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I have been using various AT boot ( Scarpa, Dynafit, Fisher) with TD2 and 3 for years without any problem.

Boreal opens on Friday, the weather looked very nice so I decided to go on Saturday, but wether rather changed. I try first run between two lifts, just bunny slopes nothing else was open. And it was absolutely horrible. I found I have no depth vision what so ever, everything was one grey mess, I don’t know where is down up just nothing. After five falls I took board off and walk down. Sit in the car and drove 3 hours home. My vision has improved after 3rd eye surgeries, but it will never be anything close to normal. I will be able somehow to ride in perfect visibility only. Big disappointment but reality. On more positive note, my doctor will pleased with last cancer check up. Since my last update I went this year thru BDG treatment, pretty much treatment by diluted tuberculosis bacteria, 5th bladder surgery, chemo regime and currently I am on chemo once per month for one year. Next check up in February. So I would appreciate some sunny days on slope. Please cross your fingers and have a nice season.

Hi Barry, thanks for weather report. It was pretty cold in Bay Area for several days, so I was wondering about mountains.Maybe Boreal next weekend?

There is something wrong. I have been going to KW for last 30 years and I just don’t remember slopes empty like this. It had to be your lucky day.

I got Epic and Ikon as usually. Also I bought senior Boreal season pass for $160. Don’t buy it. Not even 2 visits will pay for it. They usually open before anybody else. Now just to have some snow.

Not like I needed another split board but don’t buy it for $70 and $10 shipping .

It supposed to be last weekend at Mammoth, but they will be ope another week. It is rather questionable as below McCoy station are pretty much only white ribbons of death. Maybe just greedy? They charge $139 per day.

As Mammoth is closing next weekend this reply still belongs to this topic 21-22 season. After several weeks to learn snowboarding all over again,I got idea got shorter and a bit wider board and try it still this season. I finished my chemo a couple weeks ago and went thru 3rd surgery on my eye last Thursday. So now I want try new toy Nidecker Spectre 157. The board is 22 cm wide. I am running shallower angles to help me with right” blind” side. It looks like decent all mountain board. I got regular one, they also makes carbon version. Going down chair 23 or just jump into Climax would be rather ambitious, but I am so anxious just hit the slopes one more times this season. Let see how the board will work. It looks nice.

Mammoth is going to the end of the month. I was there previous weekend but everything was closed due to wind. Bummer considering it took over 6 hours to get there, but now they opened Sonora pass. I am not going this weekend as I have 3rd eye surgery on Thursday, but I want to make one more trip following weekend.they now open at 7:30.

I have 20 cm wide Contra 162 and 18 or 18.5 cm 160 Angry. I prefer Angry side cut but 20 cm width of Contra, I need run shallower angles due to my vision. That would be probably best combo for me. I wanted to give Contra another shot last weekend, but Mammoth was shut down due to wind. So it was just 12 hours driving trip.

Yesterday at Kirkwood was extra. How long you have been ridding EURO Board? This was new one for me but guy was correct thinking about it now. I was on F2. Answer 30+ years girl lift op. Wow race board. I am on directional split board. Left without comment. do you wear that bib (Visibly impaired) because you don’t see or you want more space people give you? I have one eye working and people don’t give a shit with extra space.

I rode it all day no problems, but days of narrow boards are definitely over for me, I need shallow binding angles to compensate my problems and anything under 20 cm waist is pretty off limits for me.

It is hard. Over weekend I tried new F2s. It was snowing and flat light on Saturday. I did 2 runs on Proto Sl and switch to Vantage. I had very hard time to see pretty much anything. After second run condition were so bad I had to stop when I left Forrest and hit open slope. I just walk down. With one eye I am pretty much blind in these condition. On Sunday, there was some new snow and blue sky. I jump on Vantage. Simple constant radius side cut, easily turned board. And it showed all my problems. My toe side is weaker for last ten years when I got screws in front foot, but now when it is also my blind side it is really bad and I am struggling. It is not side cut or board, I just simply suck big time and when I am on more advanced board I suck more. Slopes I was dragging body on snow I can barely skid down. Later some moguls were made in fresh snow causing me another problem with depth of vision. I am pretty much stuck with perfect weather and groomed blue slopes. For rest of the season I plan use only two boards I have the least problems on. Virus Revolution Narrow and F2 Vantage. I want to try Jorg’s style to help me with vision on toe side. And I also have big mental block to commit toe side turn. I still hope but most likely my carving day are over. I am even thinking go to skiing. I can blend with hundreds of mediocre/ bad skiers on the slopes. So be ready there will be most likely big sale on horizon. I still have some top line boards. Just have fun, but be very careful there are so many crazy idiots on slopes it is just unreal.

Very nice board. I had regular Interceptor wide. Great board. Enjoy.

More New toys. I need to clean my mind and gets better mood , last Friday I had another already 5th bladder cancer surgery. I order these two boards from Ivan. Incredible and extremely fast service. Thank you very much. I got Vantage because it has simple single side cut radius and Proto based on current reviews. This board feels very stiff. I will see on the snow hopefully over weekend, but forecast does not look great.

I did direct comparison between new Contra and older Angry, same conditions in one hour window. For me it is Angry all the way. I ordered Contra based on reviews here and so far it is not working for me. Of course I am considering my current condition I had 6 days during last 2 seasons. I am not giving up, maybe when I will be in better shape. I finally did Cornice and Sentinel bowl at Kirkwood last week. It was another small step for me.

Well interesting. I felt similar as Geoff described. How are edges on new Contra set up? I don’t have a gauge to measure it. All my Virus boards were 3 and 1 degree.

Very interesting and useful topic. As I am trying to get back on slopes and had enormous problems I was looking F2s smaller side cut radius. Does anybody know if their numbers are single radius or average compounded numbers some kind of curve? I think I would preferred just single radius. I spend about 3 days on new board but had a miserable time, but of course my condition also play role in it.

I had both long time ago. I don’t think you can get them anymore. Pro were stiffer and you can change tongue. First year they had actually 3 models, later reduce to 2 and finally one. With each” new” model it meant different color I like them less and less. The best were those from first year translucent blue it was medium model and regular Stratos purple with orange tongues. Regular had I think cheaper buckles.

Maybe your boards did not start to fall apart. And I did not even ask for replacement or fix.

I had 162 Kessler, decent board but top P- tech was delaminating. Non existing customer support to send them e mail probably bother them too much just to answer. The worst of all manufacturers I dealt during last 30 years. No more for me for sure. I somehow always preferred board around 63 than 68. SCR is another story. Tomorrow I plan to give try to Contra, if definitely felt differently than rest of my boards.

Congratulations to Frank. I was always wondered why those few great builder building boards for most of us were pretty much overlooked by top racing community, but answer was and still is pretty obvious. Anyway great success Frank.

For my graphic ( the board is on previous page) Bruce recommended glossy top sheet, but for flaming pattern Carbonium should be fine. It is interesting top sheet for sure, but the graphic pattern can’t be to detailed.

Barry, my chopper bill from Kirkwood was 83k. They charged 40k just to start the rotor. Lucky for me insurance paid it. I was done with my deductible for the rest of the year.

Just notice, but please don’t take it like criticism, more like an advices when you are doing your graphic design. I did same mistake on my first design also. In my “artistic fever “ I put pictures so nicely they were later covered with bindings. I think this will happen a boarding giant. Too bad I like him even more than goofy moose. Anyway have a great MCC.