Jack M Posted January 2, 2022 Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 1 hour ago, bigwavedave said: I hate when my own trenches start interfering with my own carving bliss, and they do sometimes. Irony. Not just the opposite of wrinkly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbootsurfer Posted January 2, 2022 Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 Well, those Pure Carve Expression Sessions, use to trash my favorite run on tiehack, that is the Truth, bunch of Surfers in the line up always a problem, but Hey! couple days somewhere else...no problem 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dropthebody Posted January 3, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 I had a co-worker that despised snowboarders. I told him I wasn't your average Boarder. I am a Alpine Carver. He said I was even worse because of the trenches. I told him "If you can't handle the trenches, you need more ski lessons." He wouldn't speak to me after that. 2 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1xsculler Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, dropthebody said: I had a co-worker that despised snowboarders. I told him I wasn't your average Boarder. I am a Alpine Carver. He said I was even worse because of the trenches. I told him "If you can't handle the trenches, you need more ski lessons." He wouldn't speak to me after that. Luv it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dropthebody Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 On 12/21/2021 at 6:58 PM, b0ardski said: ride up in split mode w/poles and transition in the trees Snowboarder magazine did an article doing just that. Called The Chameleon Project. Most of the resorts were cool about, but the riders were kicked off the mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamifumi Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 “Oh sh*t, is that a Donek!?” - random girl ”no, it’s Virus” - me ”…….” - random girl *confused look* …… just rode away. So tempted to say “It’s a Covid Board!! 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pow4ever Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 On 1/1/2022 at 6:17 PM, bigwavedave said: I hate when my own trenches start interfering with my own carving bliss, and they do sometimes. = it's a great fun/exercise to make tighter and tighter turn then the last. Until the leg/lung give up or your over power the board and get buck lol... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dropthebody Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 On 12/21/2021 at 12:08 PM, Jack M said: Seriously has anyone successfully ridden at Deer Valley or Alta claiming to be a monoskier? I may have to go to DV for one of my daughter's competitions. On the bright side of this thread... the other dayI was waiting for @trailertrash on the side of the trail and as he approached, a group of skiers near me said "check out the alpine boarder!" I remember seeing a Mono-Skier at Solitude and Snowbird (Same Guy). Not too many out there like us Carvers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dropthebody Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 6 hours ago, pow4ever said: it's a great fun/exercise to make tighter and tighter turn then the last. Until the leg/lung give up or your over power the board and get buck lol... Like I told my Skier Co-Worker, If you can't handle the trenches, take more lessons or suck it up and carve on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 8 hours ago, dropthebody said: Like I told my Skier Co-Worker, If you can't handle the trenches, take more lessons or suck it up and carve on! I’m actually glad our sport isn’t more popular. I’ve seen the damage just a dozen carvers can do to a run in a short time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drschwartz Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Rode up to a mid mountain bar/fondue today. Guy asks “is that a snowboard you strap ski boots on to?” 10 minutes later I still don’t think he quite had the concept of what an alpine snowboard boot or board was. Riding in Switzerland for the first time. (Yes he spoke perfect English and was British.) Have only seen one other hardbooter in 3 days. still, there is this…… And this 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1xsculler Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Very cool pics! It never ceases to amaze me how few people know what in the heck it is we do and strive for and even fewer care after they have some idea. Me being convinced that carving, hard or soft, was the coolest thing you could do on snow, after my first glimpse of the Pure Carve vid about 2000, I could never get ANY of my long time ski buddies even remotely interested. My favorite vid wouldn’t even hold their attention for as much as a minute. Their strongest response would be, “Oh, why would you want to do that?” Oh well, I have found one other Crystal Mt carver and we chase each other down the Mt when we can text up. He’s further along in his carving than I am and he is 25 years my junior but we push each other along. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbootsurfer Posted January 8, 2022 Report Share Posted January 8, 2022 Actually I heard it on the lift, this Snowboarder jumps on the lift with me, then ask are all those Carving lines yours ? yep !! are you a Surfer ? yep. Me Too!! He followed for a couple then asked How Old are you ? 75 I respond, No F…ing way he says!! 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucasgo Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Guy behind me yesterday must have noticed the Rev180 and 60 degree angles. Made a phone call I guess. "Dude, I'm behind a thing that looks like a snowboard but it's not a snowboard!" I just kind of shrug my shoulders at those. Next run I had a person in the line next to me say "wow, a Donek! I have one too, but don't have the bombers." Never know what you'll get. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aracan Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 19 hours ago, Lucasgo said: Made a phone call I guess. Not just talking about someone else within their hearing, but actually going to the trouble of taking out and using an electronic device to do it? I must be getting old, because that seems extremely rude to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 This gets a reaction riding the six pack bubble chair... 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjnakata Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 Millennials in the lift line puzzled by what the "ski boots on a snowboard" are for and I said, "edge control." He says, "oh for 720's?" I shot back "yes of course!" They were genuinely surprised when I followed up with "just kidding." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonbordin Posted January 15, 2022 Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 (edited) Leaving today and passed a group of college age guys one says, "Hey it's that straightboarder, the one that was doing all those carves!" That little voice in my head wanted to say how high are you? But I controlled that instinct and just smiled and waved. Went back in for the restroom prior to the drive home and a lady comes up and says, "Your the best snowboarder I've ever seen." Oh, that little voice being all worked up from the last encounter almost got out as it wanted to say you must not have seen many snowboarders! But thankfully I remaind in control and said thank you. I think this all stems from there being only one carver on the one really carvable run that is under the only open lift. Edited January 15, 2022 by lonbordin Captive audience. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eboot Posted January 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 Confronted by a snowboarder carrying my contra towards the lift: "No way duuude! You are going downhill!" Last night as my daughter finished a run on softies: "Dad! I carved, I really carved!" 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowFerret Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 "That's awesome!" - Ski instructor on lift line. "Look at his shoes! What are those?!" - Kids behind me on lift line. I also had a nice chat with a guy at my local hill who was really carving it up in softboots on a Donek Knapton Twin. He asked about hard boots and how it felt to ride them, I asked him about how he liked his board. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetLowBob Posted January 27, 2022 Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) <Lifty, checking out my carving setup> "Whoa, that's badass!" ---- Later that session ------ <Ski Patrol guy, beside me on a chairlift> "So, do you consider yourself a skier or a snowboarder?" <Me> "I identify as a skier trapped inside a snowboarder's body." Edited January 27, 2022 by GetLowBob 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eboot Posted January 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 54 minutes ago, GetLowBob said: "I identify as a skier trapped inside a snowboarder's body." I identify as a snowboarder trapped inside an old man living vicariously through the forum. 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertAlexander Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 Skier to three of us at the top, after we carved the hardpack up for an hour , "I like your ski." 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy_in_SD Posted February 1, 2022 Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 Today at Snow Summit. lift guy at chair 7: “Cool monoski” me: “nope that’s a snowboard” lift guy thought for a few seconds and and mumbled something about the boots angles as the chair left… mind you it was more skidding than carving…. Sadly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyt. Posted February 2, 2022 Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 just outside of the lift line coral one skier to the others,”did you see that guy he almost did a 360 around me going back up the trail, like he was surfing .” I just waved 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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