What's the warmest weather you can carve in?

[Tick]

As Spring nears, and the temps prepare to "soar" above freezing, I am preparing for the inevitable slush fest. That usually means abandoning the less steep runs great for carving for steeper stuff. I usually feel like trying to carve in slush is a hopeless task. When do you guys call it quits on carving, and maybe just go back to "sliding" (dare I say that?!!) on the slush? Are there ways to still enjoy a carve in slush?

[mirror70]

The warmest I've carved was 51ºF, but that was on a very cold base.

In the spring, I like to head to the park since screwing up doesn't hurt quite so much.

[kamran]

We already got slush here in tahoe as of last saturday. It was in the upper 40s so I changed boards and to my great satisfaction the axis performed like a hero. It really made my day even in the slush. After last saturday, my donek axis is a KEEPER.

[gdboytyler]

I second the motion for going into the snowboard park during slushy conditions -- on a freestyle board and soft boots.

[Mellow Yellow]

60+ degrees..... it's like slalom water skiing

[ARCrider]

ride the slush like a water ski. aim for the monster puddles and don't just see if you can skim across, carve up the puddles and ponds!! You won't be able to see your rut in the pond but you will throw up a wall of water.

[nekdut]

60s.. Mammoth stays open stupid late and carving in June is common. Mid to high 60s mean carving in some pretty wet slush. Even though it doesn't hold an edge all that well, it sure is a blast.

[ar(angel]

and I was having a blast! It was alot cooler in the a.m., but the temp really took off around 11:30-12:00. There's just something about rippin' past girls in tank-tops while laying down a big carve :D

Have fun,

Paul

[Matty F.]

Last year at USASA nationals at Angel Fire, NM the temps were in the 70's. Way to warm to race, the snow wouldn't set up at night.

[Baka Dasai]

It's great fun. You can't carve as hard a turn in it, so you just have to keep it pointed down the fall-line a bit more, which works out fine because slush is slow, and slopes that require across-the-fall-line carving to control speed when the snow is hard are perfect for fall-line cross-unders in the slush. Just gotta keep your weight back a bit and blast around at high speed.

And slushy half-pipes are easy and fun.

I've spent many 15 C days carving the slush - spring is great except for the early-morning bullet-proof ice