Hey Bill welcome back. I'm almost 60 and still riding and carving. I started riding in 1990. I started Soft-Boot Carving with a Winterstick Severe Terrain late 90's. Gradually my angles advanced. Now I am riding a Arbor A-Frame with Salomon Caliber Bindings and Malamute Soft boots. Stiff set up and my friends look at me like I'm crazy because I'm running a 36-39° degree front and 33-36° rear. My Hardboot set up I'm running a Coiler Nirvana with TD3 Step-in bindings and RPZ 10 boots. 50° on the front and 46° on the rear. For us old guys, step-in bindings are recommended. I have a Swoard Extreme Carver 175 if interested.