Jutta

I had to pass :(

Thanks to everyone for clearing things up for me! You are awesome :)

I love this forum :) Hm, so what I'm hearing is that F2 is the way to go, but to stay away from the titaniums (and get the RS) for now and to possibly get second set of bindings once I'm ready for a stiffer setup?

Neil and Digger jr., thanks for your input. I was looking at the F2 Intec RS from YYZ, but then saw the posting for the titaniums and now I'm unsure. On skis, I'm on a very stiff setup for my size, and I'm assuming that my carving will develop into that direction as well.

Keenan, I'm not ready for that investment just yet

Keenan, I'm not ready for that investment just yet

Nope, I'm in size 23 boots and would rather not modify the bindings. I'm aware of the necessity for different heels, and I know the step-ins are more expensive in general - but I'm still trying to keep costs in check. Bling really isn't my thing

Help! Please bear with the relatively long narrative.... Here's the story: I'm 5'4", 120 lbs, and I'm ready to get (back) into my hard boots. (Raichle 125) I tried learning to snowboard on a hard setup about ten years ago and, well, it just didn't work out. Life happened, and precious time on snow was exclusively reserved for skiing. Being stubborn, I put myself on a soft setup a few years back and things felt better. Last year we finally moved to a spot that allows for more than a week on snow, and now boarding feels great. As in, I learned to carve

Interested, of course.

Interesses :)

...a full kick to the groin - even with cup - is still rather serious business.

I'm not trying to hijack your thread, but as a long-term searcher for the one glove that will actually keep my hands warm, I looked this one up (looks pretty good to me, too) and not only are they on sale for $66 right now at backcountry.com, they also come with free shipping. Here's the link: http://www.backcountry.com/store/HES0016/c11/s100000008/Hestra-Army-Leather-Heli-3-Finger-Ski-Glove.html

this http://www.virus-snowboards.de/com/index.php?sub1=0 should do it.

Either you're lucky, or you're not. Admittedly, I've never owned a Volant board, but I fell in love with their skis 2 years ago. While I've managed to delam my first pair of volant skis after about 15 days of use, my SO (who puts significantly more stress on his gear) never had a problem.

I happen to work at a place where the general political view is quite opposed to my own, so it's either pretending not to hear very well or getting caught up in endless arguments. That's annoying at best and occasionally it can be absolutely exhausting. I don't mind - in fact I enjoy - a political conversation now and then, but like many others I appreciate a place where politics isn't on the agenda.