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One more movie comparing step-in vs. sidewinder:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwsE8fjOkxM

Does riding a board like the TWO make it easier or more forgiving? The TWO was definitely easier for many reasons: (A) I have the 164 and it turns much quicker which helps control speed, (B) it's shorter and thus easier to "throw" around when doing nose/tail rolls (C) being wider I can ride a 40-45...

Casper -- glad you liked it, thanks. I'm riding a Prior 4WD 179 in this movie, other times the Pureboarding TWO also. I don't have any recent movies of fakie carving (some older ones are on youtube ), this was practice for riding just the toeside edge all the way down. Sometimes works better than ot...

Nice movie, Casper! I enjoyed the dynamic transitions -- and the layouts too

I don't have any fakie-only movies, but here's some latest work in progress, starting at 1:30:



More next season...

I had the same problem, here is my fix:

http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/s ... php?t=6204

Doesn't seem to have weakened the binding, at least I'm still riding on it!

Thank you! It is an incredible feeling -- so much fun. Quality time in the trees was definitely there, and I suspect there'll be lots more of it :) Dr. Scott and Lisa are great instructors, I feel very lucky that they took me under their wings. Now the big question is: can I cut out of work tomorrow...

It seems like a whirlwind week -- until 5 days ago I was a telemark skier. Saturday I was introduced to snowboarding, on Sunday my friends Scott and Lisa put me on a carving setup, and I fell in love with it :) Can't wait to get out again, but have to put in some time at work. I posted some pictures...