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I spent four weeks in Europe on the '12/'13 CD2 skis this winter. I love them. I was lucky enough to ski a whole bunch of pow and they rip - large or medium turns, smear or carve. Short radius turns...

Nice to see my old stomping grounds in the background of one of the blog photos. I never made that Neue Welt descent, no-one was ever willing to take me. Plus the idea of the mandatory rap scared me...

Damn, they look great Geo. I do like the square ends on the 2s though. Make me feel like a bulldozer.

It was discussed earlier in this thread I think? Or somewhere on tgr anyway.

Passed through Bardonecchia today and it was bone dry, while the French other side of the pass had a much more considerable amount at the same altitude.

Yeah, like blondin says wind changed things here too. Soft slab now present in some places, although it's not a big problem here (they're generally small and easily avoidable with terrain management).

I've been here for three weeks and only ridden one ski - 115mm CD2s - and they've been perfect as daily drivers. Another mag's been on Praxis Big Mountains and also no complaints AFAIK. Looks like...

Meathelmet, wind hasn't had a big effect where I am, further south. There is some funky stuff a bit deeper down in isolated spots, but by and large the snowpack is pretty favourable in the more...

Fucking awesome here in the French Alps at the moment. Got a few laps of some super cold dry powder and if you chose your line so you weren't on old tracks it was full speed bottomless stuff.

Sound deadening. You can probably get a replacement liner cheap.

I want a binder that's as bulletproof as my turntables, as elastic, reasonably lightweight, flat ramp, just as capable ripping down icy groomers with the kids but can still tour. A quiver binder,...

We're close as the crow flies, G. Shame you're not one valley south or we could share some turns. Absolutely loving my CD2s, best skis I've ever had.

Scored some good pow today in the Haute Maurienne. Maybe only 20cm, but some local accumulations of more. Hard base below, but lots of fun anyway. Forecast is for (hopefully) quite a bit more over...

Yeah, rot. Balsa wicks water very well and then rots. Paulownia isn't such a problem, although obviously water ingress is still undesirable.

It's my understanding that balsa as a surfboard construction component is far more susceptible to water ingress issues than paulownia, with not too much of a weight advantage if the wood is carefully...

Lots of thick surface hoar here in the sw alps, anywhere from 1500-2500m on shaded, sheltered aspects. The layer is maybe approaching 50mm thick sometimes, crystals starting to get pretty big too....

Mntlion sorted me out. Thanks everyone.

My most recent intel says yes. Also, I got assistance from Pieps direct quite recently and they were very prompt and helpful, however I wrote to them in German (via their website contact details).

^ If you see a guy all in black, red boots, blue Downs, ask for change.

Also found some good snow in the area today, despite the crowds.

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If you google "salomon shop manual", one of the first links is the '10/'11 manual and it has a diagram with the boot standards on p47. If you really wanted to...

I'd tend to agree. I just mounted a set on the weekend and knew that the heel bail arms were too short (i.e. all the way) before fitting to the boot. But the easiest way to release the forward...

Updates are great. 4.2 was a huge improvement over 4.1, mainly because of the swipe keyboard but also a bunch of other things, and on the N7 you got it straight away.

Hate it. Switched from fks to ft12 on one ski and it totally transformed it for the worse, to the point that I hated using that setup afterwards. Constantly having to ski in the back seat to...

One in St. Anton also:

http://lawinenwarndienst.blogspot.co.at/2012/12/details-zum-todlichen-lawinenunfall-im_20.html

Crazy circumstances.

Interesting that she deployed an airbag and it didn't keep her above the surface.

Strongly interested in Changabang pants, men's size M, green or blue, depending on price and if anyone were willing to ship.

Me and another mag will be slightly south in an area where you've been before (and provided me some info recently) if you decide to revisit it.

First impression - damn, the carry harness is sketch. It's a plastic skeleton that clips onto the bottom and top of the Vector and only encloses the back. I didn't even like clipping it in and...

I've just received a production model Vector from Euroland in the mail. I'll be charging it up and turning it on later on (within 10 hours or so). Any questions you might have, feel free to ask. I...

Problem is, if you're conducting a search with a helmet cam on, you're going to be getting pretty close to that 1' distance pretty often. Could make things very confusing if it's constantly switching...

Grinding puts a burr that sucks. The nut trick sort-of works, but there's still burr material in the way that needs removing. Best way I find is a coarse grind for length (or cut with a hacksaw or...

It's fucked in receive mode - the first test shows that a gopro is overridden next to a transmitting beacon. It's when you're searching and taping it that the trouble starts.

All the (admittedly...

Looked into the Pieps Vector? GPS integrated into the beacon. Mine's on the way.

Someone buy these, please. I've got a very itchy trigger finger despite not needing them in the slightest.

No, they have a three screw toe (two in the front, one under the boot toe lug - you can see them in some of the pics).

Interested to read your thoughts if you get on some downs JRainey. There aren't enough reviews on Countdowns out there. It's only a few weeks until I'll be on some too.

OK, advice on this glue?

Is the warning ("not for polyethylene, polypropylene") likely because it won't bond to those materials or because it'll eat them, like solvent-based glues do to...

Thanks, makes sense.

Yeah, I've got a proper 9.5mm ski drill bit so I'm good there.

The bit that worries me is that even the thicker/7.5mm recommended skis only have 2.3mm nominal clearance between the screw tip and...

I've got two skis to mount. One says drill to 7.5mm and is a minimum of ~11.8mm thick where I'd mount. The other says drill to 9.5mm and is a minimum of a bit less where I'd mount. If I can drill to...

Wasn't this blurred's big idea a few years ago?

I'd buy them if they had full side zips. Alas!

Subscribing to this thread because I'm interested by this comment.

OP, I just bought a couple of Ortovox 3+ despite people like Jonathan's concerns (found pretty quickly via google). The 3+ will...

Thanks to Dobish's code and Finn's shipping quote I just pulled the trigger on a couple of Ortovox 3+. $223 + ship. Hopefully I get a free finger moustache thrown in, genuine Tap-style. Get on it,...

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The heel's the whole reason people like the turntable bindings. A turntable heel with a Sally toe would be nice, although the turntable race toes aren't bad - they just don't hug the toe like a 9xx....

Much as I'd prefer down for laying around in, I don't think it'd be a good idea for when I'm exercising. Thanks though.

Another interesting one to add to the list that I came across today was the...

Damn, haggling with mntlion. I don't know whether I'm up to the challenge. PM incoming ...

Yeah, I saw those other options but they're the cheaper Primaloft Eco. Seems that for the <$50 MSRP price...

I sometimes get cold legs with 200g/m2 long johns under shell pants. I've debated getting some Primaloft One pants to go under the shell on super cold days (hey, I wear the equivalent up top so why...

I'm curious why?

I've spent plenty of time in the Germanic speaking parts. Going to France for the first time this Jan.