quattro 1 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Nothing against borders but if i wanted to stay on top I would just ski hard pack. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 ah, but for boarders it is all about that feeling of floating, kinda like surfing, which is what we are after. So the hard pack comment doesn't apply. Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Thanks, bushie, appreciated. I hadn't seen it before. It's on another thread? That thing should get deleted as far as I'm concerned. I hope whoever posted it will consider the women on board. I'm not going to bother reading that thread. Things like that totally turn me off hanging out here and posting. Lately I have been staying more low key as a result. Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan#Andrew 6 Posted November 29, 2006 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted November 29, 2006 Sorry, didn't see that at all - can you let us know the thread (by PM please) and we'll look into it.... Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 njo worries Sunrise. Again, sorry. I didn't mean to offend. I was just over-indulging in a little light-hearted banter. Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 banter... banter... banter... that's a great word. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by samurai: Quote: Originally posted by Kumapix: yeah, but I don't want face shots at all... choosing to sink in a turn (while having the skills to float again) is a very fun thing to do. If you haven't discovered that yet, look forward to learning it. Deep, over-the-head snow rocks, assuming you have the skills to float your way out of the turn and avoid the awful swimming tragedies. Sorry, I haven't discovered that yet nor do I intend to I am of the snowboard persuasion after all. We get to enjoy the unearthly floating sensation (much more than skiers since we have more board surface area), in addition to our secret pleasures of slashes and big fat wheelies. but whatever, skis are good at some things and snowboards are good at others. This doesn't change the fact that I don't like a face full of snow. and yes, I can give myself face shots in pow with a snowboard so I know 'the feeling' and while, yes, every now and then it gives you a 'yeah! I'm ripping it in pow' feeling, it also gives you a cold, wet face and snow in your goggle vents. Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by Kumapix: Sorry, I We get to enjoy the unearthly floating sensation (much more than skiers since we have more board surface area), [/QB] Actually, you may be surprised how much surface area modern pow skis have. (quite possibly more than many snowboards--- but that's all relative and hardly able to be argued effectively, you'd have to compare length/weight-to-length/weight. I doubt teh biggest board has more surface area than the biggest pair of skis.) Do you really avoid face-shots due to snow in your goggle vents, or 'a cold face'? I can't imagine that. Is that an OCD issue? (How big is your schwartz?) Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 on a snowboard, if your nose digs into the snow you're going to crash. Therefore when we ride pow our noses are out of the snow and we don't get face shots. The only way to give yourself a faceshot is to do a semi stop. There is no reason to do one on an open face. In trees if i run into a dead end and have to slam on the brakes I might cause a big spray that covers me. That is a snowboard faceshot. I don't think that's what you're talking about from a skier's viewpoint. Can you explain how a skier causes a faceshot? earlier in this thread Sanno, a skier, agreed with me that getting a wet face doesn't equal fun Link to post Share on other sites
kaiser soce 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by samurai: Quote: Originally posted by Kumapix: Sorry, I We get to enjoy the unearthly floating sensation (much more than skiers since we have more board surface area), Actually, you may be surprised how much surface area modern pow skis have. (quite possibly more than many snowboards--- but that's all relative and hardly able to be argued effectively, you'd have to compare length/weight-to-length/weight. I doubt teh biggest board has more surface area than the biggest pair of skis.) Do you really avoid face-shots due to snow in your goggle vents, or 'a cold face'? I can't imagine that. Is that an OCD issue? (How big is your schwartz?) [/QB] mmmmmm....... Very rough average of a snowboard would be 163cm long by 27.5cm wide (tip roughly 30cm waist roughly 25cm). approx 4200cm squared. Lets compare! Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 the wet face isn't the goal, it's the result of a deep/steep section, or submarining after an air into bottomless 4% water-content snow. This thread is the first time I've heard someone complain about snow in their goggle vents. I've heard snowboarders gauff at skiers for liking their face shots, but I've never heard about snowboarders actually avoiding them. just seems strange and I'm wondering if that is really the case, or just taking the piss. Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by halfmachine: Quote: Originally posted by samurai: Quote: Originally posted by Kumapix: Sorry, I We get to enjoy the unearthly floating sensation (much more than skiers since we have more board surface area), Actually, you may be surprised how much surface area modern pow skis have. (quite possibly more than many snowboards--- but that's all relative and hardly able to be argued effectively, you'd have to compare length/weight-to-length/weight. I doubt teh biggest board has more surface area than the biggest pair of skis.) Do you really avoid face-shots due to snow in your goggle vents, or 'a cold face'? I can't imagine that. Is that an OCD issue? (How big is your schwartz?) mmmmmm....... Very rough average of a snowboard would be 163cm long by 27.5cm wide (tip roughly 30cm waist roughly 25cm). approx 4200cm squared. Lets compare! [/QB] Perhaps not even the biggest pow skis, but Tip 160 waist 130 tail 120 average 137 Length 189 189x13.7=2589.... shoot. oh wait 2589x2= 5178 hmmm again, this debate will never end, just had to get the last word in... http://www.untracked.com/p1017c2b37-07_k2_pontoon_big_mountain_mcconkey_powder_skis.html Link to post Share on other sites
daver 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by halfmachine: mmmmmm....... Very rough average of a snowboard would be 163cm long by 27.5cm wide (tip roughly 30cm waist roughly 25cm). approx 4200cm squared. Lets compare! just did the math, if we were to average out the stuff, my 190cm long 120mm wide skis are the same area as your board. my skis are an average fat ski size. the really big are huge. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I'm just having fun too Samurai but I am serious about not wanting snow in my goggle vents = fogged up goggles I still want to know where the faceshot comes from! Do your tips go under the snow when u turn? Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Jig.... Jig.... Jig.... Jig.... Although his tips don't go under the snow a whole lot, as it's kinda flat, snow does shoot his face a couple of times. Nonetheless, perhaps we can both relate to this one... http://powdermag.com/av/no-roll/msp-clip1/ Link to post Share on other sites
YellowSnow 0 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 samurai nice line Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 that line looked kind of stressful to me. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 video doesn't work for me Link to post Share on other sites
daver 0 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 yes!!!! damn i love that line! speed control is the name of the game here. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 daver, what skis are you on? Link to post Share on other sites
daver 0 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 volkl explosiv and volkl g4 Link to post Share on other sites
daver 0 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 i'm going to have to stand up for the women in this community and say that was crossing the line. we all we thinking it, it is nothing new, did it have to be said? come on Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan.Com#2 0 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Yes, daver those comments were way over the line and have been deleted. Link to post Share on other sites
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