 Poster: A snowHead
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ALL DAY.
Shame I'm so utterly pants at it, but it was fun anyway. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Lizzard, nice one, any photos?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Swirly, I came back with snow in every pocket, orifice and piece of underwear. It's fortunate that I once again forgot the camera, as I doubt whether it would have survived the experience.
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Lizzard, it's great when it's that good, and even better when it comes after finishing work for the winter.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Lizzard, sounds fab! the great thing about being crap in powder is that you too busy laughing and having fun to realise how much work you're doing trying to get back up again after a fall.
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sherlock235, I have this idea that if I could actually stay upright and make turns it would be fantastic fun, which is why I keep doing it.
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it's such a rush when you do - a similar feeling to when you link turns for the first time. my instructor in jan kept advising us that when we were riding powder, we had to:
1.) keep our knees a lot more bent than we thought they were;
2.) keep your head up by looking far ahead, not "just ahead" as we normally do on a piste (if that makes any sense);
3.) do very wide turns, cos you aren't able to do shorter turns when your board is covered;
4.) lean more onto your back leg, so you keep your weight more to the back of the board (even if your stance is centred). this *should* raise the nose automatically;
5.) consider widening your stance, don't set it back necessarily, just widen it by one hole on each binding;
6.) lastly, don't "hoof it" down the powder field too much to start with. you'll obviously need *some* speed but you can control everything better when you're riding slower to start with.
wanna try it again tomorrow and lemme know how you get on?
ps. of course, you're probably aware of all of the above and *disclaimer* i've probably got some of it wrong.
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sherlock235, I'd say don't change the stance width but do move the bindings back, if nothing else it saves your back leg. Also speed is your friend here, you don't want widdly turns across the fall line unless you need to kill speed: like bending the knees speed=stability. Don't stop on a flat either. But the number one rule is keep it fun and keep smiling Mind you I wouldn't take much notice of this, I'm crap.
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Lizzard, have you had any first tracks recently on the piste in knee deep ? now that is fun 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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rayscoops, did a bit of that at various points in the season - can't see it happening again this late but you never know.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Swirly, rayscoops, thanks for the info, but i only mentioned the tips that worked for me. other people may need to do things somewhat differently - i think in some respects, it's a man/woman thing.
i noticed on my last holiday that i ride a lot more aggressively than a lot of other women who ride, but not as aggressive as most of the blokes on the piste. this could be cos i prefer to ride with people who are better than i am so it forces me to progress, and most of the people who are better than i am are blokes.
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Powder had deteriorated a bit yesterday and was heavier with a slight crust, though still not bad. Can't complain though, as we were very lucky it lasted as long as it did given the time of year.
Was going to ski today, owing to laziness and the fact that it's easier, but have a huge bruise all over left shin following a slight accident, suspect it is exactly where the top of my boot goes. Crisis!! Will have to try the boot in a minute.
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You know it makes sense.
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Lizzard, oooh ouch. hope you're alright. may be psycosomatic (sp?), but i find arnica cream helps my bruises heal quicker. that won't help you today unfortunately  .
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Greetings all! 
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Poster: A snowHead
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| sherlock235 wrote: |
Swirly, rayscoops, thanks for the info, but i only mentioned the tips that worked for me. other people may need to do things somewhat differently - i think in some respects, it's a man/woman thing.
i noticed on my last holiday that i ride a lot more aggressively than a lot of other women who ride, but not as aggressive as most of the blokes on the piste. this could be cos i prefer to ride with people who are better than i am so it forces me to progress, and most of the people who are better than i am are blokes. |
I can certain vouch for Sherlock's aggressive riding. Quickest girl I have ever ridden with and faster than most blokes!!
If I'm just popping off the sides of the piste I just load up my back foot and carry enough speed to keep he board floating. If its a day of going some way off piste, a back country day, then I set back 50-75mm depending on the terrain. The faster you can go, the less you need to set back, but some always help your back leg survive the day.
In powder, you can't just lean and expect to turn. You'll just carry on straight and fall over, because the board isn't loaded up. If you need to turn suddenly, unweight your back foot and place the back of the board out, then load up, you will vector off and can further load up the turn so it feels more like a normal carve. The alternative is to initiate the turn very gradually, knees very bent, starting with bent ankles.
The real secret is to always be turning and then it just flows as you are always loaded up. Forgetting all this and leaning over to lose speed on a flat line run is always interesting and I also end up with pockets full of snow. Great fun though.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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tbh I ride my board fully set back all the time and that's a board that has a fairly long nose on it anyway but that's a personal preference: it's rare for me not to be off piste at some point during a day and I generally don't ride switch. I find it saves my leg. I think that's the main thing about boarding: there aren't that many concrete rules and you can do what you want.
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bar shaker, I didn't understand a word of that.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Lizzard, I think he means that, in powder, he leans back most of the time. Then when it comes to having to turn, he leans forward a bit.
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mountainaddict, you lucky lucky man(?). i'm seriously thinking of organising a weekend up in scotland in may...
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