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Old April 12th 06, 05:48 PM
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sure skiing is a good time. but snowboarding is where it's at. then
again i haven't really been skiing before, i mean, i attempted it once
when i was ten and cried the whole time. any suggestions on making a
transition from boarding to skiing?

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Old April 12th 06, 06:12 PM
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In article .com,
liv wrote:
sure skiing is a good time. but snowboarding is where it's at. ...
again i haven't really been skiing before, i mean, i attempted it once
when i was ten and cried the whole time. any suggestions on making a
transition from boarding to skiing?


Yes.
Try boarding up hill.

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Old April 14th 06, 02:19 AM
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In article .com,
liv wrote:
sure skiing is a good time. but snowboarding is where it's at. ...
again i haven't really been skiing before, i mean, i attempted it once
when i was ten and cried the whole time. any suggestions on making a
transition from boarding to skiing?


(Eugene Miya) wrote in news:443d4314$1@darkstar:
Try boarding up hill.


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Kurt Knisely wrote:
This seems to be fairly popular in the Xxxxx
http://www.voile-usa.com/splthdr01.html
It's the "AT" of snowboarding, although they have a freeheel. If I was
going to snowboard (hah!), I'd git me one of them there Voile Swallowtails.


Sure. I've seen split boards. I've also seen a lot of boarders carry or
wear snow shoes. I don't care which techniques you use to get down.
I care less if a person not on my trip carries extra weight.
The main thing is to take one's time fiddling with board ski up or down.

But to match your uphill, I think it was one of the Duckboy books
which has the rocket powered toboggan.

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Old April 15th 06, 04:42 PM
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"Eugene Miya" wrote in message
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In article ,
Kurt Knisely wrote:
This seems to be fairly popular in the Xxxxx
http://www.voile-usa.com/splthdr01.html
It's the "AT" of snowboarding, although they have a freeheel. If I was
going to snowboard (hah!), I'd git me one of them there Voile
Swallowtails.


Sure. I've seen split boards. I've also seen a lot of boarders carry or
wear snow shoes.


I've started to see more of those mini approach skis (I think dynafit makes
one that only comes in 130 cm) being marketed to snowboarders. Ski up,
board down. Seems like alot of weight, no matter how light the skis are.

-s-


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Old April 15th 06, 04:56 PM
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On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 16:42:13 GMT, "Simon Isbister"
wrote:

I've started to see more of those mini approach skis (I think dynafit makes
one that only comes in 130 cm) being marketed to snowboarders. Ski up,
board down. Seems like alot of weight, no matter how light the skis are.


I looked into them myself, as I was tired of hiking in snowshoes, and
was running out of money for helicopters :-)

However, everyone who'd used them said the really didn't work very
well - too little surface area meant they sank too far, and were
barely any less work than snowshoes.
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Old April 17th 06, 11:19 PM
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Kurt Knisely wrote:
Rocket powered toboggan? What if you miss the switchback?


Switchback? Go strait up, gives a good line to follow on the way
down. Who ever taught you how to *rocket toboggan*?
You'll need a periscope too.

Ed Huesers
http://www.grandshelters.com
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Old April 18th 06, 09:41 PM
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Kurt Knisely wrote:
There is the fiddle-factor w/ split boards, but you're saving all that
weight of carrying approach skis or snowshoes. For dyed-in-the-wool (err,


Ssssh! You are letting them on in their prep time and my ski time.

something like that) backcountry snowboarders, the splitboard seems to be
the logical choice. They're not going to be riding a cafeteria tray in
undulating terrain.


Actually, I know guys who would take a tray just to take a tray.

But to match your uphill, I think it was one of the Duckboy books
which has the rocket powered toboggan.


Rocket powered toboggan? What if you miss the switchback?


Hey it's Duckboy humor. It's the last if not next to last photo in the
book. It might be on the guys web site. BUT the postcards I like from
the series are "The militia gets its first battleship" [first I
purchased] and "Honey roll over your are snoring...." with the husband
running, a mountain lion on his sleeping bag and sleepy wife.


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Old April 12th 06, 07:00 PM
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liv wrote:
sure skiing is a good time. but snowboarding is where it's at. then
again i haven't really been skiing before, i mean, i attempted it once
when i was ten and cried the whole time. any suggestions on making a
transition from boarding to skiing?


In the backcountry, as others have said, go somewhere that involves
along and/or up and you'll see where skis just work a lot better.

On the pistes, you may find you get a similar carving feeling if
you learn proper parallel carving (you may not, but it's an
idea...). And telemarking is just that bit different and might
push your buttons if you like to be different (for every few
hundred boarders and skiers on a piste you'll see a few
telemarkers, it's harder but if you put in the effort it's very
easy to stand out from the crowds).

Pete.
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