1xsculler Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Enough said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) Why and why? Oh, and why? Edited January 12, 2018 by BlueB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVR Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 welcome to my world. I use age as my excuse. I use newbe as my excuse. In general though, I am not as clean or fast as I want or believe I should be. Time on Snow will eventually solve this. You are not alone Brutha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Boy!....... I wish time on snow was all the was needed! .....but my 100+ days a season on the hill sure disproves that for me......but in this niche sport I rarely see any hardbooters at my hills, much less any to ride with and learn from.......so I'm also stuck with my bad skills that are holding me back! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVR Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Please don't burst my pathetic little dream... Time on snow is all I need <heels click>, Time on snow is all I need <heels click> .... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workshop7 Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) Welcome to hardboot snowboarding! I have been doing this since January 1990. You’re going to have good, bad and worse days for as long as you continue to persue improvement in this sport. It’s kind of like golf, but it doesn’t suck. Edited January 12, 2018 by workshop7 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVR Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) Also.. Anyone going boarding this weekend, I will be both days at Waterville Valley if you guys feel like it... in NH Edited January 12, 2018 by TVR added to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queequeg Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, barryj said: Boy!....... I wish time on snow was all the was needed! .....but my 100+ days a season on the hill sure disproves that for me......but in this niche sport I rarely see any hardbooters at my hills, much less any to ride with and learn from.......so I'm also stuck with my bad skills that are holding me back! I've had two bouts with alpine snowboarding, with a substantial multi-year gap inbetween. The first started in 93? 94? I was riding a PJ6. I was going to boarding school and was the only snowboarder, and all I had to guide me was occasional stills from snowboarding mags (which at the time, you could find alpine coverage in mags). It sucked, thoroughly. I got in a lot of days but all that taught me that time on the mountain does not necessarily make you better ... thankfully I had persistence, and my teenage huevos were bigger than my brain. We occasionally went night skiing at Temple Mtn. in NH (RIP) there was a little posse of hardbooters there that seemed to know what they were doing. One of them saw me flopping around like a fish on dry land and took pity on me—15 minutes with that guy taught me more than I had learned in a year or two of suffering on my own. Riding with people better than you is key—I learned that from the opportunities to do so that this forum provides. I feel like I pretty much know what I'm doing these days but I still have rough days. I have *zero* confidence in soft groomed snow (it terrifies me), sometimes I still just suck and think to myself "I could totally do this yesterday!!! WTF!!!". It's all part of the fun. I appreciate the days I can rip, thanks to the days I can't. Edited January 12, 2018 by queequeg 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburk Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Quote I should be better than I am... and I'm pissed. Keep the first part of that sentiment and lose the second. Don't be so hard on yourself; it's this dissatisfaction with our own performance that is the motivating force behind improving. Unless you're worse now than you were 2 years ago, then your frustration is totally justified :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 30 minutes ago, queequeg said: I have *zero* confidence in soft groomed snow QQ.......I'm a Hero in soft groom snow......it's the hard groom that kicks my butt! Next time your coming to Tahoe let me know. Maybe we could help each other! I'm covered at Northstar and Squaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 33 minutes ago, queequeg said: Riding with people better than you is key Yes - totally agree...... when and if you can find them! But riding with Any other hardbooter sure couldn't hurt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1xsculler Posted January 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Wow, I had no idea so many of you would identify with how I am feeling after having just ridden in perfect conditions today. My quads double crossed me so I went home with my tail between my legs. Actually I made my last run on Quicksilver, a run I have had some success on, and I felt just a tiny bit better. I'm working damn hard to try to bury my side-walls, get my board high angle on edge (knees inches off the snow) and bend the crap out of it to tighten my turns. Every once in a while I succeed s little, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyt. Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 All I can say is that if you set small goals for yourself, for me it's heel side on steep narrow trails, and just keep at it, you will persevere. When it's not coming together as I would like it, for whatever the reason might be on that day, I will go over to a trail that i can do it on, so I can get the feeling back, and move from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poloturbo Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) Know the feeling... Edited January 16, 2018 by Poloturbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queequeg Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 1 hour ago, barryj said: QQ.......I'm a Hero in soft groom snow......it's the hard groom that kicks my butt! Next time your coming to Tahoe let me know. Maybe we could help each other! I'm covered at Northstar and Squaw. I am planning a trip in a few weeks with some friends. Have you had a chance to ride with Max? I think he is at Kirkwood a lot - he is a tall guy who rides a skwal and rips. I forget his username. Riding with him pushes my limits in all the right ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 QQ Your trip is to Kirkwood?? Kirkwood is a far piece for me from Truckee/N. Tahoe..........usually only there in the Late Spring (or TTC, RIP ) as they close really late...usually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dredman Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Come ride at WTF or NICE. Great folks, terrain and people. Riding with friends to watch and cheer you on is the best! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queequeg Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 54 minutes ago, barryj said: QQ Your trip is to Kirkwood?? Kirkwood is a far piece for me from Truckee/N. Tahoe..........usually only there in the Late Spring (or TTC, RIP ) as they close really late...usually. Not sure yet .... i usually just tag along on whatever my friends plan - I’ll let you know the deets via PM once I know. They like Heavenly (not my fave for carving) and kirkwood (which I love). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 QQ.....Cool. Just let me know....but I'm just the opposite.....I'd take Heavenly over Kirkwood........ for Hard Charging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvedog Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 8 minutes ago, 1xsculler said: Wow, I had no idea so many of you would identify with how I am feeling after having just ridden in perfect conditions today. My quads double crossed me so I went home with my tail between my legs. Actually I made my last run on Quicksilver, a run I have had some success on, and I felt just a tiny bit better. I'm working damn hard to try to bury my side-walls, get my board high angle on edge (knees inches off the snow) and bend the crap out of it to tighten my turns. Every once in a while I succeed s little, I think. This is not work my friend. The longer I do this, the more everything becomes about turn shape. If its the right shape for the terrain it is not work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckmann AG Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, 1xsculler said: Enough said. There's some talent on this board, though very few are skilled mind readers. If you want steps toward a solution, or something other than sympathy and guesswork, hire someone to shoot clear video of you doing your thing on a moderate slope. Otherwise, if you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got. You'll only achieve what your process will allow, and from the sound of things, you're doing it wrong. When you learned to row, did you bash the water into submission, imitating the postures and positions of your favourite oarsman? Or did you gradually come to understand the water, the blades, the hull, and how you fit into the picture? Edited January 13, 2018 by Beckmann AG 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvin' Marvin Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Sherlock up there is right. You need to post a video of your riding and setup to get some proper advice. If you can't find a filmer just offer some kid some candy to take a few quick clips. Also attend a session. Judging from your previous posts your conditioning is a weak point. Get in the gym and train eccentric leg exercises. Google is your friend. This isn't a sport for the weak legged or willed. Improper lift and cant could also be zapping your quads prematurely. Post some pictures of your board and bindings please. Not to sounds like a jerk but next time maybe put some substance and information in your initial post so people here can give you the feedback you need. This post makes it seem like you needed company on the pity train. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st_lupo Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 This is the reason I decided to have children. Somebody has to operate the camera... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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