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  1. 22/23 Board Porn

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by yamifumi

    Representing Virus here. The board is new to me and I got this board used from German website with very good price. The seller was gracious enough to send it to the US 🇺🇸. 

    Board: 176cm Black Death Zylon Evo. 15cm width

     

    I cannot believe the board is from 2013 and still looks awesome in 2022!! I love the Zylon/Carbon combination. #magicdust #frankthetank

     

    Now where are the snowy weather !? 
     

     

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  2. Video of me carving

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    It is important to ride with someone who is good/great, ride often, take a video and have fun. Also ride in EVERY condition with those good riders. Though riding perfect groomers is the best feeling any carvers can have, try to ride every condition. It will definitely make you much better rider and will enjoy more too. 

    I have been riding hardboots for while (joined the forum in 2004) but I improved exponentially in the past 5 years as I am now riding with great riders and ride 50 days a year. Before that, I was only riding max 7 days out of a year with no one else to guide me. So it is fair to say I sucked before that 😂 (although I thought I was cool back then😎 rofl)

    Nothing better than analyzing your own riding with a video

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  3. U195

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Condition: Wide variety of snow condition from soft snow to slush

    Location: Arapahoe Basin

    Board: Softer version of U195

    Set up: MS 951 w/ SG bindings

     

    I was able to try the board out this past weekend and I enjoyed it quite a lot. Although the condition weren't powder day, I believe this board can rip on those days. The waist width was just about right, not too narrow nor too wide. It is quite hard to find board that can right comfortably with hardboots set up so It is quite awesome to have this board, especially able to have stance width of 46cm (normally I ride 48cm stance width on normal alpine board) which allows for comfortable stance at lower angle. For me, this is a huge plus as I don't have long leg like some people. 

    I was able to carve without worrying too much about buckling the nose and/or flexing the board with hardboot set up. Although the length is 195cm, it was surprisingly easy to maneuver through narrow runs at the lower mountain (half of the run is closed due to lack of snow). It would be difficult to say what I would change but trying out slightly softer nose would be interesting especially in powder days.

    Overall it was great board and definitely want to have in my quiver: the powder board that can also carve on the groomers.

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  7. New Board Porn 2021-2022

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by yamifumi

    Well, never too late to get infected..... #getinfected........Frank is just amazing at what he does and continue to innovate......

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    181-16.1cm width Virus Interceptor w/ Oxeon w/ New Black Death Construction for 22-23'. Lets see how this one 🦠 rides......😈

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  9. Need feedback to move beyond expert beginner

    in Carving Central

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    What helped me personally more than any set up was to focus on "looking back". As a recreational carver (not a racer, closed run for race course), there are usually someone behind you who has no idea what WE ARE DOING and "looking back" not only helps with safety but also rotation as well. Here is a great example from Velvet Pro Video, check out 3:09 "Basic rotational carving turn"

    I like to think in my head as "closing" the turn. I am regular stance and without bending the top half of the body, I focus on reaching my outer left knee with right hand on heel side turn and reaching inner area of my left knee with left hand on toe side turn. This is the simple things that I focus on but there are other things that I do keep in mind pending condition of snow, type of board, etc.

    It works for me and just my 2 cents: I am no instructor and not in position to lecture anybody but just sharing what worked/works for me 🙂 Some may say "thats wrong" .... errrr I really don't care. I look fine, enjoy riding, and I am at a point where I don't have to mess with my set-up (set it and forget it).

     

    I hope this helps. I hope to see you again in Aspen next year 🙂 

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  13. Copper

    in Colorado

    Posted

    Darn, I am sorry to have missed this. I usually go to copper on T or W but this week, I went to Keystone. I hope you have a fun stay at Copper. I love riding at Copper!! 

  15. U195

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    12 minutes ago, b.free said:

    Send one to Colorado as well, I ride only HB with any board. Have U198, U185 and Dupraz 6++ for cross reference as well.

    We have bunch of us in CO that rides HB in powder (me being one of them) and I’d love to try it after @b.free

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  17. Mountain Slope .951

    in Hardboot Reviews

    Posted · Edited by yamifumi

    On 2/11/2022 at 11:07 PM, Carvin' Marvin said:

    Got my boots in record time, Thanks Ivan! Would definitely recommend if he sells something you want.

    Ended up going with the C Shell Standard 100 flex boots.  I am happy with the flex.  Ran through the blue springs and switched to red and happy with that.  Using zipfit gara HV liners.

    Things I like: Fantastic boot shape, great fit right out of box.  Only 1 pressure point on the big toe that should be easy to manage.  The flex is very nice.  They ride real nice.  Everything is super easy to adjust and customize.  The buckles are nice and smooth.  Easily the best walking boots.  No more high-heel horse clopping to the lift.

    Things that are fine but will take some getting used to: the decreased heel ramp compared to UPZ.  I am having to rework my stance again so that's some work.

    Things I really don't like: The color.  God it's awful.  Granted my jacket shell is yellow too and two different yellows make for a funny look.  I really really don't like having to go back to bail bindings.  Where I live in Stepandclickistan, we are used to things happening at a certain speed and ease.  I have not won any olympic medals since switching over.

    Overall it's not even a question about staying with the MS boots.  The fit and performance are fantastic.

    Question: whats up with the nubs on top of the tongue where the cable crosses the tongue? The placement seems odd and the little notch in the middle is begging for explanation.  Notched to flex maybe?

    Welcome to the yellow boot gang @Carvin' Marvin!! I have been loving the boots and it is my 5th season on it. 
     

    the notch in the middle helps to hold the longest cable in place without them coming together and create more “stretch” on the cable from my understanding.
     

    Maybe that cable would have more stress if the notch wasn’t there? I would def get extra cable in the car Bc that’s the first thing that would give. One of the reason I got World Cup tongue (my boot is standard, 100 and got extra tongue from MS) is Bc I was flexing the tongue too much and the cable slipped from that notch which created awful noise. I got yellow and red spring (red with quite a bit of preload, someone has my yellow and hasn’t given back to me yet lol)

    my set up:

    -100 stiffness (standard)

    - World Cup stiffness tongue on both boots

    - yellow spring in the rear

    - red spring with preload in the front

    - booster strap

     

    let me know if you have any questions:))

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  21. AFC All Friends Carving Feb 4-7 2022

    in Colorado

    Posted · Edited by yamifumi

    It was indeed nice seeing everyone!! The trip was great overall and finally got to try Aspen mountain and lapping Copper bowl and Ruthie’s. But today at highlands was great with bunch of carvers diggin some trenches!! 
     

    Definitely I want to do this next year and hang out with carving friends!! 
     

    it was interesting to come back to Aspen this year on awesome carving days as it was in 2017. I was scared of most runs in 2017 Carvin session but now I totally enjoy it!

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