Bullwings Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 What's your mondo size albert? 28.5 in the track 325s. the Suzukas are MP29. I lost half a size when i had orthodics put in and they gave me a lot more arch support. I've been spoiled by conditions last Wednesday. I was pretty disappointed with what we had on Sunday. I would have prefered icy hard pack in the morning. Instead, we got slurpy mashed potato crap. It semi half way held an edge... Now i know why the Colorado guys look so good in their videos. It's because they're cheating. I'd say 60% is snow conditions, and the other 40% is skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCrimson Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 I'd say 60% is snow conditions, and the other 40% is skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arclite Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Erwin, was up in Colorado. I believe he returned yesterday, Thursday. He did send me a text claiming he had his best day snowboarding ever when he took a snowcat excursion for a day. He will be too spoiled by the CO snow to ever go to Summit again. Have you found out if he is coming up on Sunday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arclite Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 28.5 in the track 325s. the Suzukas are MP29. I lost half a size when i had orthodics put in and they gave me a lot more arch support. How'd you get a half size? Or did you just put in a 28.5 liner in a 29 shell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdboytyler Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Erwin, was up in Colorado. I believe he returned yesterday, Thursday. He did send me a text claiming he had his best day snowboarding ever when he took a snowcat excursion for a day. He will be too spoiled by the CO snow to ever go to Summit again. Yes, I returned on Thursday. No deep pow, but the snow was velvety smooth and untracked. Snowcats are awesome! The pictures don't do justice for how much fun the day was. This was at least a 10 ft drop. Too bad the photographer was a just a millisecond late: Obligatory group photo I want to return for a "deep" powder day. P.S. I won't be at Summit on Sunday. Gotta catch up on the domestic stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCrimson Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 There HAS to be a story about the dude with the missing tooth and the bibs on top. Ahh look at that picture perfect technique. You're the only reason I don't cry myself to sleep every night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdboytyler Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 There HAS to be a story about the dude with the missing tooth and the bibs on top. Ahh look at that picture perfect technique. You're the only reason I don't cry myself to sleep every night. Dude with the missing tooth is one of the guides/cat driver. All his front teeth got knocked out when he was a kid, fell off a rock climbing wall. Now, every so often one of the implants gets loose and falls out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arclite Posted February 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Dude with the missing tooth is one of the guides/cat driver. All his front teeth got knocked out when he was a kid, fell off a rock climbing wall. Now, every so often one of the implants gets loose and falls out. sounds fun... so can i put you down for tomorrow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronG Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 P.S. I won't be at Summit on Sunday. Gotta catch up on the domestic stuff. Julian, just don't look at the pretty pictures, sometimes there is valuable information mixed in with the pretty pretty pictures Erwin, glad to see you had a spotter on that one drop, never know how many people might be camped out below that drop in the back country!!! Maybe he was looking for a bear??? Did Dupraz send you some $$$$ providing you could get a great marketing shot for the company?? That group photo looks staged!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdboytyler Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Julian, just don't look at the pretty pictures, sometimes there is valuable information mixed in with the pretty pretty picturesErwin, glad to see you had a spotter on that one drop, never know how many people might be camped out below that drop in the back country!!! Maybe he was looking for a bear??? Did Dupraz send you some $$$$ providing you could get a great marketing shot for the company?? That group photo looks staged!! Damn kids have short attention spans. The spotter is one of the guides. There were blind drops all over the place. Some had soft landings, some had rock landings, some were 40 ft cliffs. A spotter was a necessity. All group photos are staged:p We were waiting on the cat, might as well get a photo. The guides were joking that they didn't want the Dupraz in the pic, because they use K2 skis and snowboards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfnsnow Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 I'll be there Sunday looking for that nice little window between too hard and too soft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryw Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 I rode on Friday and it was pretty good. Just a little hard to begin, but it stayed good on chair 7 right up until I was ready to leave at 1:30. Hope you guys have a great day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arclite Posted March 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Julian, just don't look at the pretty pictures, sometimes there is valuable information mixed in with the pretty pretty picturesErwin, glad to see you had a spotter on that one drop, never know how many people might be camped out below that drop in the back country!!! Maybe he was looking for a bear??? Did Dupraz send you some $$$$ providing you could get a great marketing shot for the company?? That group photo looks staged!! Actually i did read what Erwin posted. I just thought the P.S. was part of his signiture.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arclite Posted March 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 For those who didn't hear I fell off the the run of chair 7.... The fun part was flipping 3 times down the side of the run. The not so fun part was trying to climb back up 30 feet of slush... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdboytyler Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Almost every carver goes off the side of run at some time! Glad you came through unscathed:biggthump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronG Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Erwin is right there. I have taken a few off trail trips in my years of carving. Fortunately, I have never hit anything off the sides of the run. A few weeks ago I screwed myself up good at Bear Mtn, I decided to crash on the run rather than take my chances with one of those old growth pine trees that are 5 feet thick. Bear Mtn wasn't kind to me or your dad that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCrimson Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 For those who didn't hearI fell off the the run of chair 7.... The fun part was flipping 3 times down the side of the run. The not so fun part was trying to climb back up 30 feet of slush... On one of our wet pow days, I had the foresight to think "I'll rip a crazy roostertailing toeside right underneath my dad!" I didn't consider the fact I'd have to change edges and come back around. "Dad! Throw me a pole! Dad? HELP!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arclite Posted March 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Bear Mtn wasn't kind to me or your dad that day. Well we gotta go back to Bear before the superpipe melts away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megtrimix Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 i guys, i'm looking for a board with similar caratteristik of sims fc 166, or a pair of bindings of that board! can you help me? more oriented to the binding, but i'will not esclude a nice new board with that caratteristick! last week was still nice ride my ultra prime 180s have kill me! was not way want turn on front side! well was a bit of my foult, was unwaxed, the blades rounded, and much more! but with my sims was so great! king this is a wark for you i need something llike that board even more longer but same cut etc. binding i will order the new td3 SI what you suggest at uncle beppe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arclite Posted March 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 i guys, i'm looking for a board with similar caratteristik of sims fc 166, or a pair of bindings of that board! can you help me? more oriented to the binding, but i'will not esclude a nice new board with that caratteristick!last week was still nice ride my ultra prime 180s have kill me! was not way want turn on front side! well was a bit of my foult, was unwaxed, the blades rounded, and much more! but with my sims was so great! king this is a wark for you i need something llike that board even more longer but same cut etc. binding i will order the new td3 SI what you suggest at uncle beppe? Anything that has to do with characteristics and statistics and facts about alpine snowboarding, Theo has a rant ready, waiting to bore you to death :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdboytyler Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 i guys, i'm looking for a board with similar caratteristik of sims fc 166, or a pair of bindings of that board! can you help me? more oriented to the binding, but i'will not esclude a nice new board with that caratteristick!... IIRC, you're a physician. Spend your hard earned cash on a Coiler that will be customized to your weight (around $850). Email Bruce Varsava at "info@coiler.com" and ask him what he would recommend. I'd recommend either a Coiler Sctubby 171 or Coiler AM (also around 170 cm). It's been years since I've ridden a Sims alpine board, but rest assured, the Coiler will be easier to ride and higher performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megtrimix Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 i know, i'm just very nostalgic person! i'm so deep on the vintage i can't think notthing else! but.... it's the rigth monent to thinking something new! so give me option to study! ps: i'm specialist in anestesia and pain management! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCrimson Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 My Coiler..makes me very happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfnsnow Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Andrea and Julian, Will you be posting any of the stills or video you guys took on Sunday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvingchef Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 i should have some pics posted by the end of the night, yesterday i was too tired to crop and resize photos to BOL limit (97.7 kb) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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