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  5. Step in softboot binding

    in Want to Buy

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    On 8/19/2022 at 5:35 PM, Neil Gendzwill said:

    I think everyone is kind of missing the point that he is looking to buy a used setup

    Thanx Neil!

    None the less I have appreciated all of the above comments, thank you all.

    On 8/15/2022 at 2:30 PM, slopestar said:

    wait for the nidecker supermatic

    Any ideas on when they will be released?  There is nothing available anywhere at the moment, that I can see.

  11. Heard it in the Lift Line: 2021-2022

    in Carving Central

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    10 hours ago, Odd Job said:

    Would have probably asked the same question if I was riding 15/0, or even duck....

    5 hours ago, BlueB said:

    Yes, they do. They regularly call my 3800 "a carving board", even the instructors who regularly ride with me and have been told it's a powder board...

    Clearly we have been looking at this all wrong: its not the board that people are responding to, its the rider 🙂 

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  14. Edge Tuning Geometry

    in Carving Central

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    7 minutes ago, Corey said:

    Less edge catching when riding flat. Don't forget that the rear half of your board tapers the other way, so the edges eager to grab

    That makes sense but implies that you are detuning it and not making it sharper for ice (for example)?

  16. Edge Tuning Geometry

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    I have long been confused by the need to add a base angle when tuning edges.

    Assumption: edges less than 90 deg are sharper than edges greater than 90 deg.

    Below is a screenshot taken of a base tuning tool that confirmed for me what I thought was happening:

    image.png.910ce2acbdfb0cb1835b7b7024a5245a.png

    Below is a diagram of the geometries as I understand them:

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    So in my mind:

    • adding a base angle makes the edge less sharp
    • adding a side angle makes the edge sharper

    What am I missing: why add a base angle?
     

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  19. AIL "Alpine Injured List"

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    I thought I would post a positive report.  I was hit from behind earlier this week by a young racer warming up, just above the lift. Thanx to @Jack M for his concerted efforts to make me look across my turn and then back up the hill to finish it, I saw him coming with enough time to evade a disaster - he was flying.  Minor back contact for me while he plowed on down the hill on one ski, having broken one binding.  I had another carver behind me who saw it all so am sure I was not at fault.  Both of us walked away, him grumbling under his breath - didn't even check in to see if I was ok despite us both querying his well being.  

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  23. Heel side breakaway

    in Carving Central

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    This is an issue that I have been working with for the last year and which was exacerbated at MCC as it got steeper.
    Over the week I had several pieces of advice that all helped when followed:

    • Even before the toe to heel side transition, start looking back over your shoulder into the next turn
    • After transition push your right hand DOWN (regular rider) and grab your front boot
    • If you are still front loaded through the turn the back of the board cannot follow the radius - move weight backwards (to centered or more if necessary)
    • Extend your knees through the turn 
    • Don't reach for the snow with your front hand, let it come to you

     

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