Jack M

Yes Erik! You just need to market it! He's talking about Sugarloaf's ski-n-stay packages, which include a free "group" lesson each day. But if you want to do alpine snowboarding, guess what, you are getting a private with Beckman!

I'm drifting from the original question. I'm not sure I can envision crowds like the one pictured forming to watch alpine events. It would take a lot of marketing money to make that happen. We're not going to get that out of thin air. It will take knowing people in high places. Although there was that Jeep King of the Mountain thing that had what I called "Super-Y" which was half PGS and half BX. Funny side story - I saw one on TV where Chris Klug won (I think beating Jasey Jay in the final) and Picabo Street was the commentator. She all but licked Klug's face during her interview after he won. Toaster - yeah, I handled one at Sunny Breeze.

Of course you would probably want/have to do this through the resort and become an employee. I could do that here at Sugarloaf, as I know people and used to instruct here, or Beckman could if he wanted to. Although I can imagine a way to do it without going through the resort, only if the resort does not have any hardboot instruction already.

Demo days with free lessons is how those g.d. Teleboarders got their business off the ground. For a while people in liftline were asking me if I was on a Teleboard. Learn-to-Carve Camps... I know I could put one of these together tomorrow with about 5-10 students. But I don't because of work, family, blah blah blah. It would be a 5 day midweek thing. Lift ticket, rentals, instruction, and lunch included for a flat fee. Add accommodations for another packaged price.

Good idea.

I agree about the ski boot thing, especially having taught a number of beginners on ski boots. Whenever I meet a skier who is curious about getting into carving, I point out that they can use their ski boots and switch back and forth between the board and their skis. That usually generates a spark.

Fixed. He is still a member, fyi.

As you can see by the rules referenced by scrutton, nothing has changed. The moment you post something on BOL, it becomes the property of BOL. We can delete or undelete as needed for the benefit of the forum. If you have a special case, we will gladly hear it over email.

Me too. The Boiler Plate wins for me. Yes I am biased, but you can just look at the two mechanisms and know which is more effective at letting the board do its job. The Boiler has better snow-feel, more effective rider/board decoupling, and next to zero footprint. All lateral inputs and feedback are unimpeded. Longitudinal inputs are unimpeded. The board flexes naturally and freely, and actually becomes more lively while the plate provides greater edge hold and comfort. The Gizmo was interesting and fun to ride and did provide a lot of cushion and comfort, but it is very heavy and has a massive footprint on the board. Snow feel was gone, and inputs were delayed. I think the idea could be successful after much refinement. And Pat, the shot of the bottom assembly appears to be missing several screws.

LMAO! It is true that at the end of the day, at some point, arguing snowboarding is like saying "you're not having fun correctly!"

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great form.

I think this also has to do with the fact that a longer same-sidecut board will "pinch" more - the nose and tail bend in more due to the difference in length of the actual board vs. the projection of the board tilted up at an angle.

word.

Not really. A longer board with the same sidecut will have a deeper sidecut depth, which is bad for stability, initiation, and also for skidding/freeriding. Assuming similar flex, the board will still want to make similar sized carves at similar speeds, so there's not much point. If you want to go faster with more stability, get a longer board with longer sidecut.

I agree softies are better in powder, but hb's can be very fun if you know what you're doing. I love my 21cm wide Stubby 171 in powder and trees.

You must work for a ski resort, writing snow reports.

You've obviously never ridden in actual powder.

This is about like choosing between your mother and father. It's not a realistic question that I will ever have to answer seriously. But I voted cord.

No worries, that's why we're here. Welcome and good luck!

done, thanks for the idea.

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That is just the nature of forums. It is what it is. Some people would rather ask for information than search for it. Could be worth a shot. Although I think a lot of that gear ends up in the classifieds anyway...?

One of the primary missions of the Carving Community is to welcome and educate beginners.

Please don't. Threads that drag on for hundreds of posts turn into their own sub-forums. They are a problem and become unusable to anyone who does not follow them constantly. Before long you get people saying "I couldn't read this whole thread, but..." and asking the same questions anyway. Many common questions are already answered in articles and FAQs, hence the Welcome Center. Any remaining specific questions deserve their own thread.