getting off lift

hello, its Todd again, last year i was really getting ****ed off,
trying to get off the lift, i could only do it without biffing it about
fifty percent of the time. any help with placement of feet would be
helpful, right now i put my loose foot up against my my flow bindings
on the rear of the board, whats your opionion on where to put foot? I
was told to try and move my foot forward, any ideas? Todd===also i dont
have anysticky stuff on my board for traction, I have the canyon 168
and dont want to cover the emblem with traction stuff.

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hello, its Todd again, last year i was really getting ****ed off,
trying to get off the lift, i could only do it without biffing it about
fifty percent of the time. any help with placement of feet would be
helpful, right now i put my loose foot up against my my flow bindings
on the rear of the board, whats your opionion on where to put foot? I
was told to try and move my foot forward, any ideas? Todd===also i dont
have anysticky stuff on my board for traction, I have the canyon 168
and dont want to cover the emblem with traction stuff.


OK, I know that you don't want to cover your emblem with anything, but
Dakine makes a really good stomp pad that is clear (an example is the
X-mat). As long as you really heat the stomp pad up with a hair dryer and
really rub the stomp pad onto your board, you can really see your topsheet
nicely. I had a major problem with that last season because the top sheet on
my new board is super slick. Usually I would place my foot behind the rear
binding and go with that, but with that topsheet it was always like a
battle. Now I just use my stomp pad (Dakine's stomp pads have VERY
aggressive spikes and your foot won't go anywhere) which I placed in front
of my rear binding. I could have placed this behind the binding as well if I
chose to though. There are alot of people that are either for or against
stomp pads, don't get me wrong, but in your case I would rather get off the
lift with total confidence and ride away 100% (well, maybe that's an unfair
number) of the time than fall 50% of the time on your ass. No one is looking
at how sweet your board looks when you bail at the top of the lift, they are
looking at you and you alone. If you really insist on not having a stomp
pad, then do this: when you get off the lift, try to ride straight ahead for
a bit and with your heel placed ever so slightly over your heel edge. Then
apply a very GENTLE heel-slide until you stop, so your heel actually goes in
the snow (not so much the edge of the board). In effect, using your heel
itself as a point of friction in the snow. Good luck!

All the stomp pads in the world won't do any good if you don't get
off with balance, both legs bent, crouched low, and stable.
Flows, just snap in on the lift....
Boreal gots one lift that drops 200', then corkscrews 180 around
while you're going over 15mph....
Mammouth gots the 6person chair going into the barn, drops you off
about 100' steep, then 90 degree right along a narrow pathway....with 5
other guys!
For me, best to put rear toe against front binding, in line and
inboard pointing almost straight forwards. After boarding over 250
days, I usually go season without falling, and never falling without
someone else falling into me.

schreef in bericht
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hello, its Todd again, last year i was really getting ****ed off,
trying to get off the lift, i could only do it without biffing it about
fifty percent of the time. any help with placement of feet would be
helpful, right now i put my loose foot up against my my flow bindings
on the rear of the board, whats your opionion on where to put foot? I
was told to try and move my foot forward, any ideas? Todd===also i dont
have anysticky stuff on my board for traction, I have the canyon 168
and dont want to cover the emblem with traction stuff.

I guess we all know and remember this problem :-) You could use a pad but i
don't think that is your problem, it's all in your head. There are lot''s
off people riding beautifully but getting off the lift is still a big
gamble! The main thing is: don't be frightened. Relax. just before getting
off, sit sideways, be ready...but remember just relax, take a deep breath
and be sure that your shoulders are nice and easy, relaxed and in line with
your board. Take a little push off the lift and find your balance, don't do
anything else as riding forward. Backfoot against your backbinding, go
straight for a little while and carefully place your heel (from your
backfoot ofcourse!) into the snow, and make a gentle backturn or your toes
into the snow for a toeside turn, to brake. That's all, if you practice this
i am sure even the steepest and worst lift off's stops won't be a
problem!

With Flow bindings I don't understand why you can't just slip into them and
flip up th eback piece as you ride up the lift.

Or convresly slide your foot into your back binding and leave the back open
till you get off the lift.

Would you have time at the bottom to quickly slide in your back foot and
snap up your highback while standing waiting for the lift to come around?

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hello, its Todd again, last year i was really getting ****ed off,
trying to get off the lift, i could only do it without biffing it about
fifty percent of the time. any help with placement of feet would be
helpful, right now i put my loose foot up against my my flow bindings
on the rear of the board, whats your opionion on where to put foot? I
was told to try and move my foot forward, any ideas? Todd===also i dont
have anysticky stuff on my board for traction, I have the canyon 168
and dont want to cover the emblem with traction stuff.

I think the key things to getting off the chairlift are putthing the
board down straight, and keeping your balance as you stand up. You want
to most of your weight on front foot, knee bent, you backfoot is more
for balance than actual steering. If it's a simple straight slide, I
actually just stand up staight and have my backfoot at the natural hip
width distance, maybe I'll push it on the inside of the back binding
(never behind the back binding).

To see if you are balanced on your "dismount" Sit on the chair sideways
like you would on a chair lift, feet off the ground, then place your
front foot down and stand up on that leg and keep the other foot off
the ground. You should be able to do this consistently without
teeter-totering. Try it and let us know... if you could do that and
even stay balanced while freely swinging your back legs forward and
backwards... then it might be something else.

hello, its Todd again, last year i was really getting ****ed off,
trying to get off the lift, i could only do it without biffing it about
fifty percent of the time. any help with placement of feet would be
helpful, right now i put my loose foot up against my my flow bindings
on the rear of the board, whats your opionion on where to put foot? I
was told to try and move my foot forward, any ideas? Todd===also i dont
have anysticky stuff on my board for traction, I have the canyon 168
and dont want to cover the emblem with traction stuff.


Just try to keep your foot wedged against your rear binding. Relax. Don't
look at the ground, look where you want to go.

If you're not doing so already, try to get on the lift at the far left or
right seat. That way you're not as crowded at the top, having more room to
maneuver as you disembark. Nothing is worse than being sardined between a
group of skiers who tend to go straight off the lift leaving you no room.

Another thing I find helpful is to keep an arm on the chair, allowing it to
push you out of the way, instead of trying to skate out of the way. If
you're going to do this, it helps to be on the side farthest from the
terminal.

--
Steve
ridecanada.com

The most important tip for getting off the lift is look up and straight
ahead. You don't want to look down at your board.

Next simply ride straight ahead and don't try to turn too quickly.

og wrote:
The most important tip for getting off the lift is look up and straight
ahead. You don't want to look down at your board.

Next simply ride straight ahead and don't try to turn too quickly.

If you always have a lot of trouble, understand the exit on your lift.
If it's a left turn, position yourself on the far right of the chair and
vice versa. If people go both ways, use your hand to stall yourself on
the chair for a little while so they get ahead of you. Then just ride
straight without worrying about people turning into you.

Neil

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hello, its Todd again, last year i was really getting ****ed off,
trying to get off the lift, i could only do it without biffing it about
fifty percent of the time. any help with placement of feet would be
helpful, right now i put my loose foot up against my my flow bindings
on the rear of the board, whats your opionion on where to put foot? I
was told to try and move my foot forward, any ideas? Todd===also i dont
have anysticky stuff on my board for traction, I have the canyon 168
and dont want to cover the emblem with traction stuff.



Most everyone has touched upon the things that I do but I figured I'd put in
my two cents.

I normally get one of the side chairs, then when you're at the top, get
ready by getting to the edge of the chair. When the snow comes up to meet
the chair, I make sure my snowboard is straight and tell any of my friends
(normally skiiers) to push out and get in front of me or to just not to turn
toward me because I will most likely be going straight. Then after standing
up, I just hold my hand behind me on the chair and allow it to give me a
push rather than pushing myself and throwing myself off balance. Be careful
not to hold on to the chair as it will turn and jerk you off balance. Once
you're going and have your balance, I keep my foot pushed up against the
back binding and usually do a toeside slide to a stop. If you're starting
to lose your balance, put your foot down and come to a stop. It's been a
long time (one season minimum) since I've fallen while getting off a lift
(without anyone crashing into me or people standing/crossing the exit chute)

-Bruce