Jack M

Thanks for the info, and nice shot! There is a special place in my heart for Burton, but sadly I would have no reason to know much about their powder boards. Burton warranty has treated me very well in the past. Although I'm surprised Prior doesn't have an offering that would float your boat...? Or is there no distribution there? http://www.priorsnow.com/products/boards/freestyle-freeride-powder

Sale pending.

Throughout your heelside carve, there is a gradual deterioration of your body alignment with your board. This is evidenced by your front hand swinging across the board near the end of the carve. Ideally you want your upper body and lower body to remain aligned with your binding angles at all times. There is no need for all this swiveling at the waist. Try this drill to help break this habit - touch your back hand to your front boot cuff on a heelside carve and reach to the inside of the turn with your front hand. Hold that position for the whole carve. Then on toeside touch your front hand to your front boot cuff. This will have you twisted more forward than your binding angles, which is not really the way you want to ride normally, but it should cause a lightbulb to light up in your head! Also I think maybe the comments about knee bend are caused by the camera angle, lighting, and the black pants. I think you may be bending your knees enough.

Sent you an email. If I had an old address, email me at michaud.jack at gmail.com. Thanks!

nice write-up jt. sounds like we have a similar outlook on things.

Like I said, it was the EC guys who came up with the name "Bomber Style". Nobody here had given it a name.

I was asking sincerely. Was wondering what makes this board so special that you would go to these lengths to use it.

Monday bump. First come, first served!

If only you had an SG 163.... :D

Probably not: http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=35412 Those pics are awesome though. Look at the lad on the skateboard pencil pinching!!

Sorry, no trades, my quiver is full!

This is your board then! And there is a double-secret Mainer's discount... (or anyone who wants to pick it up in person)... $895. :D

And a Swingbo too!!

;)

Put me down for ECES 2012 coverage.

Wikipedia does not say that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_snowboarding

The Full Race Titan and the Pro Team are identical boards, the only difference is the graphics. $1400 world cup board with 2 days on it for $750? Thanks for the offer, I'll keep that in mind. Board is still for sale at $950 as-is, $995 tuned. Includes shipping to the continental US.

No worries, I should have linked to the articles instead of assuming everyone knew what I was referring to. Sorry for that. Here they are, part 1 and part 2. They're intended to help people get started with carving if they don't have anyone to show them in person.

Here is a pic of the worst scratch on the base. Really not a big deal. That is a US dime for scale. There are some other very superficial base scratches not worth worrying about. Normal wear. Here is a pic of the two scratches my daughter put in the topsheet with the tips of her skis when she slid into me while I was sitting down. They are to the left and right of the dime. Shipping from US 04101, box is 68" x 13" x 5", 12 pounds.

Ha! Well there it is.

Perhaps. But if some people are going judge and dismiss an article by its title only, without reading it... well... From the 3rd paragraph: "The turn is created solely by leaning to one side or the other while maintaining a rigid beam-like body perpendicular to (i.e. 'normal' to) the plane of the snowboard." That should remove any doubt as to the use of the term. Anyway I didn't name it. I think it was a PSIA term. I learned it from Beckman first.

The articles explain that "Norm" is being used in the geometric sense, as perpendicular. It is not being used to mean normal as in typical or correct. Of course it is essential to have more than one technique in your repertoire. Correct, thanks.

I would try to get in touch with Oliver Kraus, he is taking tons of pics at lots of (all?) World Cup events: http://fis.smugmug.com/. Hopefully he could write something too, I don't know. Also Sean Martin has taken great photos at Colorado races, and he can write. That is a bummer, but I know they are busy. I'll bet now that they know the magazine is for real, the response will be different next time.

easy fix: buy a board from someone else...?

I agree technique should change with gear if it is much different.