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Inquiring minds want to know...specifics? Length, width, sidecut, construction? Turn-ons? Favorite stuffed animal?

Let's not forget that Linus was able to talk the gullible Charlie Brown into missing Halloween to wait for the Great Pumpkin. Accordingly, I waded into the Pumpkin Patch and tried to put an order through the Catek site for FR2 toe ramps. After cowering under the table once I hit the "submit" button, here's what came back: Caron Alpine Technologies, Inc. :: Warning Order processing error ! Payment processor declined your order. Please review your data and try again. Reason: Error: The merchant login ID or password is invalid or the account is inactive. (Reason Code 13 / Sub 2) This seems to suggest that, if Catek's not dead, then they are extremely sleepy. For the record, I want to state that trying to place this order does not make me an idiot. It merely confirms it.

The fear isn't that no one is home behind the Catek curtain, it's that someone nefarious is there waiting to collect my credit card information. How do we know that the Catek site hasn't been captured by ISIS who are using the proceeds to fund their campaign? Using the lure of spacer thingys with a starved and desperate population to fill their coffers. It's almost too much to bear. Yet, again, I'm strangely tempted to follow your suggestion. I like cornices.

Why do I have this picture in my mind of you and me standing on a 40 foot cornice, with you saying "Dude, hit it! The landing is totally pillowy!" Yet, I'm tempted to follow your suggestion.

The back end of the Catek site is still live. I was mulling the idea of placing an order for FR2 toe ramps and got to the point of registering an account. I got an automated email response including my profile information but got cold feet when it came to actually placing the order and sending my credit card information into the void.

I thought this was a pretty solid comparison of the Swoard Dual and the Volkl Coal XT: http://www.extremecarving.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10035

Did we just inadvertently stumble on the reason for the slow traffic up to the hills? It only takes one idiot to cause a traffic jam. An idiot with a joint is a sure bet.

Yikes! Best of luck on the recovery / rehab. I'll be on the lookout for unguided missiles at Loveland on Friday.

It's a great idea! I was just explaining supply and demand to my 7 year old daughter yesterday. In the back of my mind, I was thinking about those damn large FR toe ramps I can't find...

That is a bummer! Makes sense to enjoy the remainder of the season. Getting old DOES suck, but the alternative isn't so hot either. On the other hand, imagine how bad getting old would suck If you'd wasted all your time getting to that point on the couch.

What, no Roffes? I'm wearing a Bula hat right now!

This makes 25 years for me. Started on this bad ride right here. That's right, the Ken Achenbach pro model. With the unforgiving Sims bindings with the metal bails over the soft top of a size 13 Sorel. The ankle strap was agony, but I was freakin' SNOWBOARDING, so pain was part of the sacrifice, right? I had no earthly idea what I was doing when I bought the rig, so I had one of the experts at a local Winter Park shop mount the bindings. His "expertise" suggested a 45/0 stance leaving about 3 inches of rear Sorel hanging over both rails. But I was freakin' snowboarding! I must have ridden that set up 50 days during the first 2 months of the season, until I took it into Cruise or Bruise Sports and the owner, Wayne, said, "Dude, who the hell did this to you? That's a terrible stance. And who puts eight fat lag screws in each binding?" He inserted the board with probably a 35/25 stance and I rode it another 70 days that year. Things have come a long way!

"...a festival on the Isle of Lucy..." Classic. And way funnier than snowboarding.

I'd like to "Like" this post but fear it might be misconstrued....

Maybe we should combine the two issues and create a new "Couldn't Hear it in the Liftline without the Aid of my Ear Trumpet" thread.

Best post of the week.

Bumpin.' I know there's a pair of these under someone's bed, lonesome, emaciated, neglected, just looking for someone to love them.

Helpful information, this. For soft boots, I'd love to see a head to head test with the Bomber Power Plates. I got my first go on the Bombers this past week and, similar to you, was surprised at how well they soaked up the flotsam and jetsam. My only comparison point was the old Palmer risers which seemed to do no more than what the name implied.

Whoa, dude, you may want to take a look at the year on that post!

Ah, exactly what I was looking for. Symptoms typically present on heelside turns, the result being that ugly, straight-legged, butt out, mummy-armed contortion that makes my eyes water when I see it. Great description. Now I have to make sure I'm not doing it!

Can you say a bit more about this? Where does the counter-rotation come in to play?

Once the wave of nausea passed, anybody else impressed that the edge held in picture 2? That's pretty burly construction! Best of luck on the repair. I wish I could recommend someone, but I do my own repair work on boards not nearly as nice as this one.

I have to confess having the same reaction to the Kwicker (aside from the cringeworthy name that sounds like something straight out of a Big 5 Sporting Goods sale rack). If the new version is as stiff as a ski boot, doesn't that obviate the one advantage of soft boots? Reviews from some splitboarders seem to count the stiffness as a negative, particularly in touring mode. And if the boot is a stiff as a hardboot, why not stick with a proven interface with greater adjustability? The recall notice would make me nervous as a potential buyer, not because of the recall itself, but because it suggests that K2 has moved <800 sets of bindings. I'd have to wonder about K2's commitment to a product with that little uptake.

It was tongue-in-cheek; if you were writing marketing copy for this board, that's probably exactly unlike what you'd write.