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I got 33 days this year mostly at wolf creek. The only problem with that resort is that I rode a powder board more than a carving board this season. Not a bad problem to have :)

Always a fan of progress my wish list would include something lighter (Perhaps carbon fiber with good dampening ) and adjustable angles without taking the while thing appart for size 27 upz boots I'm in CO if you need a tester for the next generation :)

If not a 4/1 thing this is a sad loss for the community. We have never met but you have taught me quite a lot I would be interested in the os1s

Interested in the pogo. How narrow is the waist?

On wider boards I use Gilmour bias - particularly useful on a powder board When the board is too narrow reverse bias helps - 18 cm or so This is just what has helped me but others may feel strongly to the contrary

try gilmour bias/reverse bias that is what I do with UPZ 27 that doesnt solve the problem of the toe and heel bails covering the center disk making an angle change difficult. Dreaming of TD4s with carbon fiber cutting the weight in 1/2 and some system that lets a 26-27 stepin boot fit without limiting angle changes.

Awesome!!! That comment begs a picture :) I may have to replicate

Amen brother!!! I too ride to carve and carving is the sensation that got me hooked and changed me from a two planker to one. If anything has worked to change the dynamic and reduce the prevalence of snowboarding it is the adoption of snowboard carving tech by ski manufacturers. Now just about anyone can get a wide ski with good sidecut and feel the carving or powder floating sensations in rapid order. No steep learning curve or "specialized equipment" and the versatility of skiing offers no sitting, kneeling or unbuckling on the flats. A good AT setup offers all of the above plus light boots with amazing walkability and easy access to backcountry. Bottom line - I have 2 children who both learned to ski. It was much easier to progress from snowplow to carve (no toe or heelside edge catching/flips and gone are the days of crossed tips with the shorter skis) than learn to board and they do not feel that they are missing anything. Will I ever go back to skis - low likelihood but I do not see the same compelling reasons to start snowboarding that I did it 1989. Is it just me or is the average age of a snowboarder on the hill >30? This more than commercialization and silly contests worries me, that said I did nod my head in affirmation a few times while reading the article.

Just a friendly FYI Ruroc sale 40% off starting in about 1 hour https://www.ruroc.com/ These are a bit pricy but it is great to have integrated protection from the elements sun and cold. As a guy who deals daily with skin cancer let me remind everyone that elevation, reflected light and lots of exposure do not work out well in the long run. This choice has worked well for me but whatever you choose please cover up physically or chemically whenever on the hill.

I loved my Kemper asym as well. With all the advances in board tech I would love to ride a modern multiradius/vsr metal asym. With all the discussion about wider boards I'm frankly surprised we are not seeing a resurgence in asyms because they do feel good when the board gets wider and angles get slacker. That said I don't find the asym helpful with steeper angles and narrower boards which I usually reserve for powder and an asym probably wouldn't help much there

I have not been skiing in Utah for a few years but my favorite in that area for carving was solitude because they always have some steep groomed runs and it isn't too busy. Brighton is probably the busiest, full with jibbers and kids skiing above their level/out of control. (I have been hit twice at brightin) Snowbird is great but I usually ride more all mountain there - not where I would go looking for blues. The cottonwood canyons are higher and always have the better snow than parkcity/deer valley/canyons which is important late season. Last snowbasin and powder mountain are also great and worth a try.

H2O Please post pics of your mods

A while back I hit a tree and broke my leg when my board went on one side and I on the other. Release bindings like skis would have prevented this but for snowboards thats just not practical. For a while I was thinking of bolts that would break at a certain impulse like they do with telephone poles. This takes snowboard binding release to a new level with pyrotechnics.(also for a different purpose) http://newatlas.com/resero-xv-snowboard-avalanche-safety/47770/

Does this belong in the carving forum or the other hardboot forum?

Agree with Corey as this has helped me in the past

I found this interesting for so many reasons after the recent discussions about binding angles and board width. It shows that even softbooters are looking at steeper angles and recognizing the need for different angles in different conditions. Not sure if I'm brave enough to ride it in surf mode. https://ksr-video.imgix.net/projects/2801095/video-744091-h264_high.mp4

If that's all it takes I say we start a collection and do this every year because we have had an amazing year in Colorado so far.

BlueB. Thanks! I'm sure I have lots to learn I don't usually ride by kicking my rear foot but was illustrating a spectrum of style and riding. That said if you don't force turns like that through trees on riding bumps I really would like to learn your tricks. As for riding angle I just prefer a more forward facing stance as it feels more symmetrical on a symmetrical board but I do have fond memories of riding slacker angles on my asym boards

Wow! Know before you go

Steep angles that are fairly parallel favor carving while mechanically disadvantaging other turning styles. A splay and slacker rear foot favors forcing the rear of the board in a turn (Slarving) while quite good still for carving. The large muscle groups better allow you to kick your rear leg front and back - think walking. Like this the front foot becomes a piviot pointing where you want to go by moving the rear of the board around. Minor muscle groups then are used for lateral stabilization of the front foot and this is exacerbated with a wider board putting more lateral forces into your front knee (could cause knee pain balance issue or just be tiring). Parallel slack angles or duck may be the most versatile (more powerful and quicker turns in the deep or through trees) on a wider board because you can use big muscle groups to move the front or rear of the board like walking a kickturn or tick-tacking on a skateboard. I like to look ahead and rotate my body to the front of the board when riding faster or cruising and find that if the angles are slacker than about 45 degrees this puts too much internal rotation (rotation of the knee to the great toe side) for me and starts to cause knee pain. If you look at my new Jones hovercraft over on the new board porn thread you will find that our angles are not that far off but for me I would probably slacken the angles just a bit on that moss. Not less than 45 degrees and keep a splay with the front a bit steeper. That said everyone is mechanically different and has different style. I just love to see that I'm not the only one riding this sort of board in plates and loving it.

Sometimes I explain snowboarding as the exact opposite of waterskiing except in powder- instead of leaning back and moving your front foot to change direction while pivioting on your rear foot on a snowboard you lean forward and piviot on the front foot while moving the back foot to change direction. In powder it seems that the technique and feel is very much like waterskiing providing it is deep enough. Carving is when you figure out how to piviot between the feet by trusting the edge of the board to make the turn rather than grossly pointing the board where you want it to go. (Not entirely true as we know you can either up or down unweighted the board and then move it as a unit with both legs in that unweighted instant) This takes a integrated approach using both feet for the same purpose and is probably where the tuck the knees together style came from actually trying to use both legs as one unit All three approaches have their merit and we use the best tool for each situation. Most the time I try to carve. Some times I have to slide a turn or slarve and occasionally god gives me the chance to float Not sure who's tag line I'm stealing/butchering but: Any cat can make cord only God can give the powder

When I ride choppy stuff its always my front leg behind the knee on the little toe side that hurts. Fibular head or Hamstring muscle insertion? Anyone else have this problem? Wonder if its just my cant angles being wrong. Always wonder if a gecko or other free-riding plate would help

I already am looking at these for freeride (https://pierregignoux.fr/en/produit/black-snowboard/) and am ready to embrace newer tech. Sixth-Sense or the new northwave should be a big improvement in an market that has stagnated. I am particularly excited for a truly NEW take on a snowboard boot. The advances in ski boot tech particularly in the AT variety it is substantial. Lighter weight, better fit and a walking mode that makes you wonder about just wearing your boots to the restaurant/bar afterwards. I hope that both the new northwave and these will consider a lever lock or other mechanism for their BTS so a real walking mode is possible. Some of us have to hike a bit through the parking lot or on the hill. (that can be exciting with UPZ and Fintech heels). Also a spring system that is lower profile would help. There are a number of ways this could be done - I was hopefull this would come to market as a mod for existing boots but it would be awesome to see something like this done OEM. http://www.extremecarving.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=11201

WOW that is beautiful

I was typing a response but deleted it when Ursle's poped up What Ursle said after that is settled then think about Gilmour or reverse Gilmour bias.