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Post by holgi » Tuesday 10 April 2007, 23:25

István wrote:Hey Francesco,

Indeed I carved hard! I've met Holger from www.frozen-backside.de and dug a few trenches into the glacier together.

The new Zylon has not arrived yet, although Frank promised.... so I rocked it with the Messerschmidt 109.... it was great fun on the steeper side of the glacier, but was kinda difficult on the crowded blue runs... but managed not to kill anyone...
I can confirm that Istvan carved hard! It was so nice to sign the slopes together. His style impressed me so much, that I decided at the same time to come to next Zinal session. Maybe with the new Virus Extremecarver in my luggage.
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Post by nils » Tuesday 10 April 2007, 23:52

hope u're kidding?
"Maybe with the new Virus Extremecarver in my luggage."

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Post by tito » Wednesday 11 April 2007, 0:10

Bring it. Somebody told me Virus boards burn well and I only believe what I see....
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Re: hehe

Post by holgi » Wednesday 11 April 2007, 0:41

nils wrote:hope u're kidding?
"Maybe with the new Virus Extremecarver in my luggage."

N.
No, it´s just that I´am actually looking seriously for a new board as I have broken mine. Next weekend is a testival of SG, Virus, Goltes, F2 in Ischgl where I come maybe to a decision. I do not wait to wait until Zinal event next year. But hope I can test there a famous Swoard.
I think it does not matter which type of carving board I´am driving as long as I enjoy it. Actually I love my too short Overdose. Let´s see what I´am riding next year. Maybe I´ll find to a Swoard...
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Post by István » Wednesday 11 April 2007, 10:02

Hans, the previous Zylon suffered a bad accident 3 weeks ago in Pitztal.... due to some fog I missed he slope, went out into the powder (I thought I was still on the hardpack), laid a turn, nose got stuck, did a couple of flips, and the tail got stuck somewhere (I guess it was some hardpack under the powder) and I broke the tail at one of the corners...... :cry: :angry: :wall: :doh:

So I ordered a new one. Frank gave me a nice price :pray2: , but unfortunately I could not get it before we left to Kaprun. :alien: It will be nice to have it under my bed during the whole summer.... :roll:

The ME109 was a bit of an exaggeration for the slopes of Kaprun, but there is one steeper part where I could make good use of it.... :evil2: on less steep slopes I was just hoping for not hitting and cutting someone in half... :badgrin:

A local manufacturer will try to repair it, it will still be ok for some rocky days and to lend it to friends..... as I could see it broke right where the edge ends, so might be able to get it repaired..... :pray:

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Re: hehe

Post by holgi » Wednesday 11 April 2007, 22:57

nils wrote:hope u're kidding?
"Maybe with the new Virus Extremecarver in my luggage."

N.
The new Virus X-Treme Carver has an elyptical sidecut. In contrast the Swoard has as everybody knows a radial sidecut. And as everybody knows here, the only concept which works proberly for EC is a radial sidecut. So the new Virus Model is not a Extremecarving board and there are no reasons for worrys that it could become a serious competitor for EC boards as they do not have one. The new carving model seems to have more similarity to their carving series as to a serious extremecarving board. So I do not understand the worries of some guys here.
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Post by Hans » Wednesday 11 April 2007, 23:18

Glad you are in one piece, you could have fallen in :think: to the deep.....
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Post by István » Thursday 12 April 2007, 12:30

Actually the situation was not that bad, if you know the Pitztaler glacier, it happened on the way down from the top, and before the slope gets pretty flat, there is a nice steep. Unfortunately only the right side is a slope, the rest is powder.... and I just could not see that in the fog.... tough luck.... :wink:
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Post by Alex » Wednesday 26 September 2007, 16:58

a good start :D
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Post by pokkis » Wednesday 26 September 2007, 17:28

Here is more from Norway at end of last week:
http://falb.homelinux.com/v/StoreKjostind210907/
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Post by codighel » Wednesday 26 September 2007, 20:06

does anybody know when the season starts in Solden? i have 3-4 days to spend the second week in october...and probably a NEW TOY to test !!!! :D
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Post by Böany » Wednesday 26 September 2007, 21:36

The opening with testival in Sölden is on first weekend of november (3./4.11.). But I've read that a few slopes are already open... Maybe you could go to Kaunertal, the dates for Kaunertal-Opening are 12.10. - 14.10. this year.
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Post by codighel » Wednesday 26 September 2007, 21:38

ok..i'll see ! thank you :wink:
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Post by Alex » Thursday 27 September 2007, 11:27

solden is open...also today with one blue slope :roll:
at the end of October there is the ski world cup...usually in this period the glacier area is completely open :wink: while the winter area opens in December , but Solden has a wonderful glacier :wink:
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