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Got the alpine soft, hard wasn’t in stock for my size. The Dual fit looked like the seam would run right along my foot problem area. Did the molding myself, super comfy and no noticeable difference than intuition. So, how about adjusting my boot canting? I know you’ve got some golden nuggets of info

Nice! What’s up with the boots? Didn’t buy from my recommendation did you? I’ll be up at Hunter tomorrow, testing my new boots. I have hardly used RC10’s in your size (312mm sole length), I can bring if you have liners for them. You gotta be itching to ride!!! Kinda like having a Ferrari in the driveway with no tires on it.

@daveo, Correction, more like 55/48. For the canting, do I do one side (inner) at 5, other (outer) at 1,2,3,4 or 5? I’m trying to visualize, while at work. Ps. Thanks for the help on the liners. Palau rocks, received in 6 days.. $100 less than other brands.

Great video sunsurfer! Thanks. Does anyone have more info on on UPZ specifically? ie: are both sides at the same dash mark, symmetrical? Can inside be at the third mark, outside at 1st? I’m trying to figure this out without spending too many hours on it. Wish the boots came with some instructions. My bindings are at 60/48 with a 19.5” stance and I’m trying to get in the ballpark for tomorrow. Feels like I need some inward cant. Working today, don’t have too much time for adjusting. Any ideas? Thanks, once again

Hi, I’ve search all over (Carvers Almanac too) for directions on how changing the boot cant angles affects comfort and performance. I’ve had my boots for years and never really messed with them. I changed my cant for more height as lonbordin showed, it helped. I’m wondering if I can change (and how) the cuff cant, for more comfort. Any tips? I use Ibex speed bindings, flat with no canting. I also supinate, if that makes a difference. Thanks

Thanks for charming in Allee! My experience has shown this to be true. Most of us pretty much sucked when we started (I still do..lol). I’ll get her some wrist, elbow, knee and booty pads, just not the $70 Arcteryx pair ( do I really need Arcteryx??? Modell’s sports has a wrist, knee, elbow set for $20). We are going to ride on Tuesday, start with some drills and take it from there. Thank you everyone

All valid points, thanks for the input. To elaborate, she went for a couple of ski lessons two years ago. Afterwards, she admitted she didn’t understand what the instructor was saying half the time. She was a trooper but didn’t really have fun, this discouraged her. When I suggested snowboarding, she was skeptical because she didn’t think she’s athletic enough. When I showed her some carving videos and explained that it’s not about jumps and halfpipes, she was much more eager. I found some Korean videos in the “Softboots Carving worth watching” of female Korean carvers, she liked that a whole lot. Seemed to encourage her a lot. It’s more about carving than the setup. My plan is to start her off in soft boots, no hard boots for at least a year. If she wants to try hardboots, great. If she wants to continue in softies, great. I’m not pushing her either way, it’s her decision. I am not trying to force her into carving, I’m just trying to show her that she can do it, if she wants to. It doesn’t matter if she’s in hardboots or soft boots, as long as she has fun. She just wants to try a sport that I enjoy and spend time together. Thanks to everyone

Thanks to all, Before it goes off topic... Drills, video, basic snowboard instruction and comfort level all great advice. I need to keep it fun for her, otherwise she’ll give up on it. The Japanese video helped explain everything to my wife. I want her to understand the difference between carving and snowboarding as she knows it (jumps and tricks). The problem is that carving is a small world right now. If anyone comes across anymore carving videos in Korean or Japanese (or a Korean carving instructor on the east coast), let me know. I’d really appreciate it. Thanks again, Happy New Year!

Wow, all great suggestions. Thanks to all. I will try Jacks drills with her. We’ll start her off in softies and change her binding angles when she’s ready No ski background, 4 days tops.Ryan’s videos are great, we’ll try that too. “but you could try to teach her yourself. The odds are against you, “ That’s an understatement...lol. Reminds me of a sign I saw on a lift years ago... “Friends Don’t Let Friends Teach”. Thanks for the video, my wife understands it. Thanks again , to everyone

Happy New Year everyone!, My wife would like to learn how to carve, only problem is she’s never been on a snowboard. I would like for her to learn the proper way to carve and avoid some nasty habits that instructors teach at my local mountains (ie: sticking butt out), which are very hard to unlearn. Until we can get to a carve session, are there any recommended video lessons in English, Korean, or Japanese? English is her third language, and reading doesn’t make total sense to her sometimes. I’ve looked all over, but I’ve come up empty. Any input (ladies especially) would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much

Thank you, i figured it would work, but not sure if was meant to be. I assume there was another disk when sold new, is that correct? I’ll try posting in the wtb to buy one, maybe somebody has an extra one laying around. Shipped new from a European shop is too pricey.

Hello, I have the chance to buy a hardly used set of Speed tc bindings for a second board. The bindings come with the rear cant and two disks. The rear binding disk has offset holes, which I’m not sure will match with the board unless the cant is used. Can this disk be used without the cant? Or do I need to have the same pattern/disk as the front? I looked all over the net to see how they’re packaged new, no luck. thanks rear binding with cant, hole offset Front binding no offset

Shred, This sounds like a great opportunity to try a Donek and get a feel how the new carving boards differ from what you remember. I would take kneel up on his offer, before I bought any new board. Many people here demo boards before buying them, why not you? If you don’t like the Flux, move onto the next. I’ve had the experience of buying the new “perfect board for me” only to sell it at seasons end, took a hit on the dollar loss too. Jack was right, the boots and bindings will stay with you a long time (like family), boards will come and go (like girlfriends). Personally, I would get the boots, find a decent board for this year (used, for price reasons), and decide what Exactly I wanted, then spend the $800 or so on my dream board. You’ll have your boots/bindings dialed in, carving perfected, and won’t tear up your new dream board . I’d offer you to try my board, but I think it would be too small for you. I would definitely meet up with you to ride. Who carries intuition in the area?

Hey Shred, It’s about getting the right equipment, not just a great deal. I believe in supporting local shops, and donek was great when I bought a board. Carversparadise is just another option. The owner Sebastian, is also a instructor for Joerg’s Pure Boarding team ( pureboarding . com). You can see him on the website, he knows his stuff. If you don’t know of Joerg, he has an excellent reputation, ask anyone here. Like you, I transitioned from soft boot carving to hardboots. It took me two boards to get the whole setup right for my needs, including boots and bindings. For me, I needed an all mountain board that would work in all conditions, like my soft boot board did. Most of my riding consists of day trips to the Catskills or overnighters in southern Vermont. I don’t have the luxury of riding long, groomed trails in aspen or the alps every week and I’m not buying two boards and switching midday. I wound up getting an all mountain board with a wider waist that works very well on ice, powder, groom and can be used from Mountain creek to Stowe during the season. I found for me...that my needs for a hard boot setup are much different than many others on here. Do your research before buying, you don’t want to be buying another setup at season end like I did ( or maybe you do?..who knows). good luck

Carversparadise is just a good alternative for finding carving equipment, that’s all they do. I’ve never heard anything about customs. They ship UPS and I track it just like an amazon prime order, from Germany to Kentucky, Jersey city and finally to NYC. I’m sure they’ll they will ship to dirty Jersey. Pokkis is correct, 3rd box from bottom, “US” between SY and AE, from 41€ depending on shipment. Total prices show up for me when I put my address in, but before purchase. Boots ship free to the US, not sure about the bindings and other stuff, maybe $45?? You can also email them. ? Intec grande in stock, maybe one pair left?

Hi Daveo, You included the 19%VAT (listed as “included” in description for eu members) , need to deduct and recalculate ( € @ 1.14 usd). Track 700T thermo: $433 U.S., F2 titanflex/intecs $211 Upz rc 12 $600, rc 11 $514. Been dealing with them for several years, very reputable with excellent service. I just bought the 2017/2018 UPZ AT8’s from them, $353 us received in 4 days. I love me old stock too.

Thanks, sounds like Greg is the man in the area.

Hi Shred, The yellow/gold intuitions are the high volume series. Before you go buying stuff you might not need, check if these come with thermoflex (Palau) liners already in them. I beleive the 700 comes in 2 variations. Track 700: HB liner (not thermo) Track 700T:Thermoflex liner (fully moldable) I considered buying these, but went with UPZ in the end. You can check out carversparadise for more info on both models, that’s where I bought my UPZ’s and F2 bindings (great prices + 4 day free shipping to Brooklyn)

Thank you, I might go near there in two weeks, I’ll def check him out.

Hi, I just got new boots and liners which need some minor tweaks. Any recommendations for someplace relatively close to weschester county, NY? thanks

II have a high arch and high instep. I tried those flow liners (Tongue style) and they crushed my foot, insoles feel like cement board under my feet. Switched to a thermo liner (wrap style) with thin insole for high arches, pain went way. Give it a shot, you won’t go wrong with thermos and a new insole anyway.

Thanks Ferret. Ill give them a call. any in Long Island area? I’ll be there Christmas time

Hello, Any recommendations for a bootfitter in the CT, NJ, NY area? SureFoot is not an option. It seems like many ski shops have closed down due to online shopping. Thank you

Thanks for more detail. Much better than just looking at the pictures. You can have the tongues if I sell the boots, never really used them. Im going to try the Palau liners when I go to Korea in January, see which I like better.

I might have a set available if I sell my rc10s.