Guest ReneRyeLarsen Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Hi, I just returned from a "season warm-up" in Trysil (Norway), and discovered "things" are not as I know them from the Alps. I hardbooted in Tignes (France) last Easter and the pistes were wide enough to make nice carved turns. Going down the pistes in Trysil was very frustrating as only a few (boring) green ones had sufficient width to maker proper turns - result: I was making "semi" turns, doing a lot of braking on my edges in order stay on the piste (though I managed to leave it once due to VERY poor visibility - scary :-) ). Any special techniques for narrow pistes on hardboots? At one point I was so frustrated, that I almost went to the rental shop for some skis :-) Regards René Rye Larsen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Vu Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 When I first started snowboarding in Quebec, the slopes were also narrow and a tiny sidecut was the norm. For example, a friend of mine is 6'0 and was riding a 157cm with a 7.5m sidecut. Slalom boards may be your answer. My two cents ! Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokkis Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 What slopes you refer as narrow in Trysil ? Some might feel narrow if there is plenty of folks but otherwise they are very carvable :) specially those "black" ones. Yes i must admit that the 45 degres slope is tight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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