Photo by Jon Foster
Hi Jacopo,
Thank you for the invitation!
Cool web page and I am glad to be included!
Here are answers to your questions
Ciao!
-CK
1 Name , Family name , date of birth , profession , usaual spot e/o preferred spot.
Name: Chris Karol
DOB: May 29, 1964
Profession: Former Snowboarding World Champion and Pioneer of the Sport
Director & Head Coach
First Alpine Snowboard Team. http://fastsnowboarding.com/
From: Orford, New Hampshire
Lives in: Park City, Utah
Rides at: Canyons Resort http://www.canyonsresort.com/
Utah Olympic Park http://utaholympiclegacy.com/
2 Material used: boards , bindings , boots, helmet , goggles , clothing.
Boards: Kaane http://www.kaaneboards.com/
Bindings: Catek http://catek.com/
Boots Modified 4-buckle plug ski-boot
Helmet Boeri
Goggles Smith http://www.smithoptics.com/
Clothing Teton-Bros. http://teton-bros.com/
3 Since when you are on hard snowboarding.
Since the beginning
4 What do you think about new tecnologies: decamber, rocker, taper, multi radius, materials such as carbon fiber and titanal , plates.
Todays boards are incredible but hopefully in 10 years they will be even better!
Board builders should always push design to make improvements, keep ideas fresh and to learn.
What is new is the way these ideas are now being applied using modern materials and technology.
Modern materials and technology have given new life to many old ideas and also present new possibilities for snowboard design.
5 Why hard?
The sensation of speed and being directly connected to the edge is incredilbe! It's a really pure sensation of being in touch with the terrain and flying while feeling the ground move under your feet.
6 What could help the raise back of the hard snowboarding.
It is already happening.
The level of riding and technology is stronger than ever.
The reason the sport is guaranteed success is because of the passion we all share in it.
7 Training techniques.
Go fast! Take chances!! … and also focus on the basics of Strategy, Tactics and Technique
8 Whath to say at whom is starting.
Take time to have your boots fit and set your stance up correctly. You will ride better and have more fun!
9 Whath to say at whom has already.
Dude, I am SO much better than you!!
10 Tell us something that we didn't thought.
I would never seriously say that, but I thought it was a funny joke from the move GNAR!
Enjoy !!! http://www.fastsnowboarding.com/