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I'd like to know more about turn radius : where can I find out mine, and what is it in relation to the board ? To find out about turn radius and how it's measured, check out the boards section of the alpinecarving link above. Alot of boards have the radius printed right on them and it's measured in...

I enjoy rapid, controlled turns and find shorter boards to be easier to control The turn radius of the board will dictate how quick and sharp your turns are, not the length (assuming your carving and not skidding your turn). If your finding longer boards harder to control, then one of two things is...

If you like it, who cares about everyone else? But If the 135 is all you've ridden, you should try longer boards and vary your binding angles to see what you like. To be honest, you can't go by other people's opinions in terms of what stance angles you should ride, it all comes down to personal pref...

I use softboots with a burton Johan 163 for all my backcountry/powder riding. Looking at stealing a fish off ebay though for those deep powder days

Just got back from the bootfitter and OMG, these Suzukas fit like a glove!!! And the flex, simply unbeleivable. I can't beleive I was using Lange XI8 ski boots all these years. My carving is going to be soo much easier with these boots. Well I'm going to whistler tomorrow for 4 days, I'll have plent...

congrats on your new family edition nils

The forward lean would have no bearing on your boot touching the snow in a heelside carve. It is really all based on your board angle and the position of your bindings. Increased forward lean will just make it easier for you to get the board to any given angle on heelside with less body lean involve...

I never wore a helmet until 5 years ago. My thoughts were that I was good enough to not make a mistake so I figured I didn't need one. Then one day my friend and I were going through a favorite tree run we love, and just as I started cresting one of the rollers I saw 2 snowboarders who had planted t...

Thanks for the feedback, it's been very helpful in my decision. I've decided to go with the Suzukas and TD2s (non-stepin version).

I'll be ordering the Suzukas today, and will probably have to wait until Fall to order the TD2's (they are out of the 3x3 disks until then).

Sorry I forgot to mention my weight and riding style. I weigh 75Kg and plan on using the boots for freecarve and EC carving on variable snow conditions. I mostly ride groomed runs on my hardboot setup. I don't plan on racing in them, and will be staying away from terrain parks and moguls (for that s...

I am about to purchase a new pair of hardboots since i'm tired of using my old Lange Ski boots, but am torn on whether to go with the Suzuka or Le Mans. Should I go with the more flexing Le Mans, or the stiffer Suzuka? Is there a disadvantage for using one over the other? I was also planning on gett...