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Vlad, YOU are raising the bar! Please keep it up!
My PVD's have been on my desk acting as paper weights since early October. I figured I'd wait until the weather got sh*tty to try em out. I mounted em up around the first of the year....and, well, you know how much riding we've been able to do since then. Again, I'm jealous that you guys have Vans.
If the P&R is not rideable for the race on the 15th, can we do a cyberslalom race at Vans? I mean, would it be possible to rope off the isle like it was on vintage day?
My PVD's have been on my desk acting as paper weights since early October. I figured I'd wait until the weather got sh*tty to try em out. I mounted em up around the first of the year....and, well, you know how much riding we've been able to do since then. Again, I'm jealous that you guys have Vans.
If the P&R is not rideable for the race on the 15th, can we do a cyberslalom race at Vans? I mean, would it be possible to rope off the isle like it was on vintage day?
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Noah, I was watching Vlad thursday night and figured out for myself that his strengths were his pump. I saw him push into the first cone and also with one less push. His score was always better if he got his feet planted on his board before the first cone. I feel everyone has strengths and should capitalize on them. Vlads is his pump and it is so powerful that he can make up the few tenths lost to gilmour, chaput or kimball. I figure he may become hard to beat if he can figure out how to add one more push.
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You're right. I was very sick today. From 11am to 8pm I felt like I was on the PA/MD border and was seeing white stuff everywhere.Vlad Popov wrote:You should come skate Thursday night and then go skiing/snowboarding on Friday, Saturday and Sunday with us. Anyone can be sick on Friday. The flu doesn’t keep a calendar! I think S***** and O** are sick today, I’m getting sick this Sunday. Life is good in DC
I'm much better now. If it dries up tomorrow anyone for a little practice? Walker Lane?
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Vlad, this is interesting. I'm surprised to hear that you're not pushing all the way into the first cone. I know you CAN. But do you think it's the lack of flex in the plank that makes getting both feet on the board earlier work better for you? The rear steer? The extra height?
Like I said, I vividly remember watching JG push into a course at the P&R last spring. He was racing Mollica and pushed INTO the fitst two cones. His pushing foot actually hit the ground AT the first cone and passed it on the opposite side that his board did. As he pulled the board around the first cone with one foot, the pushing foot pulled around the oposite side of the cone and met the board with perfect timing and position to round the second cone. (The momentum looked to have the same 'swinging' effect as a mongo start) He and othes may do this all the time, for all I know. I just remember it clearly as it seemed, at the time, to give him an initial advantage over Kenny.
Why do you think it takes you longer to pump up to speed? It sure ain't due to lack of style or grace!
(Slow afternoon)
Like I said, I vividly remember watching JG push into a course at the P&R last spring. He was racing Mollica and pushed INTO the fitst two cones. His pushing foot actually hit the ground AT the first cone and passed it on the opposite side that his board did. As he pulled the board around the first cone with one foot, the pushing foot pulled around the oposite side of the cone and met the board with perfect timing and position to round the second cone. (The momentum looked to have the same 'swinging' effect as a mongo start) He and othes may do this all the time, for all I know. I just remember it clearly as it seemed, at the time, to give him an initial advantage over Kenny.
Why do you think it takes you longer to pump up to speed? It sure ain't due to lack of style or grace!
(Slow afternoon)
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I'm jealous of you guys....even if you are at a mall skating rainbow colored boards on a flat dusty surface.
I think you're right on about the first few cones, Vlad. I remember realizing this watching Gilmour once as he pushed WAY into (and actually past) the first cone. He literally made his first turn on one foot. If you get the right line and timing down in the first few secs, the rest feels almost automatic.
You said you have the cyberslalom permanently marked at Vans. Is it now allowed anytime there? Free? If this weather keeps up, I'd like to make the trek. Flat rainbow turns are better than no turns, eh
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I think you're right on about the first few cones, Vlad. I remember realizing this watching Gilmour once as he pushed WAY into (and actually past) the first cone. He literally made his first turn on one foot. If you get the right line and timing down in the first few secs, the rest feels almost automatic.
You said you have the cyberslalom permanently marked at Vans. Is it now allowed anytime there? Free? If this weather keeps up, I'd like to make the trek. Flat rainbow turns are better than no turns, eh

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Sure, Vlad, but after I divulge my impression of hard booting, please then direct me to, and/or hook me with someone that can offer, a set up for around $300 or less (or maybe up to $100 more if it has Cateks that are either step-in or convertable to it. I’m hoping to go as inexpensive as possible though). Ebay has been apparantly unfruitful, and I'm not very excited about auction websites anyway. I need sources that are trustworthy, or where I can see the item in person before I buy.Vlad Popov wrote:Wes liked an alpine set-up overall, if I understand correctly. His first time in hardboots was phenomenal. Maybe you’d like to share with others, Wes?
Hardbooting is fun, and seems easy enough to start learning for people that already know how to carve a snowboard. The most trouble I had was trying to clip myself into the rear binding, but after Vlad did an adjustment to it, the mechanism was easier to clip, and I got used to them. Also, it's hard at first getting used to clipping in, and at such different angles, while not being able to bend your ankles. Using a flat area at the top of the hill so that you don’t slide when doing this is key. (<b>Vlad</b>, are the step-in version of the Catek bindings as reliable as the hand-clipped ones?) If he confirms yes, then that is the way to go, as both versions are the same price. A good way to make the transition to hardbooting before actually trying the equipment is to adjust the rear binding angle on your freeride board to match the angle of its front binding, in addition to also giving them both a more forward-facing stance. It will seem funky at first, but you only need to try it for a few runs and then go back to your regular stance. When you get on the actual equipment, your musle memory allows you to have good confidence right off at the first run.
What I liked about hardbooting was the confidence that I had at speed. Granted, just about anything is probably better than the $25 too-big pac boots that I've been using with exceptional apathy to maintanance during my return to snowboarding. But since I haven't had any interest in riding pipes or doing spinning airs and such, I’ve decided that I might as well try an aspect (or is it a genre?) of snowboarding that's new to me. So far, I’m impressed.
Thanks for letting me try it out, Vlad.
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Vlad, you wrote, "The CS Cup will be ran at the Gathering III, and no matter how slow the winner’s time is, it will placed forever into the Cyber Slalom Challenge Hall of Fame."
Are you trying to make a point that this is silly, or doesn't make sense. It seems that way. As usual though, the simple misuse of a single word makes the whole comment irrelevant.
The fact is, there is no "Cyber Slalom CHALLENGE Hall of Fame". There IS, however, a "Cyber Slalom CUP Hall of Fame". There is a difference and putting the real title of the event in your post makes the whole thing much more sensible and much less impactful.
Are you trying to make a point that this is silly, or doesn't make sense. It seems that way. As usual though, the simple misuse of a single word makes the whole comment irrelevant.
The fact is, there is no "Cyber Slalom CHALLENGE Hall of Fame". There IS, however, a "Cyber Slalom CUP Hall of Fame". There is a difference and putting the real title of the event in your post makes the whole thing much more sensible and much less impactful.
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Vlad,
Just wanted to make sure before I corrected you
I just went to NCDSA and double checked the rules and they have not changed, so things are the same as they were last year at the Cyber Slalom Challenge: THERE IS NO PUSH LIMIT! You can push from one end of the course to the other. Believe me, there is no "no-push" line in this format.
Last year, several racers, (including Kimbel I believe?) were pushing right through the first cone before picking up their foot and then dropping their foot for the last 15 foot run out and pushing like hell to increase their final dash to the finish.
Just to make sure, here are the rules directly from the NCDSA Cyber Slalom website:
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How to run it:
1. One foot on board, push foot on ground within 3-foot Starting Box.
2. Board must cross Start line between the front corners of the Starting Box.
3. Time starts when board crosses the Start Line.
4. Time stops when board reaches Finish line.
5. Any cone displaced DQ's.
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Nothing about "no push" or "stop pushing" or "DQ if you push past point "x".
Just wanted to make sure you knew what was going on so as to not be flummuxed come May if you decide to run the course at the Gathering!
Trust me, Komrade: we only have YOUR BEST INTEREST at heart around here! :razz:
Just wanted to make sure before I corrected you

I just went to NCDSA and double checked the rules and they have not changed, so things are the same as they were last year at the Cyber Slalom Challenge: THERE IS NO PUSH LIMIT! You can push from one end of the course to the other. Believe me, there is no "no-push" line in this format.
Last year, several racers, (including Kimbel I believe?) were pushing right through the first cone before picking up their foot and then dropping their foot for the last 15 foot run out and pushing like hell to increase their final dash to the finish.
Just to make sure, here are the rules directly from the NCDSA Cyber Slalom website:
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How to run it:
1. One foot on board, push foot on ground within 3-foot Starting Box.
2. Board must cross Start line between the front corners of the Starting Box.
3. Time starts when board crosses the Start Line.
4. Time stops when board reaches Finish line.
5. Any cone displaced DQ's.
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Nothing about "no push" or "stop pushing" or "DQ if you push past point "x".
Just wanted to make sure you knew what was going on so as to not be flummuxed come May if you decide to run the course at the Gathering!
Trust me, Komrade: we only have YOUR BEST INTEREST at heart around here! :razz:
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