Tddragon
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6 minutes ago, Kneel said:
How do you get such great pictures? When I try to ride and hold the gopro it looks like I'm trying to fend off a swarm of bees...
That's exactly what I was thinking lol:)))
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1 hour ago, *Ace* said:
I got those from @dredman as they are for Montucky Clear Cut as well as ASB.
Back when this was Bomber Fin had a bunch he would send along if you asked nicely.
I think we should print some lol:) and sell them at cost like stickers. So people can hand them out in lift lines. I'd buy some
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49 minutes ago, NHRider said:
Pm sent!
Smart man!
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58 minutes ago, barryj said:
Where do you get this magic?
Check with Mark from Thirst. But some shops also carry it (just not on east coast)
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Have way to many boards and need to start selling some. Otherwise would be all over this
I'd wish you good luck with sale - but with a price like this you don't need luck:)
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On 1/7/2021 at 3:04 PM, Bobby Buggs said:
Ahhh Usual New England conditions
Today
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1 hour ago, bigwavedave said:
Yes, it's the Faststik®. I've been experimenting with it since last spring. There's just cold & warm (above or below freezing). The cold is the slipperiest stuff I've ever used, even in the subzero temps. I used the warm a few times last spring and it seems to be pretty good too. I think warm days in spring can be the most difficult for glide. This stuff might be the answer.
The nice thing is that you can carry it in your pocket and easily rub some in on the hill. I'm finding that I need to apply some after each day of riding. Good thing is that it's easy, just rub it on, no heat required...And no flouros.
Amazing. I thought it's just pure hype. Will have to get some asap!
Best place to buy it at? Amazon doesn't seem to carry it.
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10 minutes ago, barryj said:
Uh ..Crack you gotta stop smoking that crack!
Honestly I wish I could love a softie setup....but it just ain't so! I would like to hear your softie setup that lured you to the Dark side??
Every Time I do soft boots I can't wait to get back to my upz boots. Soooooo o much more comfy and more control
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2 hours ago, bigwavedave said:
Have fun!
I consider it a great day when I get to ride mine. I really like to have good snow, visibility and plenty of room to socially distance in order to enjoy the ride. It's the one board in my quiver that I haven't ridden yet this year.
All Thirsts love (but don't need) to have downward pressure as you enter a turn, crouching down and gently (or forcefully) extending through the turn, and as the man from Doofusville says, focusing that pressure between your feet. The board has a playful push back coming out of the turn.
I just got back from 3 hours riding hero snow on my 175 Super and I'm still feeling the turns.
The base is so frikkin fast lol. Or maybe it's the fancy rub on wax he uses? I am out sliding everyone including skiers pushing with poles on flats
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1 hour ago, bigwavedave said:
You want to try for equal wt on both feet. @barryj Focusing on this^^^ really gets you there.
Heading out this evening with 8rw - maiden voyage- and love all the tips in this thread! Thx
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10 minutes ago, Jack M said:
That's a good trail. Competition Hill.
https://forums.alpinesnowboarder.com/store/product/3-asb-sticker/
Don't have those. Perhaps we should?
We totally should. A must have mentioned the URL a dozen times over last 2 weeks in lift line - but noone remembers that I am sure
I thought about it because I saw Ace handing one out on Monday at Mt Snow. Forgot to ask him where he got those from
2 hours ago, Jack M said:This board is a ten. OMFG
Agreed!
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23 minutes ago, Mr.E said:
What about biz cards to hand out?
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Just now, workshop7 said:
I see your ASB sticker. I need a few of those.
Where can I get ASB cards to hand out in lift line as folks go nuts over alpine boards and binding angles:)))
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13 hours ago, workshop7 said:
@1xsculler I highly recommend staying on green, and shallow blue, trails until you can consistently link carved turns from top to bottom. If your goal is to carve every turn and that is the only thing you're after, than stay away from trails that increase your speed to faster than you are comfortable with.
Once you can connect turns more consistently work on these,
http://alpinesnowboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Carving-Practice-Drills.pdf
This pdf is awesome! Bookmarked for practicing:). Thx
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26 minutes ago, SunSurfer said:
@Tddragon
I take your point about motorcycles, and similarly bicycles. A skwal has no handlebars, no front wheel. I don't know if you've ever ridden a skwal.What I'm trying to convey is the feeling of the weight/centre of mass transfer. To me, having ridden bicycles for 50 years, that is what it feels like when I make an efficient turn on a skwal.
Aahhh got it. Ride motorcycles. And will try riding a skwal next week
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Apparently I was THIRSTy and didn't even know about it
Maiden voyage tomorrow at BEAST-
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1 hour ago, Bobby Buggs said:
Ahhh Usual New England conditions
Lol. Yeah pretty much. Going tomorrow afternoon/evening and again Saturday.
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1 hour ago, Bobby Buggs said:
Wow that sounds like they are on top of it. What are the conditions like?
All man made snow. But decent coverage. A couple spots have small rock obstacle courses - a few blue slopes by early afternoon have sideways sliding snowboarders and pizza skiers Expose some sheets of ice - and only 12 trails open. But I would say overall decent given the weather
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On 1/2/2019 at 11:36 PM, SunSurfer said:
Ride it the way you would lean a motorcycle into a turn and you'll soon be ripping. A little bit of outward canting and front foot toe lift and rear foot heel lift will allow longer stances, better balance, and preserve your "potency".
Motorcycle is counter steered
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1 hour ago, MR. JOHN DEERE ! said:
Then this just shows up at my house. I don’t know where it came from.
My guess is Switzerland
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Used to ski as a kid in Austria in the 80's. Always wanted to try snowboarding. Never did (had a bad skiing accident that kept me away from all Wintersports until last year. Started on softboots feb 2020. Got started on a capita mercury (after one day on a rental) - and quickly realized that the funnest part was being on the edge (didnt know yet that this was called carving lol). Kept pushing it on edge on ice and washing out even though the mercury is known to be “good” on ice. Googled stuff and saw a bunch of eurocarve type videos and was HOOKED. then found this site and bought a used board, bindings and boots in the for sale section - then mountains shut down
- spent all spring summer and fall reading, researching, buying a bunch more boards - and was out the first day local mountain opened. Now go as much as I can anytime I can and even when I technically can't or rather shouldn't (kids, wife, a business etc)
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1 minute ago, cbrkid1981 said:
Would you be open to selling the heels separately? If so can you dm me? Thanks
Sorry I'm buying the whole shabang))
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2 hours ago, Bobby Buggs said:
Can you go in the lodge? whats that like
Boot up in car. No bags in lodge. I leave my bag outside lodge under stone benches.
Lodge has table reservation system. Reserve table for 30 minutes. Tables reduced in quantity - 20 - and separated by plastic barriers.
Outside is amazing - they are almost finished building 50 cabanas to reserve for 6 people each with heat. Lots of gas heaters outdoors with tables to warm up at.
I'm Out!
in For Sale
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Isn't the Sabre a soft boot board?