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mattj

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  • Location
    Aurora, Denver
  • Home Mountain/Resort?
    Loveland & ABasin
  • Occupation?
    Govt
  • Current Boards in your Quiver
    2011 Donek 184 GS prototype
    2011 Donek 163 Nomad prototype
    2006 Völkl RT 178
    2001 Prior WCR 174x21
    Nidecker 157 SL
  • Current Boots Used?
    Raichle SB324 with Fintec heels
  • Current bindings and set-up?
    TD3 SI, Yellow elastomers, Regular, 60F 55R, full 3deg toe and heel lift
    Nidecker Freecarve, Regular ~55 front, ~50 rear
  • Snowboarding since
    1989
  • Hardbooting since
    2000

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  1. mattj

    Yo Lci!!

    Late reply: Sunday. Cold. Very cold. Seriously cold. Windy. Snowing. It was around 3 deg in the morning and got upto a balmy 7deg in the afternoon. Visibility did improve as the day went on but it was riding by braille most of the time. I spent the day on a Donek Nomad, chasing a skier around the mountain. The runs either side of chair 8 were the best. Coming down Scrub, not much fun. Returning from chair 8 to the base area via "the face" was the worst decision of the day. That run is just nasty.
  2. mattj

    Yo Lci!!

    LCI Attendance: Season 2014/15. It is with much regret that I must inform the LCI that I will not be joining them in season 2014/15. I tore my left Achilles tendon in early summer 2014 (had a 1" gap in the tendon) and after surgery, spent the rest of summer and fall learning to walk again. Currently, I am walking well but I still have some swelling around the tendon and surgery site that will (hopefully) disappear in time. I plan to get my boot liners re-molded late summer/early fall this year and I intend to return to the LCI for season 2015/16. Regards, Matt
  3. Looks like I'm going to be able to get to SES this year. Anyone have a spare bed/couch/floor for Wednesday night through to Saturday morning? Matt
  4. Found this on a news site and was amazed..... "Strapping your feet to a board and then sliding down a snow-covered hill requires skills that most humans aren't born with. So to make it just a little easier for novices to learn how to snowboard, Australia's Streetboardz has created a board with a built-in handbrake that lets riders easily stop before things get out of control. Dubbed the Boarder Kontrol system, the brake is activated by the rider tugging on a leash which causes a thin metal blade to dig into the snow. The harder the rider yanks, the deeper the brake digs into the powder, and the quicker they'll stop. But with a gentle tug it can also be used to keep the rider's speed in check, and because the brake's metal blade is rounded, it can even be used while turning. Because the Boarder Kontrol system is really only useful until a rider learns how to control their speed by carving, Streetboardz doesn't intend to sell the board to the general public. Instead, they're working to market it to resorts and hills that rent equipment to those hoping to learn to snowboard without ending up in the hospital with a broken limb." http://www.streetboardz.net/boarderkontrol/
  5. mattj

    Yo Lci!!

    Stacy and I will be riding Sat and Sun. The munchkins will be in ski school both days so it will be a bit of a late start. Matt
  6. mattj

    Yo Lci!!

    I missed today and was thinking about taking to family to Loveland tomorrow figuring that New Years Day might be empty. Then I saw the forecast from NOAA: New Year's Day: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. It didn't sound so bad until I converted it in to Celsius: A HIGH of -13.3C and a Wind Chill of -29.4 Ouch! Going to wuss out and stay home instead. Matt
  7. I don't know why but the first thing I thought of was this:
  8. Sigh, nothing from Vancouver will play on my PC in the US.
  9. mattj

    Yo Lci!!

    Going to try for Friday. I'll be there ~1030. Matt
  10. mattj

    Yo Lci!!

    ... or Bomber. I have a couple of 4-packs I'd like to sell :-) Matt
  11. mattj

    Yo Lci!!

    Arrrrgh! I just got volunteered for a school field trip tomorrow. Going to have to try for Friday and hopefully Sunday. Matt
  12. mattj

    Yo Lci!!

    Wednesday is looking good for me. The weather looks OK-ish and I'm hoping the snow is still OK as well. Matt
  13. mattj

    Yo Lci!!

    I can confirm that Mario's technique at the top of each chair was a little unorthodox but achieved results. His eight bounce euro-carve on Spillway was a sight to behold and will provide much work for the groomers trying to fill in the divots. Matt The Tribe having a rest - Ice, Big Mario & Teach. Dusty Bottle watching the fun Loveland early
  14. Bump. I still have 2 x 4-Packs.
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