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Uhhhh... You don't need to use forward lean on Cartels. I took my forward lean latch off, as a matter of fact.

Bumping because these retail for $140.

These ones

2cm is more than you think. The difference between a 54 and a 56 can be staggering, thanks to board companies applying different flex patterns between different sized boards. I could go into more detail, but I'll just leave you with this; Buy it. You'll be happy. Edit: If you're having trouble keeping on top of snow with a 58 it's not the board's fault. No offence.

well I've really only got about 5 days at Mammoth before I come back to PA for two weeks, so I'm not too concerned about it. I'll just borrow a board from a buddy for the next few days. A buddy of mine is a Nitro rep and said he might be able to flow me some gear for the summer but if that falls through I'll just demo something until I figure something else out. by the way, Glenn, that's a pretty good price. If I remember correctly the Rental retails for $350 + tax, so ~$230 for it brand new is a pretty good deal. I think that's around what I paid for mine when I rode one, only difference being that mine was under warrranty. Finally, Jeenyus isn't completely dead, but they're only going to have one board for next season. When I spoke to a Forum rep at SIA he told me that they're going to keep it low-key for a little while and get a bunch of new riders on their team. Hopefully they'll keep the brand running because it's one of my favorite board companies. It's nice to see a company that doesn't really take snowboarding too seriously and is willing to crack jokes about other companies.

Academy Otterstrom 52 and I don't know how I broke it. At the end of the day I noticed my base was bubbled a bit and then noticed the crack across the tail right behind the binding.

Oh I am jealous. I broke my board today

FORUM DESTROYER BINDINGS $60 shipped Goggles are gone :/

Oh this is while I'm going to be home... gas is expensive

The other day I was chatting with park staff from Northstar and we went over giving all the features horribly scary names to see if they would keep people away. I have a feeling your average weekend warrior would think twice before hitting a jump called "the Paralyzer"

uhhh They're basically the easiest thing in the world to build. If you want to pay me I'll build you one when I get home.

go back to the circus

BOO TO MAY SIXTH.

if you have a somewhat fast (read: faster than dialup) internet connection, go download the new Elekrep video, it's just over 250 megs but it's all types of awesome. www.elekrep.com P.S. it's snowboarding

Hopefully this will be late May, while I'm home

Hogwash. High Cascade offers camps for adults.

Stop.

For Tahoe, you fly to Reno. I'd suggest against South Lake, but that's just personal preference. If you're not going to be 21 you're really not going to go out that much, anyway. You can do Tahoe relatively cheap.

Ack. Bad idea. I used to fabreeze my boots and all it resulted in was a sickly chemical/foot stench.

Sib, what system does your mountain use? Here at Northstar we've got this system called Vertical Plus. It's awesome because you actually get prizes for the more feet you ski/ride. The only thing I really use it for is food vouchers (45,000 for a $10 voucher, 75,000 for a $20 dollar voucher). The pass is an additional $75, but when you sign up they give you a free voucher for a full day lift ticket, which is easily worth $50 by itself. Add that to the shorter lines for VP and the free food and there's really no reason to not get it.

Ding ding ding. My doctor prescribed a five-day cycle of azithromycin, two pills the first day and one for each of the four following. $40 for six pills

Bleh. I'm allergic to penicillin. I should have gone to the doctor today. Now I've got to wait until Monday. Wonderful.

can you please post a remedy for strep throat that doesn't involve going to the doctor

Please don't encourage him.

As long as you stay inbounds you'll be fine.