ExtremeCarving FORUM

Dear Thomas I'm really greatfull for your detailed information . For sure I will use the slopes you recommended instead of trying to explore the whole mountain that looks like chaotic from the maps that I see online. Thank you again for your information
My best Regards, Fotis

I'm visiting Ischgl beginning of March and I was wondering if someone knows which slopes are ideal for E.C without being crowded. Thanx in advance

Hahaha my secret is that I choose a perfectly groomed black slope whis is relatively short ( 1km ) and almost nobody prefers it . So imagine that from during the opening at 8.30 till 11.00 I do around 25 descends . If the snow is good I stay till 13.00 so you can imagine how the piste becomes from m...

I had also today a conversation with the technical director. And I explained him about the extreme carving technique and the whole philosophy behind this . Showed him videos from the swoard meetings and events and he was amazed after all. In the beginning employees and snowgroomers were thinking tha...

This is what I was trying to explain. That bumps made from skiers are much worse than the cuts . Their problem is that the bumps can be easily shaped in contrast with the " cuts " that have to be filled with snow . So it's extra work for them to push snow and fill the cuts . Furthermore they insist ...

It may look funny but I receice many complaints from the snow groomers when extreme carving because it makes big cuts on the slope when it's empty and it is difficult for them to groom the slope the next day . I sounded like a joke to me at first but after receiving complaints day after day I wanted...

Upz has launched a new model for extreme carving XCR . I wonder what are the differences with the EC12 model . I know that EC12 that I already own are developed by swoard team especially for extremecarving so my actual inquiry is if xcr is an upgrade from swoard team

Can you please link me to the subject where I can find the factory edges angle for the Extreme Carver Gen 5 ? Thank you in advance

I had the same questions years ago and I never stopped searching until I got to my hands or better to my feet , a swoard board and the Upz EC 12 boots . No more searching about modifications and equipment settings. My only concern from now on is just to improve my technique . I was always faulty mos...

You are absolutely right about nationalism. My personal beliefs are totally different from nationalism , patriotism and all these meanings that make people enemies . I didn't mean of course to generalise or offend anyone but I had the thought that the snowboard schools in Russia had developed anothe...

I ve noticed on videos that the russians do not actually do push and pulls . They fall from upright position . Is this because of bigger boards ?

Happy to see you here . At first as I told you before I can give you my swoard to try..
I don't know what exactly are your plans , soft or hard boots , but you have nothing to lose by trying an alpine . It may seem strange in the beginning but you will have an idea of hard boot riding

Hello John are u the guy in Greece I met at helmos ?

I had the deeluxe free 69 with bts springs .it's a nice boot But upgraded to Swoard-UPZ EC12 . If you are in the mood of extreme carving better save some money and go for the Swoard-UPZ . Custom changes work but nothing better coming out from the factory tested and ready to use . And by the time you...

Hahaha the guy at the ski shop told me , mate you ruined your expensive board with wrong size bolts . Send it back to me and I will try to fix it . Thankfully Patrice replied on the post and while the board was on the way to the repair shop I turned it back . Hahahaha . Including myself it's totally...