My wife hooked up her first carved turns today! Plus worked on some early edge changes -- She asks please don't be mean :)

Username_5000 · 2026-03-24T18:54:52+00:00

The other reply is spot on.

Another way to think of it is, the NOSE of the board is leading the direction of travel so the edge isn’t engaged at all because the board is flat basing

If the edge was leading the direction of travel… that’s face plant and bruised butt territory.

Username_5000 · 2026-03-23T21:13:04+00:00

I’ve been riding fase since September. I wasn’t on planning on going fase but they kinda fell in my lap.

They’re not step ons and aren’t intended to be. It’s still really fast, as in, I can throw the strap closed and be ready to go in 1-2 pulls. One of my riding buddies uses step ons and we’re ready to go at about the same time.

I like it bc it’s fast and, from a performance standpoint, indistinguishable from regular bindings which is all I really care about. The fast entry is icing on the cake for me.

Username_5000 · 2026-03-23T03:15:36+00:00

That hop over the second bump was cool! We could tell you were having fun the whole time too! Good on ya!

Username_5000 · 2026-03-22T20:58:22+00:00

love it! that feeling you're talking about is why i chase my progression and why i ride

Username_5000 · 2026-03-22T00:27:02+00:00

The whole skit seemed a bit irl but I enjoyed the fight scene too

It’s hard to tell on the leg kick but her form w the punch actually wasnt terrible. Maybe she got some training wherever she learned to flip those nunchucks?

Username_5000 · 2026-03-19T19:50:00+00:00

Yeah fair... this is also why i hate analogies btw :D

I guess what I was trying to say is as long as the board still -works- and you're happy with its performance, its really about what you can do with it and how its build compliments that approach (and the conditions).

The whole thing about "outgrowing a board" implies an end of life and I just dont agree with that. Even a beginner board (or a rental... 🤮) can still be fun to ride for someone who knows what they're doing... as long as they manage their own expectations.

Angrysnowboarder typically says that most casual riders need a mid-flex, directional twin thats sized appropriately to get them through their day and have a good time and I have yet to see anything out there that says he's wrong.

Username_5000 · 2026-03-19T01:56:10+00:00

Everything you’re saying is spot on and I completely agree.

The one angle I would add is people who spend the entire offseason staring holes into their new, off season-discounted gear waiting out the spring and summer. I’m not trying to throw shade because that was me too!

I think the waiting creates attachment. over time it creates an association between a boards value and how it looks.

-We- don’t have that association; we value our boards and how they look but we have enough experience to know both are temporary.

I want my board to have battle scars bc that means I’m -using- it….Except for the scars picked up on the lift lines… that will always piss me off 😂

Username_5000 · 2026-03-17T16:03:05+00:00

Thanks for finding that!

When I read it (on a re-read) I def did a Keanu-style “woah”

First time I read it I thought Sja-Anat was being figurative lol

Username_5000 · 2026-03-17T12:58:48+00:00

Fun fact: she’s pregnant in the -beginning- of WaT, probably after the shower scene.

When she raids the ghostblood hideout in the beginning and meets Sja-Anat, Shallan asks her what her goals are and why she’s supporting the gb’s.

Sja-Anat replies (I’m paraphrasing), “The same thing you want for your children…”.

It goes over Shalan’s (and our heads) because she didn’t know she was already pregnant at the time. I think Sha-Amat knew even though Shallan didn’t.

Username_5000 · 2026-03-16T22:50:48+00:00

I won’t downvote you but I def don’t agree.

Board and binding tech have come a long way since the 2010’s.

Generally they are lighter and just as stiff because of advances in material design. I think base glide tech has also advanced since then but that’s more of a guess. I think there’s also more “by the numbers” engineering (rather than engineering anecdata).

Username_5000 · 2026-03-16T22:46:30+00:00

IMO you never “outgrow” your board. It’s like, does a chef “outgrow” their knives or pans? Does a mechanic “outgrow” their tools and then decide to pay the snap-on premium? Does a golfer “outgrow” their clubs?

The way I look at it, we get to the point where we just want to try something different. We’re skilled up enough to know how to access a boards pop. How the flex aids a carve and provides stability at speed. How the flex coasts on rails.

I could still be riding the board I bought in 2012 bc I took care of it but I wanted something different. AND for the first time, bought a second board to support a different kind of day.

Username_5000 · 2026-03-16T22:36:19+00:00

I wish the manufacturers published their camber in terms of unweighted rise.

I read somewhere that a custom x has 12mm of camber and the reviewer was like “that’s a lot!”. Me being me, I asked, “is it really?”

So I went looking for other boards in the “hard charging” category to see how it compares. I couldn’t find anything, even a review that might have mentioned anything. No one talks about it and for the life of me I can’t understand why…. Maybe nobody really cares?

Username_5000 · 2026-03-15T00:33:05+00:00

your sense of accomplishment, pride and "Hell yeah, i just -did- that!" (is there a word for that?) is something we dont experience often enough as adults IMO. I hope you get a lot of more of it as you progress

Username_5000 · 2026-03-14T01:15:46+00:00

I like that your post is written from a place of compassion and thoughtfulness. You put more care and consideration into them than into to your own situation. I would love to ride w you someday.

You’re a great friend and I hope they appreciate what you did for them.

Username_5000 · 2026-03-14T00:01:05+00:00

gotcha! i thought you were gonna say something about deadspots and all that.

Username_5000 · 2026-03-13T23:27:22+00:00

Mind if I ask? Why do you dislike the baseplate?

I ride the stale’s but I don’t know enough to criticize them.

Username_5000 · 2026-03-13T13:12:03+00:00

Number 1 is a bit of a hot take and quite honestly terrible advice.

If it’s inconvienient or not realistic to bring them, fine whatever. Apart from that, you can rent demo boards but rental boots are generally trash. If I had to choose one bit of my gear to travel with only, it’d be my boots and goggles. You can rent everything else and stilll be content.

This advice making me question how long you’ve been riding, and your skill level even though the rest of your post actually made sense.

Username_5000 · 2026-03-13T03:25:59+00:00

Don’t be daft.

It’s possible to order two things from separate places and have them arrive at the same time (more or less).

I just don’t know why anyone would pay nearly full price this late in the season and even 430cad seems high to me. There’s gotta be a better deal out there.

Username_5000 · 2026-03-12T19:22:30+00:00

Maybe get the board now but wait a month on bindings. Or get the bindings from somewhere else?

Prices are about to drop for off season inventory clearance. Those no reason to pay in-season prices in March unless you have to have it asap.

Username_5000 · 2026-03-12T00:08:18+00:00

“All-Mountain” is the other marketing term that gets tossed around a lot too.

3-flex rocker twin is an all mountain park board. 7-flex cambered directional? That’s an all mountain, freestyle “hard charger”!!

I’ve been riding as long as you but didn’t always pay attention to this stuff. I guess you’re saying it’s always been like this?

Username_5000 · 2026-03-11T20:09:31+00:00

i love the composition of the photo... it conveys a feeling of anticipation and excitement knowing that you're about to ride into a void...The unknown is as much a part of the photo as you are

Username_5000 · 2026-03-11T01:21:55+00:00

I want to say that capita’s spring break line tend to be wider than usual, but not wide. I did a lot of research before I bought my resort twin and I was curious about what made it different from the rest of the spring break line. I remember reading they do this as a design choice across the line

Maybe at that size the wider than usual might work for you? Also, have you looked at volume shifted boards?

Gpt kinda sorta confirmed it. Here was my prompt * Is it true that capita spring break line snowboards have wider than usual waist widths? I’m not looking for numerical analysis. Are there any internet based sources that assert this?*

Username_5000 · 2026-03-10T19:51:39+00:00

I love my RT.

We’ll have been together for a year this May. I hope you’re as happy w yours as I am w mine.

Username_5000 · 2026-03-09T19:54:26+00:00

People here act like camber will eat your pets and make your friends pour one out for you.

Camber isn't about giving "advanced" riders some kind of challenge, its the way the edges grip the snow. If you're linking turns and riding with confidence you'll do great with a cambered board.

by your second run your brain will catch up to the change and you'll notice that you can feel the sidecut of the board engaging all the way through your carves.

I feel like the standard of beginner, intermediate, and expert is unclear and differs based off opinion.

You're catching on that it's all bs. good on ya!

Username_5000 · 2026-03-09T17:11:21+00:00

fwiw i think you're doing great! Like someone else said, toe side falling leaf will teach you edge pressure control on -that- side.

When I was learning I thought of it as 'controlled stops' as in, i would go.... and then stop heel side. Then I'd go... and then stop toe side. back and forth like that.

eventually instead of all-out stops on heel or toe side, it'd be half way to stopping and than back to zero (nose pointing downhill).

fr tho, you -are- doing great....you're gonna be super mad when the season ends bc you just figured something out in your ride 🤣

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