tsondaboy

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Originally Posted By: Kumapix you ride with your weight centred and that's that exactly! and with a longer tapered shaped board you ride leaning forward NOT centered. It has lots to do with how it effects powder riding and NIwooohooo describes it nicely. Its a different way of riding and a mater of preference.

It takes around 19 hours but its cheap considering that you can take your car and 2 people up to hokkaido for as few as 32000 yen and they also do extra discount if you are a JAF member.

Burton indie 152 now referred as "the rental board", my first board totally beaten but still rides nice. Prior Khyber 160 with customized stiffer flex Prior Swallowtail splitboard totally customized 167 length and topseet (the regularly make it only at 172)

NIwoooohoooo Whats in your quiver?

Originally Posted By: Kumapix oh, and forward lean does not have any effect on powder riding & legburn R U serious? Originally Posted By: Niseko Instructor, wooooohoooo Anyone that suffers from serious leg burn in pow is probably not used to riding with large amounts of forward lean - as is my normal style of riding as it provides for fast edge to edge response, and equips the rider with significant knee bend allowing a low centre of gravity, and lots of room for impact absorbsion through either up or down un-weighting. summed up nicely by NIwoooooohoooooo

What do you wanna do in Tokyo NIwoooooooo, sightseeing or partying? As much as CB says he hates big cities, he is up in Tokyo partying every once in a wile. I think he is in love with me. If you dont get seasick you can get a ferry from Ibaragi (close to Narita airport) to Komakanai in Hokkaido (southern of Shinchitose airport). Its is dirt cheap, but I don't know how you can get to the port if you don't have a car. There are trains but, you will need to transfer at least 2 times. If you get a JR pass, you can work your way up to Hokkaido as Ezo says hitting all the major Toh

Originally Posted By: Niseko Instructor, wooooohoooo I have ridden a swallow-tail prior, it was amazing, but it was also $1000 cad. I have 2 prior boards, one Khyber and one swallowtail split! I love them both but are not for low budget. The khyber was almost 1000$ and the split 2000$ CAN. Priors are expensive and take too damn long to make. hknz, since you already have a 154 tapered board, I don't think you will notice that much difference if you get a 156 board. I would be between the 161 Summit or the 158 Malolo. Don't be afraid of longer boards, you will just need to lean a

He claims that his bag with his passport, cards, cash etc fell in the moat and he dived to get it.

Originally Posted By: hknz Originally Posted By: tsondaboy Its completely the opposite. You get leg burn if you don't move your bindings as back as possible. Thats because in order to stay afloat in powder you shift your body weight to the back leg. If you have the bindings on the far back together with a tapered board like fish, you will be able to have a more relaxed stance on the board, hence less rear leg burn. It makes sense and i do understand the logic. As for tapered powder board, what would you choose? 2007-08 NS Premier 161 (18mm tapered) US$420 42,000yen 2007-08 Bur

Originally Posted By: hknz OK means....? heard that shifting the binding to the back will burn the back leg. not sure about it since i seldom ride powder as, sadly, there is no powder. Its completely the opposite. You get leg burn if you don't move your bindings as back as possible. Thats because in order to stay afloat in powder you shift your body weight to the back leg. If you have the bindings on the far back together with a tapered board like fish, you will be able to have a more relaxed stance on the board, hence less rear leg burn.

SC mate long time no see, whats your plans for this season? on topic: There has been great debate in the past regarding which is better. I am planing to be in Niseko for Xmass and Hakuba over new years. From a totally personal view, I prefer Niseko over Hakuba in January-February and the other way around from March till the end of the season.

We are around the same size, 160 would be ideal for powder.

Snowboards are cheap in Tokyo, but avie gear is over the top expensive. Best to buy a beacon in the states. Last year we had 15 dead from avalanches if that says something. If you are as aggressive as you claim, I would suggest Hakuba, otherwise Niseko would be fine.

If I was you, I would probably take the train to Shizuoka every day to go surfing. Why don't you look for an English teaching job in Shizuoka or Kofu? In Tokyo, if you are able commute in less that 1 hour you are considered privileged.

There you are, for a minute I thought you ditched us this Friday.

I have to say that if I was living where josh is I would be bored to death from the 2nd day. Not much things to do around,and the closest big city is about 100 km away...

Where's stems???

I wont be in Tokyo this weekend dude, I am working in the mountains. I ll be back on Wednesday.

Take the train and come to Tokyo for gear. I ll show you around to the shops.

It translates to " Are foreigners dicks huge? "

I just checked their page and they say that they plan to open on the 22 nd of November this year.

I have to work this weekend but I will prob be out the next one.

I might give it a try these Christmas.

Kagura in Yuzawa usually opens the last weekend of November.