Mike T

Mt Hood Meadows and Mt Hood Fusion (Timberline + Ski Bowl)

I have a Flux 168 and a Contra 167. They are both very capable carvers that are quite at home off the groomed as well. I find the Flux to be the smoother carver, and the Contra to be grippier and more aggressive. They can both handle everything from super firm to soft groomers. I tend to favor the Coiler on steeper terrain, bad grooming, and really firm snow… and the Flux on mellower terrain, colder snow, and when I feel like taking laps through the (smaller, I’m getting old) jumps. Off groomed I find the Coiler to generally perform better… it requires less input … but the Flux has been very damage resistant (thicker core since non-metal, Durasurf base) so I choose it anytime coverage is questionable or when riding unfamiliar terrain. Hope that helps

Schweitzer is on the way home for me, planning to do it

Impressions after first full day on MS WC: Wow, comfortable! Never had to unbuckle. Very responsive laterally. I can throw down with less effort on my part. I did find I needed to be more mindful on softer snow to keep turns from going terminal. The flex is more "hinge-like" when compared to Deeluxe+BTS Spring adjustments have a much more profound effect than on Deeluxe+BTS. I was easily able to tweak on-hill to get to a happy fore-aft flex I'm gonna be doing some similar binding setup adjustments that @Jack M and others did - reducing or losing outward cant, reducing the angle gap between the feet, possibly reducing stance width by a hair. I might also increase stance angles a bit in general due to the lateral responsiveness Zero heel lift on one foot, very small amount on the other, should be able to eliminate with liner tweaks. I had an annoying amount of heel lift with Deeluxe. B shell has similar interior and bail-to-bail dimensions as Deeluxe 25MP shell. Maybe a couple mm longer inside the shell and a more sensibly shaped toe area. The ledge on the heel is higher than on Deeluxe - I did have to back off the shoulder bolts on the heel bails of my Sidewinders two turns to make ingress and egress smooth. I am using the Palau liners from my Deeluxes, and swapped out the MS top straps for Booster straps. Will report back after I've tweaked more and gotten used to them.

@Q's - Others who have tried on both would have to answer. I definitely recommend reading this thread from the beginning, I found a lot of useful thoughts and info.

I did eventually, yes.

I've got a pair of Mountain Slope WC on the way Can't wait to mold some liners in them!

I've been trying to get in touch with All Board Sports for the past couple of weeks to buy some Mountain Slope boots - they are not responding to emails or voice messages. Anyone know what's up?

Halloooooo!

Can't wait. Remind me ti bring some Deschiutes growlers and a case of wine when we get closer!

Two pairs of large gloves, two pairs of large mitts, $57.60. Black Friday came early this year.

If I didn't already have two of these, exact same specs, I'd snap it up. Seriously, someone is gonna be very happy with it.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=kinco+901&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Akinco+901 XLs for $6.67. Medium for $8.73. Large for less than $20.

LOVE the Roll the Bones NFCE 174! My favorite board topped with my favorite band.

I switched from 700's to 425's mostly for the ankle pivot difference. Was growing to dislike the whole asymmetric flex thing. The 425's do seem stiffer and do seem to be more consistent across different temps.