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STH2 has a different pattern.

It will be more work than the Huge, but you get more stability for it. It's a bit stiffer, wider and heavier and has camber with just enough tip rocker. If you don't have a seller, I have a new in...

It's summer and time to find things to keep us busy until the snow starts falling, so here's a little project to keep you occupied:

http://www.doglotion.com/essays/diy-touring-boots...

Yeah, even last April (2012) was pretty bare back there when we skied some fun mini couloirs off the N ridgeline pictured below.

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The line you skied wasn't even fully in.

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The...

Like water. My acl surgery was early may though so we were just hiking.

Was up in RMNP in the afternoon when the high winds began rapidly accelerating the fire that started Mon afternoon. Pretty crazy to watch it go from zilch to this in less than an hour. Up high it was...

I don't see any drawbacks to Blizzard-style rockered tails for ski mountaineering.



This isn't necessarily true for all skis. It depends on the twin. The Moment Tahoe has a huge short twin. I...

Agreed. The only thing you'd lose is 'easier' sliding backwards in tight spots (hard to quantify).

Sometimes tail rocker and a twin tip are pretty blended and it's hard to tell. This is...

Got bored and ended up looking at this for the first time. Pretty awful skiing, if you ask me. Pretty much all traversing, side slipping and a few jump turns thrown in. He may be a good skier, but...

It depends on how much you cut off. I'm not directly familiar with the Wailers, specifically, but I'm pretty sure they have a lot of tail rocker. I found skis with flat tails and large tip rockers...

The big twin compliments the big tip in softer snow. Keeps the mount point in the ~center of the ski. Without it, it would probably feel unbalanced (based on skiing other flat tailed skis with large...

Per spindrift in the other thread:
"Regarding the GPO - I'm pretty sure Tabke is skiing them 1 cm forward of the mark."

I wouldn't be surprised if that was because of spinny shit. Honestly, since...

I don't tend to huck on soft skis, so my experience there is limited, but I can certainly see how having a soft forebody (especially when paired with a stiffer tail) will result in more over the...

I suppose that depends on the design of the ski (stiffness and rocker profile) and the length of the ski relative to the size of the user. The skis I've played around with tend to receive modest...

Assuming that you mean "mid-camber/sidecut point" when you say "ski center":

Considering the GPO is Drew Tabke's ski that he uses in big mountain competitions, there's also some desire to have the...

The ski more or less behaves similarly to how it would behave when mounted on the line, but with modest tweaks to it's character (if biased in one direction or another).



Rather than lining up...

I like very low-rise rockered tails. See Blizzard's skis. The 4FRNT Renegade and Hoji sort of fit this description as well, but I like having a bit of camber or flat camber in a ski (easier fore-aft...

I'd definitely agree with this. Note that 'ideally' you want the ball of your foot at this point (not midsole), as that is where you exert the most pressure on the ski. I find that being within 2cm...

So the Pure3 would be about 4.2lbs each?



Care to comment on your personal opinion of what % the Pure3 lies on the continium between old Pures and skis like LPs, in terms of dampness?

Like Rod, I don't like the shape of DPS' skinnier skis, but I do like the shape of the 120s and 138s. On the other hand, I LOVE Blizzard's shapes for their skinnier skis (as a non pure-powder ski)....

If you don't know how to bend a ski into a carve, you're also missing out. If you know how to carve, a ski that skids predictably is more important if you're into that whole speed thing. Terrain...

Flex can be just as important and can manipulate a well-balanced mount point. A soft tip will act like a ski with a shorter tip, and visa versa. A ski with a middle mount point and a soft tip and...

When in your natural stance (neutral - very slightly bent knees), you want your lower leg to be parallel to the forward lean of the boot. If it isn't, you modify the bootboard - either shaving it...

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Good suggestion. The real battle with forward lean is matching your natural forward lean to the boot's forward lean. Do this and flex power transmission and balance will be optimized. Playing...

I think we have a semantics problem. It sounds like you are interpetting skiing hard as hard skiing (not the same):



Skiing hard is NOT hard skiing (skiing a challenging or scary line).
Skiing...

It actually has to do with angulation at that width - a lot of torque on the knees when on edge in anything less than lightly-tracked powder. The ON3P Cease and Desist causes the same problem, and is...

Bullshit. It's a great boot and skis well for what it is, but it doesn't provide anywhere near the stability of a freeride touring boot. If you ski hard, that stability will be missed, plain and...

Not bad, but they really need to detail every single little feature of that backpack in order for Kickstarter to be successful, IMO. Without a product that someone can play with, they really need to...

Sure, you can ski hard on them, but if you do, you're going to crash more, and lose your balance more. That's a fact. (By the way, its more of a combination of softness AND cuff height, IMO).
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That's more a testament to the downside of a reverse camber design. The stiffness of the Ren helps, but the fore-aft balance can be trickier due to a lack of fore-aft balance points (camber). On the...

Interesting. I actually found a taller insole to give me more width in the TLT5s. The bottom of the boot is quite narrow and widens higher in the vertical profile. The custom insoles from my alpine...

I must have a faulty memory. A couple months ago I tried on some Mercuries along with TLT5s. I felt the TLT5s had a wider toe box - maybe I got that impression mixed up in my head? I'll take your...

She's not in the east anymore, retards. She moved to BC. Read the OP for crying out loud.

Do you need help in firm snow or untracked snow?

There are generally two problems when it comes to...

The stiffest boot would likely be the Vulcan, which is lighter than the Factor 130. The most-alpine-like stiffer boot would be the Cochise Pro 130. If you throw an Intuition into the Cochise Pro 130,...

What about the La Sportiva Spectre? They're footwear has been on the low volume side, in my experience. The last width is reportedly high, but I've found that last width really doesn't mean much....

gregL - I've read that the instep height issue is due to the liner, and not the shell? If he has his own Intuitions, that problem might be avoided. If not, perhaps you could sculpt out the liner foam...

Might be a liner difference then. I did not use heat molded liners for my feet when trying on a Mercury. I tried it with someone else's molded liners, and the stock, unmolded liners. The toe box on...

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The TLT5 has a huge toe box, IMO. Bigger than the Mercury and most other boots I've tried. It's narrow everywhere else though.

Kendo is a very different feel from the Katana. I'd say the Brahma would feel similar to the Cochise though. Haven't tried either though. Only tried the Bushwackers and Magnum 8.5s. Based on my...

If you really want the Mercury, size down and blow it out. If you can get a good fit one shell size down, blowing it out should work. If you have liners, bring them to put in the boots. The stock...

I might start doing that. Sounds like a good idea. Though sawdust and epoxy has been pretty bomber, having enough sawdust on hand isn't always easy.

Can you guys take your love affair to PMs? You're cunting up this thread. Thanks.

IMO, that's the problem with it being hip and trendy to be into the outdoors. The people who actually use their shit can't find parts, because most people (that don't use their shit) don't ever need...

You won't know until you've realized that you should have a relationship with the shop by now, and you aren't getting any deals. If you have to pay full price for a while before you get the deals,...

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Bent Gate in Golden, CO knows what they're doing. Great online prices and a great shop and service with knowledgeable employees. That's how you do a B&M shop.

I tune and mount my own skis, and generally buy skis for $250 or less, some for as little as $100. $25+ per pop adds up quick (added shipping costs) - that's 10% of the ski price. It's amazing how...

What do you think happens when someone removes a binding? There are holes, duh! What do they do? Fill the holes, duh! Saves me the hassle of having to order more and waiting for them to arrive. Still...

Uhh trashed skis? Or next buyer doesn't need them? Or do you keep every ski you've ever owned?

I definitely agree!