tahoetrencher

boots are here in Tahoe safely They're bitchin jus like you said AAA+++ trading experience-thanks (maybe orange IS the new black) -trench

orange fashion question: will these boots make my butt look fast?

pm from Tahoe i'll take em if... (blizzard warning expired, av still extreme) ; * )

do you trust that batmobile in the Tahoe sun? when you coming back man, carving Tahoe is the best kept secret on the west coast right now Cuban? It's time

Yeah, but Do these boots make my ass look fast?

Yep, I have the red 325s (racing tongues) with the "boned-out" buckles still backing up the Indys Thanks

Welcome back! You always bring it: the best snow, best weather, best throw-down... That was fun.

Hi Chris, Put me in line per my e-mail. Are those full wrap thermos or the ones with just the heel molds? Are these as soft as everyone says? Or were those just the white ones. Thanks, Tim

On a 165?? I'd pay a hundred bucks to see that 4 or 5 more of the Feb crew and maybe we can turn Cuban into a short boarder. He'd be scary on that thing no doubt.

Nice stiff, turny but stable platform for a 5-8 yr old. I always wondered if the board came with these bindings- mine were the same. He used ski boots and was great for two seasons of moderate use but ripped the bindings out of the board when he was somewhere around 40-45 lbs. Use only on the bunnys and inspect the binding interface before each ride. Cool graphics fer shuur!

Thanks Jack. Why so similar in shape, the Apex and Stealth? Any design/manufacturing collabotation?

I think that counts?

Kemper Apex? 88 or more likely 89, I think? Stealth?

I think there is a world of difference other than nose profile between the new Madd and the NSR. Attributing all to the nose belies the other thoughtful posts you have made here. I remember getting my red team fps around '94-'95 season? You're 1998 wasn't red unless you painted it? Time to calibrate the way back machine Chumley?

So is that all you ride now because it is so much better? A full metal jacket; all decambered? Do you ever miss the loaded glass feel as some quite accomplished carvers here seem to? Can a glass board be more fun sometimes if harder on the legs? Maybe that's just nostalgia. I benefit from a large quiver and truly never ride a board more than 2 or 3 times in a row. I like adjusting to the different feedback of individual rides. I don't like being "comfotable" too much on piste. Doesn't mean I'm not occasionally solid.

That seems to be the current feeling, Buell. But as to "taking the load off" the board, is that always a good thing?

"HUGE benefit for freecarving" Maybe theoretically, yes. But couldn't an inefficiently shaped nose add energy to the board? Slower in the gates for sure, but where does that speed (energy) loss migrate to? Just asking.

The Heave report today: The season is extended two extra weeks ( 2 weekends past the original mid-April close) 18" of fresh, bluebird, windless. And more sun than we need

Tahoe Quarterly just announced that Vail Corp has purchased Incline Village! This is a more straight forward Real Estate endeavor that incorporates both Diamond Peak and the exclusive Incline Golf Course. "We've been working on this for a long time" quoted a Vail spokesman. "We couldn't be more excited. Incline (village) is perfectly in line with our new client demographics. It will be a wonderful amenity to our Ritz (Northstar) clients who can travel back and forth without ever having to pass through Kings Beach." Wow. What next? ?

matter of fact there is another one lurking here right now.

I was riding my white-walled Madd 170? I think there are still 6 or 7 around the board...

for showing me the way down. Again. And again. :) See you in '13

Yep, It's been a Downhill Slide in Tahoe for quite some time now. Small businesses are getting gobbled up in complete secrecy. RIP the 'wood.

Classic.