Comapedrosa

Expect a Photo here soon...

It’s ordered!

Hi there, not curious at all - i grew up there... in Andorra. Actually the Coma Pedrosa was my view during my entire youth... and of course it's a great mountain... Started snowboarding (on hard boots of course) in Pas de la Casa/Grau Roig... ABSOLUTELY nothing against it. I love the Stubby v2, and I love Bruce! The Proteus 170 i just ordered is to complement my quiver. I'm not even sure if it'll work out for me. You might see me here in a few weeks trying to sell it :-). And there's no way i give up the Subby v2. I had one, the Gen 2 i believe. A bit of a heavy and unwieldy beast for me... Sean at Donek says that waist is the easiest parameter to change (e.g., mine is getting a 20cm waist) Truth 1: i'm no world champion carver... saw people as ECES that blew my mind... Truth 2: i quite enjoyed the very short time i spent with the Proteus, i *think* i can ride it :-)... Truth 3: it's going to be an experiment, but the Angrry looks more like a pure slalom board to me... maybe i'm making distinctions that only exist in my head/feet... Truth 4: I have the feeling Gabes will make any board look extraordinaire Need to update that. Deal! would love to!!! If all goes as planned I should be there the weekend of 2/10... Maybe, but only in years I'm sure.

This thread is get’n good!

Ha ha! THAT, Sir, must be the quote of the year!!!

Excellent idea. didn;t knwo that was an option - so i don;t really go that much in the wrong direction :-). Will ask Sean...

GeoffV, excellent point. And I was indeed a regular a Wachusett for many moons - now moved west a couple of years ago. Snow’s good, but the commute to the slopes so much longer...

Merci! Everything seem to be pointing in the direction of the Proteus for me then. Good riding!

Wow gents, i’m super impressed. I post my soul-searching question before going to bed, go get a Christmas tree, and as soon as I come back, voila: 8 detailed and well-meaning expert responses. Thank you so much for chiming in! This is exactly the input I needed. My conclusion from this discussion is that a Proteus 170 or 175 would be a good and fun starting point for what I want and my level of ability. Workshop7, I had already seen you mention your 172 a la MK. What do you expect from an MK-like construction? Other than the variable radius, what would you expect from that board vs. say a 170 Proteus?

Hi trenchers, I'm craving for a new board, and can't get everything i'm hearing about Sean's MK out of my head. At the same time, I'm still very curious about the Proteus (which i tried very briefly in Stratton in 2014). I know that this is a bit of a generic question and that i *should know*... but i don't :-). I'm confused. And i won't have a chance to try them anytime soon. So I'm looking for a new everyday ride. A more turny and lively than my current Coiler Stubby v2 (172cm, 21cm, 13/14m vsc)... that makes me think of a Proteus with 20cm waist and the standard 11m constant radius. I'll be using it mostly in Tahoe and a bit of Utah. Here're my questions: What length? I read most good things about the 180cm, yet a priori i was looking for a sub-170cm board this time. I'm 180 lb and old - I don't necessarily press hard in each turn, nor do i want to (been carving for 26 years through) What about the siren song of the MK? not sure if he'd even agree to that, but should i try to ask for a custom 168cm, 20cm-waist board with "MK construction"? Any other Donek or other brand board you'd recommend? Thanks much for your input. I need it! Go Bomberonline! CP

Queequeg and Ladia, thank you for both recommendations! I'm sure to use one fo them. Ladia, I've heard that Soren doesn't do tuning anymore, do you know?

Hi trenchers and carvers, I recently moved from Boston to the Bay Area. There I had the excellent Mike at SkiMD in Framingham... Is there anyone you'd recommend in the Bay Area (ideally close to San Jose, but I'm happy to drive anywhere). I've had more than one board fatally mutilated by someone who doesn't know anything about Alpine/hardbooting... Thx much!! C.

Thank you for the recommendation and tips! Do you know of any "soft but pretty rigid and well padded" one?

Hi, I need recommendates for a case to take 1 board on a plane. I imagine it should be a hard case. It would be for a 172mm Cloiler (Stubby 2). Thanks much!!

On don't get it - why doesn't he use a proper snowboard? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yep, I was. Am there most Sundays for the girls Dev team... Wish I had seen you guys - curious to see a Madd again, especially now that there's so much talk about the MaddKiller. Kept wondering on Sunday whether I should get a smaller slalom board again... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not new, just couldn't resist posting this...

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At Sunday River on Thu, I heard a woman behind me: "that Looks reaLLy scaLLy"

Tried the Gilmour bias for the first time today based on this and older posts, and I was truly impressed! Auto-railings and deeper grooves!! Thank you all!!

Completely agree that music is dangerous nonsense!

Wow, usually I try to beat them in order to catch some open space in front of them. Today there was this instructor in front of me followed by a whole flock of ducklings with bent poles, who zig zagged pretty fast from one side of the run to the other - lost half my elevation by trying to synchronize my pass with her obnoxious turns without obstructing the trajectory of her ducklings...

Hey, what happened to the other responses to this thread? The video link and all that?

Look, when i went to the meet in Stratton, there were easily 6-8 guys who linked some pretty amazing turns in seriously horizontal positions. I felt like chump - when usually I'm the king of the mountain (incl fancier places like zermatt, Val d'isere, serre chevalier, meribel, Grau Roig-pas de la Casa, Killington, you name it). So it's simple: I wanna do what they do :-)

NickG, Bobby Buggs, RobertAlexander, trailertrash, GeoffV, thx so much for all your responses!! While my Sundays are taken by the bunny slopes, I'll try to find a couple of Saturdays to come up to Stratton, Loon or Berkshire East (never been to this one). Would love to take you up on your generous offesr!! Are there certain dates people usually get together (outside of the ECES - I was at the Stratton meet for the first time last winter)?