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Thanks, BlueB. I'll have him shoot you an email to the address on the e-flyer above.

Hi Boris, My buddy is interested in a lesson. Is there gear to rent or borrow around Cypress? Traveling from Seattle, for reference.

Hey Warren! Man, great to hear from you again. Hope the Swoard is working well for you. It has definitely been a solid year thus far for the powder boards! (I have a big-nosed Donek in the hopper....) All, thanks for the advice. I remembered that there used to be lessons at Crystal or Cypress, but those days might be past. My buddy is new to moving past skidded turns, so I think I'll keep hunting around for someone who can give him some pro tips, but may reach out later in he season for some of the aforementioned gear. Cheers!

Hahaha! That's just plain fun looking. My only wish is that it showed you passing some people riding more---umm---traditionally, and their confused looks.

Hi all, My friend is looking to try hardbootin'. I sold my hard boot setup (softie carver now) so I'm not much help. He is a size 10ish boot. He is interested in getting a lesson from someone who can loan/rent him gear in the Seattle area. Any good places to start looking for this type of option?

Sorry, folks! Dropped it off today. The board is gone!

Sale pending!

Selling my 175M Swoard. Great board, superb condition. I rode it 4 days (and only for about 2 hours each time). Need more of a Bx style board. This thing is like a Ferrari, though. I’m in Seattle. If you can do a local pickup, I can drop the price. PM me for details. $410 shipped in the US. I would have to get a quote for Canada. I have not needed to sharpen the edges. They are still razor sharp, and I am a sharp edge maven. They have plenty (!) left in them. The board has no significant damage. Normal wear. Tons of camber, great profile. I’ve never let the base dry out, and I stored it in a good climate, never in the heat. Selling because, as noted, I've moved toward a Bx/Freeride board. Would be interested in a 168 Kessler "The Ride" trade scenarios. Just don't tell my family. This is board number 13 in the house...so selling is preferred. Originally bought here http://forums.bomberonline.com/index.php?/topic/38514-swoard-175cm-m/?hl=swoard Photo Links: http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa465/garrettdn17/IMG_0598.jpg http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa465/garrettdn17/IMG_0601.jpg http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa465/garrettdn17/IMG_0594.jpg http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa465/garrettdn17/IMG_0605.jpg http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa465/garrettdn17/IMG_0614.jpg

Is this thing still for sale?

Is that correct that it is 31 at the waist? I'm not a bx expert but that seems like a really shallow difference between tip and waist?

I'm out on the boots, probably not exactly what I'm looking for. Happy hunting!

Email sent...

Prretty self explanatory... I'm looking to size down a touch to a 28.5. Maybe would even try a 28. I'm in a 29.0 323 now but have a bit of extra room. i live in Seattle, if anyone happens to be near me.

I third the Sensor by Smith. I have used Red and Blue Sensor. Both are excellent.

I'll sheepishly admit I did not do the norms, but I will. The hill was REALLY crowded until night, and then it was rutted so I was spending a lot of time just feeling out the board. (I switched to my "normal" board after about 3 Swoard runs in the morning.) In the evening I did do some work similar to the norms, but I didn't dedicate the time to it. I was just having a blast carving that sucker. So fun. When I stand my feet are outward a little bit. I have some tension in my piriformis that I've never been able to fully work out. When I have my splay too low I get pain in the outer left of my front foot and feel like I am pushing outward significantly with my knees, specifically the rear. This is pretty similar to how it is on my all-mountin soft-boot board. So I *think* going too close on the binding angles is not going to be comfortable for me. But I am new to this genre, so I know I don't know what I don't know. The "weird" is just that I feel like my weight isn't equally distributed and I am mainly on one leg. The front, specifically. I went to 57/45 and at that angle it feels to my untrained legs like maybe a touch of toe lift on the front might help get me a little more centered. But I'm not sure. I feel like I am really pressuring my front quad with these angles. If the toe life would indeed be beneficial, how might an enterprising new-carver go about buying a toe lift that is compatible with the Burton bindings? I was looking at the EC stuff so I was under the impression that flat was ideal. I know, I know....something on the internet isn't 100% accurate?!?!?!?!?!! Say it ain't so. And yes, the waist is 23sm. With a tape measure on the board like 10 times to check various things you'd think I would have checked that. As for my snowsport history... I've snowboarded since 1990. I've actually wanted a carving board for a long time, but just moved back tot Wa and stepped up to the plate (pun intended). Finding this website was the ignitor for that fire. I'm a pretty descent all mountain rider, backcountry and in bounds both. I'm not awesome at all in the park. I can hit the L (not XL) pro-lines, but methods are about as much as I do. I have downhill skied twice, mostly because my wife (skier) wanted to watch me look like a goon on the hill. Haha. I've also cross-country skied some. My dad is a XC racer, so I started that when I was young. I prefer the gravity method of propulsion, though. BlueB, I see you are an instructor in Vancouver? If I can get away from here for a day I'll need a lesson for sure.

Should have said a Swoard 175M....

Thanks for the feedback thus far! I'm using a 175M with a 21.5 waiste, a 21 inch stance and I have a 34 inch inseam. No cant or toe or heel lift. The bindings are Burton race plates. If I go to 45 degrees on the rear I can get to 85 degrees. I would guess I should feel a little weird on it, but I don't have a baseline of HOW weird it should feel.

So I have a whopping 1 day on snow. I have 29.5M boots and big feet. I'm 73 inches tall. I started my day with binding angles of 51/45. That was just too uncomfortable. I switched to 51/39 and all was well. However, I have toe and heel overhand at that setting. Specifically, I can get the board up to a theoretical 76 degrees before I will have drag. The way I see it I have 4 options: 1) Get smaller feet 2) Get a wider board 3) higher binding angles 4) Accept it for now I didn't feel any drag or anything, but I'm a total rookie. I imagine I'll get laying out a little more within a few sessions. Is 76 degrees something I'm likely to eclipse soon? Long term I think I would probably order a custom board, but is like 23Cm too wide for a caving stick? I think if I up the binding angles I'll need to keep that 10-15 degree difference from front to rear or it is just to uncomfortable for me. I'm looking for any intermediate/advanced/experts who have had this debate/issue before, I imagine (?) it isn't too uncommon.

Arrived! Looks superb. I'll begin training on Saturday ;)

Apologies for all the spelling/grammar errors. On a mobile device...

Ahhhhh.... I've got exactly 0 days in hard boots on a snowboard, however, I apparently can safely be rated as "expert" at riding in general. More big mountain, technical style. For perspective, I'll occasionally do some time in the park. But not much. Pretty much never rails. But steep and deep is awesome, however I end up on steep and icy a lot! I'm pretty high-speed with multiple gps and even a radar clock over 60mph. I'm certainly a nobody in the snowboard world (sniffle) but this stuff is just a baseline of who I am and how I ride for comparison. I used to race very minor slalom courses when I was way younger on my sweet burton air. Soooo...I do know the difference between holding and edge on a turn and sweeping snow :) ok, with my brief and hopefully appropriate bio out of the way.... I was NOT a believer in Magne for 2 reasons: I thought it would adversely affect a good carve, and I thought it was wonky and just hype. Then I rode one. Again, baseline comparison: I was riding a 162 Custom and tried my friends new 161.5 Travis Rice. Both cambered. on icy snow the difference was actually incredible. Like, the grip was sufficiently different in a skidding turn, or when planting on a run in on a steep chute with crummy snow/ice that I almost went tumbling forward. I expected the edge to just give a time but more like I was used to, so when it didn't of threw me off. I bought a Magne board shortly after. And for my all-purpose board I won't likely buy a board without it again. My powder board does not have, nor need, Magne. In good snow it is useless. I was worried I would notice it on carves. Not in the lease true, which surprised me. If all you ride is good conditions, it won't buy much. But for icy chutes I LOVE that stuff. When I'm on ice now on a non-Magne board I have to reconsider my check-off or safety points a little more. Certainly not the end of the world, but it really does help just that little bit. Anyway, that's been my experience. I'm not paid by Lib or anyone...haha...but I do thinks that board design is great. I'm on my 3rd MangneTraction board now. Cheers!

Inquiry sent.

Thanks! appreciate it. My wife was actually born there, and we JUST moved back to Seattle (from North Carolina...) PM Sent to the seller.

How damp does it ride...like for a guy who is just switching to a carving board?

I'm interested. Still available? Do these tend to run small or large? I guess a question is what size shoe you normally wear (?). I'm a 11.5 running shoe and usually wear about a 29.5 or 30 boot.