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everything has been sold.

Bump in 2018. Still have the Intel heels. The replacement heels and the can't adjusters. And the Rossi and the Nitro.

Bumping for attention! Buy buy buy! TKS

Bindings are sold.

The bindings have sold

Boots and parts

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I still have a couple good boards. Come on, buy me out. The small boards would be great for kids racing or beginners. 1- 152cm Rossignol VAS. I have not ridden this board. $100 previously listed in the for sale ads. 1- 160cm Nitro Scorpion. Black/red. A great quick turning slalom board that needs pressure on the nose. You'll need to find the right binding position and ride this one agressively, but then its fast and really quick edge to edge. The base is in great condition, don't think it has any repairs. $75. 1 Pair of near new black rear adjusters/cant locks for the Raichle boots. $20 Some bolts and adjuster screws for CATEK plat bindings. 2 long center bolts (countersunk Allen head). 2 short center bolts. 2 plate to heel/toe pad Allen cap bolts. 5 short adjuster screws (set screws). 4 long adjuster screws. 6 aluminum spacer rings black. 4 prints. I just found these , Jan 2019 1 Pair black Intec release heels. One heel is used but in very good condition! no wear to the pins. Has cable and handle. One heel (my rear boot) has a lot of wear to one of the pins, and some wear to the other pin. Has cable (missing a little section of plastic sheath at the top - 1/2"). Have 2 handles. You can make one good heel out of these. $30 everything else has been sold.

Sold, shipped. Gone to someone else. Adios.

A really nice used Rossignol 152 VAS race board. No dings or repairs, a thick coat of wax on for storage. The top is almost like new. No stomp pad. 4x4 binding mount. Good for a smaller ligter rider. $150 plus shipping. OBO. Shipping from San Jose, CA.

A used pair of Bomber Trench digger 1s. These look l8ke have never been ridden. No visible wear. The bails are a little stcky, probably some grease or oil gummed in the pivots. One zero (0) and one three(3) degree mounting disk. Drilled for 4x4 and 3D. Purple bumpers. In really good condition. All screws are included. The disk and plate screws are in great condition. The bumper screws allen sockets are a little rounded out but usable. Buyer pays shipping. From san jose, CA.

http://www.yyzcanuck.com/store/INTEC-Heel-Kit.html

Lots of really good advice. The more you ride, the better you get at this. The final test is getting off Cornice Express at Kirkwood late in the afternoon when 1' deep channels have been cut into the exit ramp turn. Its a hard mandatory right. 1. As stated above, make sure you have a good stomp pad and learn to use it. All these Macho guys with no stomp pad are... Macho. 2. Learn to get the board flat and your rear foot positioned - before you stand up. The board flat, rear foot on stomp pad, stand up all happens in a few seconds as the chair is moving through the station. 3. 1st or Last. Jump up early to be out in front of everyone, or wait and be last off the chair. it gives you more room to maneuver and can keep you clear of other crashy snowboarders. 4. Stand up Tall. Don't bend over. Be tall and calm. 5. Slight forward pressure, you have to want to go down the lift exit ramp. If you sit back, you crash. My friend Johnnie coined a phrase which I still use and tell to new snowboarders. "Reach for the Garbage Can". WHAT? You'll notice that in the exit area of many lift top stations there is a garbage can straight out from the lift exit ramp. Learn to reach for it or for the virtual garbage can. This puts your weight forward. 6. slight easy turns. A tiny bit of shoulder turn. Try and stay tall.

I have a 1998 vintage Hot Blast 180 race board for sale. This is the white top board from 1997-1998. http://www.hammersnowboards.com/Archives/site2006_2007/products/hotsnowboards/1997_1998.php This board is in very good condition overall, but has a few nicks and marks on the top sheet. It has a threaded insert in the center between the bindings next to the label for mounting a leash. More pictures as I get them downloaded from my phone. The specs on this board are Running length 163 cm Waist width 19 cm Side Cut Radius 15.5m Stance 44-48-52 Set back 30mm Its a very stiff race board. I've ridden a few times and its stiff and really sticks to its turn radius. I'm 5'8 and 175# but I'd recommended this board for riders a little heavier. $200 plus shipping

If you want to stick with an alpine board to get the advantages on the piste, get a slalom board. But there probably aren't too many options for you, your a pretty big guy. So then I would suggest you look at some of the boardercross boards, They will have some good characteristics for off and on piste. For a powder only or trees only board, pretty much anything on the wider side for the float. The longer the board the harder its going to be to turn in the tighter trees. haven't been on the forum for a while. I'm 170# and ride 160-167 slalom boards for the most part. They aren't quite the super stiff super carve, but they are great all around boards, I can carve the perfect groom, the chopped up stuff, the end of day smush, the powder, the trees. Which is more of the kind of riding I do, since I typically hang out with soft booters. I have some older Hot 162s (my favorites), an older nitro 160, and an Oxygen race 164, which is stiff, but ok for packed snow in the trees. I always wanted to try out the newer Oxygen slalom boards, but never grabbed one.

Hey, that's a nitro Assym. http://www.sfgate.com/life/style/slideshow/Ski-fashions-through-the-years-74891/photo-5517281.php

I clicked on another carve video that you tube was promoting and this guy is good. Have Louis watch this guy. See how balanced and relaxed this guy is? Centered up on the board and not riding the tail. Not sitting into the turn, leaning sideways into the turn.

Well he's flying and even tried a little fakie!! awesome. But it looks like he is on the tail of the board a bit. He is making most of his turning in the latter half of the turn, by getting the tail to bend. Watch the video and watch the shape of the board in the turns. Tell him to slow down a bit, stand taller and try for a smoother transition. Try to make full 180 turns with the transition across the hill, in a relaxed fashion. Have him play around with binding placement a bit. I'd try moving forward a little and maybe a little more rear foot cant. you can still drive the tail if you want to. have to get me a GoPro!!

CATEKS have infinite adjust-ability. There are 4 allen screws which adjust the cant and tilt. You can have the base plate at any combination angle of Cant and Tilt you desire. The 4 screws can be seen in the base plate just inside the base disk outer diameter.

not mine, but maybe I should? http://www.ebay.com/itm/sims-carve-2-167-snowboard-/320807848444?pt=Snowboarding&hash=item4ab1a349fc

i was checking out the for sale and WTB adds and i was noticing a few of the older Burton Primes and other older boards up for sale (an Alp on e-bay). It occurred to me that many of these boards have seen several owners in their 10-20 year lifetimes and it might be interesting to see who owned what. We could just write out a little 3x5 card with the date of purchase, the owners name. Then any new owners add their name to the list and get to see the history. Maybe at some point in time someone down the road will share the long jaded history of a board so everyone could see it. Just a interesting thought.

You gals and guys need to take a lesson from nature. The little beaver has a great way of signalling a warning to his fellow beavers. A good old hard tail slap on the water. when you roll up in line keep your board moving around with all that nervous carver energy, up on edge, down forward, back, and then a good lift the tail and beaver slap once or twice to clean the snow off. I've hammered a few tips of skis that way. And I don't apologize, just ask them why they are crowding, and tell them to relax. then do it again. Its even more fun if you can do it with the board at a 20 degree angle and chop that edge into someones front end. Alpine boards not only slice up the snow, but other equipment as well. Go on the offensive!

For you beginners, Mom/Dads looking for cheaper smaller but good carve boards, and even the rest of us experienced riders, make sure you check out E-bay Germany and some of the other European sites. There are usually some great older used Carve/Race boards for sale and many of them go for very cheap. The downside is you have to pay more for shipping, but it usually still works in your favor. if you need to translate the text, you can use Yahoo Babblefish translator. its not perfect, but it works. Ask the sell if they will ship the board to the USA first, before you bid. I usually write all questions in English, then use the Babblefish translator to translate to the target language and paste both the English and translated Text into the question block.