SWriverstone Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Had one of the best carving days of my life today at the local resort (Whitetail). It was raining and 45 degrees...and BEAUTIFUL! I literally had my favorite slope to myself...and even by 2:30pm it was still pristine corduroy. On my first run down, all I could think was "Omigosh...this is SO MUCH EASIER!!!" I entered every turn almost mechanically smoothly, and the board was rock-steady...no bobbles or bounces whatsoever. It felt like ice skating (except no ice—the snow was a bit soft and held edges beautifully). For years I've been seeing all these "hero" photos of guys at impossible lean angles...and now I know why—they're all on pristine corduroy! LOL (Yeah I know—they're probably a lot better than me too.) For the first time EVER in my carving career, I was carrying some crazy speed through my turns. A couple times I was going so fast that when I laid over into a turn I thought "No way the edge is gonna hold in this one," but it did—every time! It was frickin' amazing! I'm sure some folks will say "Yeah but you need to learn to carve on crap snow." Maybe...but learning to carve on pristine groomers is a heck of a lot better for being able to really concentrate on technique without the distraction of death cookies and icy patches and piles left by skidders. My confidence level was boosted a couple notches...and for the first time I felt like I actually know how to carve! (As opposed to fighting the board all the way down through crap snow and feeling like I suck because of it.) Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronG Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Scott, glad to hear that you were able to rip on some fresh cord. There is nothing better. At my local hill today fresh cord was everywhere and the crowds weren't bad at all. The only thing that could've been better was a carving board under my feet. I did have some carving boards(skis) and was able to take advantage of the uniform cord many times today. Either on skis or on a board there is nothing like leaving a trench or railroad tracks behind to check out on the ride back up the mtn. Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Przemek/Brooklyn Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Way to do it is to ride on corduroy and get very comfortable and then work down to worst and worst condition, crud and small bumps, welcome to the club , i remember i was similarly excited abut carving cord in my early days!! Great feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWriverstone Posted December 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 My problem is that I've been learning to carve for three years on beat-to-hell, chopped-up, solid-ice/granular/slurpee/shaved ice frozen junk! :rolleyes: So carving on fresh cord is like suddenly driving on pavement after driving your whole life on rutted dirt roads. (Seriously---that's a perfect analogy!) Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDY_2_Carve Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Scott you're going to **** your pants when you get to Aspen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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