BulletProof Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Been riding for years on a Burton PJ 56 Assymetric. Demo'ed some boards at Mont-Blanc a few weeks back and noticed the boards had completely changed... Fell in love with the Volkl RT SL 158, but I'm not able to afford a 'new' board. I tried my luck at the ski dump and was amazed to find a single Alpine board, less than a season use, for 95 CAD. Hot Shine 162 with STP? quickswitch bindings. Still riding with a pair of raichle first generation SB boots. Boy, took a while to get it carving. I can't believe the pain I've suffered over the years riding my assym. Now I just have to get rid of all my old habits and learn how to carve again... i.e. DON'T slam your weight on your front foot when starting a turn, might still work for a stiff raceboard but not on a carving board. Good thing bout those bindings is that they're tool-less for angle changes. I was having problems bending at 60°-50°, so I went 60°-60°... lets just say the change was sick, I managed to carve 80% of my way down the hill. These bindings have a very small inward cant and no way to heel-toe cant. Probably be looking for a used pair of bindings. Anyway, heading down to Jay-Peak on the 8th of February with Rod Roy, and doing Sutton on the 15. Any preferred runs to re-learn / train / carve? Anyone willing to help out on my technique? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie00 Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 if you are at st-sauveur anytime I'd be happy to help you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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