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Roger was always a threat. He must have been 10-12ish when I met him. He was training with Mort at the time. Strong rider. Ink

Neil, Post #5 is what bordy is talking about. Roger Carver was riding a nidecker (oldschool) while the rest were on new school boards, Kessler/SG. Hope that helps Ink Ink

Tom, That totally reminds me of my snurfer and backhill days 30yrs ago. Thanks for the memories and it looks like you were having fun. I can tell that Lisa was with the laughter. Ink

Ping *Ace* to see if he wants them for his upcoming trip. Ink

BB Actually, those are two pretty good words to describe Petunia's(Big Mario) riding. I may use those two words next time I am critiquing him. For being a clydesdale Mario's riding may surprise you quite a bit. Carving that is, not air time. Ink

for tomorrow. Still digging out with 3' of wet, heavy snow here and the windshield wipers on the cav gave out yesterday so I need to get to fixing that. Have fun for me as I won't be back to Lovey again this season. Ink

Ace, Glad you get to ride out here again this season. I will miss out on the fun as I will be out of the country with the family. Have a great time! Ink

Lovey is offering season pass holders to OTHER mountains the opportunity to purchase a Lovey lift ticket for $30 till close on May 3rd. Ink

Lovey posted up 12" but CDOT stated this morning 18" at the tunnel. Typical lovey reporting. No Sheriff, I am at work and not enjoying the new snow. Ink

Just makin' sure so that prospective buyers know what they are gettin'. Also razzin' you a bit. CK takes care of his equipment so you can count on this being as described with a well running base and sharp edges. Good luck CK Ink

Looks like Sunday will be my last ride at Lovey for this season. I will get 2 days at the basin after my return from down unda. Ink

Are you actually running a -3* side edge bevel (\_) or is it 87* making it a +3* (/_)? Ink

Palmer sold a metal BX board which was built by Kessler. Kessler has a BX board. Phil Fell could comment further on current BX equipment. I don't have shop knowledge to know if any "mainstream" companies are adding metal. Ink

are now on sale. 2009-2010 Season Passes New Renewal Adult (23+) $339 $305 Young Adult (15-22) $269 $242 Child (6-14) $149 $134 Midweek $229 $206 Children 5 and under FREE FREE Senior (70+) $79 $79 These prices will include admission to LCS3... More info http://www.skiloveland.com/ticketsandpasses/SeasonPasses.aspx Ink

Lovey season pass is $339 with no blackout dates and you get 3 free days to join Tom and Lisa Palka in Monarch. This price also includes admission to LCS3. Good times right there I tell ya. Ink

Surf Rat, Tell Darren congratulations for me! Ink

Ok, so here is my review of the Virus 183 Phantom II. Most comments that I have ever read about the Virus boards are that they like to be ridden on the nose. I have been told this same info by several friends who have and like Virus. Bola let me take a couple out of his shop to test. Both boards are Virus 183 Phantoms but one of them is metal. I have not at this time tried the metal one. I didn't ask Bola any of the specs on the board, I just wanted to take them out and ride them. Going into testing I really wasn't thinking that I would like the board all that much as I don't like to pressure the noses anymore. My style of riding has changed from pressuring the nose and working the board from there(old racestock) to a more neutral(middle of the board) edge change and working the board from the middle(new racestock). Also, most of the boards I now ride are a bit softer and these Virus are pretty stout. Bola suggested setting up the board with my bindings forward toward the nose then adjusting back from there. When I was mounting the board I decided to use the inserts that others had used which happened to be similar to my SG 185 Race T. Yesterday the snow at Lovey was firm and grippy in the A.M. with little to no light for viewing the changes in the terrain. No better way to get to know a board when you can't see any upcoming bumps. As I got the board up to speed and put it on edge, it came around quite easily for a stout board. At first I did as most say and started the turns out more on the nose but after chattering out a few times I decided to switch to my newer style of riding. This neutral positioning suited the board much more and it began to wake up and really give back. There is a lot of energy build up that can be released down the hill to increase speed or up for airborn edge changes. I could just lean over without any input and it would come around nicely. I could drive it hard and would stick without a fuss. Even when some of the unexpected bumps or holes would appear the board would bounce, land and finish like nothing was there to upset it. Oh yeah, being on the stout side of things the board really liked to go fast and needed some speed to flex it into the turns. I took the Phantom on the steeper groom at Lovey and it had no problems coming around to either slow things down a bit by tightening up the radius or letting it go more fall line for GS style turns. Overall impression of this board is that it is a lot of fun for the faster side of riding with a lot of edge hold. It even carved backwards quite well with even less tail lift than my FCII had. I can't wait to test the metal version next, hopefully tomorrow. Stance was set at 63* front, 57* rear and 20" width starting the front foot in the middle of the front insert pack. This is the same stance that I use on the SG. I measured the waist at 19.6cm. I have seen some Virus with crazy amounts of camber but this is not one of those. This Phantom only has .5cm of camber. I will post up thoughts on the metal version after it is tested. Thanks to Bola(All Boards Sports) for letting me take this out for a test ride. Ink

Eldora Mtn Ski and Snowboard Club Coach: Matt Drinker Colorado Weekend training with a couple of 2-3 day camps USASA primarily Mostly younger participants I believe. Ink

today even with the lack of vision. When the sun was out it was great. Snow was really grippy and the Phantom II was a lot of fun. Still loved the liftie asking us to slow down as a skier had complained about "those guys on funny snowboards" going too fast. Next up Metal Phantom IV. David, It was great to finally meet and ride with you. You need to join us more often. Stan, Thanks for joining us again and get those boots bolted back together. Fun watching you rail turns with a FULLY unbolted upper cuff on your front foot. Skills right there yall! Till next time, Aloha, Ink

Tom, It looks like you guys were having a blast. I hope to ride with you either later this season at Abasin or next season. Ink

Kahuna 50-59 Methuselah 60+ Jeff's dad was 5th in Methuselah at 75yrs young. Way to go Richard! Ink

I'm hoping to make it out tomorrow. I should also be out on Monday. Ink

That is our own Shintowin at USASA nats. He got 1st in GS and 2nd in SL for Legend Men. Ink

You may not have done it on purpose but I was witness to said "hitting of ones self" by Big at the moving of your hand. It brought death looks and lots of laughter to me. Ink

Agreed. Ink