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  1. Mslm

    in Canada - Ontario

    Posted · Edited by kaz

    Jan.15.2014

    Conditions today : Soft (sugar and ice chunks mix on ice-base ) on most of runs, icy on Promenade.

    Temperature : -4 to -3 degrees

    They need more snow to recover from rain/warm-temp last weekend. Started snow from 2:00PM.

    Hopefully they'll get enough snow over night.

    It was icy on Promenade but I enjoyed it. I'll be there tomorrow too.

    I called my wife and asked to capture a MSLM webcam picture. (Junk yard)

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  2. Vancouver Carvers' Diaries 2013/14

    in Canada - British Columbia

    Posted

    Hey guys,

    I heard it's lack of snow there... but we got tons of snow in Ontario.

    Runs are so short, it's not a mountain, it's small hill, however enough chilly wind and snow

    and runs are hard-packed almost icy. It's been good condition so far.

    It's -18 degrees now. My toes will freeze during riding tomorrow.

    This is MSLM (Mount St. Louis Moonstone) where Bruce from Coiler rides.

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    These guys are who I ride with.

    I miss Cypress carvers.

  8. Vancouver Carvers' Diaries 2012/13

    in Canada - British Columbia

    Posted · Edited by kaz

    March 12

    I stayed until noon. Too hot and too soft.

    First morning wasn't so bad.

    Almost clear sky,visibility was clear, light wind, temperature felt like +1 to +2 degrees at 12:00pm.

    4 to 5 cm of flesh snow. Seemed like almost recovered from rain. But temperature was too high.

    (Cypress's report was a bit wrong. They said -1 degree at noon. Visi variable. Moderate to strong wind.

    Grouse's report was +2 degrees at 1:00pm. WTF?)

    I don't need sunshine. Need for cold temp.

  9. Vancouver Carvers' Diaries 2012/13

    in Canada - British Columbia

    Posted · Edited by kaz

    Sorry John. I couldn't wait for you because my wife was waiting at pass-check entrance.

    I had to babysit my wife on bunny hill and she gave me a few runs of time before that.

    I had to rush otherwise my wife's thunder and lighting might have hit on me.

    me:flamethromy wife :)

    My wife is super beginner but she did much better than I thought, thanks to Boris.

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  10. Carving plug-in

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Kohei Kawaguchi posted a new video on YouTube.

    Carving Plug-In Green

    <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RACOnX1qP4I?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

    He participated in an SBX race.

    He is producing 3 DVD titles for next season: Carving Plug-In "RED 2", "BLUE 2" and "GREEN".

    And he is releasing "KOHEI STYLE 2012" soon as well.

  11. Carving plug-in

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by kaz

    Hi ursle,

    I got some videos for you.

    Racers

    Technical competition riders and racers mix

    These guys are who I used to ride with in Nagano Japan.

    I'm not that good like them though.

    If you check those video's channels, you'll find some more ideas of carving snowboarding scene in Japan.

  12. Carving plug-in

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    So many racer joined the carving battle so you can see them in the video. But racers won't enter the technical competitions so much (I think). Carving battle has simple criteria but the tech-comps. In the tech-comps, you ride on a wave run, flat middle slope and stuff. And you go down the run with only short/middle/long turn or free-style in the one run. After you finish one run, Judges give you points. And the winner is the guys who got highest total points.

    I found the explanation of tech-comps on Wiki but it's only in Japanese and I can not explain everything. It's too difficult for me.:(

    I put some YouTube videos below. Those are about tech-comps. Hopefully you can get some idea of it.

    Sorry for bothering this thread.

  14. Carving plug-in

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    It's not dance style. And snowboarding technical competitions are not influenced by the sponsors so much.

    But I don't know the truth. I'm sure those are not bad as much as surf and skate competitions though.

    In fact, there are so many guys who are aiming to win the competition and practicing so hard to improve

    their skills. I had been watching some of them in a ski area. So I can't disrespect them.

    However I do agree with you, indeed. I don't think I need to compete against someone.

    I challenge myself and the runs even on a bad snow condition. I just wanna carve down the runs cool.

    English is my second language so I might have misunderstood you guys or exprained with wrong expression.

    Sorry in advance if I'm so.

  15. Carving plug-in

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by kaz

    Tom: That's cool! I was wondering how you enjoyed the RED DVD. If you have lived in Japan, you or at least your wife can understand their talking.

    My home town is Yokkaichi Mie. Next to Aichi prefecture. My wife is Canadian and worked in Japan for 6 years.

    I used to go to Nomugi Touge ski area in Nagano. So many alpine snowboarders there. Its kinda alpine snowboarder's heaven.

    Anyway, thanks! have fun and ride safe!

    P.S. A guy wearing blue beanie, black jacket and blue pants with Ogasaka is my friend from Nomugi Touge ski area in the Absolute 2012 DVD.

    Dave: Pretty much that you think. The carving battle is a tournament. The winner is decided by some judges from participant's technique.

    I'm not sure this but Participants have to show short, middle and long turns in the one run. And the judging criteria is how cool the riding is.

    But the technical competitions are run by some Japanese snowboard associations. My believe is they have their own judging criterias and

    they are bit different from each other. So participants might have to adjust to each association's judging criteria... but I don't know exactly.

    Put simply, those competitions are like a figure skating. Judging by how cool/beautiful/dramatic the riding is. Not time.

    I hope you can understand even a little bit of what I wanna say.

  16. Carving plug-in

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    I thought I'm the only one guy who has the Carving Plug-In DVDs in North America.:)

    I'm gonna tell him that you enjoyed those DVDs.

    I'm collecting carving DVDs.

    I have

    and

    I don't know if there is a carving competition or a technical competition in North America.

    But those are popular in Japan.

    This is the carving competition

    that my friend posted. Kohei Kawaguchi and Manabu Kobayashi are in this viedo.

    Just FYI.

  17. Carving plug-in

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by kaz

    I've seen him at a ski mountain in Nagano I used to go to but never really talked to him.

    However, I know he is a quite nice guy and has a great passion for snowboarding

    and awesome technique as you can see in the video.

    This video below is same guy and he is riding on a very steep run.

    He is my hero.

  19. Cypress Diaries 2011-12

    in Canada - British Columbia

    Posted

    April 4: Snow was OK until 10:00ish. But snowcat operators are not good at grooming, some gaps on JJ all the way to the bottom. After 10:00 am became too warm from sun shine and runs got too soft (almost slushy). There was a little bit of hard base on Collins, I stayed there about 1 hour. But I had to leave around 1:00 pm because became too soft.

    April 5: JJ was made by little snow chunks from first track. It was like riding on crackers. Hard surface but too brittle to carve. Snow refused to hold my edges. I tried lions chair side too, but same condition. So I left at 10:30.

    I saw an unmarked car on Cypress Bowl Rd on my way home two days in a row. It was a black dodge charger. I hard they are switching over their police car from ford crown to dodge charger. I saw a guy caught. And today, there was SUV unmarked car on uphill side too.

    Watch your speed.

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  22. Cypress Diaries 2011-12

    in Canada - British Columbia

    Posted

    I saw Kaz at the top and though he was right behind me and a friend but when we got to the bottom I didn't see you anywhere sorry we didn't wait but were just about at the end of our day and wanted to get a few more runs in.

    I'm slow when I'm by myself. I'm always thinking what I should do to improve my snowboarding skill. So I stop so often in the middle of the run and correct my bad habit.

    My task is how to finish toe-side-turn quickly and how to begin heel-side-turn quickly and stable.

    Catch the snow with front edge and start to weight snowboard early in heel-side-turn.

    like this ↓

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    I don't know if my explanation makes sence. It's difficult to explain in English about this topic.

    Kaz => Samurai style :cool:= clean cut and silent; he probably chasing the girls at Colins:eplus2::ices_ange;)

    Not on Friday:)

    My ancestors were Samurai. For real.

  23. Cypress Diaries 2011-12

    in Canada - British Columbia

    Posted

    Did u get her number?!

    Geo

    No way.

    I didn't want her to think like I'm trying to pick up a girl.:(

    And also I was going to leave there when I saw her.

    I wanted to check her gear but I couldn't talk to her anyway 'coz I'm not fluent in English.

    If I see her next time, I might say Hi. That's it.:(

    But I wish I could talk to her.:cool:

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