maui today and struck up a conversation with a girl who says she and her family stay for a week at Snowmass every winter. I asked if they ever skied Buttermilk to which she replied, “that’s very much a beginner area!” No wonder some of you guys like the carving there so much, i.e. probably perfect grooming and perfect slopes for linking up pencil lines. I might even be able to carve well there if I have pegged the terrain and conditions right!

You’re a real inspiration, Ladia! I was feeling sorry for myself because a skier slammed into me causing a class 2 sprain of my Medial Colateral Ligament which will be fully healed by next season. I wish for you a full health recovery and some great turns on your new board!

I think I might need one of these for the steep and deep in Jackson and to lay down some tight trenches on a groomer or two…mostly in my dreams! Wouldn’t this be a good board for someone trying to emulate some of the Asian carvers in “Softboot Carving Worth Watching?”

Very scary…wishing you a speedy and complete recovery!

Explain the ‘e’ turn.

I’m really excited that one of our custom board makers has stepped into this arena but I’d like to see more of a 155ish to 160ish, 30ish/26ish/30ish size for softboot carving.