Re-Start to Alpine Snowboard

[matt888]

Hello Carvers,

I started boarding at age 15 till age 20 with alpine boards/hard boots in the last 3 years.
When I re-started boarding at age 27 till now (age 38) I switched to freecarve/soft boots.

I had in the past 11 years a Hot Fireball 162, a F2 Eliminator 167, an Elan Vertigo 168 and a Burton T6 162.
I drove all these boards with Burton P1 carbon bindings and Salomon Malamute boots.
This year I'm still using the Elan and Burton boards with the P1 carbon bindings and Salomon Malamute boots.

But carving is still my weak spot and when I see alpine boards/hard boots coming by on the slopes it still itches quite annoyingly...
So I just bought second hand board/bindings/hardboots to get started with and check it out!!!

The board is a F2 Silberpfeil 168 model year 2008:

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The bindings are Proflex alu base Intec model year ?:

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The boots are Raichle Track 325 Race model year ?:

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I'm really eager to know how it will run... answer in 2,5 weeks time!

Some questions regarding the bindings:
What is the distance center to center between the 2 bindings?
Should I put them a bit more up front or a bit more at the rear?
What is the correct angle (more freecarve than race alpine)?
I read angles in between 55 and 60° on the forum while I had in mind the front should be somewhere at 35° and the rear at 20°?
Can I tilt the rear binding without putting plates underneath it?

I measure 1,84m and wheigh 91kg.

Regarding the boots, any advices on setup of these?

Thanks for your help and friendly advices!

Matt

[joemzl]

Some questions regarding the bindings:
What is the distance center to center between the 2 bindings? 50 centimeters (but you could try more and less)
Should I put them a bit more up front or a bit more at the rear? Centered!
What is the correct angle (more freecarve than race alpine)? No boot overhang on the rear foot; then add 7° to the front foot. But until you´re not carving high on the edge, a bit overhang is no problem.
I read angles in between 55 and 60° on the forum while I had in mind the front should be somewhere at 35° and the rear at 20°? Depends on the boards width. Normally as flat as there is no boot overhang.
Can I tilt the rear binding without putting plates underneath it? Why do you want to do that?? Flat!

I measure 1,84m and wheigh 91kg. (Because of stomach or muscles? I weigh 83kg )
Regarding the boots, any advices on setup of these? You couldn´t find stiffer ones?
Take off the spring system to soften the boot. Even with that modifiing they will be a bit too stiff. But try that.
If they will be too soft, you add the Bomber BTS or the ACSS from Abrax in Poland.

Thanks for your help and friendly advices! You can buy me a beer at next ECS - so see you there

Matt

Bindings are ok, but a bit too stiff too.
For more informations study our homepage.

And when you have time in summer, you could check the carvers almanac.

[tali]

Should I put them a bit more up front or a bit more at the rear?

Set your bindings up so that they are centered (i.e. mount your bindings symmetrical with respect to the hole pattern)
You may find some useful information on settings here and in this thread:
viewtopic.php?t=4934

[matt888]

Thanks for your reply's tali & joemzl!

Read the links and will try it out with flat bindings (middle position) and softest boot setup...

I'll keep you guys posted in a couple of weeks!