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Qualicum Beach, BC
Canada
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Posted - 01/08/2009 : 5:37 PM
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I don’t snowboard, but in talking to a few people that have taken our Alpine Club's avalanche courses, using split boards, I understand that it’s not quite the same as skis.
For yo-yo skiing where you’re skinning up and boarding down, split boards are fine, but for touring, where you may stay in split mode, with skins on, for small up’s & downs, it sounds like in split mode, boards don’t downhill ski very well. |
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 Alberta-based choss climbin', flame throwin', rappel lovin', ass talkin' hater who doesn't like "Gumby" for a descriptor
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Posted - 01/08/2009 : 5:56 PM
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Originally posted by prother
it sounds like in split mode, boards don’t downhill ski very well.
lol...but the info on this is probably coming from a boarder?  There was a neat vid online some where of some guy cranking out tele turns on his splitboard. |
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Qualicum Beach, BC
Canada
1308 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2009 : 7:38 PM
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Yup, there are people of exceptional talent in any field. There was a guy that took his ACMG Ski Guide exams on a split board... but, this is an exception. Most people would likely not do well, trying to tour on a split board.
As I said, I don't board and I'm just relaying information given to me by a couple of people that do use split boards.
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
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Posted - 01/08/2009 : 9:11 PM
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The biggest problem I had with spitboarding was the forward lean of my boots and bindings. It was fine for climbing but the moment things leveled out I couldn't straighten my legs causing quad burn and lower back pain. I'm sure if you're dedicated you could work out a good system but with what I was working I wouldn't want to do any kind of lengthy traversing.
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
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Posted - 01/09/2009 : 10:38 AM
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Originally posted by ChrisLink
I got a new pair of G3 skins with the groovy hooks on the tips (coolest tip design i have seen) unfortunatly on super deep powder day, i go to yank my skin off and the plastic that holds the hooks to the skin broke rendering my skin useless. blew that day. G3 was kind enough to replace them. i just watched that video of dude on teles yankin skins off and thought id pass on my experience regarding that. be carefull. I look forward to the next Vid of sumone putting on shaped skins with tail hardware in waste deep snow.
Chris.
That's an easy one - just do it one ski at a time. |
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Agassiz, BC
Canada
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Posted - 01/10/2009 : 10:16 PM
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Originally posted by scottN
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Originally posted by ChrisLink
I got a new pair of G3 skins with the groovy hooks on the tips (coolest tip design i have seen) unfortunatly on super deep powder day, i go to yank my skin off and the plastic that holds the hooks to the skin broke rendering my skin useless. blew that day. G3 was kind enough to replace them. i just watched that video of dude on teles yankin skins off and thought id pass on my experience regarding that. be carefull. I look forward to the next Vid of sumone putting on shaped skins with tail hardware in waste deep snow.
Chris.
That's an easy one - just do it one ski at a time.
Look Forward to the Vid |
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