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  • Andorra - 20-27 Feb 2016

    Putting this out now already...

    As mentioned in th SF8 thread, I woul dnot be able to make it over to the US, becasue I need to be in Andorra over that period. I should be able to get quite a bit of skiboarding in shilst a I am there. I am particularly interested in exploring the free-ride areas above Arcalis.

    Anyway I expect to have extra beds in the self-catering apartment we are using, so if there is any SBOLers who would like to join up, let me know.

    Expected costs:
    • Pro rata share of the week's accommodation cost would be required.
    • Flights to Toulouse / Barcelono + bus
    • Ski-pass (choice between just Valnord or a Valnord + Grandvalira)
    • Food


    Ski-busses in the area is free once one has a ski-pass. Also I'll probably be by car, so more flexibility is available too. (I might even be able to give one person a lift back to the UK at the end of the week).

    Should anyone want to go, it will be better to let me know sooner rather than later. Accommodation is being sorted out atm and if extra beds have been taken that's it.
    Current: '20 Spruce Slingshot 119s, '20 Spruce Crossbow 115s, '18 Spruce Osprey 132s (touring), '21 Rvl8 SII 104s, '21 Summit Invertigos 118s
    Also: '11 Allz Elaila 94s, '12 Rvl8 Rockered Condor 110s, '15 Spruce Osprey 132s , '18 Spruce Crossbow 115s
    Previous: Gaspo Hot Wax 84s, Mantrax 98s, Summit Nomad 99s, Spruce Yellow 120s, Eman Uprise 104s

  • #2
    Dates have changed to 5-12 (or 13) Feb.
    Current: '20 Spruce Slingshot 119s, '20 Spruce Crossbow 115s, '18 Spruce Osprey 132s (touring), '21 Rvl8 SII 104s, '21 Summit Invertigos 118s
    Also: '11 Allz Elaila 94s, '12 Rvl8 Rockered Condor 110s, '15 Spruce Osprey 132s , '18 Spruce Crossbow 115s
    Previous: Gaspo Hot Wax 84s, Mantrax 98s, Summit Nomad 99s, Spruce Yellow 120s, Eman Uprise 104s

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    • #3
      *Bump*

      Just mentioning it again, in case someone is considering coming over to Europe for that time, or some Europen who is in dire need of a skiboarding buddy and have the time slot open.
      Current: '20 Spruce Slingshot 119s, '20 Spruce Crossbow 115s, '18 Spruce Osprey 132s (touring), '21 Rvl8 SII 104s, '21 Summit Invertigos 118s
      Also: '11 Allz Elaila 94s, '12 Rvl8 Rockered Condor 110s, '15 Spruce Osprey 132s , '18 Spruce Crossbow 115s
      Previous: Gaspo Hot Wax 84s, Mantrax 98s, Summit Nomad 99s, Spruce Yellow 120s, Eman Uprise 104s

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      • #4
        Ospreys in Andorra

        I think this is the first time ever any pair of Spruce Ospreys have been to Andorra. They just worked so well today. No exiting snow. All blacks were closed, so rode reds the whole day and snuck into side-piste where it was feasible. Andorra is well-known for its snow-making capability, otherwise this would have been a dreadful day. This winter has been to warm.

        Current: '20 Spruce Slingshot 119s, '20 Spruce Crossbow 115s, '18 Spruce Osprey 132s (touring), '21 Rvl8 SII 104s, '21 Summit Invertigos 118s
        Also: '11 Allz Elaila 94s, '12 Rvl8 Rockered Condor 110s, '15 Spruce Osprey 132s , '18 Spruce Crossbow 115s
        Previous: Gaspo Hot Wax 84s, Mantrax 98s, Summit Nomad 99s, Spruce Yellow 120s, Eman Uprise 104s

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        • #5
          Current: '20 Spruce Slingshot 119s, '20 Spruce Crossbow 115s, '18 Spruce Osprey 132s (touring), '21 Rvl8 SII 104s, '21 Summit Invertigos 118s
          Also: '11 Allz Elaila 94s, '12 Rvl8 Rockered Condor 110s, '15 Spruce Osprey 132s , '18 Spruce Crossbow 115s
          Previous: Gaspo Hot Wax 84s, Mantrax 98s, Summit Nomad 99s, Spruce Yellow 120s, Eman Uprise 104s

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          • #6
            Some pics from Arcalis







            Current: '20 Spruce Slingshot 119s, '20 Spruce Crossbow 115s, '18 Spruce Osprey 132s (touring), '21 Rvl8 SII 104s, '21 Summit Invertigos 118s
            Also: '11 Allz Elaila 94s, '12 Rvl8 Rockered Condor 110s, '15 Spruce Osprey 132s , '18 Spruce Crossbow 115s
            Previous: Gaspo Hot Wax 84s, Mantrax 98s, Summit Nomad 99s, Spruce Yellow 120s, Eman Uprise 104s

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            • #7
              Best day on RCs ever

              No Ospreys, so hit the slopes on a pair of RCs again today. it was blue skies, but tempertures were low and with the wind chill, probably down to -11ºC. My oh my, going done an extremely icy red slope was not fun - there was simply not enough grip on that short running length to cope with it. Maybe if it the edges were freshly shrpened it woul dhave been better.

              But then we got into the trees, and there was still lots of soft, powdery, untouched snow. Man, these boards can float. I managed to get some good uninterrupted turns in. Fell over a couple of times as well, but that just added to the fun. It was freedom, hardly a sound - serenity.

              Never once crashed into a tree, but managed to execute some narrow moves between trees and underneath branches. What a lovely day, just when I started to think , them RCs would gather dust on a shelf, I am back to thinking how good they really are.
              Current: '20 Spruce Slingshot 119s, '20 Spruce Crossbow 115s, '18 Spruce Osprey 132s (touring), '21 Rvl8 SII 104s, '21 Summit Invertigos 118s
              Also: '11 Allz Elaila 94s, '12 Rvl8 Rockered Condor 110s, '15 Spruce Osprey 132s , '18 Spruce Crossbow 115s
              Previous: Gaspo Hot Wax 84s, Mantrax 98s, Summit Nomad 99s, Spruce Yellow 120s, Eman Uprise 104s

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              • #8
                Thanks for posting, looks like a great trip.
                Just these, nothing else !

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                • #9


                  A lovely blue day indeed.

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                  Current: '20 Spruce Slingshot 119s, '20 Spruce Crossbow 115s, '18 Spruce Osprey 132s (touring), '21 Rvl8 SII 104s, '21 Summit Invertigos 118s
                  Also: '11 Allz Elaila 94s, '12 Rvl8 Rockered Condor 110s, '15 Spruce Osprey 132s , '18 Spruce Crossbow 115s
                  Previous: Gaspo Hot Wax 84s, Mantrax 98s, Summit Nomad 99s, Spruce Yellow 120s, Eman Uprise 104s

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                  • #10
                    Daughter riding Spruce 120s. She still loves them. To quote her "everybody that says these skiboards are great, just want to be cool like me". You draw your own conclusions...



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                    Current: '20 Spruce Slingshot 119s, '20 Spruce Crossbow 115s, '18 Spruce Osprey 132s (touring), '21 Rvl8 SII 104s, '21 Summit Invertigos 118s
                    Also: '11 Allz Elaila 94s, '12 Rvl8 Rockered Condor 110s, '15 Spruce Osprey 132s , '18 Spruce Crossbow 115s
                    Previous: Gaspo Hot Wax 84s, Mantrax 98s, Summit Nomad 99s, Spruce Yellow 120s, Eman Uprise 104s

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by ysb33r View Post
                      Daughter riding Spruce 120s. She still loves them. To quote her "everybody that says these skiboards are great, just want to be cool like me". You draw your own conclusions...



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                      How tall is she? She looks like a giant for some reason.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Greco View Post
                        How tall is she? She looks like a giant for some reason.

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                        1.63m

                        Which goes against a lot of forum wisdom, saying you need a bigger rider for the Spruce boards.

                        I'll post a video when we get around to editing all the material.

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                        Current: '20 Spruce Slingshot 119s, '20 Spruce Crossbow 115s, '18 Spruce Osprey 132s (touring), '21 Rvl8 SII 104s, '21 Summit Invertigos 118s
                        Also: '11 Allz Elaila 94s, '12 Rvl8 Rockered Condor 110s, '15 Spruce Osprey 132s , '18 Spruce Crossbow 115s
                        Previous: Gaspo Hot Wax 84s, Mantrax 98s, Summit Nomad 99s, Spruce Yellow 120s, Eman Uprise 104s

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                        • #13


                          Riding Eman Uprise 104s in glorious sunshine.

                          Yesterday we were at Pal. Today we were off to Arcalis, my favourite Andorran resort. It is more secluded and less touristy thatn the other resorts, but the vistas are brilliant and it offers a lot of free-riding. Afer the snow of the last couple of days, avalanche risk was still moderate and the lift to the free-riding zones still closed.

                          I got back on the Eman Uprises as I felt that there would not be much in terms of powder on the main resort and all of the pistes were groomed overnight. I have not not ridden them in a while and it took about two runs to get back into it. The carving felt great. Small snake lines straight down the slope, in a way that would make valmorel proud; a lot of fun.

                          Then we decided to hit some of the side-piste. There were still some deep snow left. The Emans coped, but it was hard work having to sit back to keep the tips up. They lost a lot of speed in the flatter runouts in these conditions. I was thinking of switching to the RCs around lunch, but I did not and it still was a lot of fun.
                          Current: '20 Spruce Slingshot 119s, '20 Spruce Crossbow 115s, '18 Spruce Osprey 132s (touring), '21 Rvl8 SII 104s, '21 Summit Invertigos 118s
                          Also: '11 Allz Elaila 94s, '12 Rvl8 Rockered Condor 110s, '15 Spruce Osprey 132s , '18 Spruce Crossbow 115s
                          Previous: Gaspo Hot Wax 84s, Mantrax 98s, Summit Nomad 99s, Spruce Yellow 120s, Eman Uprise 104s

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                          • #14
                            Some more shots of the Eman skiboards in action.


                            Current: '20 Spruce Slingshot 119s, '20 Spruce Crossbow 115s, '18 Spruce Osprey 132s (touring), '21 Rvl8 SII 104s, '21 Summit Invertigos 118s
                            Also: '11 Allz Elaila 94s, '12 Rvl8 Rockered Condor 110s, '15 Spruce Osprey 132s , '18 Spruce Crossbow 115s
                            Previous: Gaspo Hot Wax 84s, Mantrax 98s, Summit Nomad 99s, Spruce Yellow 120s, Eman Uprise 104s

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                            • #15
                              Andorra - 20-27 Feb 2016

                              Originally posted by ysb33r View Post
                              1.63m

                              Which goes against a lot of forum wisdom, saying you need a bigger rider for the Spruce boards.
                              My wife is 5'2" as well and loves her 120s. They don't seem too big for her at all and she certainly rides them all over the mountain.

                              Thanks for the pictures and reports. Keep them coming. It's great to see resorts from different places in the world.
                              Just these, nothing else !

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