henkku

Yes, it says 289 on the side of the heel.

Bricky, sorry for not getting back to you earlier, we just moved to a new place and the boots were in a box. I'll check the size tonight after work and let you know.

I'm selling a pair of Raichle AF600 hard boots, size 26.5 with intec step in heels for 150 AUD. The boots have been modified by adding a spring to the back of the boot to allow better ankle flex (see photo). The outer shells are in excellent condition, inner liners are thermoflex and have been molded twice. The left liner has some damage on the inside around the heel area. The boots are in Manly, NSW, Australia. I can deliver them to Sydney CBD or post them within the country. Cheers, Henrik Boots Back view Spring closeup Thermoflex liners.

Hi Mozzman, How does it look like, will there be (new) snow on the weekend of 6th and how bad do you think the crowds will be? I think we should try to set a date and not sooner than the 6th... Cheers, Henrik

bump... This would be great I haven't snowboarded since moving to Sydney last August, so I am definitely looking forward for some carving action. Otherwise my carving will start to suck as much as my surfing still does... Timewise August would be good for me.

Thanks Baka. I actually thought about going to Perisher Blue, before you replied... -Henrik

Hi! It looks like there will be some new snow this weekend at the snowy mountains. Is anyone planning to go to Thredbo or Perisher Blue this weekend? I am considering going to either of those this weekend, but I have never snowboarded either spot, so I am also looking for some advice on them. Does any one have any recommendations on these places? Is Perisher worth the higher lift ticket price? Any good trails for carving on either of them and how is the grooming? Thanks, Henrik

Jim, I was thinking about the bottom turn in my first post. If I understood you correctly, you meant that although the bottom turn looks like a carved turn on snow, the technique involved in doing it is different in some way which is hard to describe. Actually, I was hoping for an answer of the type: "It's almost the same; just do X instead of Y". This was maybe unrealistic, since it is often hard to describe the technique that one has learned by doing. I will go on experimenting with the turning, until I nail the bottom turn. Hopefully I will have a better understanding of the matter in a few weeks :D Thanks to everyone for your answers, Henkku

Nils, thanks for your reply. The steep learning curve is something which I already had figured out, but fortunately water is a softer element than hardpacked snow... I will probably compromise on the turning & duckdiving ability and get a longboard to smoothen the learning process and to get most out of the smaller waves that I would be surfing in any case. The only downside of my surfing, I mean work trip ;), is missing the coming snowboarding season, I was looking forward to attending the next Zinal EC session...

Based on some of the earlier threads there are at least a few hardbooters here who also surf or have surfed. After some years of hardboot carving I started surfing this Spring, and now I am about to move from Finland to Sydney for half a year of surfing :D After watching good surfers, it seems that there are lots of things in common in carving a surfboard and a snowboard. However, being a beginner, I haven't yet managed to properly do 'real' turns on waves. So I have a question for the carvers who also surf: How does the the turning technique differ between snowboarding and surfing? Obviously you can't pressure the nose to turn tighter... Thanks, Henkku