JJFluff

"Excuse My Trench"

Hello Everybody, I'm back at the in-laws for New Years and was thinking about heading to the Alps for some riding tomorrow morning, New Years Eve day. Any opinions on whether its worth the time or money? Anyone else planning on being there? I think Ill be going regardless but wouldn't mind an update or to take a few runs with some fellow hardbooters. I haven't even had the hard stuff on yet this sad season. Hope to year from ya.

I think the one thing that could help to give the sport a real boost is if snowboard shops would start to carry the boards. I started riding a Burton M6 because others at my local ski hill were ripping on alpine boards and I could go to the local SB shop at see them on the shelves. The boards are out of site and out of mind. When I started riding hardboots alpine boards were sitting on the racks with the others. (Thanks Burton, Sims, Morrow, etc. We had 4 to 6 regular "hardbooters" on the hill learning from each other. Unlike some who like to explain what they are riding on, I am starting to get annoyed with the question. I also feel that the longer this trend continues the more the sport will lose momentum. I am 35 years old and one of the younger hardbooters around. More and more riders will reach "retirement" while fewer new riders join in. And with less and less riders showing the way at resorts, big and small, the exposure will continue to dwindle. And I will be doomed to answer the question, "Is that a ski or a snowboard" for the rest of my life. :(

I ride duck on soft setup 3, -3. This picture has gotten mileage but it shows my heelside with the duck stance. With rotation in the waist your butt is over the board during flexion of the knees. Instead of "sitting on the toilet. Of course your knees end up together.

Just wanted to share my son's first day of carving. Eventually his skills will transfer to an alpine board (if that's what he wants). Best day on the snow that either of us have had up to this point! He turned 2 in September and ripped on his first day of riding. His dad was proud.

Sorry I missed everybody at buck. I overslept, the saw the six inches of new and got lazy. I'm sure I missed a good time. If anyone is headed to afton today, keep an eye out for me. I could use a guide.

So, I missed the christmas eve at buck but... I am getting ready to head out for afton as I type. So if anyone is planning on being out keep an I out for a guy who looks like he doesn't know his way around. That will be me. Hopefully I can catch up with one of you.

Looking into the turn is super important when completing a turn.

Money and not knowing any different. I can make the old stuff work so I am content continuing to use the gear. I would love the upgrade but it isn't a necessity for fueling the passion. I have demoed gear at the SES but it didn't put me over the edge. Plus I'm discovering that kids are expensive.

At least biannually. Looking forward to getting to ride with my fellow midwesterners. (sp?)

Count me in. See you guys then.

Don't look at the gate you are turning at, look one gate ahead. So as you are entering and finishing your heelside you should already be looking ahead as the turn is being executed to the following toeside turn. Like Jack said, you need to stay early in your turns down the course. By always looking one gate ahead you will be able to set your self up better for the following gate. Finish your turns high and start the turn early before reaching the gate you are targeting. You should reach the targeted gate at the end of each turn. As you exit the turn you need to already be looking ahead to set yourself up for the following gate and... repeat. As a novice in racing myself, this technique helped me the most.

I thought this was a site dedicated to snowboard carving, and not a site dedicated to "snowboard carving with hardboots, bindings, and an alpine specific snowboard." -My Bad. Fin needs to change the Title on the homepage from "Snowboard Carving, Racing, Alpine Snowboarding - Boards, Boots, Bindings, Reviews: Bomber Online in Summit County, Colorado: Welcome! to: "Hardboot Carving, Racing, Alpine Snowboarding - Boards, Boots, Bindings, Reviews: Bomber Online in Summit County, Colorado: Welcome!

I think it would be a good idea. After all, isn't one main reason for this forum to spread the word on alpine snowboarding? Correct me if I'm wrong but if you do not allow softbooters into our world how will they ever learn about it? From a guy who does both, and gets respect from the locals for being able to do both, I've found a ton of interest in what I do. Myself and others who ride the hard stuff have been able to get others onto the boards as well this season. We are after all "snowboarders"- no matter if we use soft or hard setups. I think to many feel that hardbootin isn't snowboarding and I disagree and consider myself a snowboarder through and through. By degrading those on softboot setups it doesn't help our cause to grow our sport, it hurts it.