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We had 15" of fresh snow finally this morning. I had to break out the 4807. Forecast is for lotza snow all week. We're going to 49* North on Friday. You want to talk about empty mid-week. Yea!

24.8--18.8--24.8

$250.00. I'd like to buy another just like it, longer, 173.

Almost new. Excellent condition in every way. 168cm. See it at:http://cgi.ebay.com/VOLKL-RENN-TIGER-168cm-GS-Carve-Alpine-Race_W0QQitemZ280071173988QQihZ018QQcategoryZ21250QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Sweeeet 178 Free Carve. See it at: http://sporting-goods.search.ebay.com/coiler_Without-Bindings_W0QQcatrefZC6QQcoactionZcompareQQcoentrypageZsearchQQcopagenumZ1QQfclZ3QQfgtpZQQfposZ99201QQfromZR2QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQlopgZQQsacatZ21250QQsadisZ200QQsaprchiZQQsaprcloZQQsargnZQ2d1QQs

What weight rider for the sl? Do you have a price? Thanks, Mark

I'm very interested in these. How does the cant adjustment work? Can you lift the toe and heel? Thanks, Pincher

Which radius did you order? How wide at the waist? Mark

Hi; How would they compare in size and stiffness to the Raichle 434 in a 27.5? Please send a pic to pincher@ccser.com. Thanks.

I puchased a cool Arbor snowboard for my daughter. It came with a Burton step in binding I'd never seen before. It's silver and blue, has a black plate you step down on in the rear, then this heal mechanism comes up behind the boot with a black plastic piece that sort of flips over onto the top of the heel of the boot. It doesn't look all that consistant. It's a 4 hole binding so must be fairly new. She weighs about 125 and is a good snowboarder but never tried carving. What do you guys think? Is this a good piece of euipment? Or am I putting my daughter at risk with a piece of junk?

On Ebay: Burton MGX hard carve alpine boots size 8.5 to 9.5 Item number: 7209169636 Only 20 bucks for starters.

Hey Jack; For your 3 yr. old....throw those skis away! They're not even close. Try 120,s w/ a 5 meter radius. The bumper sticker on my truck says : "You don't have to choose!" I have both skis and a board in the back!!

Hey Snowboardfast; You be the man! Thanks for the tip on the powder mode. I've had these boots for two years and I didn't know that was even there. I kept trying to go in the pow in walk mode.....not fun. Now I can't wait til it snows again!

Randy; Right. That would qualify as an "emergency" rather quickly! Out here in the west and northwest were blessed with many steep runs that are quite wide. I rarely see carvers on them. Some are actually machine packed by attaching the big cable to a deadhead at the top of the run and loweing the snowcat over the edge and down. These are the absolute best. Smooth and steep. Unless it's a big dump of course, and your first!

I've been asked to give afew thoughts about expanding our carving capabilities to the next horizons. So here goes..... Bumps are do-able in a gracefull way if you have soft round bumps, a tight radius board, 10 meters or less, and know your line. Skiers make short turns in the bumps...we have to make the same turn, except a little wider. Some suggest turning over the tops. No way. Too steep on the back side. Rather, look for the "smooth ruts" and run as wide around that line as possible. Each wide turn should meet a flat traverse, albiet a short one. Suck the rut up at the bottom of the turn/traverse and extend your legs when the bottom "falls out" to begin the next one. Maintain your carve by maintaining your conact with the snow. No air. It is soo much fun and so smooth. Steeps....And I'm not talking extreme cliffs here. Skiers also used the jump turns on steeps in the old days. It has evolved. So should we. Start each turn by traversing up the hill every time. This is a smooth way to keep your speed in check and lengthens the radius of the turns. Initiate the turn with your weight forward and a strong lean down the hill. There's a difference between vertcle and perpendicular. We naturally want to be vertcle, but that traps us to the inside. We need to be more perpendicular to the slope. Takes guts...and feel. We need to strive for the carved turn. That's what we do! Forget the jump turn unless it's an emergercy. The jump turn is "up" unweighting. To carve On the steep, it's impossible to make a strong move up when the slope is going down...and going down fast! Rather, use "down" unweighting. Off your slightly uphill traverse, suck your legs up underneath you as you make that strong down hill lean. This allows you to get your board onto the new edge or downhill edge very quickly, a very important key. ie.Now you're perpendicular to the hill, you have your legs coiled underneath you and you are on your downhill edge. Perfect. The rest is simple. Make a round carved turn by extending your legs in rythem with the length of the turn. The first third of the turn is the most important third. Think "round". Carve around into an uphill traverse to do it all again. Keep the upper body quiet and the lower body loud. "....carving where no man has carved before."

Bumps are do-able in a gracefull way if you have soft round bumps, a tight radius board, 10 meters or less, and know your line. Skiers make short turns in the bumps...we have to make the same turn, except a little wider. Some suggest turning over the tops. No way. Too steep on the back side. Rather, look for the "smooth ruts" and run as wide around that line as possible. Each wide turn should meet a flat traverse, albiet a short one. Suck the rut up at the bottom of the turn and extend your legs when the bottom "falls out" to begin the next one. Maintain your carve by maintaining your conact with the snow. No air. It is soo much fun and so smooth. Steeps....And I'm not talking cliffs here. Skiers also used the jump turns on steeps in the old days. It has evolved. So should we. Start each turn by traversing up the hill every time. This is a smooth way to keep your speed in check and lengthens the radius of the turns. Initiate the turn with your weight forward and a strong lean down the hill. There's a difference between vertcle and perpendicular. We naturally want to be vertcle, but that traps us to the inside. We need to be more perpendicular to the slope. Takes guts...and feel. We need to strive for the carved turn. That's what we do! Forget the jump turn unless it's an emergercy. The jump turn is "up" unweighting. To carve On the steep, it's impossible to make a strong move up when the slope is going down...and going down fast! Rather, use "down" unweighting. Off your slightly uphill traverse, suck your legs up underneath you as you make that strong down hill lean. This allows you to get your board onto the up hill edge very quickly, a very important key. ie. Your perpendicular to the hill, you have your legs coiled underneath you and you are on your uphill edge. Perfect. The rest is simple. Make a round carved turn by extending your legs in rythem with the length of the turn. The first third of the turn is the most important third. Think "round". Carve around into an uphill traverse to do it all again. Keep the upper body quiet and the lower body loud. "....carving where no man has carved before."

Portland??? You guys need to check out Spokane. Near Nature. Near Perfect.

I really appreciate the direction. Pincher

She is a strong skier but has never tried carving. I found some used raichle boots and a pretty nifty used prior 4x4. I want a binding that won't fail. She weighs about 125lb. I'd appreciate your thoughts.

for those of you using you credit card for protection, your day is coming when you'll hit the aggregate limit, unpublished of course. Then paypal will demand your bank account info and access, If you don't give it to them...BOOM, they cut you off. So why, if you have a perfect payment record with paypal, do they do that. Everyone else in the world accepts my Visa card. Ebay, who now owns paypal, even advertises on every auction site the Visa logo under Paypal....but they won't let you use it! It's boosht mon.

Henry; Paypal will let you "charge" your credit card and get used to the convience.....for awhile. Then out of the blue they will require you to "...get verified" which their very clever euphemism for direct access to your bank account. Even with perfect payment they will change on you. It was after $2,500 in agragate purchases. I don't know where ther hidden little policy is now. It was even on TV that one source of identity theft was from Paypal among other websites on their "watchlist". I wonder if there are other bretherin here that have had "the Paypal experience?" Mark

Henry; Paypal will let you "charge" your credit card and get used to the convience.....for awhile. Then out of the blue they will require you to "...get verified" which their very clever euphemism for direct access to your bank account. Even with perfect payment they will change on you. It was after $2,500 in agragate purchases. I don't know where ther hidden little policy is now. It was even on TV that one source of identity theft was from Paypal among other websites on their "watchlist". I wonder if there are other bretherin here that have had "the Paypal experience?" Mark

Hi Jen; I wondered why I haven't heard from you. I'll check my filters. Try another address for me: batman@tblack.com. I'll get you paid right away as her birthday is coming up. I'd rather send you a cashiers check as paypal is a little scary. They want access to your bank account...be carefull. I can send it today. Thanks Mark

I'll go ahead and take it. Let me know where to send the cash. pincher@ccser.com. Thanks, Mark

I'd go $350 including shpg to spokane. If that works for you let me know at pincher@ccser.com and I'll get a cashiers check to you right away. Thanks.