Futahaguro Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 I'm not as official as some of the other posters with temp, humidity, angle of the sun :), but it was certainly a fun time on Saturday, November 27th. I went from 4 PM to 9:30 PM with my Ice Rocket and the conditions were actually quite nice. Almost all of the runs were open, not saying much, and all of the boarders were at the park . The ice started rearing its head after 8 PM but it was still a lot of fun. I tried putting my bindings at 35/30 for the first time ever and it felt WEIRD. I certainly feel more comfortable doing toe side carves but I need to get used to it before I try any races. It felt great to be out there and I even hit a few boxes and launched some jumps :D. BTW, was there anyone from this forum at Wild that evening? I saw someone in a red jacket wit a helmet on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 Riding at F 30° R 30° on a freestyle board is comfy, but you do end up completing your heel side turns in the back seat. What's an Ice Rocket? I had to do a google image search to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 What's an Ice Rocket? I had to do a google image search to find out. I remember when those came out in the sixties (the ice lolly, not the board). 6d = 2.5p = $0.04 Had a few of those on the way home from elementary school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futahaguro Posted November 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 HA! I love it! I don't know what kind of angles you would have on that baby! An Ice Rocket is an Avalanche Ice Rocket designed by Damian Sanders for his boardercross racing. It is a 159 that can really rail. I measured it the other day but forgot the exact specs but I think it was a 129 effective edge, 30 nose, 28.5 tail, 25 waist, 8.2 scr, and pretty stiff. I have had it for years and with my old Clickers I can fly pretty good on it. I need to put a pic on my website so that I can link to it because you can't find a pic anywhere. I do remember to be pressuring the tail alot when I was really going fast and wondering if maybe my stance was a bit back also. That was with my 15/5 angles, my size 9.5 boots do hang but I can dig it in some. At the increased angles my boot tongue started digging into my rear foot so I put them back. Now I think I understand why some people suggest a front toe lift and a rear heel lift for hardbooting. I think I will pull out the new (to me) Alp 69 I got from Joe up in Duluth with some TD-2 step-ins and Stratos Pro this weekend and see how it goes:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Half-price Tuesday with coupon. Going up for a morning sesh tomorrow. I'll be on Mimi's 180 Kessler from last year with catek plates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 For 1/2 price tuesdays at Wild, print coupon: http://www.wildmountain.com/skisb/skisb_specials.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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