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Mamabear, that depends on what you mean by better. They say, sintered bases are high maintenance ... but I haven´t really found that it is, or what it means by that statement. It´s a hard wearing surface and takes hits well, it doesn´t get damaged easily unless you land on a rock. But I do find that it is harder to fix up dings and gouges. I use carbon added flakes over the damaged area, put Al-foil over it and hot iron. So if I have to do that a lot, then it´s a hassle. Luckily, I don´t have to do it often. Some bases are easier to fix than others. These are softer base. Just light u

it does here I'm afraid And one´s age ... If you are over 40, people start to listento you. (treat you as a middle managment ranker) If you are over 50, they might take you as a consultant

That´s why you use tube wax during the day. Base wax treatment is for lifting out the grime, give a wax prepared anchore for the running wax layer to go on. In the old days when I used to race, the magic was to put super thin layers on top of each layer so the wax and snow temp corresponded with each run. The point is - the wax is not going to last for more than a hour and half.. Can´t be bothered doing it that often, so I usually put tube wax when I have a lunch break. Norcal, melt the wax against your iron and gribble it across the board, Then put the iron against the board and mel

Hovercraft 156 waist width 260mm and 160 waist 264mm Fish 156 waist is 255mm and 160 waste 258mm comparatively, Most boards at 156 would be like 248 - 250 width. Fish at 255 is a wide board for that length. Hovercraft is a much more wider board. I agree that a 5mm waist width is like putting on an extra 15cm length - if your boot size is big the Hovercraft would be good Me personally, at size 8 foot, I wouldn´t go over 255 mm waist width. Edge to edge would be shite.

My advice ... Try and find the stance width and duck angle you like. It might take you a week Duck doesn´t mean you gotta set them at the same plus/minus angle Try +15 and - 6 ... and get on the nose side feet - you probably get a bit scared and get on the tail side... Good luck

Ding dong. Right on. 30 years ago when we (as high school kids) went there, There were no gates or ropes. People would have laughted at you if you said there are no avalanche in Niseko Annupri-Hirafu. The locals point out to you where not to go and that´s was it. It looks like slack country but it slides. We didn´t know any better ... was glad we got some guide line.

My wife sussed out that it´s the single BOA that´s giving her the problem. She wants the ankle tighten but not the width of her feet. So it´s not really that her boots are half size too small. We ordered a shorter BOA wire to thread the upper part only. The lower, we will lace it.

Of course it´s a compromise. We all know that. It really comes down to the effect of the compromise one makes. You might end up with a wuss board. The Japanese have a saying for that . - Obi ni mijika-shi, Tasuki ni naga-shi.. meaning too long for something, too short for something .. Get a Hovercraft for the trees, then .. Cheaper than the Fish.

What BM said. Base wax iron at the beginning of the season. Use tube wax for the day. Converted to Organic stuff this season. (I mentioned this last season) Don´t like Fluorites getting into the ground water from ski wax. I like the idea of non toxic environmentally friendly wax. Since we are not racing in a comp ... As for the feed back : 1) Pro : Very easy to apply and it doesn´t smell. Spread it thin and leave it to dry. Con : It takes a bit longer to dry. 2) Pro : It slides very well on hard pack, Con: Not as slippery on powder Subjective This is a Holmenkol natur

And you better speak Japanese hard to convince Management that they will benefit from additional workload ... with out a pay increase

Know what you mean.. I´m a convert in snowboarding. With ski, I would go bobbing up and down in deep snow. Not all skiers like that situation. Snowboarding tops it. That surfy feel. Don´t really need more than knee deep. It´s good when we find our own stoke.

I´m really struggling when the snow is not so light and its cruddy and bumpy from lots of tracks. If it´s light powder, no problems, it just blasts through. When there are still lots of people around, you can´t go too fast and try and blast through heavier crud... you can´t point it straight down so the board side picks up those bumps. My legs get worked out in these situation. Last time we went was like this. Trying to find a consistant surface, straighter lines, when there is no one below. Someone cuts you in front and you change course, and screw up the rhyth, can´t find a good surface,

I am wondering if you can trade back the Summit for a longer one. I reckon if you are riding a 172 board, it would be a powder stick. I´m 60 kg, and if I were to get one for powder, I´d pick a 167. But I´d have a hard time on crud because it has a wide nose and 254 mm would be the widest waist I would go for a size 8 foot. Mogules would be a handful. So for my size, a 161 would be a better compromise for piste/ slack country application. I think the Fish is an easy board to ride in powder, it really stuffs up your riding when you go back to other boards on powder. Hell, I really have to

Get a Prior powerstick or Winterstick ... I agree with gozaimas on all points, I wouldn´t cut the Summit. It has a wierd configuration.

No need to. I already look girly enough. (now I have long hair)

Understood, Yeah. You should have gone longer. I had a look at the NS site. Sweet board. It would be great for my missus who weighs 55 kg.

Can´t remember ... It was on Pitt Street. There are a few on that street for sure. As for boots, snowboard or ski, different brands have different sizing, too. Considering that, I don´t like to replace my boots just because the lining gets packed.

I bought a snowboard at Adler in Sydney. The guy was pretty good. He sold me a Rome Vinyl. It´s meant to be a girls model but on that years model, the graphics isn´t girly so I´m cool about it. As a matter of fact, I´m stoked he recommended my that one. Boot fitting is a tricky business. There are boots that fit wider feet, others fit narrower feet. If a customer insists on a particular model ... If the shop assistant assures they can be fitted by customising ... these are bad senarios

Memphis Hawk got himself a 180 Birdman. That will float anyone regardless of new tech ! I wish I had size 10 feet, there would be a lot of boards I can choose ... Anyway, Mamabear, check out Atomic Banger . I am thinking of buying my missus one. Don´t get last years model. they are wider than this years model

need some now !

Good stuff

Are you sure you wanna cut it? It´s a new board. Can´t you set it back more ? Maybe you put your weight on the back leg before you put pressure on the front .. - what I found out about my nose dig cartwheels.

I got my hair long now, Bit curly, too. Shouda worn some make up I´ll try that where I haven´t been yet.

It´s south of Munich, close to the Austria/German boarder. Because of the proximity to Munich, accessible by train (train, ski discount tickets) it gets crowded. Today (wed) is the ladies day. Day ticket 15 Euro. We had some really good days there. Unfortunately, not all the time. In some ways, it reminds me of a compact Japanese ski-jo

Check out the slide on the left top This is slack country with Burton park below. Had camera problems so no pics after . Blue bird day got lot of people out on a weekday: I was disappointed with the crowded/ crud/ tracked out bumpy conditions. Fresh tracks where on firm surface and soft below.