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I was just at Gore this past Sunday. Conditions were pretty good after the 11 inches or so they got a few days prior. There are definitely some good trails for carving and it wasn’t crowded even on a holiday weekend and after a decent snowfall.
Also, to the person riding the Donek Rev: if you’re on this forum, nice turns.
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“Nice turns!” - Passing skier
”There’s always one of you guys (hardbooters) on the slopes and you’re it today. Do you slalom waterski? I bet you’d rip at that.” - Skier at the top of the lift. He was shocked when I said that there was at least one other hardbooter on the mountain.
”I like your skiboard.” - Little kid
“Dude, are those ski boots? I’ve never seen a setup like that before. Pretty cool though.” - Snowboarder in the lift line
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5 hours ago, *Ace* said:
Just came across these on Instagram.
https://www.snowtechproducts.com/
Has anyone used them before? Seems like a great idea/design.
Sold out of the UK they retail on their website for $65 USD.
Thoughts?
Looks like it would be good protection for travel. I use a soft case when I fly but it really only has substantial padding on the bottom to protect the base. To safeguard the edges I use pipe insulation and secure it with string. It works good enough for a trip or two and it costs <$10. I think pool noodles would be a longer lasting solution.
It’s a neat idea but I can’t see paying $65 for it. I’d rather put that toward a better case or a more reusable padding system.
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Yeah, a late bump to this thread but I thought I’d share my experiences and also add a request myself.
I’ve only been to Gore and it was one time. The weather wasn’t good (mixed precip, foggy) so I can’t give a good assessment of the conditions. It wasn’t crowded and there were some fun trails, but there are a few extended flat areas where you would likely need to unstrap. I would certainly go back and try it again.I’d like to know more about Whiteface. My brother and I are trying to plan a weekend trip in early Feb and the choices are between lower/mid VT and upstate NY. I know the mountain has a reputation for being cold, windy, and icy but I’d like to get some input from people who have skied it in recent years. The conditions in the northeast have been poor as of late so I’m trying narrow down our choices or make the call to forego the trip altogether.
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There’s a story somewhere about how liftees used to ride similar contraptions from station to station a long time ago. I think that was the inspiration for the “ shovel race” during the first winter X-Games.
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30 minutes ago, lordmetroland said:
Yes, canting is like booze: if some is good then more is clearly better. Until you end up on your face. Is that helpful?
Ah, the old “ one degreela, two degreela, three degreela, floor.”
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This is more of a “what the heck did I just watch” video than a video of worthwhile hardbooting. You need to skip to about 7:20 for any actual riding.
Can somebody explain the ridiculous lift and canting?
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I visited Elk Mountain for the first time this past Monday. There were hardly any crowds and the lines moved pretty well for a holiday weekend. I thought that the grooming was very good. It was a bluebird day so I didn't have to deal too much with shadows and flat light, but I could see where it might be an issue at different parts of the day/season.
The place has a neat, old-school vibe. I would definitely consider coming back.
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On 2/12/2022 at 11:26 AM, BlueB said:
What is missing is some technical parts. Maybe some linked turns and some big sweeping turns without, or minimal, berms.
The upper/middle section of the skicross course seems to have some sections that match those characteristics. Some of the turns remind me of a super g course.
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“My brothers used to make me eat dog food.” - Mother to son while riding 6-person lift.
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Excellent video! The progression really takes off around the end of year 2/beginning of year 3. You look much more comfortable and relaxed.
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"That's awesome!" - Ski instructor on lift line.
"Look at his shoes! What are those?!" - Kids behind me on lift line.
I also had a nice chat with a guy at my local hill who was really carving it up in softboots on a Donek Knapton Twin. He asked about hard boots and how it felt to ride them, I asked him about how he liked his board.
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Not splitboarding but similar enough
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1 hour ago, SunSurfer said:
In my experience it's the carving that is cool. The control, the precision, the effortless grace, the "lowness", the sound of ripped snow. Comments from people riding the chair with me over the years
Guy in his 30's having watched me experimenting on a Rad-Air Pinkerman @ Cardrona - MacDougall's: loved the "surf style" carve, wanting to know how it's done.
Girl aged about 10, Cardrona/MacD's: "That is so cool!"
Lady in her 60's in Aspen - Banzai Ridge/Moonshine: "You are poetry in motion."
Teenage ski racer training at Turoa: "That looks like so much fun!"It was watching great carving from the chairlift that got me into this. Macdougall's lower half is completely chairlift visible. The run I was doing at Turoa runs under the top chairlift. Proudly showing what we've got may be our best promotion.
I probably don’t now what I’m talking about, but I think that the demographics to target are ski racers, ex-ski racers, and rec skiers that are interested in carving. I am friends with a few very good skiers that tried boarding but greatly disliked the feel of softboots. They weren’t aware of alpine snowboarding, but the idea seemed intriguing to most of them since it aligned with how they already skied. A few slalom waterski and were a little more interested.
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My best run occurred when I was at my local bump to test out some binding tweaks (increased angles, added heel lift, increased setback) over MLK weekend. It’s hard to acclimate to the changes when you’ve only got a few hundred feet of vertical to play with, but something felt good at the very end of the first run. Second run felt like the board was riding on rails; every input had the expected output and I got the board more up on edge than I had ever before.
Here’s to more runs like that next year!
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Blow the heater hose on the 944, specifically a ball valve blew up that one of the previous owners installed next to the heater control valve. Removed the busted valve, replaced it with hose, filled and bled the system. Why would anyone install a ball valve on the heater line? The heater control valve is fully functional.
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7 hours ago, Poloturbo said:
Bumping this up. Pretty much bored with a broken Talus in 3 places.
Season is over. And all that Covid-19 confinement.
Any projects going on or car toy for this summer?
Just finished mine.
443whp on the dyno eclipse gst spyder.
Forged motor. Big brake CTS V brakes, new coil over stiff suspension 12k/6k, sway bars, 18", big front mount etc.
Cant wait to drive it.
Nice DSM! Loved that generation body style.
My 944 is still under a tarp, driving it up and down the driveway every other week or so. Might get it on the road this weekend.
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I suppose I should provide some extra clarifications whenever I’m talking about my Virus in the near future...
All kidding aside, we may be canceling or rescheduling our trip to CO this year.
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“Up until last month I didn’t know UConn was in Connecticut. I legit thought it was in Minnesota.” - High schooler talking to another high schooler while riding the quad lift.
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3 hours ago, pmorita said:
I'm using Salomon Malamutes now. Does anyone make a Boa soft boot that is just as stiff and doesn't loosen up after every run?
I have been using Ride Insanos for about 5 seasons. It’s a stiff soft boot with dual BOAs. They only time that I have to considerably tighten them up is after the first run of the day. After that, maybe one or two clicks on the upper BOAs in the middle of the afternoon.
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40 minutes ago, GeoffV said:
Just last Saturday I discovered a double black called “Double Dipper” at Killington that was incredible. Very long sustained steep pitch. I was doing laps on it until my legs gave out and it happened to be right under the lift
The rest of the day I had people commenting on my riding. I actually had a lady want to follow me around to watch...That was a little creepy, she ripped on skies.
Lucky. That trail was a massive mogul field when I was there 2 weeks ago.
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SCR is a radius, not an angle. Theoretically, you could trace the edge of your sidecut onto a piece of paper, complete the circle, and then measure it to determine the radius. You could also use a set of radius gauges and try matching them to the sidecut, but I don’t think there are gauges available in the size of snowboard radii.
Variable SCR would be a whole other story since it isn’t a constant radius.
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I really liked watching people getting low and making clean, fast turns while I was riding a chairlift. It reminded me of surfing, auto/motorcycle racing, and roller coasters. That was the style that I wanted to emulate. I thought that the snowboarders with the hardboots looked the best or looked like they were having the most fun and that’s what sparked my interest.
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Carving videos from Japan. Not sure if these are trailers for other compilations or something. The Red series seems to be more about racing, the Blue free carving, and the Green softboot carving/freestyle. Here's a few of the Blue series, enjoy:
Blue 5
Blue 6
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"New" Apex Ski Boot for a Universal boot for skiing, hardboot snowboarding, and softboot snowboarding??
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I knew a guy that skied in Apex boots. He said they were the only boots he could wear all day long and not feel pain because of all the surgeries he’d had on his feet over the years. He skied well in them and was a good instructor, too, and never got any heckling.