Forum: Snowboarding
February 18th 08, 11:45 PM Posted to rec.skiing.snowboard
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,425
moguls
Mike M. Miskulin wrote:
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While I'm sure the practice has helped a great deal,
I also do not discount having dropped about 10 lbs
since last season. Those of you riding...
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Forum: Snowboarding
January 13th 08, 03:54 AM Posted to rec.skiing.snowboard
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,960
Boot inserts - anyone use them?
wrote:
Thanks very much for the replies everyone, it's interesting to see
other people using inserts. I might leave it another season. Lord
knows how my boots (Airwalk)...
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Forum: Snowboarding
March 1st 07, 10:25 AM Posted to rec.skiing.snowboard
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,796
Newbie question - on the flat
Champ wrote:
On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:56:52 -0500, Jolly_O
wrote:
I'm a beginning boarder, with four days under my belt. I can get down
the...
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Forum: Snowboarding
February 28th 07, 03:32 AM Posted to rec.skiing.snowboard
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,727
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Forum: Snowboarding
February 26th 07, 08:25 AM Posted to rec.skiing.snowboard
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,987
Heel lift wedge under binding?
Andrew Wright wrote:
I'd like to try putting a wedge under my back binding to lift my heel a bit.
Does anyone know of a company still making such a thing for a soft...
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Forum: Snowboarding
February 26th 07, 08:16 AM Posted to rec.skiing.snowboard
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,337
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Forum: Snowboarding
February 26th 07, 08:14 AM Posted to rec.skiing.snowboard
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,337
Snowboard bag - leave bindings attached?
Mike M. Miskulin wrote:
Yeah that sucks if both bags are lost...I guess the theory is
the board bag is more likely to be late thus put the clothes in
the other bag. Of...
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Forum: Snowboarding
February 12th 07, 06:23 PM Posted to rec.skiing.snowboard
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,593
HELP with my new FLOW-NXT bindings!!
speede541 wrote:
I relatively new to snowboarding (started last winter), and mid-season
went the route of a conventional Burton for my front foot and a Cinch
...
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Forum: Snowboarding
January 25th 07, 06:46 PM Posted to rec.skiing.snowboard
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,577
Getting out of flow bindings
GoHabsGo wrote:
wrote in news:1169740970.099259.145430
@v33g2000cwv.googlegroups.com:
Are they 'pinging' back up as you try and take your boot out? If...
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Forum: Snowboarding
January 3rd 07, 05:16 PM Posted to rec.skiing.snowboard
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Replies: 26
Views: 8,514
Is my heel dragging the snow?
Bob F wrote:
"Jeremy" wrote in message
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The result: Twisting didn't work for me. The best I could manage was a
...
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Forum: Snowboarding
January 3rd 07, 11:01 AM Posted to rec.skiing.snowboard
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,931
Riding advice - bumps
56fish wrote:
Read Bob F's post heel drag.....any folks have advice on attacking
the bumps?
Jump turns. The board doesn't need to leave the ground, but my...
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Forum: Snowboarding
January 3rd 07, 10:52 AM Posted to rec.skiing.snowboard
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Replies: 26
Views: 8,514
Is my heel dragging the snow?
wrote:
I'd be interested in hearing from others on here if:
1 - When learning to ride, they were told to make turns by twisting the
board by moving the feet in opposite...
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Forum: Snowboarding
November 22nd 06, 07:59 PM Posted to rec.skiing.snowboard
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Replies: 25
Views: 8,446
Too much board for me?
lonerider wrote:
Neil Gendzwill wrote:
Bob F wrote:
If, by flex, you mean twisting the board to steer into the turn, you might
look at your boot...
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Forum: Snowboarding
November 22nd 06, 06:50 PM Posted to rec.skiing.snowboard
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Replies: 25
Views: 8,446
Too much board for me?
Bob F wrote:
"Neil Gendzwill" wrote in message
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Bob F wrote:
If, by flex, you mean twisting...
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Forum: Snowboarding
November 16th 06, 09:35 PM Posted to rec.skiing.snowboard
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,141
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Forum: Snowboarding
November 16th 06, 09:28 PM Posted to rec.skiing.snowboard
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,138
Equipment
Jrobb wrote:
Regarding Burton's lacing system, I'm not keen on it (If it's the one
I'm thinking of the laces are under the boot material and it has two
handles one...
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Forum: Alpine Skiing
November 16th 06, 02:15 AM Posted to rec.skiing.alpine
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Replies: 143
Views: 33,122
Slipping turn vs. carving turn revisited
Bob F wrote:
This is how we teach people how to initiate turns. When I finally talked
my school into putting me into snowboard clinics instead of ski clinics,
I learned...
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Forum: Alpine Skiing
November 15th 06, 06:26 PM Posted to rec.skiing.alpine
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Replies: 143
Views: 33,122
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Forum: Alpine Skiing
November 14th 06, 11:27 PM Posted to rec.skiing.alpine
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Replies: 143
Views: 33,122
Slipping turn vs. carving turn revisited
Bob F wrote:
In a way, a proper turn on a board might be considered a
slipping turn initially. As you twist the leading edge of the board
into the turn, the...
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Forum: Snowboarding
November 13th 06, 06:04 PM Posted to rec.skiing.snowboard
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,709
A snowboarding "crutch" at last!
Jeremy wrote:
David wrote:
1. I'm right foot forward on a bike. I explained to him, but couldn't
get him to understand what it meant.
I'm puzzling...
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Forum: Snowboarding
November 13th 06, 06:01 PM Posted to rec.skiing.snowboard
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,709
A snowboarding "crutch" at last!
David wrote:
1. I'm right foot forward on a bike. I explained to him, but couldn't
get him to understand what it meant.
I'm puzzling this one myself. Is this a...
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Forum: Snowboarding
November 1st 06, 12:41 AM Posted to rec.skiing.snowboard
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,660
Nidecker Boards
wrote:
disadvantages of getting a wide board? What waist size is ok for 9-1/2?
That depends (stop me if you've heard this before) on your stance. At 90
degrees to the...
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Forum: Snowboarding
October 31st 06, 12:23 AM Posted to rec.skiing.snowboard
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,722
Tahoe resorts
David wrote:
Mike Mather wrote:
Also, the lift tickets are expensive compared to the Alps, so are there any
offers we should be aware of, to make an expensive...
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Forum: Snowboarding
October 25th 06, 10:49 PM Posted to rec.skiing.snowboard
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,630
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Forum: Snowboarding
October 23rd 06, 06:21 AM Posted to rec.skiing.snowboard
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,596
Turnstyle board? Balance board?
brokenbetty wrote:
Somewhere I was shown, and had an opportunity to try a longboard
skateboard
that had three wheel trucks. The third wheel...
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