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I'm close to getting my son on a board and missing bindings that will go down to a 21.5 boot (Raichles). Looks like the F2 Tis will work. If someone knows of another way to get down to a small boot size or has a pair of F2s available, please let me know. Thanks

Me again. Any idea if these go down to a 21.5 boot?

Is that a golf course in the summer?

I'll take the opposite side on this. I've been trying to find a board for my kid, but have boots and should have bindings soon. If anyone wants to borrow something to let their kid or friends try, I have the following. Just send me a shipping label and return it a week later. Raichle something or others in size 22.5 and 25. If all goes well I'll have a full setup with size 11 boots and a 160 ish board. Whatever it takes to get more people to have a taste. We all want the same thing here so let's make it easier.

Kanda, Colorado?

A few years ago I struggled to find camber boards without going custom. At least now there are some better options. Granted they have weird cutouts, nose/tail shapes that look like can openers, strange graphics and funky model names (Hot Knife, Black Snowboard of Death????). I consider it a step in the right direction as I can't do anything on a rocker board.

What ever happened to the Pure Boarding guys? Wouldn't they have demo days and program they were pushing? Also, like what Kneel is saying. Think we all want the same thing here.

I worked in a few windsurfing shops in the 80s and saw the same issues that made it hard for people to enter the sport. - Very few places to learn and get past the beginner stage. It's no secret that there is a steep learning curve for alpine, less so for windsurfing. You need people that can teach, a place to learn and enough people looking to commit to a painful process to enjoy the sport. - The cost of getting started is high. Just getting to the mountain is expensive. Investing in gear on top of that is a lot to ask. Rentals are nor available as they need to be. I know Okemo had a few rental setups, including boots, but there were no takers - partially because of no instruction? It's all for sale for half price. - No focus on kids and getting people involved early. There are three or four threads this year on people looking for kids gear. I'm struggling to find small boots and a short board for my kid who is starting to ask. Again, the prior bullet points feed into this issue and I have to give credit to Burton for trying to solve this with their kid specific gear, Riglet program and directly sponsoring school programs to get kids snowboarding in grade school. I'm sure there are many other reasons and no easy answers. I'd love to see this go a different way, but near term it would be great to see more beginners and younger people on the green trails. Near term, guess we need to introduce a skier or soft booter to carving. I'm mounting some small bindings on a soft boot board for my kid and keeping an extra setup for friends and family. If anyone knows of a mountain that is offering instruction, spread the word. Maybe a learn to ride morning during the next carving convention? Let's keep sharing ideas so we can fill more chairs with carvers.

Thanks Lamberto. I'm going to hold off for now.

Do you have both three and four hole discs? If so, I'll take them. Thanks

Hi Cory, If you still have it at the end of MCC, I'll gladly take the Proteus. I would need it shipped to NY or VT though so I'll be your contingency plan so you don't have to bring it back to Canada. Wish was there next week.

Have you seen this? https://rockies.craigslist.org/spo/d/dillon-race-snowboard/6810404804.html

Bindings are for wimps.

Following on the thread of 10 year old carving, my son has started asking. Does anyone have something small and cheap available? Ideally, a short Burton Factory Prime. Thanks

Hi Carvedog, I'll take the board and bindings if they are still available.

This is still here? Interested in a low ball offer in USD to ship to NY the next time you are in Maine?

Hi JNG, I don't have any personal tales, but I do have a 10 year old who asked if he could give carving a go. I saw at Camelback in PA that they have a serious racing program filled with little kids on carving boards. Their coach might bed a good resource as I know that his son and two daughters race and ride on hard boots.

Start them young.

I'll take it. You ever up in VT or do I have to drive out to PA?

I wouldn't have agreed with you on the fartbags, until I tried one. Now the entire family will never sit with the popular kids at lunch.

HI Jonny, Think I saw you under the A quad in the morning on a Proteus with the green snake. Let me know if you want some company the next time you are out at Okemo. Pierre

Are you located in New England?

Did you save the receipts?

I would be surprised to hear that they could not work something out if you called. Maybe a credit for a subsequent season or a partial refund?

Guess you folks don't have kids, friends with kids and friends with friends that have never been boarding before. The saying is no friends on cord day after the rental shop, ski school drop off, replacing a lost left mitten and 11:00 lunch.