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  5. Mountain Slope .951

    in Hardboot Reviews

    Posted · Edited by rst

    1 hour ago, ShortcutToMoncton said:

    Great points.
     

    I’m really only interested in the S5 comparison because of the width comments…and ok the $300 difference too.
     

    These .951s look awesome and the number of racers in orange at the Olympics backs that up. But without any way to try them on beforehand, to spend $1200 or more for the .951s and then possibly bootfitter work on top of that to blow them out, that’s pretty damn expensive!

    Does anyone have any comparison of the forefoot width for .951/Deeluxe/UPZ/S5? Apologies if I missed it already, but I’m curious where the .951 lands.

    I checked comparison to UPZs (some even tried to use their liners from their UPZs); checked Alexey's story; compared his feet measurements and mine and just did a leap of faith

     

    PS

    if was even more difficult since I decided to order one shell size down which means -1.5cm e.g. size 25.0 for 26.7 feet - not recommending for anyone; it's my [relatively narrow] feet and my way

  6. Mountain Slope .951

    in Hardboot Reviews

    Posted

    On 2/2/2022 at 11:12 AM, Carvin' Marvin said:

    Thanks for the info man. I’ve been on rc10s for a few seasons with the medium black tongue and plastic cut for flex. After riding this morning I really don’t think I want to be on anything stiffer. I’m going to get the 100s and mod stiffer if necessary. Will report back. 

    I suspect stiffness also depends on shell size (it comes from @Alexey's story "shell A vs B")

    I'm 200 and got shell A RD after talking to Alexey; also I'm riding red springs which are far from being the stiffest

     

    PS

    RD maybe overkill; snow is too soft sometimes 

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  9. Skiers vs snowboarders

    in Carving Central

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    On 1/15/2022 at 1:08 AM, TimW said:

    I was surprised when I learned that there are still resorts that do not allow snowboarders. Last time I was not allowed not a lift was in the eighties.

    Nowadays when I look over my shoulder I am actually more (almost only) worried about skiers running into me now that I think of it. With the advent of carve skies, the average speed of skiers has increased a lot (while requiring less skill). 

    Can someone dress up as a skier and do a parody of the above Alta video at the MCC?😀

    MCC welcomes 2 planked family members; last time they [2 planked ones] behaved very good😀

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  10. Foot pain

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    I had a paint in my front foot for years (softboot setup); had to loose boa, lace and binding on uphill lift...

    went to a boot fitter with new boots explaining issue since in hardboots it became unbearable 

    ended up with stock preformed insoles - it resolved my problem

     

    PS

    eventually I decided to do custom insoles which work very good

    PPS

    your case might not have the same easy solution

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  14. ISO: Breck in Feb Layering Recommendations

    in Colorado

    Posted

    even if it's 0F in the morning it's quickly getting better [I know there are some days but they are rare]

    for this kind of weather I prefer:

    top: base layer->fleece->vest(no down)->hardshell

    bottom: base layer->slightly insulated pants

     

    when it gets warmer I just drop my vest on a ski rack at the bottom of a lift and pick it up on a way back to lodge

     

     

    PS

    I'm always cold getting up the mountain first time of the day, when I start riding it getting better

    PPS

    if it's really cold [around 0F] usually feet give up first, so two runs then get warm then back on a slope

  16. Trying to get in touch with All Board Sports

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by rst

    22 hours ago, Q's said:

    Yo Mike- I’m in the same boat…time to replace my 14yr old Deeluxe 700’s and have decided on MS boots- contemplating standard instead of WC…is there a big difference between the two?

    Check material for both on MS web site

    I trust shape of the shell is exactly the same

     

    Stiffness comes from material [lateral one]

     

    Btw I assume pinching wc is a little bit more difficult since grilamid wants to get back to its original shape... But it's still doable

     

    Also depending on material stiffness fluctuates depending on temperature e.g. standard fluctuates more than wc, wc changes stiffness more than rd

    I chose RD since it was annoying having stiff boots in cold weather any getting then softer when it's getting warmers (it was not MS boots, I just wanted to be 100% sure it won't happen with 1k+ boots)

     

    Just some thoughts

     

     

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  19. Sg Soul XT size advise, or alternative

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Saltlife said:

    I weigh 80kg at 183cm(6ft) and need a suggestion which size board would fit my size 14 boots. The soul xt 156 is 27.5 wide and on sale right now, soul xt 164 is 28cm wide, which one would fit better? Also, are there other producers that make really wide and rather long softboot carvers for the european market? I looks like most wide boards end at 26cm width, like the f2 eliminator.

    164 is absolutely ok for you 

    Sean ships boards worldwide, also you can have 29 or even 30 cm waist

    It also depends on your stance angles... In some cases 28 cm is not wide enough for size 14

     

  20. Recommended bootfitters in the Aspen area?

    in Colorado

    Posted · Edited by rst

    On 9/18/2021 at 10:27 PM, Cthulhufish said:

    Any bootfitters in the Aspen area (or at least the valley) that work with snowboard boot liners? I want to replace the liners in a couple pairs of boots (one hard pair and one soft), and I'd prefer to buy from a local shop rather than taking a guess at what liner to get and ordering online.

    I usually get orthotics done at Surefoot, but when I brought my hard and soft boots in to ask about liners the person there told me that they don't do snowboard boots.

    I asked a guy Surefoot guy at Copper couple years ago; they definitely don't do softboots since foam pressure can destroy the boot, regarding hardboots he he told me NP

     

    PS

    instead of guessing I took @b.free recommendation; chose appropriate size according to ~detailed instruction on liner manufacturer web site.

    Done, I'm happy

    BUT I knew @b.free shell test and used it as a reference point to choose liner size

    then I just went to nearest ski shop to heat mold them

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