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Wow, glad s/he ddn't run into me when it all went wrong!

Gotcha, that must still be poss. with the regular disc version too though I reckon. However I look at it, not enough of a difference to justify sacrificing flexibilty of use though.

I'm looking at some new bindings for a Burton EST channel-type board and given that I might want to use the bindings on other boards too, can't see any reason at all in general why anyone would ever buy an EST-only binding? Is there really any performance difference between non-/EST bindings?

Just in case anyone's interested I recently got a Burton Fish 2013 from US eBay store 'artificialsnow'. Base price was cheaper than anywhere listed in Yahoo shopping, shipping to Japan was only $92, it arrived super quick and the seller was super cooperative and communicative. Alse worth bearing in mind is Burton basically have a 'no overseas sales/shipping policy' but through this store was absolutely no problem. I have absolutely no conection to the seller beyond being a customer, just sharing the word on great price/service.

I'm holding the wax against the iron and moving it up and down over the board to get an evenly placed spotty trail. Paper/iron on that and drag around to melt/spread. Serves 1 reusing wax shavings also an excellent point > sprinkle onto board, paper on top and iron away.

Haven't read everything here but one of the best things I discovered wax-wise is to use the waxing papers that look like a big stiff Kleenex. Drip the wax onto the board off the iron (I found I use FAR less since using the paper) pop the paper onto the dripped wax and iron the wax through the paper. Once the wax begins to melt and the paper fills up with wax it's really easy to slowly drag the paper with the iron on top, across the board. You generally get a MUCH more even, thinner layer quicker and there's far less wax shaving gunk at the end too. Generally 2 papers will do the whole of a boa

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Wow, many thanks indeed all, them's the ones...2004 eh!! 8 was my guess but maybe I bought them, then and got sold older ones. Either way, feeling kinda heavy for sure, good to know though. Thanks again

Thanks for the ideas...the adaptor discs def. don't work with some. I'll keep looking

I just got a Burton Fish 2013 and it has the channel binding attachment. Got these Flow bindings a few years ago (2008, 2009?) and trying to id them to see if there's a plate adaptor available so I can use them....anyone able to id these Flows? Says 'Team' on the highback but not much help when it comes to a search, also the base section and disc is all aluminium far as I can tell Cheers!

Old-ish...doesn't mean much to me but figured it might be worth taking into account ie style and gear-wise. Now trying to figure out a broad set of ski/boot specs ie length, width etc that might work for my needs then start looking. Think a trip to Kanda way is on the cards ..uh-oh! @Grazza...check some Flow bindings, flip up/down back to get them on/off, don't have to sit down, even pretty easy to just lock in and go while you're skating.

Heard a rumour that Hachimantai was still hike-able should the urge take you. The urge would take me were I nearby.

Thanks Scott, indeed in my research the cost looks fairly challenging. Think some 2nd hand could be on the cards whatever I choose. Any advice on choosing booots etc in general? I rented some recent and good quality Salomon boots that felt great, anything I should be looking for? Mike, too true, my wife was a skier until about 10 years ago, when she hopped on some new skis recently she was just all over it and very taken from the off. How strange, a direct mailout from ICI Sports just came through my post box about a sale starting Friday...uh-oh....providence? edit:any recommends on

Cheers for the info. Telemark? Have an image of it being quite the skilled endeavour, I'm keen to go but shouldn't I get some more solid basic non-telemark skills down first? Also, do people recommend any kind of specific instruction or simply have at it?

Been boarding about 10 years now, love it to bits but also intrigued by skiing past 2 or 3 years so rented for a couple of days in Shiga over NY...AWESOME! Was up fast and getting plenty of turns in, keeping up with the wife pretty good and generally having a lot of fun. So, now I'm thinking to jam up the garage with even more off-season sports gear etc and wondering where to start. Of course I'll do some shop research etc but non-invested advice always welcome re: sizes, setups etc. I'm 182cm, 71 kg, 43 yrs old and very fit. Cheers

Hmmmkkaaaay, YahooAuc it is then. Cheers.

Strange, thanks for the info though. So I guess it's not OK to post something in here then? Either way, look forward to the updates, things is looking good round here.

Got a sweet HH jacket to sell and been waiting for the right time of year and now I can't find the Classifieds section...wh'appen?

Just checking in, wow, thanks for all the input folks. Actually surprised this hasn't been discussed more here. Still looking around, checking out a few more options > hadn't realised there are also 1300 Jimnys too, also the Pajero Mini looks pretty slick. Will check out the Fit etc for sure too, cheers again.

Not sure if this is even the right forum, please set me straight if there's a better option.... Drive a Hilux Surf at the mo., love it to bits, plenty of power, space and....unfortunately cost. While there are without doubt worse guzzlers, 8-9km/litre's starting to get too spendy for my taste, that plus the tax and insurance on a 3.4 is just getting beyond a joke, esp. the ridiculous way petrol prices are going up. Not only the financial cost, but an ongoing 'green' niggle is starting to get diffcult to justify to that extent too. Been looking around, 4wd/AWD is a must in my experience, we

Thanks yamax3, heading up tonight, hopefully out early tomorrow and booked in at Wadagoya tomorrow night!

Looking at weather and snow reports seeing a LOT of wind and snow falling, so much so that everything seems to be on shutdown. I'd love to try and get up there for when things open again but trying to get word on the ground is proving tricky. Anyone care to chip in if they think heading up there Thur/Fri this week is a waste of time and money or a worthwhile gamble that might pay off in waist-deep powder? Obviously no-one can say for sure but better SJ speculation than random net-rumour! Cheers

Flow bindings=basically never having to sit down and you can strap in your back foot on the move. Clunk-click you're off, don't think I could go back to standard bindings now. Increased daily ride time by buying the wife some too.

Actually even though it's def. small (3 lifts?), I got some of the best turns this season out there. If you choose your spots and are prepared to head under some ropes you can have some fun. Friend went back a couple days after my accident and it had snowed a fair bit in between and he said it was pretty decent. Like I said though, not as big as you might think at first glance but when there's plenty of cover the bc's supposed quite the hidden treasure.

Funny you should mention it, sitting here with stitches inside and out my mouth after kneeing myself in the face at Tenjindaira in Minakami last weekend, and pushing my top teeth through the bit between bottom lip and chin. Riding something very steep and turned to break on soggy snow that just locked up and stopped the board dead, momentum carried upper body down and face onto my knee. Thought I'd lost a load of teeth at first, blood everywhere but still had a great weekend with the Canyons/Outdoor Japan peeps at the Reggae Snowsplash event. A wonky Take care everyone and hope you all get