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Bryan: I picked one up in August. I just had to have it for one last run on a legend. it was my first and maybe my last. My first a blue swally 165 with straps and an aluminum skeg/brake. My next one I rode forever and it's living in Cottonwood, AZ. I rode several yellow roundtails until they died of exposure and stress. But, the blue swallowtail with the gray strap is my first love. Dmitri made a once in a lifetime shape and it's been copied over and over but never improved upon. I wish that one day someone might find a way to do this. The Fawcett boards are cool and have some merit but, once you have ridden a Milovich designed board you ride with a certain attitude and posture. You are centered, no flailing arms. Your center-mass is calm and collected. You are the board. Be, be... the board. Rockered? Old becomes new. Stiff nose? Old becomes new. Reverse sidecut, new promises here. Good luck to the winners. Especially to the bindingless crowd, that seems to be the way to go in years to come. At least for out of bounds riding. Maybe resort riding with attitude changes? Welcome to Winterstick again, the Dark Lord, Mark

Thanks, Michael. No, I am not referring to old style clamps that attach(ed) to raingutters. Rather, these are racks which attach the car window/frame assembly (http://www.winterracks.com/. I kind of like the idea until I think about going through a drive-through service for a coffee. Or, when I walk around the car and car and cannot get into a door because the boards or skis are attached to it. Not to speak of if anything of legitimate weight were applied to it would it shatter the window and or break the frame of the door? Legitimate questions I think. That said, it looks like a great idea if it has the bugs worked out. I hear you on the OEM parts. Trouble is, the local Hyundai dealer wants around $450 to retrofit with OEM. I am currently looking on FleaBay and elsewhere for a better deal. Amazon.com seems to be in the running but, they leave out certain things like foot-pads, connectors, and accessories. You have to read the ads closely or end up paying dearly. Box carriers are great and are the norm around here in norther Utah. They protect equipment from road salts and other debris. I am trying to work with what I have at the moment and am working my way up to getting one. Funny, I've seen cars with two boxes on the racks. Now, that my man, is living! Finally, a place to put Aunt Ednas' body. Mark

OK Gang, My DW bought a new car back in August (Hyundai Accent HB) and failed to get any kind of rack system for the vehicle. I was out of town and could not reach her in time. FF to now: I've searched the web for roof racks for already existing components (i.e., I currently have Yakima ski carriers and a Thule snowboard carrier) which possess elliptical mounts for aeroblade style bars. I've been using them on a Suburban which got sold and driven off today and so NOW I am left with the ability to carry boards and skis IF I can find the right lower bar equipment. Amazon.com offers components which come seperate. Etrailer.com offers kits which hover around 300-plus USD and includes shipping. Rola, Yakima, and Thule seem to be the top runners. I'm just trying to explore my options. Should I try to stay with the aeroblade crossbars OR find adapters for the carriers which would fit either Yakima or Thule racks? There is another choice which might mount to the windows, something I'd like to avoid for safety and security reasons but I cannot remember the name of the manufacturer. Inno? What does the community suggest? I don't mind plunking down 2 or 3 hundred USD for a safe rack system but, I am trying to be wise and economical, too. Thanks for any input. BTW, I love the Hyundai Accent HB but it is small and compact. Not meant to carry cinder blocks or roof supports for This Old House Smells Like Sewage Water. I wish she would have bought something that I don't need a shoe spoon to get in and out of. That's another story.......... Mark

That's our old friend CasperCarver raging at Jackson, Wyoming (Snowking?). An amazing act to watch and try and emulate. Mark

Welcome back CMC. Many years since we last heard your sage advice here. Now, all we need is D-Sub and CF for a proper family reunion. Mark

My shoulders have already been through years of doing 'Berts' while skateboarding so it came as no shock when the doctor told me I had torn my rotator cuff. The injury occurred when I planted my left hand at speed and it stuck. The shoulder followed through the turn and ruptured at the only place it could. After a year of sleepless nights awakening to a dull ache in my shoulder I had it repaired several years back. Luckily, I've been able to continue to ride for several seasons but, I am VERY protective of this shoulder and I have augered in many times because I won't put my hand on the snow. Now, I faceplant or get the wind knocked out of me. It doesn't happen often but, it happens at least once a season. The key is angulation of the body rather than inclination of it. Don't reach for the snow, push your knees toward the snow and roll your ankles downward toward the edges of your board, to echo Bryan's point above. It's your legs and lower body which carve. Your upper body should be quiet and focused on the turn. When you do get the occasional sprain in your fingers or thumb, tape is the best cure unless you really have done some nerve damage. See a surgeon, not a doctor, someone who can really help you keep from losing feeling in those phalanges. Wrists: don't wear wrist guards unless you like the idea of your arm breaking further back along the radius and/or ulna. At least with the wrist you may be more guarded against a compound fracture. The wrist is what supports your hand and is a terminus for the radius and ulna. It does not carve. It sure looks cool on Velvet vids while extremecarving but, the wrist is not the star of the show, it's more like an extra on the set, to use a movie metaphor. It never gets the spotlight, until you put it in the snow at speed. Then it is the hero, the Man, until it grabs the snow and your arm keeps going. Bye-bye. C'ya later, alligator. In a while, crocodile. Game over. I guess getting older does have it's perks: the gift of time learning what NOT to do while enjoying what TO DO. Oh, BTW, if your 'outrigger arm' is trailing in your turn, you need to review the basics of a turn featured here on BOL. It'll save you hours of time in the ER. That arm should not be trailing, IMO. Maybe on really soft days and your risk of injury is greatly diminished but, not on solid days. OK, take a chance and put your hand in the snow and see what you get. Hero or zero? Mark

LeeW, These memories are in no way ancient to me. They are 'far removed from memory' but, by heck-fire they are not ancient. Thanks for the great memories and of times to come... Regards, Mark

Great vid! Too bad your title is spot on for telling us the ending of the production. Money won, snowboarding lost on any level when compared to this one fact. Although I am for progression of our sport and for sharing it with others, apparently, it comes at a very high price. My whole life has been wrapped around riding a snowboard in winter. I'm an addict. I don't need no 12-Step program to help me. What's cool is to see other people in our sport pushing hard to be the best they can be. That is inspiring. What sucks is when they push for money and not joy. Sorry, someone has to say it. Although I am a Flying Tomato fan, it all comes with a price. White caved and went for the fame and money while Kelly didn't. Both great riders. Both great talent. Both trying to provide for themselves and their families. Craig paid his price, and Shaun (White) is paying his. Sadly, the movie paints Jake Carpenters' first approach to snowboarding (racing, hardboots, timing clocks) as some sort of mentally-retarded child that was eventually institutionalized while at the same time promoting Sims approach as a skateboarder turned ski-boarder and saving the world from gates and electric-eye finishes. Then, Jake ends up getting the best freestyle rider in the world and taking Sims' idea of half-pipe riding and turning into a marketing plan to control the entire global snowboard community. Johnny Quest meets Doctor Evil and The Alan Parsons Project making alpine the laughing-stock of riding a snowboard. I'll take laughing-stock over mass media and marketing sluts any day. Like softbootsailer, I started out on the water and concrete waves. The mountains called and I had to go (Muir). What a trying moment to listen to Tom Sims talk about Kelly's passing while knowing that Sims has passed since those interviews. This is a great sport we have and great people in it to make it fun, interesting, challenging, and competitive. Snowboarding is life. Thanks, Bryan! Mark

I just want to carve with Buell and boardguru and Trish and Rebecca and I Lovett and the Sereika's and the O'Gradys and the whole Ogden Crew. I'm just a big cry-baby right now. I'm hoping to just WATCH the high standard they all set for us forum members next season. Nevermind trying to keep up with them. Well, maybe on hero snow conditions I could 'replicate' what a few of them are doing. I bet Andrew (MaddBeaver) could keep up with some of them. I just became a grandpa of a beautiful girl who wants pink Deeluxe boots, pink TD6's (with the peony powerflex petals of power), and all pink NorthFace outerwear. Pink Smith goggles, and pink Kevlar gloves that glow in the dark and can pick up a dime from a well-oiled table top. Sheesh, she's gonna break the bank this one. Mark utahslarver :)

Your observation above reminds me of the Dogtown articles Craig Stecyk wrote for Skateboarder Magazine in the late 70's. I don't remember all of the verbiage but he referred to the Dog Star (Sirius) and other cosmological (or astronomical) ideas which influenced the Z-Boys and the coming of age of modern skateboarding. Hmmph. Such an irony: the dog days of summer always give way to the cold snows of winter and then back again. Thanks for sharing. Mark Bob Biniak below (RIP)

Bryan, This is going to be a great opportunity to make a 'statement' about who you are as a snowboarder, collector, and all-around-good-guy. As a recovering art student, I can tell you that you have a lot of decisions ahead of you. For example, you could use 'found' objects like rejected 'snow-stix' from Tinkler, roof racks that are modified to be board supports, anything that is related to snowboarding that might be re-purposed to be a stay or hold down. Boot buckles? Maybe even using ski objects like old poles, old skis, or lengths of cable from an old ski lift. In addition, you could fabricate objects that resemble snowboard artifacts. Maybe have Fin send you some rejected bails with the shoulder bolts and all of the rigging to mount into the wall? How about using old rat-trap bindings to hold the boards on the wall? Or, you could have a welder (yourself?) fabricate a form that resembled a plate binding or part and make matched pairs of them? In other words, think outside of your boxes and let your imagination run wild. Remember the light fixture you featured a few years back made from a Rad-Air Tanker? Yeah, that's the line of thinking I'm wanting to pursue here. My rates are cheap, and I'm mostly here. I can't wait to see what you come up with! Good luck my friend, Mark

I really like the plate. Mick, you are the only one worthy enough to have a 'recommend' for this kind of plate in the Wasatch Range. I hope you know that many of us are jealous of your serendipity...and know you deserve it and have earned it. Good on ya' Brother!!!!

Welcome to Utah, Art. You'll want to set your watch ahead ten years once you roll into PC. It's a little bit ahead of the curve for Utah. Again, if you don't want to change your religion (and underwear) or buy a Kirby vacuum cleaner just put a NO SOLICITING sign on your front door. The best part about living in Utah and in Park Silly is now you have a lot of terrain to cover and it is not really that crowded on Sundays. See you at COW or when Bomber rolls into town. Fin or Michelle?

Welcome to Utah, Steve. You'll want to set your watch back twenty years once you pull into town. If you don't want to change your religion or buy a vacuum cleaner, make sure you put a NO SOLICITING sign on your front door. It'll be a bit of a cultural change but, it's not like it used to be. Oh, and the best part about living in Utah is that Sundays are relatively uncrowded days on the slopes. Hope to ride with you either at COW or if Bomber comes to town again. Fin? Mark

I'm misty-eyed writing this. I don't really know these folks but, the point is that I'm moved that others on the forum are pushing boundaries in other sports and pursuits. It makes me proud to be a forum member. We don't just carve snowboards and then wait for the next winter season. We all have interests and skills that make a very diverse community. Each of us contributes and adds to the forum. Whether it is on waves, on asphalt and urethane, or on water with kites and boards, bikes, or trikes. The goal is the same: keep moving and making turns in life. My dear condolences to Mr. Webster and the Carving Community. Mark

Sad to hear this. I bought a Tanker 200 from Dave and love it to this day. Thanks to Dave and Bordy for all that they do for the CC. Went to two WTC's and enjoyed them both. And don't forget Skully, too. Thanks, Curt! Mark

Did anyone see tonight's episode? Awwwwwww, yeah! No spoilers here but, it's a good one and filled with a surprise ending. One more to go for this season. Mark

Thanks to Jack and all that he has contributed to this forum over the years. One of my personal breakthroughs in learning to carve was a result of one of Jacks' articles. It helped me progress in my riding and let me be in more control. And congrats to the new Mods. I'm not that familiar with Corey but, that Bryan, whewwww... what a character we have in him! Good luck, Bryan and Corey and I hope to ride with you guys someday. Bryan, I enjoyed your extended video package on another thread. When does it come out on DVD? Mark

Oh man, this looks like a lot of fun. Sadly, I cannot make it this year but put me down for next year. Have fun BoardGuru (a.k.a. Mr. Smooth) on that new Kessler. You and the missus will have to give us some reports to make us all jealous. Mark

Okay, so maybe you'll have to wait for a few weeks, uhmm, months. I would think that someone in the CC would be able to solve this puzzle for you. BTW, did I mention that Rick and Carl are bad-asses? And what about Michone? Ahhh, inquiring minds really want to know.... Mark Also: Andreas' character is such a downer. She could have solved a lot of problems by being smart instead of listening to others. Then of course, we wouldn't have the lead-up to the next episode would we? Smart girl!!!! M.

Michelle, everything should be online via Netflix or Hulu Plus or a pirated view. BTW, Rick and Carl are bad-asses. Watch out. Mark

This made my day! What a great idea for a competition. I'd love to run that course and play poker. Keep these great videos coming! Mark

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I got to see Mr. Brubeck and his multi-talented son, Chris in the summer of 1981 at Weber State College in Ogden, Utah. It was an eye-opener for both musicians and non-musicians in attendance. What a talented group that was on that warm summer evening. I'll always remember that experience. Good friends, and good music. Mark

I'm no stranger to the kitchen. I know my way around a few dishes. That said, I'm probably more of a Food Network Graduate student than anything. One of my favorite dishes to make to get the grown kids to come over is Tyler Florence's Ultimate Meatloaf. It's actually his dad's recipe. For those of you who don't care for meatloaf, please know that this is an 'ultimate' recipe. So it's played up-tempo, with a key change thrown in. It's a mixture of both pork and beef PLUS it has bacon, smoked bacon on the top as it bakes and bastes in the juices of a magical animal called the pig. Additionally, it is stuffed and topped with a relish which is made of tomatoes, onions, and roasted red peppers. Sweet, piquant, and a delightful comfort food for a Sunday evening or a holiday greeting. Here's the link: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/dads-meatloaf-with-tomato-relish-recipe/index.html Stay tuned for a few more recipes in this thread: my takes on dutch oven (black pot) cooking, a chocolate dessert that takes two days to make and has a shelf-life of about 4-5 hours, and a barbecue sauce that is named after my mother, Norma Jean.