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So we headed out to Nunz Creek yesterday. Where is this you might ask.. It is located in the epic ride zone of Nunzyer biznez..
baa ha haa... K anyways... we had such a great ride.
I learned some things about the cat. I had been a bit frustrated this year. Low Snow, and feeling a bit out of sync left me less than glowing. I was missing the familiarity of My Pros Chuck Norris and Bob Gnarly but then some stuff started falling together. Here is what I learned to help me ride better.
1. The sly dog powder hounds weren't a great fit for me. I found I fought the skis and the basic geometry of the sled when trying to lay it over, or when I went to carve down hill. My husband likes them, but for me, they seemed to impede my ability to ride the cat.
2. The Cat does like to be rode, in the hammer, especially in the trees. The pro I could toodle around like a grandma sometimes, and it was no big deal, but the cat does not like this. Waldo screamed at me.. Come on woman get yer big girl panties on!!!! So I did, and we meshed a lot better. More momentum off camber makes the sled navigate better especially in the trees.
3. my foot placement is back about 6-10 inches from where I was on the pro during happy carving play time. Normally with my pro I was up as far as I could go in my footwells but the cat it's actually easier a bit further back. \
4. Shocks are a bit of a mofo. The fox floats don't really stay consistent, so take that into acct and set them a bit on the softer side as they'll firm up during your ride. Use the middle as a pivot point, keeping that one a bit stiffer, and monkey with your front and rear to create balance. I'm still working my rear shocks right now, but I'm on the right track to making this machine feel good for me.
5. Quite often when we go ride we bushwhack into territory that there literally is one way in and out. "Follow Me" my husband will say, and I try. weaving through trees, navigating to the bowl we're trying to get to isn't always a picnic. huge trenches and off camber ruts, exposing rocks, stumps, trees etc can bonk me around pretty good. I do enjoy the extra stability of this cat. The longer track seems to help as well, as I'm able to get through the crap spots with much more ease. I shocked myself, let alone my husband who was also stoked. Sometimes if I lost my courage, I'd get off the throttle at which time my ski would dive down and kind of waylay me, so momentum is my friend, along with trusting the ability of the machine.
baa ha haa... K anyways... we had such a great ride.
I learned some things about the cat. I had been a bit frustrated this year. Low Snow, and feeling a bit out of sync left me less than glowing. I was missing the familiarity of My Pros Chuck Norris and Bob Gnarly but then some stuff started falling together. Here is what I learned to help me ride better.
1. The sly dog powder hounds weren't a great fit for me. I found I fought the skis and the basic geometry of the sled when trying to lay it over, or when I went to carve down hill. My husband likes them, but for me, they seemed to impede my ability to ride the cat.
2. The Cat does like to be rode, in the hammer, especially in the trees. The pro I could toodle around like a grandma sometimes, and it was no big deal, but the cat does not like this. Waldo screamed at me.. Come on woman get yer big girl panties on!!!! So I did, and we meshed a lot better. More momentum off camber makes the sled navigate better especially in the trees.
3. my foot placement is back about 6-10 inches from where I was on the pro during happy carving play time. Normally with my pro I was up as far as I could go in my footwells but the cat it's actually easier a bit further back. \
4. Shocks are a bit of a mofo. The fox floats don't really stay consistent, so take that into acct and set them a bit on the softer side as they'll firm up during your ride. Use the middle as a pivot point, keeping that one a bit stiffer, and monkey with your front and rear to create balance. I'm still working my rear shocks right now, but I'm on the right track to making this machine feel good for me.
5. Quite often when we go ride we bushwhack into territory that there literally is one way in and out. "Follow Me" my husband will say, and I try. weaving through trees, navigating to the bowl we're trying to get to isn't always a picnic. huge trenches and off camber ruts, exposing rocks, stumps, trees etc can bonk me around pretty good. I do enjoy the extra stability of this cat. The longer track seems to help as well, as I'm able to get through the crap spots with much more ease. I shocked myself, let alone my husband who was also stoked. Sometimes if I lost my courage, I'd get off the throttle at which time my ski would dive down and kind of waylay me, so momentum is my friend, along with trusting the ability of the machine.
