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For example.....

If you do a google image search of "damian sanders avalanche half pipe", there's a ton of shots of him mostly in the pipe with hardboots.

In line for the 162. I live in Sausalito and can do local. PM me if still available.

Found this piece on Yahoo news. I'm proud to say that I bought a Tomahawk GS board off of Justin a few years ago and to this day, it's my favorite board to use. This kid has some guts, especially after living out of his truck for a few months. I hope this kid makes it to Sochi. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/outside-the-games---justin-reiter-225306660.html?vp=1

Funny, I think most of us can name more than 10 boards that weren't even mentioned on here. http://onboardmag.com/features/lists/the-top-10-most-ridiculously-expensive-boards-ever.html

Anybody have one in good condition they're wanting to part with? Price? Pics?

Has this been sold?

Have any of you guys ever decided to bust out any of your shorter decks on a given day? I have a 149cm Burton Speed that I built up for an ex-gf but since she never got into it, it just sits in my closet gathering dust. I was thinking about giving it a ride as I've never ridden it before the next time I hit the mountain. I typically ride a 159 or a 185 depending on the day and group. I'm an average size adult male (ie. 5'10 etc...) In reality, it's only a difference of 10cm (4in) from my normal slalom deck but I'm also thinking it probably wouldn't make too much of a difference ridewise. I don't want to get all caught up on measurements and numbers but I just wanted to hear if you guys ever do this. And if so, is the experience that much different? I'm asking because I just don't want to waste my time with something that I'll want to swap out after a couple runs. My gut is that this thing will just be super fun and "whippy" on the mountain. Thoughts?

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I guess the first question should be, are Black Pearl Snowboards even around anymore? I remember a couple years ago, someone was talking about them on here. And secondly, anybody had the chance to try them out here in the US? I recall they had that extreme hammerhead nose to them.

I've always wanted to try one years ago but never had the chance. Anybody want to trade theirs for a Winterstick Cirque 156?

The new gladiator and Terminators look awesome but it's hard to justify a $3500 USD spend on that.

Yeah, that's the one.

Anybody have any reviews on that Virus plate from one of Scrutton's pics?

Any chance you get your boards tuned at Lombardi sports on Polk st. in SF? I remember bringing my Thawk in there for a quick sharpening and seeing some Volant decks on the rack. This was a while back though.

Any more pics of the new tomhawks? I have an older model and have been wanting to get a next gen one. I'd love to see more on how the current models look and ride. Seems like they're not on the podiums as much anymore but then again, I don't really know.

Sport plate version can be mounted to a 4x4 hole pattern. Glad to hear that it can be easily mounted. http://www.apexsnowboard.com/news.html

That's a huge swing in price for the Tinklers. How much of a difference is the lower end vs. High end tinkler? And on a separate note, are these plates advantageous to shorter decks like slalom length boards or just for longer sticks?

I haven't been following all the technical talk and mechanics of the plate system. For us non-engineering minded folk, how will the average consumer who doesn't understand the science behind it order their boards going forward with this type of system? I see this as a board (plate) mounted on top of your board. So traditionally, without the plate, your weight is directly flexing the board. With the plate, you are flexing the plate to a certain degree and then the board. Does this mean, you'll have to order a board with a soft flex since you'll be bending two things instead of one? So if I'm a 150lb person that orders a board with a given flex, now I need to order a board with a flex meant for a 130lb person since I'm mounting something on top to bend as well? If the advantages as Sean states that noticable, I'd be willing to explore the plate system idea assuming costs and benefits are significant enough. Please clarify.

Is there really that much difference between the RTR and the RC10? I know there is marketing speak about so-called improvements between models but cutting through that speak, can anyone verify that the RC10 is much more superior? Basically, is it worth spending the extra money to buy the RC10?

Having worked in the magazine business myself for a few years and involved in the ad sales side of it, the price of it depends on a few factors. First, the costs to produce the magazine are fixed. You print x copies with x amount of pages on certain stock, with a specific trim size, different finish etc. Assuming this is a large job, it will be shipped and priced by weight so that's fixed. I'm not sure what the frequency is you plan to publish but for the most part, you can project your operating expense for the year. Oh, there's also the costs for the editorial contributions, photography, layout etc. Not sure if you do it or hire someone to do that. either way, that's predictable. not sure if you have administrative costs like sales people to pay for selling advertising and commissions but that's something you'll factor in. you should have a good idea of what break even is from the beginning. The advertising that you plan to sell for it should cover that cost if not more. The revenue you generate from the people who purchase will probably be minimal in comparison to the ads you sell. If you're doing this for profit, sell as many ads as you need to, esp to survive which is difficult in the magazine print industry. Publications are folding left and right because ad sales is down. that's the bread and butter right there. Someone mentioned the snowboard journal below. Great mag, not a lot of ads. Went out of business because it couldn't sustain. Ads were too expensive or not enough to keep it afloat. It was also a pricey magazine if I remember. The quality of the magazine made it expensive to produce. It had a small circulation and as an advertiser, it may prevent them from buying into it due to the small readership. I'd buy it just because but if you want to keep it going long term, treat it like a business for profit because your "enthusiasm" and love of alpine sure won't pay the bills to print it. You'll know what a fair price is when you crunch the numbers.

Seems like a lot of you are ordering custom coilers lately. Has anybody been ordering any super custom Doneks ie. hammerhead(stubby) concepts, alternative shapes, etc.? If so, how are those working out for you?

Any pics of the new t-hawk boards? Are they on par with the new school boards being constantly mentioned in this thread and others? Is the board on the left a Coiler?

What the heck happened to Tomahawk? Have they updated their shapes and production up to par with the SG, Kessler, Black Pearls etc.? I sent them a note the other day inquiring about prices but still haven't heard back. Are they even a competitor on the podium anymore? Btw, I love these Black P's. They look hot.

Wasn't there a post on a snowboard version of this? Anyways, looks like overkill and super heavy. http://i.gizmodo.com/5165152/snowmodo-the-twin-parabolic-ski-concept