Elcomico

Ma fille de 13 ans qui est une bonne skieuse veut faire des plus grosses traces dans la neige et me suivre. Est-ce une fausse bonne idée de débuter directement avec un setup rigide? Quelles ont été vos expériences? Vous comprendrez qu'elle n'a aucune expérience en planche.

Claude tu nous laissera connaître les résultats de ton fitting. Je cherchais justement un gars avec de l'expérience qui ne fera pas le saut en voyant mes (trop grande) Deeluxe et leur kit de boot fitting! Deeluxe Fit Set

Just got back from a three day trip to Kicking Horse, BC. Had the privilege of witnessing lots of untracked powder and managed to hold my own. However I'm wondering if my equipment setup could of been better. I guess answering the "why aren't you riding a soft setup?" question multiple times a day got to me somehow. The fact I've been riding race boards for over 20 years and consider ridding a soft boot setup to be a different sport altogether did not appear to be a valid answer to most! In hard pack land Quebec I usually ride a 168 Renntiger GS but resurrected a 158 Volkl spline on which I mounted my brand new F2 step-in titaniums and wore my also brand new Deeluxe 325s. I had no real issues following my 2 skier and 1 soft setup snowboard friends, but I wasn't as "flexible" in the chutes and steeps as I which I was. I have the feeling making heel turns was overly difficult since I started many turns from a standing toe side (shoulders perpendicular to board), then turned my shoulders (to "normal" position) to finally turn the board. My soft boot buddy being more comfortable making "blind" heel side turns managed (I believe) to make tighter turns by not having to "look" at were he was going. This leads to me to question my angles, my technique and my board! Do some of you use different angles when you pass from a hard pack day to steeps/trees/couloirs/powder conditions or on your different boards? Are your "free ride" boards shorter which was my initial reaction (and confirmed my 158 would be fine)? While I don't think I would of been at ease with a long board in the chutes, whenever I was on open terrain, crud of the bottom of the mountain groomers I was longing for length. The short board also (I believe) led me to dislike the flexibility of my 325 in the "Free Ride" mode. On some runs I actually stopped to tighten my boots and change the flex settings on the boots... Sorry to be so long winded, a new board will be purchased within the next year or two and I'm looking for feedback and advice. Appart from the obvious fact my technique and physical shape needs to be better for the next western outing, what else should I look into? Is a soft setup inevitable? Thanks!

Could the Volkl Spline 158 that's been gathering dust downstairs be what I'm looking for?

A few friends are planning a multi day trip out west and are considering Kicking Horse. As an eastern GS carver (#1 board is a Volkl Renntiger 163), I'm questioning the best equipment to use on such a different terrain. Yeah, I could rent a soft setup but would like other options. What would YOU ride?