Monoski?

[jaja111]

Well as an update; by the end of last season I was hooked. If its icy I won't entertain the idea of it. Any other condition and I have to say I now prefer it. Its just something different to give a try. I liked it so much I ended up just pulling the trigger on a coda board from CA.

http://www.codaboards.com/index.html

 

[Part Time Vermonter]

Hello, I know this thread is old, but I am interested in a mono purchase and interested in your thoughts and opinions of the Coda. I have talked to Chad, the owner about a V-0 board and Like the idea as I have been skiing for almost thirty years.

I own a snowboard but I still prefer a ski and I am taking up mono after going to Utah and meeting and skiing with them and meeting Chad himself.

Any advice on the ride or the Bombers experience?

Thanks, mono info is not easy to come by.

 

[KD7000]

I am completely fascinated by the in-line mono ski / skwall board concept.
http://www.codaboards.com/skwall.php

Having spent much time on a slalom waterski, I'd really love to try one of these out sometime.

 

[makimono]

KD I've wanted to try a Skwal too, also did a lot of slalom waterskiing before wakeboards came along, bid on an original Skwal on ebay over the summer but it went too high. I didn't know that Chad was making them now, pretty cool! The teleboard is another wild looking ride.

VTP, my Yama Tool has non release bindings, not bombers but a cheaper brand. Damn things snapped the toe off my favorite pair of vintage Polaris boots :-( I'm sure the Bombers are better and admittedly the 30 year old plastic in Nordica's are known to be brittle. Still not a huge fan of non-release bindings anyways. Even though you almost never want to come out of a mono and we crank our bindings to max din...there is the rare time where a double eject is preferable to the alternative, for me anyways.

Have you checked out the Lateral Pressure forums for info and also the snowgunz blog
. Pif and the Chamonix dudes are really taking monoskiing forward. They rip and make some really sweet sticks and cool videos too :beer:

 

[KD7000]

Thinking more about the inline/ skwall, I have a hard time imagining that full-on ski boots would be at all comfortable.

A setup with dual snowboard bindings & boots seems like it would be more reasonable and allow you the kind of flex you need to cant your back leg, etc.

Still, it's fascinating.

 

[jaja111]

I bought a Codaboard in August of 2009. I took it out at the start of that season, and.... well..... I haven't returned to two sticks since. It is the absolute best toy I have ever owned. I opted for the bomber bindings and have no issue other than an occasional liftie demanding I have a leash since the brakes are absent. They are worth the convenience and are a quality product.

You will NOT be disappointed - ignore the haters. I have used it on steeps, in tress, through bumps, on ice, in powder (oh god... the powder!), everywhere. Keep your knees touching and point them where you want to go. Its as simple as that. The most dangerous trail on the mountain soon becomes the liftline. (I mean this literally. My most spectacular crashes have resulted in me being insulted by the line behind me while looking like a beetle on its back. Its like an airplane - it has a "stall" speed.)

 

[jaja111]

Bump for anyone else that might mono this year, thereby exposing themselves to the onslaught of insults and homosexually themed jokes? Who's gonna rock the mono at least once?