Author: Scott Firestone
Version: 2007v1

in Korean

in Russian
Questions? email me. Location: http://www.alpinecarving.com

Contents
Gear Style Game Plan

Boards

Bindings

Beginners

Resources

Board Selection

Binding Selection

Technique

Resorts

Boots

Binding Setup

ExtremeCarving

Tuning

Boot Selection

Buying

Racing

Safety

Bootfitting

Parts

Terminology

Misc

Recent Carving News

Erik Beckman has just put some carving wisdom up on the web. Check out his new site: backmannag.com


Premium content
Video reviews: Online vids, VHS/DVD reviews, the Vintage Video Review, and the Warren Miller Videology of Hardbooting

Sun Peaks Carve Camp Docu-drama

Frappr hardbooting registry
Telemark Tweak-o-matic
TD2 Tweak-o-matic

San Jose Base Grind shoot-out 2005
Other Stuff
2006 Summit Expression Session photo shoot
2005 Summit Expression Session photo shoot

2004 Summit Expression Session photo shoot
2006 Wasatch Trenchin' Convention photo shoot

Catek Public Service Announcement
3d binding offset map
Avalanche safety writeup.

What is Carving?

Carving on a snowboard means never skidding. Carvers tilt the snowboard high on edge, leaving pencil-thin trenches in the snow, while leaning into the turn until both forearms are skimming the slope. Carvers make perfect half-circles out of each turn, changing edges when the snowboard is perpendicular to the fall line and starting every turn on the downhill edge. Carving on a snowboard is like riding a roller coaster, because the board will lock into a turn radius and provide what feels like multiple Gs of acceleration. It feels like the purest way to ride a snowboard, because no skidding is involved. It also qualifies as a spectator sport that shows off the most beautiful, perfect turns you will ever see on the slope. It can be done to a limited extent with a stiffer freeride snowboard setup, but to achieve "dialed in, locked-in" carved turns, carvers use snowboard racing gear, which consists of hard-shell snowboard boots, hard plate bindings, and a race board. Carving also requires a skill set that is somewhat different from either freeriding or racing. In the U.S., carvers are a rare breed: Except when snowboard races are held, there will typically be fewer than a dozen carvers on the hill, and carving gear constitutes less than 1% of the snowboard market. Carving advice is rare, and hence the necessity for The Carver's Almanac.

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