Craig Kelly dies in avalanche
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For all who new who Craig was, you all know how much a loos it is the the snowboarding world. He was deffinatly a pioneer of the sport. Click here for the details: http://www.canada.com/vancouver/stor...-69BC9D28DC1B}
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Kelly was the King Man! I had all the Burton Videos back in the day... he Rawks!!! and will be missed. I can't even remember how many times I've been yelled at by course evaluators for riding with my back knee tightly tucked against the front one "You've been riding a long time haven't you? Craig Kelly Style" Apparently you're not supposed to ride like that anymore, now it'll be an hommage. 
I even had the good old Craig Kelly Mystery Air back in '89,
great board
(I think I had the '92 or '93 model too).
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I even had the good old Craig Kelly Mystery Air back in '89,
great board (I think I had the '92 or '93 model too).
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Nope, course evaluaters are looking for knees out.
My level one instructor called it "flashlighting" i think... back knee points in the direction you're turning, light the way with the light attached to your back knee.
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My level one instructor called it "flashlighting" i think... back knee points in the direction you're turning, light the way with the light attached to your back knee.
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Heard it on the news. I believe he left a girlfriend and daughter behind.
The man was awesome........
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Knees out? Course evaluators? What's a course evaluator and why let someone tell you how to ride? 
That man was the epitome of style. I wanted to head out to baldface and ride with him after I learned he guided there sometimes.
I wanted a Craig Kelly board way back when, but my friend had one and nobody wanted to have the same board - so I wound up with an asym air.
I saw that Warren Miller thing too. He talked about "playing" with slabs of snow and keeping them in shot for the cameras. Also about how you had to trust your guide to know where it had slid in the past and where it was likely to slide again. I'm not sure when this would have been filmed, but spooky indeed.
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That man was the epitome of style. I wanted to head out to baldface and ride with him after I learned he guided there sometimes.
I wanted a Craig Kelly board way back when, but my friend had one and nobody wanted to have the same board - so I wound up with an asym air.
I saw that Warren Miller thing too. He talked about "playing" with slabs of snow and keeping them in shot for the cameras. Also about how you had to trust your guide to know where it had slid in the past and where it was likely to slide again. I'm not sure when this would have been filmed, but spooky indeed.
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CASI course evaluators (Canadian Assoc. of Snowboard Instructors)
When I took my level I (10 yrs ago)the knee tuck was fine.
When I took my level II (7 yrs ago) I got in trouble for letting my rear hand fall behind my rear foot (was told to hold on to my jacket.
When I took my Freestyle Coaching Level I (3 yrs ago)and in all my recent PDP's I've been told to keep my rear hand over my tail (especially for freestyle) and keep my knees out! This is probably why we see so many duck footed riders. I saw a board at Blue on friday that was set up with both feet at least 20 degrees duck. I ride my Floater 159 at 6 deg. rear and 12 deg. front... my Floater 167 is 9 deg. rear and 18 deg. front.
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When I took my level I (10 yrs ago)the knee tuck was fine.
When I took my level II (7 yrs ago) I got in trouble for letting my rear hand fall behind my rear foot (was told to hold on to my jacket.
When I took my Freestyle Coaching Level I (3 yrs ago)and in all my recent PDP's I've been told to keep my rear hand over my tail (especially for freestyle) and keep my knees out! This is probably why we see so many duck footed riders. I saw a board at Blue on friday that was set up with both feet at least 20 degrees duck. I ride my Floater 159 at 6 deg. rear and 12 deg. front... my Floater 167 is 9 deg. rear and 18 deg. front.
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