softbootsurfer Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 How many fellow Carvers did you see on an average day riding? Here in Aspen, other than SES and WCS it was around 4 at Milk, 0 at Highlands and 1 at Ajax... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortcutToMoncton Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 No "zero" option! Although I did see two people on hard boots this season, both at my local hill: a guy, and a girl riding an old Prior. Spoke briefly with the girl (BC lady!), but never saw either of them on more than a single run. greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik J Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 I see zero hardbooters out most days. Carvers? A handful of kids on skis with their race team and maybe 1 or 2 snowboarders a day that can carve. And yes, I know this is a hardboot site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 i saw one guy this year in a hardboot setup, and he was mostly doing big GS trenchdigging on an all-mountain board. have seen a few other snowboarders who carve in softboot setups, but it isn't the norm. i maybe carve 2/5 turns in softboots .. its difficult to get a clear run most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 With a few lone wolfs that we did not know. We have had a few sundays with over a dozen this season, it's been pretty cool, lots of great comments from the ski race coaches, patrol, lifties, and random people on the mountain. We have a pretty strong presence at loveland, at least on sundays mario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 I voted 3 for schwietzer as there's usually 2-4 of the regular crew on any given morning and 1-2 others some days that don't really carve with the crew. The most we've had riding together this season was 8 when the Hawai'i crew was visiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queequeg Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 I got lucky this season and got to do a lot of riding with different carvers, my most-fun season yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 For the Calgary crew, on a nice weekend at Nakiska, there can be 7 or 8 of us on the hill. Some we know well, some are nodding acquaintances. We're slowly getting to meet most of them, and we're picking up the odd interested recruit as well, which is always good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 At Lovey the LCI was typically seeing 4-8 on saturdays and 8-15 on sundays. Good times! Ink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BliTzKri3g Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 When I go ... myself, blueB and carvingscooby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 This poll needs a "Zero Option" for Iowa too. There is the rare day when another carver is on the hill, but it is indeed rare. In the last 2 years I've seen only 2 hardbooters (in Iowa) besides me. Next season I'm going to make an effort to meet up with the folks in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCrimson Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 This poll needs a "Zero Option" for Iowa too. There is the rare day when another carver is on the hill, but it is indeed rare. In the last 2 years I've seen only 2 hardbooters (in Iowa) besides me. Next season I'm going to make an effort to meet up with the folks in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Definitely more than worth it for you to ride with the G-Team in MN. I had a great time with Karl at USASA Nats, and got plenty of advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 0 almost every time in the Banff area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Hardboots: Never except when travelling to carve sessions Softboots: Once every 4 days I'll see someone killing it in softies. Skiers: There is a part-time patroller and his son that carve wicked train tracks all over the place. Occasionally there are racers, but most of them just do edge changes at mach 1 without actually changing direction. Other than those, no one carves here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebionicman Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 This poll needs a "Zero Option" for Iowa too. There is the rare day when another carver is on the hill, but it is indeed rare. In the last 2 years I've seen only 2 hardbooters (in Iowa) besides me. Next season I'm going to make an effort to meet up with the folks in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Come on up. Sundays at Buck see anywhere from 4 to over a dozen carvers out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltie Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 At my local mountian here in Japan (Dynaland in Gifu) we usually have over 10 hardbooters per day on weekends. Some weeks there are as many as 30 if there is a gate training day or special lessons. Pretty cool to see this many riders on a regular basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave ESPI Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Purely based upon the wording of the poll: I saw 7+ every day. Lots of people can carve turns, rarely a few do in hardboots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrol Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 I haven't seen another hardbooter on the snow since last season.... most I've ever seen on a hill in one day was 3, including me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbird Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Here in Aus, I'd be lucky to see a carver once a season... Very, Very rare. Sometimes you run into a Asym rider or something just as old...(prolly a handmedown) but that's it... Kinda sucks cos' I've always gotta explain what kind of board it is..... *sigh* Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 no hardbooters except for me this morning, i switched to softies for the afternoon slush. and because i suck. lots of people with non-park stances carving heelside trenches though. there was a definite trail at one point, most folk were taking the same line it seemed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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