Chuck

Jrobb, PknPk, 15 min. from Erie... not alot of vertical but fun, wide runs, lots of people on weekends. Go early avoid the crowds. Kissing Bridge, 1½ Hrs from Erie. Not as big as Holiday but good runs and grooming. When I race there they groom the hill after the skiers for us... real friendly place. Holiday Valley, 1¾ Hrs from Erie. Lots of hills to get away from crowds. Swain, 2½ Hrs from Erie. Awesome grooming and real carver friendly. Its a 4 Hr drive for me and I do it often... its that good. Cockaigne, ¾ Hr from Erie. Nice wide runs, some of the longest in the area. Smaller area and not as crowded. Bristol Mtn. At least as far as Swain, excellent terrain and grooming. Some very steep runs and also long. If you go into Ohio the hills get shorter. Not worth it, You could drive to KB or HV in the same time as going to hills around Cleveland. Hope this helps some and maybe I'll see you out some time. I ride a Madd W/ Cateks. Chuck P.S. Times are approx as I usually drive the SL.

Well... Its a better crapshoot than Cleveland in January so count me in. I have probably 3 other boarders and a skier I can probably get on a board so maybe 4 more. Will I really need a powder board? I don't know how to make those... Hmmm :rolleyes: :D

You guy's from Cleveland speak up... I haven't been to a big mountain in over 10 years, I get one go at it this year and I want it to be good. I was pretty jacked to see the groom in your pic's from last year. All that nice groom, thats what I want to be on. I myself don't really care for powder, its hard, and cold cord that I want! Chuck

Cuban, You mean Jan. right? I could do either week. They haven't posted the local race schedule yet so I would probably lose one or two races dates. Hopefully the Airport will be fogged in so I will have to take an extra week of vacation, right?

Dr D, Whats the Quota on Ohioans? And how much influence do you have on the " Selection Committee"?

NateW... For the images I posted I used Snocad2 ( http://www.grafsnowboards.com/index.php?url=snocad) Very easy to learn. I also use Cadkey, Rhino and Solidworks when I want to make cutting files for the CNC. There is another program similar to Snocad2, but you can read about that at the Graf snowboard site... Chuck

Looking good... The pointed nose looks similar to old wooden ski's. If you reduce the pixel count and maintain the original aspect ratio the conversion will look exactly like the original. If my original picture is 1152 x 922 thats about 1.25 to 1. If I want it 800 x XXX I would use 800/1.25 and that gives the height in pixels. Then convert your pic to 800 x 640. HTH

okay, since I infringed on your short and schtubby board. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Small footprint of the UPZ, solid heel and toe shelf for the bindings. It would be nice to have the hinge point beefed up and better adjustment for knock kneed to bull legged riders. A complete redesign to mimic the BTS or other spring systems. A system of tongue's to help balance the spring system, like Raichle. Seem's simple enough... Chuck -- --

Chubz... A program like paintshop will allow you to reduce the pixels to fit. Or email it to me and I'll post or send back. I likey those tails :lol: :lol:

Chubz... It has to be a *.jpg or a *.bmp file and then it has to be under 800 x 600 pixels. Shred... I wasn't expecting it to be stiffer, guess I'll just have to make a few of 'em... I think I'm going to need a testing crew! Chuck

Shred... Is the 161 a "soft" board? That has Titanal construction so it is softer right? At least softer than the Madd 170? Don't tease us, at least give us a hint! Chuck

How ya like these... Looks kinda familiar I only ride groomed slopes and only ride forward. When I saw Shred's PJ and the shape of the Infiltrator I thought to myself I really like that shape, I really need that. It will be the first board I make this summer.... All my boards have that small nose but I really can't wait to try the large sidecut. Sorry Shred... can we work somtin' out on da copyright infringement? :D

Rhino is pretty easy to learn, and very accurate. I downloaded the trial version this afternoon and threw this together. Wood core, tip and tail pieces, and green sidewalls like my Madd... Chuck

The problem with this for me, is that Bumpy said " shouldn't the carver be at the very least somewhat responsible for many of the collisions that take place ". We have a generally accepted rule regarding culpability. If you take this view you are minimizing the culpability of the uphill skier or boarder, and that is one "slippery slope"! I agree with Jack, there are rules in place that are pretty concise...

The Carving Snowboarder is not the anomaly on the slope. I race in a local race program that was developed by skiers. I ride with them several weeks during the season. They have pretty much similar lines to what a carving snowboarder has. In fact three of the boarders I race with also ski race because the newer ski's give them the motion and sensations of a carving on a board. After all the shaped ski's were developed to carve a TURN not straight line the runs. I believe the issue would be solved if people would just be more aware of the code and ski or board by it, and not think they are the only ones on the hill. Another thing, why should I be responsible for what someone else does? Shouldn't you be responsible for your own actions?