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I'm interested. Going to follow-up in your post

May I have more details on the spec of flux? It’s probably a little long for me (I’m 5’10, 165lb), but still wanted to see if it may work for me. Would be great if you can help measure the width under both feet? Want to see what would be minimum angles for my boots.

Sounds awesome! I have a few friends traveling together so I need to get them onboard too - what's the latest time to sign up if I'd like to join via a buddy pass? And do you guys meet up at a certain place on the mountain?

Thanks! I'm going to give the booster strap a try as a start.

yeah you did! Thanks for sharing. I'm aiming for the 2nd video's type of riding, so I guess my board is definitely not an excuse at all

Let me know when you post that what I currently have is a plastic insert made by a Japanese company called “power ride”. I didn’t buy the hardest one they offer, but it certainly added a little stiffness to the boots. Interested in knowing what you did with photon.

Haha sorry I’m a new bee here, didn’t know any of that. What does LCI mean? And do you guys by chance also go to Copper mountain or other Ikon’s? I’m on a ikon pass this season - and I’m visiting Copper this coming weekend 3/4-3/6 actually. Would be nice to get some pointers from an experience carver.

So what board do you end up liking? For my next board, I had set my eyes on donek flux, but its price is steep ($890) to me, given that all-mtn boards at $600 are already considered “premium”. Peeps also mentioned Jasey-Jay and other few brands, but is it safe to guess they will probably also cost north of $800 for a good carving board?

Yeah I noticed how short the time is when I’m trying to feel the edge and my muscles. I’m wondering that maybe what I can do now is to fully close every turn and start each next turn from negative angle, maybe doing this will prolong the time I have to adjust in each turn? Is that valid?

Yep I hear you! I even tried 36/27 on my board before - even though on softer snow it felt ok carving, but I do feel my control of the board is limited to some extent, not to mention how tough it is on firmer/icy conditions (when in east coast). I will give the lower angles a try and hopefully can get adjusted quickly to make those turns and continue progressing!

Thanks buddy for the detailed feedback! I definitely have some bad habits still haunting me, especially in not so nice conditions. This winter is especially bad in east coast, so I’ve travelled to Colorado a few times to practice, more trips in the planing! I think ima continue learning on the Korua for this season and see if I can reach its limits, and once I do I’ll order or donek or something to try to step up the game :D Very helpful man! I very much understand the learning curve ahead of me, so ima take some baby steps till I can ride and enjoy the big sidecut

Thanks for the suggestions! Sadly I just bought these step-on boots which cost me a fortune, so I'ma have to stick to them for a while. I did notice the heel cups stick out a little too much though, but luckily I'm not that good so not getting drags yet

Haha thanks! I think that's what I needed to hear. Gotta level up my skills before pouring money into great gears probably Thanks man! The moment you mention the angles and saw you're at revelstoke I knew that I've seen your videos. Sick turns! About the angles, do steeper angles help with heel side turns? I was under the impression that bigger angles allow the body to turn better, but I'm curious to hear your thoughts.

I'm curious in knowing how much difference does a dedicated carving board make in terms of making carving turns. I currently ride a Korua Shapes Dart 160cm - bought it because 1) it looks great, 2) hearing good things about its carving ability (and seeing how Nicholas Wolken ride it). The board has a effective edge of 123cm, side cut 8.6m, waist 278mm. I wear a size 9.5 Burton Ion step-on (measured ~30cm long) and usually ride with angles at +30/+21. I was able to carve relatively well on the Dart, though still learning how to get real low on the heel-side. I want to be able to easily touch the snow on heel side, but haven't yet been able to reliably do that - usually fall when I try to get low or just touch a tiny bit. After browsing through web and videos, see a lot of good stuff around people riding these dedicated carving boards, such as Donek Flux, I started wondering whether I should invest in a board like that (long effective edge ~140cm, sidecut ~10m) or not. Would riding a board like that will significantly enhance my carving capability or should I simply work on my skills on Dart first? Anyone had similar experiences before?

I noticed you have added "risers" under the bindings (board on the right side) - Do you use them to avoid boot drag? Do they help?