Jack M

Anybody have experience with this? I didn't even know such a thing existed. It is rumored that my home mountain is considering offering these premium tickets. I cannot fathom this working here. There are already so many people who get to cut the line - ski school, ski school weekend program, academy, academy weekend program, adaptive program, ski patrol, etc. And there are only 3 lifts that appeal to experts. It would only work (for the buyer of such a ticket) if they got to cut most of those people. This would further disgruntle the average customer and devalue their lift ticket. It would create even more resentment on a wind-hold day. Imagine those days when only one lift is running, getting lapped repeatedly by no-waiters while you shiver in line. Maybe, just maybe if they limited the number of no-wait tickets each day, and lowered the price of a regular ticket this might make sense. And monkeys might fly out of my butt. That said, if they offer a no-wait season pass I would strongly consider buying one just to make sure I wasn't on the losing side of the unfairness. As long as it's not stupid money.

The Tom Brady of snowboard racing!

Tongue outside? Alpine snowboard riders often place pressure at 11 o'clock and 1 o'clock on the liner. Maybe placing the tongue/cuff seams closer together by having the tongue outside would help? Or can you already do this with ski Zipfits?

Done. Let’s go!

At your weight I would guess the medium is what you'd want. The Oxess at 12.5m average radius is going to turn a little longer than your K168 which has a radius range of 8-12m. I have and love a K168 too and I'd estimate it averages to 11m.

I got over 100 days out of my stock liners, I thought they were great. YMMV, I am a size 28 which puts me at the long end of the C shell, maybe that gets me a better liner, idk. I assume that to accomplish the more granular sizes within a shell size, they make up the difference with different liners. Previously I was an Intuition user for many many years. I will replace my stock liners now, probably with Intuition although Zipfit is tempting. Also check i-carve.com for price. For me, the MS .951 WC was perfect out of the box. With UPZ and Deeluxe I had to spend money on modifications (liners, tongues, BTS) making the price difference basically a wash.

Oh I see! The pics in the OP weren’t there when I first read it, so I went to UPZboots.com and didn’t see what you were talking about. Cool! But the tongue could swing all the way out of the way on the RC10 too, just via the single side joint.

It's been this way since the RC10. You can also buy an ankle strap and modify older boots to work this way.

I think that F2 looks totally right. If he wants to learn snowboarding on hardboots, he will. And it certainly looks like he does! Back in my instructing days, I taught a handful of never-evers to snowboard in hardboots. They were all skiers, and to my amazement they actually had an easier time than most people trying to learn on shite softboot rental gear. So I would say if he has never snowboarded and wants to do hardboots, don't even bother with softboots. If he were already snowboarding in softboots, I would say wait until he can carve his downhill edge in softboots.

Boyne has been good for Sugarloaf. I think with Sugarloaf and Sunday River getting so big and expensive, it creates a better market for the Maine mom-n-pop ski areas: Saddleback, Mount Abram, Lost Valley, Black Mountain, Camden Snowbowl, Big Squaw, Titcomb, Big Rock, Baker Mountain, Eaton Mountain, Mt. Jefferson, Hermon Mountain, Powderhouse Hill, Spruce Mountain, Quoggy Jo.

Cool, I'd like to see a more controlled test, like with the boards on two chairs or sawhorses, and the same weight being placed in the middle. I would hazard a guess that the Ride Commissioner (formerly Timeless) might be stiffer.

Love it! I notice MCC isn't in the video, let's fix that!

Yes. I plan on resuming mountain life as close to 100% normal as possible. After seeing packed sports arenas at professional and college levels, it just doesn't hold water to suggest that chairlifts shouldn't be loaded to full capacity. Fortunately my resort has stated they plan to, "but" will be flexible if the state changes its guidelines.

Man those autoclave boards are sexy. I want one but I am beyond fully stocked and I prefer sleeping in the big bed. So is it 8-11 or 7-11m??

If you're doing Beer League GS on a freecarve board, this board will take seconds off your time. This is a great deal. @Eboot?

Sorry Odd Job, one of the mods thought your post could have been spam, like maybe you had been hacked. I restored it. That said, Fin sold it to people who DID run it into the ground, among other illegal activities. The bank hired Fin to sell it again, to Walker. There are no lawyers controlling the narrative. Walker, a.k.a. @forrest, is working on new Bomber products!

Definitely 168. It's not. It will have a modern camber profile which is much better. It will give you a much easier re-entry into the sport. The radius on the 168 will be more friendly than your Rossi. Also, it's new, not 25+ years old and clapped out. If you're seeing prices of 200-300 Euros for a never used Vantage from a few years ago, that's a great deal. To get into Titanal (metal) construction, you would have to spend a lot more, as you've said. However, if you think this is something you're going to be passionate about, it would be worth it. He said European size 45, which is mondopoint 29.5. Based on that and the picture of his existing binding setup, the 22cm waist on the Vantage will be most welcome. I have mondopoint 28 boots and I like a 21cm waist.

At your height and weight (similar to mine) I would strongly recommend the 168 Vantage over the 162. The 11m sidecut will be perfect, and not at all too long. You'll appreciate the extra length, stability, and more relaxed manners compared to the 162. You may find this article helpful: http://alpinesnowboarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/The-Norm-Part-I.pdf and then, http://alpinesnowboarder.com/tech-articles/ Good luck, let us know how it goes this season!

The Proto 163 I have is not any stiffer than the WC 163 I also have. I mentioned some differences above, and of course the Proto has Allflex inserts, the WC does not. As far as I can tell the retail price of new F2 boards is right up there with Kessler, SG, etc. Maybe the situation is different in Europe. Honestly unless you are running an Allflex pattern plate I would recommend the WC. Without a plate, the Proto turns tighter than the WC. The WC has a really nice radius for plate-free SL style carving. But didn't you get a Donek AF plate for use with a Kessler 168? That is an ice-eating combination right there. Probably the best I've had... and will probably never have again due to the demise of UPM. I mean I guess I could get a custom, but...

Yeah there is that. And I already have my new sled for this year. It's just cool to see a WC level pro model for freecarvers.

Tempting!! 174cm, 12.5m https://www.instagram.com/tv/CT2RGOKIh-d/?utm_medium=copy_link https://oxess.ch/89/snowboards/carve-skwal

Sweet! The BX was filmed at Sugarloaf with some of my CVA boys!

Radius?

Shots fired!! LOL awesome! Somebody noticed us!! No such thing as bad press, right? Took him long enough, where has he been? working on rebuttal...

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