Jack M

Spent 5 days at JH in 2010. I brought my 14 meter Coiler Stubby and wished I had brought my NSR 185 instead. There is some epic carving to be done on trails like Amphitheater, Grand, the Casper area, Kemerer. However I ended up renting softboots and a freeride board for 4 days. If one can designate a day for carving, then it's definitely worth bringing the gear. But exploring the whole resort with a softbooter or skier would not be my idea of fun on hardboots. As a carving destination, there are probably better choices, but there is great carving at JH.

@michael.a you are on, my friend! @Wolf, yes, we will deal with the classifieds soon. New gear is now allowed, but we will have to establish some rules.

Thanks all. The mobile version of the main site is not updated yet but the desktop version has a menu with links to the forums and tech articles. The mobile site is on my to do list for next week. Thanks for your patience!

Thanks guys. There will be tastefully placed ads and you will be able to buy a subscription to remove the ads. This will hopefully pay for the hosting and also allow us to support youth racing via USASA and USSRT. So your participation in the site will support the cause either way. Glad to hear there is interest!

The old tech articles are on the main site now, http://alpinesnowboarder.com/ I think I have one or two more in my personal archive, and The Norm, Part II needs updating, which I will get to. If anybody would like to contribute an article, get in touch with me!

There were a couple offers, but too low for the bank.

Can't get into details now. I will see if I can get any answers from the owners of the inventory next week.

Done. Thanks everyone for your support, it means a lot. Also please bear with me, as I also have a full time job (believe it or not) which is not ASB. So I'm learning Wordpress on the fly here for the main site, and handling things in spare time. Big thanks to @Corey for staying on as moderator, and please welcome @GeoffV and @Mellow Yellow as your new moderators. Thanks guys! They have been around BOL for longer than I can remember. Thank you also to Bryan (@www.oldsnowboards.com) for your service as moderator these past 5 years. Bryan is stepping down to manage his several groups and pages on Facebook, including Alpine Snowboard Trader. Good luck Bryan! While this does appear to be the end of the trail for Bomber and the bindings, the silver lining is that now we have an opportunity to have a carving community not connected to any manufacturer or vendor. I think this could turn into something special, especially if we can support USASA and USSRT. I believe youth racing is what will keep this sport alive. As we can see in the demographics poll, the population of enthusiast freecarvers is aging. Thanks again!

Thanks Jim. Watch for changes in the days ahead for how members can support the site. At the moment I am paying out of pocket. The plan is for ASB to become self-sustaining, and to also financially support USASA and USSRT. Stay tuned!

Please bear with us as avatars and images continue to migrate from the old forum. Feel free to update your avatar manually if you don't want to wait. Please also see the new Mission Statement in the pinned rules post. Thanks!!

Alpine 168. I'd say hardboots weren't an advantage this year, it was mostly a glide race, and the banks were pretty soft. I spent some money on wax.

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Completely agree. Although for as much as people love to bash Burton, they really did give Alpine a sincere try, for longer than any other mainstream brand.

Jennifer, I think I speak for many people when I say we are thrilled to have you here and that the boots look spectacular. It is truly remarkable that MS was able to resurrect the legendary .950. I hope to try them someday in the not so distant future. Congratulations on your widespread adoption in the racing community. I can't speak for past decisions here but IIRC I think vendor accounts previously required a fee.

Thanks! I did spend some money on wax. Have to, in this crowd! In race run 1 I fell in the "toilet bowl" (360 degree turn with tunnel exit). One guy actually blacked out in it. Had no idea how I did in run 2 until awards, because they keep run 2 times secret until then. Seth graciously excused himself from eligibility, so I was awarded with 1st in the age group - woohoo! In years past they have taken the top 3 male and female finishers and called that the "pro" class, and then everyone else falls into age groups. Past pros have included Ross Powers, Scotty Lago, Alex Tuttle, etc. This year Seth was the only actual pro in attendance so he just ducked out. But there was some great competition nonetheless. Good times, great weekend. Results: http://www.allsportsevents.com/Results/other_results/SugarloafBankedSlalom2018.html

yyzcanuck.com sells the RAB, but they are out of stock at the moment.

With my UPZs I had to switch from a 3 to a 6 degree toe lift to get my knee where I want it. No change in boot forward lean required, and my legs are not poultrific. Not sure why anyone would do that anyway, it would counteract the toe lift.

I wouldn't say requires. But yeah, would be nice if the ramp angle in these boots was less, and adjustable via removable thingamabobs. There's really no need for UPZ and MS to cram the heel of the boot so far under the rider's heel, it's not reducing boot-out. But in MS's case they would have a marketing problem because then it wouldn't be a .950 clone.

Please don't!! Love hearing about the old days, and your carving expertise is a treasure here.

Keep in mind this is only a poll of BOL readers. How many kids really participate in online forums like this? It's all Snapchat and Instagram for them as far as I can tell.

Brammer, just teasing, my friend.

You know, I could be mistaken, but I think @Eric Brammer aka PSR might have been carving then. But it's not like he ever tells us about it. ;-)

I am. Or better yet, enter the race. You might surprise yourself.

I don't like the placement of those buckles. Looks way too much like a standard overlap ski boot. Heel hold is questionable. I back it off if I get to that point. I love how Jasey does things "wrong" but has the longest most distinguished career.

I've gotten to the point where in most cases I step-in on the fly. I'm just too used to that. So nice.