ExtremeCarving FORUM

Hi Rob, You touched here one of the most subtle problem in extreme carving. Having a too narrow board toward the stance makes the boots (every knows it now) touching the snow in laid turns. But having a too wide board is also bad because edge hover hang will produce a lever on the boots that makes m...

Hi Stan, Patrice asked me to answer for him, because he is on holiday without any internet connexion. I think the shape of your Prior is not so bad and will allow you to progress. We haven't tried any other board that would be better for extreme carving (except ours of course...). :( If someone has ...

Hi Macieck

Concerning the toe-heel pads:
Our advises are supposed to fit our setttings. With narrow boards and higher angulation, the problem is totaly different and then you may be right...

You saw Nils' answer who has a narrow board and high angulation...

The best is to test.

Jacques

Hi Rob, I'm glad you had pleasure with our settings. Self experimentation is the best way to understand what we are talking about. :wink: Concernimg your thigh burn, as I don't know about all your settings and gears, it's difficult for me to find the solution. But I propose here few ideas: - 19.5 in...

I would like to make a few comments about the snow quality that fits to extreme carving. Since the begining of this internet extreme carving adventure (last spring), I noticed that lots of people believe that Patrice and I are always riding on perfect snow. The cause of this may be the huge snow spr...

Hi drzone, Patrice and I don't have exactly the same style. We use this difference to progress: when one does it better than the other, the other works hard to do as well. Patrice is THE KING of the backside laid turn. He can do that perfectly in any situatin. But i'm a little bit better than him in...

YES , it will affect the position. The explanation we give are independant for both of the problems. If you do as you say, your front knee goes backward and your backknee goes forward. Consequently, the hips and the upper boby turns to face the nose like on the photos with the red cross in "Techniq...

Personally i can't lay down any turn with my freeride board because my feet are a bit too long (45). But Patrice does (he is 43 and has a super wide board). But it looks really bad compared to when he rides with his alpine stuff. Too slow, too little turns, no dynamic... :( Hardboot is definitely th...

Hi rcrobar, One guy (hi Peter Vu!) mailed me already about the question of big radius in exteme carving. There the answer I gave. You reason with normal turns. The question is:"Which radius will my board make during a laid turn, I mean, when it lies nearly vertical on the snow?" When Patrice and me ...