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Valle Nevado and one-skid hovering heli drop off. Pretty sketch; they don't do that even in Valdez.

Go to Valle Nevado, Las Lenas or Bariloche. Ride all day, party all night, hang out with Eurotrash, drink pisco sours, heliski with questionable pilots. You will definitely not be disappointed.

I'm beginning to suspect you're right on the contour match. I rode Raichle 325's for 15 years with the stock liner which had huge knobs above the ankle to keep my ankle in place. Switching to the Palau liner is worse that the old stock liners. I've got a pair of UPZ in the mail now to try that fit. Thanks for the input.

The tail of that board looks like you'll generate a lot of energy at the end of the carve, especially if you tail weight a lot. Airborne edge changes... looks like a lot of fun. I have Bruce building me something somewhat similar now- at 171x22 10/12/11.

I'm looking for suggestions for an alternative liner to the Palau 141 for Deeluxe boots. I'm finding that after riding for a couple of hours the liner gets hot, soft, and packs out considerably, making the fit very loose and producing heel lift even with the buckles on the tightest setting. The liners feel great until they get hot, but after that they're way too loose. Any suggestions for a liner that doesn't have the same issue but also allows the boot to flex freely? Thanks!

Carve Company Speed TC bail bindings purchased this season, used two days. Like new condition. Color is natural/black. 7 degree cant, both white (soft) and black (hard) baseplate rubber mounting gaskets, and an extra 4x4 (Burton) disc included. Same as the old Burton Race Plates and Ibex bail bindings, but with thicker 5mm bails. Light with good lateral flex. $175

Ha. I probably watched those videos a hundred times back in the day, then in the late '90's I made the pilgrimage to Buttermilk. After a run one day, a guy approached me in the lift line with a camera- turned out to be Cliff Ahumada. We rode the lift up, chatted, and he asked me if he could film me making some turns on my skinny Mistral. The footage ended up in "Carve On", Cliff's third carving film. I was pretty honored to have the guy whose boarding I'd tried to emulate for years ask to film me.

I'm interested and in San Francisco. Let me know if they're still available.