Are you talking torsionally or longitudinal regarding stiffness and isn't this going to be relative to the speed and turn radius of the carve? Surely with a softer board there's going to be issues at higher speeds and through chopped out terrain?
Longitudinal stiffness and mostly between the feet. Yes stiff boards are good for chopped up conditions because they plow through, but this is a carving thread
Ah yes, I forget that some people are blessed with ultimate carving conditions most of the time, especially now with border restrictions. Make the most of your soft board because in 12 months I'm hoping you'll only be able to get 30 minutes of these conditions before the international tourists destroy your playing field.Longitudinal stiffness and mostly between the feet. Yes stiff boards are good for chopped up conditions because they plow through, but this is a carving thread
You could walk into a ferrari dealer and ask about off road performance but you would be in the wrong shop.
There is a long held belief in snowboarding that carving needs stiff equipment but my results have come by embracing flex.
Stiff boards need larger radii because they are very hard to flex and large radii boards are dogs to ride at anything less than mach 10, such that most people don't enjoy them, me included.
Catch ya later.Ah yes, I forget that some people are blessed with ultimate carving conditions most of the time, especially now with border restrictions. Make the most of your soft board because in 12 months I'm hoping you'll only be able to get 30 minutes of these conditions before the international tourists destroy your playing field.
I’ve tried lots of different angles. For carving 24/6 is my jam.
This is why I realized I preferred other boards over my koruas. I love getting to mach 10 once in a rare while but that's really not how I normally ride...Longitudinal stiffness and mostly between the feet. Yes stiff boards are good for chopped up conditions because they plow through, but this is a carving thread
You could walk into a ferrari dealer and ask about off road performance but you would be in the wrong shop.
There is a long held belief in snowboarding that carving needs stiff equipment but my results have come by embracing flex.
Stiff boards need larger radii because they are very hard to flex and large radii boards are dogs to ride at anything less than mach 10, such that most people don't enjoy them, me included.
Thanks for the reply; I guess to be more precise, I can do a full traverse to a full stop back up the hill on my heelside, but on my toeside, I can't end up going back up the hill. If I don't recruit my hips and sort of prioritize weighting the front foot sooner and longer, I think I can achieve this, but not sure how optimal that is technique-wise.
Gave this a try today and felt good. The lighting was just way too flat though to really ride aggressively so I’ll have to wait for another day to give it the full test.
24/6 is mine too! Carving for LIFE. Stance as narrow as the board will go.
I’m 5’5”. Was rocking a really wide stance for awhile. Now back to reference. It’s all good. I think I was overcompensating for bad skills. Haven’t gone narrower than reference but maybe I should try?
I think for double positive narrower makes sense
Well, with a seasons pass it's probably not much more than that anyway. Plus people don't go there to carve, or for anything much at all really. The real risk for that hill is it closing down due to financial issues, a lot of the infrastructure and facilities are up for sale.Ah yes, I forget that some people are blessed with ultimate carving conditions most of the time, especially now with border restrictions. Make the most of your soft board because in 12 months I'm hoping you'll only be able to get 30 minutes of these conditions before the international tourists destroy your playing field.
