Tomorrow it's going to be 50° at the hill I'm going to. I know about not pressing the nose in soft snow and riding more over the back, but is it even worth it taking the hardboots, or should I just take my softboot carver?
Alpine Ace
Tomorrow it's going to be 50° at the hill I'm going to. I know about not pressing the nose in soft snow and riding more over the back, but is it even worth it taking the hardboots, or should I just take my softboot carver?
Hardboot Wizard
I love slush in hard boots but always on a wider freeride shape,
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Trench Digger
I have a couple of boards that are great in slush and soft groomed.One is a G-Force 171 that is 22.5 wide and is fairly stiff,and the other is a Coiler 182 AM with a 'slushbuster' nose that is also stiff,but it is only 19.5 wide and I can feel the advantage of the wider G-Force board in those conditions.My 210 Diablo at only 20.5 wide, but with a great nose shape and flex for soft snow is no slouch either.
Another board I have that is probably the best (in my quiver at least)for all around crappy carving conditions is an 06 Rossi Jeremy Jones 167 Narrow model.It is 25.0 wide and stiffer than one might think for a freeride board.
The best board I have ever tried is those conditions however is the 188 BX from Diablo Composites.It is 23 wide and surfs through absolutely anything.
Last edited by Steve Prokopiw; March 5th, 2010 at 07:03 AM.
Alpine Ace
That's why I'm thinking the Donek Razor would be safer and more fun to take than the F2 Silberpfeil.
Trench Digger
I love my Prior 4X4 in slush-- it was 80° at Mt Baker last year -- I was in shorts and hard boots.
Al
I’m supposed to respect my elders, but its getting harder and harder for me to find one
Carver Extraordinaire
DO IT!! I love it!
I just ride a little more in the back seat to keep the nose up.
Did it with a kesslar on hangle plates, you feel like a locomotive rolling rails Pushing through everything in your path,
Last edited by biggerwrangler; March 5th, 2010 at 03:23 PM.
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Hardboot Wizard
on how comfortable you are riding with your back foot. Its not the equipment that gets you in trouble its the technique of initiating a turn with the nose in an aggressive manner (good hard groom technique)
try moving the bindings back a bit and steer with the tail instead of the nose. laying back onto the tail of a big alpine board in the slop is one of life's little pleasures. stay off the nose tho
I ride the softie setup in this stuff cause its more fun and more forgiving but that doesnt mean it isnt possible to ride hardboots in the slop safely!
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Alpine Ace
i did one run at whitetail on hardboots and ditched them after. way too bumpy and loose granular. maybe that's just my personal preference.
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