ThePauaPoacher

If you look at my thread i.e. the fact I dont know what I am talking about ... & the fact only just getting back in to it ... i would defintely learn so brilliant. Keen as if weather conducive I will be there (used to mostly ride Whakapapa anyway as that is where the Mrs is a member up the hill) ... would be awesome to ride with some hardbooters ... so might just book now There was one guy I recall riding a bit at Whakapapa & Turoa at the time (8 odd years ago) who from memory was running a Oxygen KR 72 for a while & was AWESOME ... but cant remember the red raichle on a nidecker

Kipstar We are planning another one around that time so just might keep an eye open Although probably Turoa unless there is a bit more snow That said if you see me I will be skidding down sideways so shouldn't be hard to miss!! Cheers

Bought a Donek 175 MFC just had this first 3 days last week ... Crappy light days 1 & 2 ...legs gone on day 3 which was blue sky (ironically forecast for the worst day) .. day three it was just a waste .. Anyhow Even though bad light day 1 was my best ride ... as the old legs were as good as they were going to be Held the ice real nice... Very damp ... Carved surprisingly nice at low speed .. Released nice ... Stable at speed ... Was surprised by mellow transparent speed on the exit (as was trying on the steeper parts of main mountain) Not the boards fault but struggled heaps with my weight on the VSR as was carving way to tight when trying to carve bigger turn as had weight wrong (in my mind was still trying to ride the old boards I had only ridden for a sum total of say 3 hours last year in best part of decade) finished day 1 so tired my legs just stopped and had to slide down sideways Thought after day 1 I was going to be on a roll but got way worse each day ..struggled to commit ... Chatter on heal side ... weight too far forward on the toe ...and although I know technique 80% ...the other 20% was most likely binding tweak Awesome board day 1 .... Going to get way awesome on next trip I reckon ... Don't regret (thanks to advice from the south NZ)

Good start ... Again as been away from it for a while didn't know what gear was going to suit me .. so more through good luck than anything buying the RC10's with F2 Intec Tit step-in's was the right thing to do (weight etc) Donek Coiler Variable the right option.. will start digging

Firstly might have my terminology wrong in places so just bear with me (I dont know stuff) I have been away for a few years ... kids are old enough to belt down the hill now so had a few days last year I was on old technology anyway as boards in New Zealand hard to get ... have a Shine 162 & an Oxygen 164 proton (which I found recently) Mostly Ruapehu (whakapapa) Have started to think about up grading as my weight has changed (pie is good) 5'11" 94kg I have bought last year UPZ M27-27.5 & F2 to replace the old boots that broke first day back & the old SnoPro bindings I was sh!t scared were going to break My dilema I am fat ... the Shine has heaps of mileage on it & wants to fold (that said havent tuned properly yet with the new boots & bindings ... would add the boots & bindings seem too much for this board anyway) .. the Proton is cool but goes straight down the hill & I am too fat for it i.e. I want more G's on a carve than flight down the hill Dont know where to start on the new boards as things have changed so much & add I like the EC developments I am looking for a board that can make a very extreme carve ... but something that also lets you carve the mileage ... is this the Variable I should be looking for? are the EC boards only good for one thing I am happy going slow ... in fact would prefer something slower (my old planks no doubt are well slow in todays terms anyway) ... but want more extreme carves Thoughts would be appreciated