www.oldsnowboards.com Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 So, you live in the vast "Flat Land" of the mid west. Snow with no incline. You have lots of land but not allot of money to travel. Using some good ole American ingenuity and mechanical aptitude. What would keep a person from grooming out a few thousand feet of perfect carving space and setting a cable system up?? <object width="873" height="525"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oaRnDbEtx4&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&hd=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oaRnDbEtx4&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&hd=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="873" height="525"></embed></object> How about a large circle? So the carving never stops? Banks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokkis Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 If you look for some stuff few year back, guys at ECS in Zinal did uphill carving with cable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Nice!! They do this for boatless waterskiing too. http://www.cablewakeparks.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortcutToMoncton Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 It's called "tying a rope onto a snowmobile and getting someone to drive you around all day until your wrist is f#%ked" where I come from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokkis Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Here some pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 It's called "tying a rope onto a snowmobile and getting someone to drive you around all day until your wrist is f#%ked" where I come from Absolutely! In my early years I had more time on a board behind a snowmobile than on lift-serviced terrain. I've ridden 5+ foot deep powder like this before. The key is finding big wind drifts where the snowmobile can drive on hard stuff. We added rubber tie-down straps in the line to reduce the arms-pulled-out-of-sockets moments. I even did a 19-mile loop of groomed trails. That was a LONG ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickythecat Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 How about a large circle? So the carving never stops? Banks? It's called "tying a rope onto a snowmobile and getting someone to drive you around all day until your wrist is f#%ked" where I come from It's called kiteboarding here. As long as there is wind, none-stop carving:1luvu: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Anyone using this to go up mts ?? Nice quiet ride up for a free ride down. New olympic sport the greenest of all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heroshmero Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 A groomed circle with an arm in the center to tow you around might be a good way to work on one turn or the other. Kinda like motorcyclists using traffic circles to practice their knee dragging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrol Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 to me at least, having learned to ski as a younster at areas "serviced" by rope tows. I could go a loooooooong time without riding another rope tow and be just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokkis Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 It's called kiteboarding here. As long as there is wind, none-stop carving:1luvu: That picture does noot like carving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickythecat Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 (Pokkis) - Sorry, it's only a still picture (not me), not a video. I guarantee, one can carve with a kite. (Lowrider) - Not sure if you were responding to the kiteboarding picture, but anyway, yes, some do use the kites to go uphill, ski or board down (again, not me though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P06781 Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 It's called "tying a rope onto a snowmobile and getting someone to drive you around all day until your wrist is f#%ked" where I come from Hell when I lived in Wisconsin and my sister pulled me by her horse with a rope around the farm ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmut Karvlow Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 I need to get me one of those for my Dog's........I could then sleep an extra hour insted of walking them:sleep: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 It's called "tying a rope onto a snowmobile and getting someone to drive you around all day until your wrist is f#%ked" where I come from lol. We call that Skitching here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted February 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Here some pics Hey Pokkis. I only see one photo. Got more? This is more of what I had in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted February 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 It's called "tying a rope onto a snowmobile and getting someone to drive you around all day until your wrist is f#%ked" where I come from No snowmobile, No Wind, No Water. All you have is snow on more or less flat ground. No horse, no dog, no pig, no jackass, no jet pack, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted February 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Nice!! They do this for boatless waterskiing too.http://www.cablewakeparks.com/ Yes, seen these, especially in Florida. Now apply it to carving?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted February 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 A groomed circle with an arm in the center to tow you around might be a good way to work on one turn or the other. Kinda like motorcyclists using traffic circles to practice their knee dragging. Now picture a MUCH larger scale. It would allow you to carve back and forth. Not like a horse go round , like the size of a stadium grounds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heroshmero Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Looks like fun. You line up the investors, I'll do the R&D! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted February 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Looks like fun. You line up the investors, I'll do the R&D! Fortunately you and I have mountains near-by. I think this would be something for the plains.? Where they get snow, but no hills to speak off. Going in a circle it would get tracked out pretty fast. You would need to have a groomer ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heroshmero Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Fortunately you and I have mountains near-by. I think this would be something for the plains.? Where they get snow, but no hills to speak off. Going in a circle it would get tracked out pretty fast. You would need to have a groomer ? We'll run the groomer regularly. Once an hour sound good? Oh, and just because we live near mountains doesn't mean I should have one in my yard! I'll guess we'll have to add a snowmaking attachment considering the weak snow year we are having. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted February 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 We'll run the groomer regularly. Once an hour sound good?Oh, and just because we live near mountains doesn't mean I should have one in my yard! I'll guess we'll have to add a snowmaking attachment considering the weak snow year we are having. Yes, being a "High Desert" Bend is in the running I guess.;) Portland just isn't going to work out I am afraid. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickythecat Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 As long as there is a motor running (i'm assuming), why not incorporate a groomer into the design. Continuous fresh corderoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortcutToMoncton Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Absolutely! In my early years I had more time on a board behind a snowmobile than on lift-serviced terrain. I've ridden 5+ foot deep powder like this before. The key is finding big wind drifts where the snowmobile can drive on hard stuff. We added rubber tie-down straps in the line to reduce the arms-pulled-out-of-sockets moments. I even did a 19-mile loop of groomed trails. That was a LONG ride! Hahaha yeah I've hit 60 miles an hour doing that behind a sled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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