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Ekuhn

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Ekuhn last won the day on November 10 2021

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  • Location
    Grand Rapids mi
  • Home Mountain/Resort?
    Schuss mtn
    Canonsburg
  • Occupation?
    Learning design strategist
  • Current Boards in your Quiver
    Never summer proto 2
  • Current Boots Used?
    Ride - Lasso - soft
  • Current bindings and set-up?
    Burton
  • Snowboarding since
    1986
  • Hardbooting since
    2021

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  1. I went back and told him (and showed him after I remounted). We both got a chuckle out of it. He was super apologetic. And yeah, I would normally take off the bindings- but I was feeling lazy. The good news is he did a nice job on the base and I was going to tweak my stance a little anyway (gotta make lemonade )
  2. ...without telling me that the tuner at the local hill doesn't do hardboot setups often... The shot isn't of the full board- but I am regular, and the nose is pointing up... I took a couple of boards in, including this one, for an early season stone ground (they had to remove bindings), and got it back like this. LOL
  3. i havent been skating much the past couple years after destroying my ankle- but still get out a few times (and my goals are now much smaller). A couple decent walls on concrete- good cross training
  4. Yeah I can feel that I’m reaching and breaking. Trying to work on trusting the board (seemed easier out west with less fear of ice) but yeah something to work on for sure!
  5. Just realized that the end of the season got crazy busy and i never posted an update. I got to spend a couple days out in Beaver Creek and rode the Hard Boot set up for one of them, big fun, felt some improvement (man, nice long runs with good pitch are a beatiful thing). A video below that i made my wife take. Now it's time to get in some off season training, so next fall i'm in better shape and can get working on better turns. Thanks to all again for all the tips along the way.
  6. Seems like Boyne highlands--- errr Highlands Harbor Springs is having some DNS issues today...
  7. I’ve taught people that pole trick for years on skis… may have to take my own (and your) advise and try it on board.
  8. Update on progress after some more days and laps. Things i've learned. Wedges for toe and heel lift helped. Took the advice from a few of you, added toe and heel lifts on respective feet. Felt more natural and I think helped with issue of my bad ankle on rear foot. I've Been keeping the feedback about shoulder and upper body positioning on the top of mind and that has been really helpful (also watched a few times a great video from Donek rider Lexi Bullis with some really clear explanations on exercises to help focus on body position https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOJ3u64cvgU) Conditions matter! We haven't had great snow here in the midwest this year- and lots of REALLY hard/icy man-made conditions (a Michigan specialty ) have had me feeling pretty nervous about loosing an edge, and speed control. I was at Nubs Nob yesterday after they got about 5 inches of fresh snow on Saturday, so i was able to ride some really nicely groomed and a lot softer conditions than i have seen so far. I almost immediately felt more confident and trusting of the board, and my ability to adjust to conditions- without worrying so much about a crazy ice patch sneaking up on me. Still learning on every run- but yesterday was the most fun i've had on this set up, and was able to get on some steeper pitches, add some more speed, and was able to keep track of some of my good turn lines from the chair. Posting video to remind myself to loosen up a bit (both upper and lower body, not sure why my rear arm is frozen in the same spot for this entire stretch of a run, must have been thinking about something else- and left it dangling out there . And open for more feedback.
  9. I’d be interested in meeting up. either place would work for me.
  10. Yes. I’m also at schuss a lot. would be great to ride with others.
  11. 6 years later and you helped me find how to access the screws for the toe. thanks -saved me from asking the question to the group
  12. @Eboot and @bigwavedave thanks for the feedback! And yeah I’m seeing that back shoulder dropping now when I watch the video. Putting that on my list to work on. I read in another post about pressing back knee towards snow on toe-side and front knee on heel side. Was working on that and felt like it helped (and gave my brain something to focus on). Will try the tip about reaching front hand to edge (may take some more dedicated yoga work to get there but I get the idea). really appreciate the tips and yeah it’s super helpful to have video to review, got my wife to film this time so it’s less shaky
  13. Ok so I’ve had a couple more days in. Feeling a little more comfortable and feel like I’m getting into my turns a bit more and trusting the edge (still pretty sloppy Towards end of this run). I think I am over the trust issues I had with my back binding (I am know super attentive to make sure it’s properly Clicked in). every day is feeling a little better and looser, enjoying the challenge for sure. Next up, putting in the toe wedge and seeing how that might change things.
  14. @SunSurfer Thanks - yeah i saw that other thread- and will be going back into to do some studying. @lowrider thanks - i may take you up on that. And figured i would also post my other big lesson learned from day 1... Was busy effin around with my phone at top of hill to record a run. And not paying enough attention to bindings. Snow was getting sticky as it warmed up. Boot had snow on bottom of heal, so mid way through first real toeside turn, damn boot popped out of binding... and I went full belly flop to the snow... end scene. If you listen closely you can hear my soul leave my body for a quick second as the video ends. I won't let that happen again.
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