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  5. GS board wanted approx 178-185

    in Want to Buy

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    I have $1800 into it and I used it part time for 2 seasons along with 3 other boards.  I would need to get $1000 for it plus shipping.  I won't be able too take pics until I get back up to the mountain in the coming weeks.  Thanksgiving at the latest.  Here's a pic of it in action at MCC.

    Cannot believe I'm selling it as it was my favorite board ever.  You'd appreciate the 21cm waist.

  8. GS board wanted approx 178-185

    in Want to Buy

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    Cool.  If it doesn't work out I will be listing a custom Kessler 180, 21cm waist, 15m equivalent radius, with some hook to finish the turn unlike a GS board.  I've used it with success in beer league.  Phenomenal board, I just got a Winterstick Squaretail 185 late last season that I like a little better.

  10. Artificial Intelligence

    in The Lodge

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    Holy-Roman-Empire.jpg

     

    The statement "the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy nor Roman" is a common historical quip that reflects certain complexities and paradoxes associated with the Holy Roman Empire. To understand this statement, it's important to delve into the historical context of the Holy Roman Empire.

    1. "Holy":
       - The term "holy" in the Holy Roman Empire's name refers to the empire's close association with the Roman Catholic Church. The Holy Roman Empire was founded in 800 AD when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the Holy Roman Emperor, signaling the fusion of political and religious authority in Western Europe.
       - However, the "holiness" of the empire was often in question due to the frequent power struggles and conflicts between emperors and popes, such as the Investiture Controversy. This tension between religious and secular authority made the empire's "holiness" a matter of debate.

    2. "Roman":
       - The use of the term "Roman" in the Holy Roman Empire's name is often seen as an attempt to connect the empire to the ancient Roman Empire, suggesting a degree of continuity.
       - In reality, the Holy Roman Empire was primarily a Germanic entity, with its core territories located in the area of modern-day Germany. While it did include other regions and peoples, it was not Roman in terms of its cultural or administrative heritage.

    To further explore these ideas:

    - The Holy Roman Empire was a loose confederation of states, and the central authority was often weak and fragmented. It was more of a patchwork of various territories ruled by different princes, dukes, and other nobility, each with their own interests and allegiances. This decentralization contrasts with the centralized and unified rule of the ancient Roman Empire.

    - The Holy Roman Empire's borders were constantly shifting, and it was not a stable, enduring entity like the ancient Roman Empire. It was characterized by a lack of a fixed, defined territory, which made it challenging to consider it "Roman" in the traditional sense.

    - The Holy Roman Empire's history was marked by frequent conflicts and wars, both internally and externally, which sometimes led to its authority and power being questioned. This is in stark contrast to the perception of the ancient Roman Empire as a powerful and stable entity.

    In conclusion, while the name "Holy Roman Empire" was used to convey a connection to Roman and Christian heritage, it is accurate to say that it was neither "holy" in the sense of absolute religious unity nor "Roman" in the sense of cultural or political continuity with the ancient Roman Empire. The Holy Roman Empire was a unique and complex political entity with its own distinct characteristics and historical development.

  17. Experienced snowboarder wanting to transition to alpine snowboard- Board/Boots/Binds help

    in Carving Central

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    7 minutes ago, Neil Gendzwill said:

    Guess I’m a dinosaur with my 19.5” stance, about 1” shorter than recommended by Jack’s formula. I ride with the standard F2 lift under the rear heel, never felt the need for toe lift. 

    You should be able to try 20.5" with a toe lift, and it should be just as comfortable but with more power and stability in your riding.

  18. Experienced snowboarder wanting to transition to alpine snowboard- Board/Boots/Binds help

    in Carving Central

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    12 hours ago, b.free said:

    Jack, read again. I have not told my opinion, I just said I don’t get it why it is a must.

    Ps, you add a heel lift to the bindings to heel lift your boot right? Isn’t it a point of using a lift?

    @Fathermathew, sorry your thread is experiencing thread drift.  But as Neil succinctly pointed out once, it's a discussion forum, we discuss things.

    @b.free, It is simply more comfortable for most people to use a lift under their front foot toe and one under the rear foot heel.  Mechanically, it makes sense for a wider stance with binding angles north of 50 degrees.  "Wider" being the modern stance of about 0.65" x inseam.  Not the 16-18" stances from the 90s I see some people clinging to.  It gives you better range of motion, joint freedom, power, stability, and allows you to relax more.  Give it a whirl.

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  19. Experienced snowboarder wanting to transition to alpine snowboard- Board/Boots/Binds help

    in Carving Central

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    17 minutes ago, b.free said:

    I don’t get it, why it is a must?! In 10 years, I have never used a heel lift in any boots, neither in deeluxes, upzs nor mountain slopes. Not in 15cm boards or 25+ boards. 
    I highly recommend not to use any lifts before you try riding your board. And if! you feel you need to lift your boot then do a lift. 

    If you’ve never used them how can you have an opinion on them?  And, they are added to the bindings, not “in” the boots .

    32 years in hardboots here. Damn I’m old!

  20. Experienced snowboarder wanting to transition to alpine snowboard- Board/Boots/Binds help

    in Carving Central

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    14 minutes ago, Fathermathew said:

    Thank you so much.  What is an intec heel kit?  I am assuming its what you use to release yourself from the binding?  Also what does 10m scr mean?  Sorry for the dumb questions...

    Intec heels are what you need if you want to use Intec compatible step-in bindings.  F2 and Bomber make such bindings and heels.  The heels replace the stock heels in Intec compatible boots like Deeluxe and UPZ.  Mountain Slope boots are not Intec compatible.

    SCR = sidecut radius, in meters.  Smaller number = tighter turns.

    14 minutes ago, Fathermathew said:

    Thanks so much.  I don't know what is "a must" but these lift kits you are saying must be really important for being able to carve better?  I don't remember any lift kits when I used to snowboard.

    They are a must.  F2 includes one lift kit with their bindings because back in the 80s and 90s people thought you only needed to lift the heel of the rear boot.  The more modern approach is using a lift under the toe of your front boot as well.  F2 probably enjoys the little extra revenue from people buying the additional lift.  It's simply more comfortable for most people.

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  21. Experienced snowboarder wanting to transition to alpine snowboard- Board/Boots/Binds help

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    42 minutes ago, Neil Gendzwill said:

    That’s your fault for riding somewhere that warm 🙂  Somehow never a problem for me. 
     

    Seriously if I get a buildup I can clear it pretty easy by scraping on the receiver. Same problem with conventional bindings, isn’t it? Just a little more forgiving but eventually you have to clean your boot sole. 

    Haha, Spring doesn't happen there?  It's much less of an issue with my Mountain Slopes' Vibram soles than it was with Fintec's aluminum/plastic.  In fact I can't recall being bothered by it at all.  It really bugged me with Fintecs.

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  24. Experienced snowboarder wanting to transition to alpine snowboard- Board/Boots/Binds help

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    It all depends on the boot, and your foot.  Everyone has different boot fit stories.  My larger foot measures 28.4cm and I am in a Mountain Slope "C" shell which tops out at 28.0.  I know I could not go to the B shell which is max 26.5, as my big toe is already feeling the shell through my thin liners.  In UPZs I was in the 28-28.5 shell (312mm sole).  No way I could have downsized there either.  Back when I rode Deeluxe Track 700s, I was in 28.5s.  I tried to downsize to 27.5 and the performance was much better, heel lift was gone, however the Intec cable inside the boot was a dealbreaker.  It painfully pressed into my heel.  So I would say if you don't care about using Intec step-ins, a good fit can be found in Deeluxe T700s, but it should be more towards a "race fit", not a "comfort fit".

  25. UPZ boot Mystery

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Our brother in Japan is surely using the ultra-wide camera on his phone.  Wide angle lenses stretch everything around the edges of the picture.  This is also why 1st person GoPro videos make the user look like they are going much faster than they are - the stretching makes objects appear to speed up more than normal as they move from the center of the frame to the edge.

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