Tatoos Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Exactly how fast-you / have you been on alpine snowboard? Share this-ranging discussion on summer evenings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boardguru Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 As fast or slow as I want to be. Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpalka Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Three turns per second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvedog Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 70 mph for sure. clocked with radar. something around 115kph I feel like I have gone faster other times but this was for realz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 on the f2; usually fast enough, but sometimes too fast. on the donek; fast, but never fast enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GV27 Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than.....oh, you just asked about speed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crucible Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Fast enough to scare the living CR@P out of myself, and leave skid marks in my padded shorts...... Geo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokkis Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Three turns per second. I can do that on skate on summer but not with my carving boards. I'm slow but stiff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeho730 Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 I'm chicken so any speed above 40 miles per hour (64km/h) makes me nervous. Top speed 74.5km/h. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatoos Posted May 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 on the f2; usually fast enough, but sometimes too fast.on the donek; fast, but never fast enough. Which model F2 as fast as Donek? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatoos Posted May 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Highest speed on a snowboard had in 1999 Darren Powell(Australia) at Les Arcs France --201,907 km/h 125.459 mph. I find a page http://www.worldsfastestsnowboarder.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Which model F2 as fast as Donek?it's an '09 silberpfeil, 172cm. i think i'm too heavy for it.the donek is a glass 184GS proto which is quite stiff. no matter how fast i go on it, i always get the feeling it wants to go faster. i've only been hardbooting for a year. i don't have the technique/skill to get 100% out of the donek yet. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatoos Posted May 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 I've had are for three seasons (model 08/09) super awesome board. But what he does with you 184 or 185 just is adrenaline! I will not mention about such a length of 2 meters near!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 I've had are for three seasons (model 08/09) super awesome board. But what he does with you 184 or 185 just is adrenaline! I will not mention about such a length of 2 meters near!!!I'm 198cm. it's still a small board. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatoos Posted May 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 I've had are for three seasons (model 08/09) super awesome board. But what he does with you 184 or 185 just is adrenaline! I will not mention about such a length of 2 meters near!!! I`m talking about boards!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 I have a favorite saying "you'll beat me to the bottom but I will have traveled twice as far.":eplus2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatoos Posted May 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 In the film, Tyler Jewell said that he loves alpine snowboarding because the first is simply the first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vahur Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 My maximum speed was 5 somersaults in 2 seconds :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 I was clocked at 88 kph (55 mph) in Davos on my board. Not the smartest thing for a sixty-something to be doing but I'm glad I did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrutton Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 54mph, timed using a GPS, on a 190cm Prior on a very quiet green run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 72mph through a radar trap, Iron Mountain, 1990 or1991 I think... no interest in going that fast again... kinda like breaking 160 on a motorcycle. It was fun in my 20's, but I'm not interested in doing it again. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Istvan Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 Measured 126km/h with a gps device. I do not know how accurate that stuff is. But it is quite easy to get to 80-90. Above 100 you need an empty slope with perfect grooming. Feels more scary now than before I measured.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 Istvan doesn't surprise me with this speed. That guy is not only speedy on his VIRUSsnowboards :eplus2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carboncarver Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Highest speed on a snowboard had in 1999 Darren Powell(Australia) at Les Arcs France --201,907 km/h 125.459 mph.I find a page http://www.worldsfastestsnowboarder.com/ Cool info! Thanks for the heads up on the fastest one. Watching the video shows some sketchy moments during his descents. He needs a profiled base to smooth that out. I attended a speed ski session in the late 90's and broke the beams at 97mph. The skiers were surprised that I had razor sharp edges since they detune the full length to keep from catching. The board was a custom Dual-e on the bottom of a 175 race of some kind. I borrowed an aerodynamic helmet and speed suit to make the runs. There was plenty of track up the mountain above where I started, to increase trap speed, but I didn't get to try it since the conditions had changed and the wind was blowing too much. I'll have to dig out the photo archive and see if the shots from that day are in the file. I still have a Landingham speed helmet and Burton 185 with a Dual-e with NACA duct in the base that was made for straight line speedski course work. I haven't taken the chance to run it through the lights. Guess I should break it out and head to Les Arc one of these days and see if it we leave a mark on the books, instead of the snow... Unless there is still a speed event in North America that I don't know of, any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatoos Posted May 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Please look for these pictures - all happy to watch the struggle with the speed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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