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I'd be interested.

Jackie Chan - Rumble in the Bronx

Always looking for skiers in the mid island region. I ski on Sproat mainly, but will free ski on Brannen (in Nanaimo) for a quick morning set. Hit me up if anyone needs a third or a pull.

I think this is analogous to wakeboarding where you can spin frontside or backside. There are 8 different 360s you can do on a wakeboard. Edit: never mind... after watching again he is starting in the same position and rotating the same direction... same trick.

Some ideas for you, Horton. The peg board, baseball pull-up grips, plyo box and dumbbell rack were DIY. The smart trainer automatically adjusts your resistance to follow a GPS route of your choosing. You can bike anywhere in the world without leaving home. Not as fun as getting outside, but I’m in the same boat as you with a few little ones in tow... There is room in the middle for skipping rope, stretching, yoga, etc. The top TV swivels out so my wife can do her yoga/workout videos.

Bruce_Butterfield I’ve always tricked in a Wileys (though I never tricked more than around 3500 points, so I’m clearly no expert!!). What do I need to know about getting into a hard shell for tricks (for kids) Do reflex come with a boot, or just the release/plate? Any idea how long a boot would last a girl of that age (ie, what range of sizes does a boot fit?)? Do you just replace liners or do you replace the whole shell, etc? Would it be possible to share a ski with me if I went to a reflex too (ie, do kids and adult boots use the same size binding plate/release?) I’m sure I’ll have many more questions if we go this route! Thx for your time.

What type of binding do you guys recommend? My daughter is 8 and I have a spare trick that she would love to try.

Never tried it but it seems an old handle would be the right length off the rear tow point.

I used to wakeboard with this handle and always wondered why they don’t make ski handles like this. https://images.evo.com/imgp/700/15674/176928/accurate-proof-carbon-wakeboard-handle-2008-.jpg The v is much too small to fit a head through.

No cell service at the lake so the app doesn’t work for me. Love the idea though. We don’t get down to the course as much as I’d like so this would be great.

Hyperlite broadcast is a great board for smaller wakes as well as learning and cruising. Plenty of board to ride ropeless behind the Nautique with a couple sacks in it. Big enough to ride double with the kids, etc. Take the middle fin off and it loosens up for spins, etc, but you will likely need more than a direct drive wake for that.

One day I was out trick skiing and completely wiffed on my backflip and landed on my head. My 3 year old looked over the side of the boat and told me “hold on tighter dad!!”

Hard to tell on my phone, but it looks like on the hs you are letting the handle get away from you a bit and dropping your hips back. Stand tall and push your hips forward. On the ts make sure to edge through the top of the wake. You are throwing it at the bottom of the wake. As others have said, start closer to the wake and really load that line.

@wayne, I believe the vid you posted is a run through a channel connecting kalamalka lake and wood lake in British Columbia.

You guys are making me think about how a 'strava' for skiers might work!

First off, I'm Canadian, so I don't really get a vote here! However, I wonder if @ToddL's idea of a weighted ranking list might have some merit. However, I'd also be temped to place an additional weight on scores from regionals and nats. That might drive some more of the qualified people to attend. Then at the end of the year (after Nats? Maybe at the closing banquet?) do something to recognise the top finishers on the rankings list for that season too.

@lpskier, I went through that style of camp back in the late '90s. They had Olympic trainers, nutritionists, sports psychologists, etc, along with event specific coaching. As a teenager who ate fast food all day and had never done any mental prep of any sort, it was a real eye opener and one of the best overall things I've done for my skiing.

I had an old T-shirt with a picture of a jumper and the slogan, "I get high with a little help from my friends"

This should be resolved shortly. Thanks so much everyone for all your help. B

Thanks @Horton, That is the one from his website that I tried.

Does anyone know how to get ahold of CP? Someone purchased some video coaching for me as a gift through his site. I followed the directions on the site (uploaded the video, wrote him an email) but haven't heard back. I've tried the email listed on his site and tried messaging his Facebook and BallOfSpray acct. I figured he is probably pretty busy in the summer, but It's been over a month now.... Perhaps I'm doing something incorrectly? Thx

Anyone have any insight comparing either of these v drive wakes to a '94 nautique through the line lengths? I'd love some more space and better boarding wake but not at the expense of my slalom. Thx.

I always assumed that it evolved from skiing tournaments on big lakes before private sites became the norm. 36mph skiers get the glass before the wind comes up later in the day.

How about a slight twist on another board sport term: Frontside and Backside with frontside relating to the side where your front foot is on the inside of the turn (1,3,5 for lefties) and backside the side where your back foot is on the inside. In wakeboarding fs/bs relate to spin directions and are distinct from heelside/toeside but we can ignore that difference.

I've had a xensr since they started shipping 6months ago or so. They are slowly working to upgrade the firmware and software to make it more useful. I have been bugging them for about 2 years now for an api to interface with the device to import this type of data into an app but have been getting "get back to us in a couple of weeks" every time I talk to them!! https://goo.gl/hlEpPN The data above is for a free ski session @34mph 32off. It was only my second ski of the year and I haven't been into a course yet. Initial impressions are that it suffers from some of the same problems that the trace sensor does, but having the pitch/roll data could be really cool. The set shown is with the sensor mounted to my ski. Of course @horton has been experimenting with a chest or shoulder mount for the trace that seemed to get more reliable data but then of course you lose the pitch/roll data.