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As far as I can tell, I have the only "Quiver" here. Notice the bottom of the Blue Squash.
These are the only 2 boards that I use at Big Sky. I do have doubles of both. That may qualify for a small quiver of quivers. Hopefully the boards will wear out before I do. In my own little jaded world, these do me just fine.
Must be fun to ride all those boards.
You just can't make an old dog lead to water
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21 hours ago, buster said:
what's wrong with cortizone?
www.medicinenet.com
Complications of cortisone shots can include:
Joint infection.
Nerve damage.
Thinning of skin and soft tissue around the injection site.
Temporary flare of pain and inflammation in the joint.
Tendon weakening or rupture.
Thinning of nearby bone (osteoporosis)
Whitening or lightening of the skin around the injection site.
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I had a partial 7 or 8 years ago. Medial side. I know this is a discussion on a full knee, but the Mako Knee Procedure is pretty fabulous. I'm boarding bumps hard at least 50 days a year, and it has worked beyond by expectations. Here's a link.
http://www.daleymd.com/mako-robotic-total-knee-replacement.html
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I'd contribute, but I'd seriously embarrass myself. Nice to see a bunch of guys laying down on the job. Kind of look like a bunch of millennials ( don't most of us wish we were millennials).
Pretty shots of you guys.
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14 minutes ago, philw said: Well if we're doing video then here's a 30 second one which you can see the hard boots working in, settings as above.
Each to their own of course: almost everyone I ride with uses soft boots. I just can't be bothered with the things, which hurt my feet. I have experimented with no-boarding, which does work better in soft boots, no question. Functionally, I don't think there's a lot of difference: soft boots are clearly up to the job. As are hard boots... I would not evangelise to my soft boot mates or anyone else - use what you want to use. That's precisely what I do:Absolutely. I normally board with skiers. Every once in awhile I'll find a boarder that's willing to ride off piste with me. (Dredman)
The most proselytizing I do with any softboot boarders that I ride with, is to ask them if they ride switch. If not I encourage them to try steeper angles.
Riding in any conditions (with the exception of frozen and chickenheads) is possible, fun, and surfy in hardboots. One just has to figure out what works.
Nice video. Will have to work on it. I'm a little self-conscious riding with a gopro on my head.
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Anybody that says you can't get the same feel in hardboots as softboots in pow with the proper equipment and fit, hasn't dialed it in yet. My boots/liners feel like bedroom slippers. The liners feel as soft as anything you can get in soft boots. I can get 6" of forward flex past the toe of my boot just standing without the heel coming off the floor. I'm in ride mode and the top buckle is loose. Everything in pow needs to be flexing in conjunction with everything else.
This is a crappy video, but then first day trying out a gopro. 4 to 6" of pow. Everything I use is pretty loose. Soft as you need till you need control.
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Might not be what you're looking for, because I stay off the groomers unless absolutely necessary.
Off piste almost all the time. Riding in NOS Raichle 122s which are soft to start with a 3 buckle with no power strap. I ride exclusively in the walk mode and using F2 Sport (Blue plastic) Intecs. What I've found that helps compensate for hard boots is to keep the top buckle pretty loose when I'm in powder or bumps. As soon as the top buckle gets to carving tight, it's too tight and disrupts the flow that I need when in powder or bumps.
I switched my angles from 66/45 to 51/30 to compensate for the added torque on a wider powder/all mountain board. Boot size is 26.5.
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Wild and loose, that's how it's got to be
'cause that's the only kind of board that appeals to me
Wild and loose, the only life I know
Just havin' one big party from snow to snowThanks to Morris Day and the Time for the lyrics and a great chorus to board by.
https://youtu.be/2v8EWlZxj-M?t=49
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51 front and 30 rear on a 251mm width. Forward, aft, and side to side, these angles give me best absorption with the knees and lateral directional changes (YMMV}. Cant angles are about 3 degrees both front and rear. My son uses identical angles, except he's goofy.
ON a narrower board I'm at 60 and 40 for powder and bumps.
Bring a screwdriver and change your angles to better suit your style.
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We're getting snow. They've been changing the forecast from 1" to 3 to 5". We've had at least 4" so far. The winds were fierce blowing from the Southwest and filling in everything. The wind and snow are now coming from the Northeast and doing a refill at no charge (unlike Starbucks). Should be good tomorrow if the wind dies down.
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Morning was typical spring with overnight freezing conditions. Everything was hard until sometime after 1pm. Then Hero Snow to the extreme. The forecast has changed, 1 to 3 inches overnight (which means-maybe lots). Dakota, Shedhorn, Challenger, Powder Seeker, and the Tram were closed all day. Really high winds, which will Load everything on the Peak and South Side. Swifty was on and off. The South side should be killer with the winds that we had. Maybe another epic day tomorrow at Dakota. My son is here for the last day. He smokes me in bad conditions. Busted out the Burton Coil for the Corn today. Was waaaaay fast
, and too much fun.
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Pinball conditions yesterday. When it finally softened up, was like flypaper. Lots of snow, so no worries there. Grooming has been good, but off piste was a bummer yesterday. Today high of 39 and lots of sun so far. Colder tomorrow.
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I decided to take a crapshoot and get one of these. Between my son and I, we have have 2 each. I looked at many powder boards and decided to go with the Nitro Quiver line and chose the squash because it had the stiffest flex, positive camber, short progressive sidecut, early rise, big setback, and most importantly for me (cause I'm a bit of a lightweight) the narrowest waist of anything I could find (251mm) It is definitely stiffer than my old go to board the Burton Coil. Both my son (who weighs 180) and I (I'm 135) are both are riding the 153. It really floats, and Dave can pretty much attest to that. Made in Austria and the 2019s are now out in the land down under. Yes, I'm kind of shilling for them, but it has far exceeded any expectations I've ever had for any board, not just a powder board.
SPECS
Terrain:All-MountainMore
Ability Level:Advanced-ExpertMore
Rocker Type:CamberMore
Shape:Directional
Flex Rating:StiffMore
Binding Mount Pattern:2x4
Core/Laminates:Wood
Athletes:Bryan Fox and Austin Smith
Warranty:2 YearsMore
Size (cm)153 159
Tip Width (mm)295 301
Waist Width (mm)251 255
Tail Width (mm)289 295
Sidecut Radius (m)8.0 8.4
Stance Setback (mm)25 25
Stance Range (in)520 - 640 520 - 640
Stance Range (mm)20.5 - 25.2 20.5 - 25.2
Rider Weight (lbs)110+ 130+
WidthRegularRegular
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I had a 174 Coiler Nirvana T4 Energy barreling down my ass all day. It was all I could do to keep from being run over.
I've got sleepy eyes and no intentions of starting early. No snow last night. It will be a day I'll remember for a very long time.
My 48 year old son (who could be your brother) got in late last night, and thankfully went back to bed.
Remember it ain't the operator, it's the equipment, or something like that.
Thanks for a great day.
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Met up with Dave at Big Sky today. Rode a chair up with him and a little chit chat. Caught another chair with him and it was game on. One of the best days I've had and on the South side, the most snow I've ever seen. Waist deep and that is the absolute truth. This guy can ski anything. One of the best days I've had. Looking forward to more.
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7 hours ago, bigwavedave said:
Specs From some old catalogs
I wonder if the dualtec throttle with your grandson is a 146? I rode one of those for a while and it was really fun back when I was 165 pounds. I also used to have a 167 of the vintage in your top photo. It was my favorite board until I acquired a quiver of Generics race boards. Those Rossi’s had a foam core that lost their life after a few years of riding.
The wire might be a good all mountain board. I think @bumpyride likes those. May be similar to a Coil.
The wire was stiffer and less lively than the coil. Had them both. My son, however, liked the wire, but he had 40 lbs. on me.
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Bumps, trees, steeps, powder, and even firm groomers. Not the kind of board one would even think about using hardboots with, but it is remarkable in it's versatility.
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Will come with 2" wider seats to accommodate those with extra girth. This chair is being installed on the wrong mountain. After opening bell look for 60% + of the seats to be vacant. Well I might be wrong about that because the luxury class will go for the heated bubble seats. It's going to ruin my favorite warm-up bump runs.
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Last post didn't register. Tip is 295 and tail is 289 and waist is 251.
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10 minutes ago, digger jr said:
What is that thing? Looks pretty cool.
Nitro Squash. Works well for all mountain. Floats in Powder, Carves pretty well, and is great in the bumps and tight trees. Just finished off a day in knee deep.
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10 minutes ago, st_lupo said:
Hey, what gives with the taper on that thing?!?!
295 tip 289 tail, 251 width 153 length, 8.0 to 7.2 progressive sidecut.
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So with this set up, lots of questions. When it's a soft booter I usually ask: "Do you ride switch?" If the answer is no, I usually say: "I don't either, so I could never figure out why anyone would ride down the hill sideways. I tried steeper angles, it just made more sense to me. These are the same angles that my feet end up when I'm sliding down an icy sidewalk."
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I took a leap of faith this year and bought a Nitro Quiver Squash. I searched for several years for boards that I thought would fit the bill. I ran across the Quiver series from Nitro. Board is Medium Stiff, which was a requirement for me, and is cambered with an early rise tip. Progressive side cut (8m to 7.2m). It was the narrowest board (251mm waist in the 153 size) in the series, has a significant setback and a swallow tail. The Squash turns on a dime with little effort. It's blast in tight trees. With the short tail, I no longer have to worry about hooking the tail in the bumps, or coming down steep chutes. Back leg burn is not even a consideration
Coming off the Peak at Big Sky in thigh deep powder, I've never lost sight of the tip. My trip back into the condo has some very low pitch runs through the trees. Never had a problem with bogging down in light powder even on such a low pitched slope.
Picture is the Squash compared to the Burton Coil 156 which has been my off piste board for years. The Squash is slightly stiffer than the Coil, turns tighter and really floats. I no longer think about turning in deep, I just do a slight angular deflection and it turns.
I'm using the F2 Intec (sport I think), and riding my boots in the Walk Mode (and have been doing so for 21 years). My angles on the Coil for off piste are 66/45, and I had to decrease the angles to 51/30 to compensate for the wider board and increased leverage on the Squash.
The Squash will be in it's own series next year and will be offered in a Split Board, and will also have a Women's model. I would never hesitate to take this on a Heli trip, and I've had many Heli comparable runs this year at Big Sky. One day, I was even doing tight figure 8s by my lonesome.
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2 hours ago, digger jr said:
You must have legs of steel bumpyride. Hope to visit the Big Sky someday.
Don't need legs of steel if you have body of feathers. I'm a bit of a light weight.
, and too much fun.
Annual Quiver Photo 2018-19 Season
in Carving Central
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Thanks, but the thing would break my skinny little behind. There are some guys on https://www.facebook.com/groups/736314186478431/?ref=bookmarks which is Alpinesnowboardtrader looking for those. Offer is much appreciated. I sold one at $165 I think, but it was a NOS.