Glide

Where do you do in person coaching?

All, Since you took the time to help me I wanted to provide an update. I ended up ordering my equipment from Donek. Sean was a very helpful resource for someone getting back into it. I ended up w a 175cm Voyager board with a 20cm waist and 11.5 sidecut, F2 bindings and 26 mono Deeluxe boots. Pictured below The thought was this equipment would be good to ease back into it. I am still settling in on my stance. Right now I have 58 degrees on my front foot with toe lift and some cant. ( I ride goofy) Also have 51 degrees on my back foot with heal lift and some cant. I should have sprung for the step in bindings recommend by SunSurfer. But this set up will be fine for now. Have been out a few times and truly enjoying the equipment. So much better than what I had 30+ years ago. Definitely connecting my turns and carving, but not really laying it over yet. Sometimes get some chatter on my heal side, think I need move a bit more forward on my heal turns. Probably be good to watch some more educational videos if anyone wants to recommend some. Thanks everyone, enjoy the turns! Bill

Hi Jack, I tried to subscribe today. But it looks like the site only accepts PayPal. Can I pay with a credit card? Thanks, Bill

I use a checklist on the phone. Stretching is going to become a must.

Sunsurfer, thanks for all the info. My last board was definitely a narrow carving board. So, I’m sure I will have a higher angle stance.

Is it listed in the used equipment on this forum?

Thank you all for your help. I genuinely appreciate all the comments. I think the first thing I will do is seek out a carving instructor somewhere in the Northeast. A half day lesson will be like a half season jumpstart for me. I would also like to find an equipment shop somewhere in the Northeast. I like the idea of buying a used board to start with (get a new one when I really know what I want) but think new boots and bindings are appropriate. Would anyone have thoughts on where to find instruction and equipment in the Northeast USA? Respectfully, Bill

Hello all, I am new to the forum. I was attracted to the carving specific content and hope some of you might offer some advise. In the early 1990's I tried snowboarding for the first time. It was at Winter Park CO and I called ahead to take a half day lesson. There was a school / rental shop that was all hard boots and carving boards. I had so much fun, I took three more lessons that week. At the end of the week I bought the rental equipment and made about 30 trips to Winter Park that year. (I lived in Boulder at the time) The first two years were the best snow boarding of my life. I wish I knew all the technical jargon as well as all of you. That first and, very well use, board was an asymmetrical design. It may have been a Kessler. The boots looked like ski boots, but were snowboard specific. The bindings were fixed at the heel and locked into place at the toe, there was definitely a cant to the bindings as well, the rear foot canted in and the front foot canted back making it easier to keep your knees close. I don't know the angle of my feet, but it was definitely a racing stance, not the classic cowboy stance some soft boot riders use. I do ride goofy so my right foot was in front and had less of an angle than my rear foot. When I moved back east this equipment was very worn out. I quickly found out that carving was more popular in the west than the east. When the equipment was no longer safe to use I discarded it but had a lot of trouble finding replacement equipment. Eventually a so-called snowboard shop talked me into "very stiff" soft boots and a mountain board. I tried for an entire season to like that equipment but I never really did. I eventually gave it away. I found some hard boots and a used carving board somewhere. I don't remember what the equipment was, but the board was definitely a carver. It was much stiffer (and heaver) than my original asymmetric board but it could hold an edge amazingly and was fun to ride in groomed conditions only. I eventually stopped riding to raise a family and focus on my career. So, now I'm 60 years old and have decided I want to take up carving again. I am 5'11, 200 pounds and reasonably fit and active for my age. I live in Connecticut but have a family cabin not far from Sugarbush Vermont. I would like to buy some quality equipment, I think the boots are the toughest part and I'm willing to pay for quality. As far as the board goes, I probably don't need a giant slalom racer but I do want a carving board. I don't care about the half pipe, I don't care about tricks, there's not much powder in the east that's worth riding I just want a friendly to ride carving board. It seems to me that just like decades ago finding knowledgeable people in the niche of carving is difficult. If some of you have opinions on what equipment I should be considering I would love to hear it. Some thing else that would be most helpful is the location of an equipment shop somewhere in the east that is knowledgeable about snowboard carving equipment. I would also be interested in knowledgeable carving specific instructors in the east to get me going in the right direction again. Any help is appreciated. Respectfully, Bill