Poloturbo Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, skimoose said: Don't you youngins' remember when riding was a crime? We had to take proficiency tests, carry a badge testifying that we were competent to be on the mountain, and get hassled by ski patrol when we were nearly killed by an out of control skier. I don't miss the good ol' days! Surely remember. 1987 or 88 dont remember at Mount Olympia. Had to take my Black snow Legend with edges half way by foot to the mountain to prove the patroller I could not kill myself :) Being practicing by my city bump in Ahuntsic Montreal. Those were the days you saw a snowboarder and spoke to him. ;) Edited January 24, 2018 by Poloturbo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Brammer aka PSR Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Hey, Beckmann, did ya ever ride with Karol ? he was in/around Loon in those days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 9 minutes ago, FrankNBeans said: I've been asked plenty of things about by set-up by lifties, but this takes the cake: After a dozen or so laps on the same chair, having the same lifty check my pass, he asks me, 'What size are your boots?' .....?!?!?! No questions about my board nor, really, anything about my boots, other than their size? He wanted to borrow your setup ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.a Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Well duh, asking for your foot or sock size is just a bit too obvious among fellas. FrankNbeans, you've got an admirer in more ways than one. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburk Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Liftie at Meadows last night: "did you make that yourself?" Riding a new Donek Freecarve with F2 Intec bindings, looks the farthest from a home-made setup that I can think of. Unless I had a full machine shop at my disposal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckmann AG Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 On 1/24/2018 at 1:41 AM, Eric Brammer aka PSR said: Hey, Beckmann, did ya ever ride with Karol ? he was in/around Loon in those days. Yes. Nice guy, good for the sport. Didn't seem full of himself either, despite his being a Burton factory rider, etc. I seem to recall the Loon snowboard shop being about the size of a sugar cube. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Brammer aka PSR Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 Chris has always been 'grounded' in his approach, and, while not a 'publicist' he is 'good for the sport', certainly! Any insights from his riding and, historically, specifically!? Thanks, btw. I wanted to have other's views, "from Then", now that we can effectively put such 'out there' without Postage Due... I still credit him with the 'suicide strap' of putting a 'rubber band' around my heel at S-6, using spare Burton Rear-foot gummy-straps, which held us in at the 35 mph+ speeds we faced on 'The Face'. No one wanted to 'step-off' a board at that clip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 (edited) Chris Karol - Don't Pat The Dog 1986(?) Sorry, couldn't help myself! Never had the Alpina boots but did have that Gnu Race board he's riding! ......and this video!! Edited January 26, 2018 by barryj 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurch Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 Barry was that filmed at Squaw today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 Ha! It could of been! You mean Neon is out of fashion? Surely you jest! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyt. Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 BarryJ, you still have video tapes? Had an Oneill jacket like that with the "Frozen Wave"logo across the back. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 that was a great training vid; repetition and keeping an ideal image in the mind, all the time, not just during practice, helped me dial in my riding and skiing. I still tell newbies not the watch the people struggling down the hill, that's not how you want ski/ride, always watch the people turning smoothly down the hill cementing a proper image in the mind for your body to imitate. still have the worn out vhs in a box full of fall line films, skiing extreme and stumpy tapes even though I don't have a player any more 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st_lupo Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 38 minutes ago, matthew said: I got on the lift today with a father son pair and both of them looked at me with great confusion. I knew they were about to start asking questions. Then both at once asked me why I wore my boxers over my snow pants. I told them it was better this way. Saw them later and they were doing it too. Gave them a thumbs up and a wink. This... needs an explanation. Make it juicy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowFerret Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 21 hours ago, matthew said: I got on the lift today with a father son pair and both of them looked at me with great confusion. I knew they were about to start asking questions. Then both at once asked me why I wore my boxers over my snow pants. I told them it was better this way. Saw them later and they were doing it too. Gave them a thumbs up and a wink. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishsurfer Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 19 hours ago, matthew said: Helps with achieving greater angulation. All about the angle of the dangle lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Brammer aka PSR Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 'Bill Edwards', did I read That right!? Wow, I'm old.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Brammer aka PSR Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 On 1/26/2018 at 3:55 AM, Lurch said: Barry was that filmed at Squaw today? That was Mt. Hood... Back, way back, when.... Funny, I found out today, via FB, that Paul Graves still has the Snurfer I modded with straps, 3 fins, and glass base; made [modded, ahem] in '79-80. Anyhow, THANKS FOR DIGGING THIS UP! Karol was So far Ahead, due in good part to Rob Roy's coaching, but, also because, by this time, he had a decade of riding behind him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Brammer aka PSR Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 14 minutes ago, Eric Brammer aka PSR said: That was Mt. Hood... Back, way back, when.. 1989, Barry. The next year, Gnu had Both their hole pattern (a 4x4, but Huge, like 3-1/2", diamond/square on the board) and Burton's 5-hole 200mm, and by '92, used the Burton 5-hole. Once Lib-Tech was up + running, they used that for 3 years, and by '95-96 were using Harry's 4x4 40mm insert system, BUT, with 1/4" hardware. Oh, and heard in the lift-line, today, at Sunapee's Learner area, in regards to my being on my Gordo in hardboots, but 'looping' 300* arcs, an Instructor pointed at me, and noted to his charge, 'That's Carving, what You hope to do Next Season' As If! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crucible Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 On 2018-01-23 at 6:21 PM, Rusty Edges said: My Mt. Baker Snowboard proficiency card is hiding around here somewhere. This is long before the B.C hills figured it out. Think early 80's. Cypress was the first to allow Snowboarding locally, but you had to pass a similar Proficiency Test. Link 3 turns, stop toe-side. Link another 3 turns, stop backside. I see some in the terrain parks regularly that couldn't pass this test today. Trenches For All! I still have my Cypress Mountain proficiency card in my desk somewhere, if memory serves, it was from 1987... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRAZZ Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Heard at Loveland lift #1 last Sunday (by a liftie no less): "I've never seen so many alpine boards in one place" (May have been a new guy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVR Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 ^^^ He knew what alpine boards were ^^^ I am seeing more acceptance in those on alpine gear myself. I often either get a complement or comment and it is usually nice. I also notice, those on alpine gear seek out others, and tend to ride a good section of the day together. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamifumi Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Like TVR was saying, I feel like there are more people who know what alpine snowboard is compared to 10 years ago. I usually get compliments from older skier: "you guys look awesome compared to OTHER snowboarders" I think the best comment I heard when I was with another hardbooter (we were both on 180 and 185 board) was: "holy s**t...." LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haus Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 32 minutes ago, matthew said: When I see a hardbooter I don't know I like to sneak up on em at the lift and say "Cool mono-ski, bro!" It's fun to watch them take a really deep breath and start to explain what they're riding before they realize I have a "mono-ski" too. Then they either laugh with me or they just grimace and subtly indicate that they think I'm a complete jackass. Both possible outcomes are good for me. Now that is funny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 From the chair behind me a kid yelling, trying to get my attention, " Hey, is that a clip-on board?" um...yes?... At the top as I was about to go, a patroller taps my shoulder from behind and tells me I have to stop railing my board so high 'cause the skiers are trip in my trenches. As I lift my goggles to look him in the eye and thinking what I'm going to say, he starts laughing and says he's been trying to catch up to me to see who's been making all those great carved tracks. They don't see many carving boards at Wild, but folks that work on the hill seem to appreciate seeing what a carving board can do! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Brammer aka PSR Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 At Sunapee, this past weekend, and one guy asks ' is that a Carving board?', I look down at my Tanker, and respond "That Kid is on the 'small' [172cm] version of this [my 182], and they're freeride boards, but we Carve them!" , and then, I add, "if you wanna see how it really works, watch the Racing over there (pointing uphill to my left, where Mike and TVR were running G.S. gates)! I believe i may have confused said skier, but, oh well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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