It all depends on what you're upgrading from, but yeah, all things being equal, boot that fit your feet and don't hurt and allow for a decent ROM are the foundation for everything else.
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It all depends on what you're upgrading from, but yeah, all things being equal, boot that fit your feet and don't hurt and allow for a decent ROM are the foundation for everything else.
Boots-
1). Fit
2). articulation of walk mode
not weight
not stiffness
skis-
1). Matching how they ski (for you) to your conditions
not weight
Binding-
1). Simplicity
2). Avoiding crazy ramp delta
not burliness
not weight
skins
1). 100% Mohair
2). learning how to skin with mohair if you don’t know.
Not synthetic
not hybrid glues (yet...?)
yourself
1). fitness
2). skill at skinning
^ This plus the snapchat filters! Maybe throw in some Salt Life Stickers on the helmet or skis....
Seems like theres some consensus on boots, which aligns to that Blister Article.
Not really anything my buddy or his girlfriend will execute on, I was more asking as a general thought experiment, to see if my experience aligned with others.
Thanks for all the input.
I also feel like the Shift is the perfect binding to get someone into backcountry. They can use one setup that they’ll be comfortable with at the resort and you only have to “step” into pins on the way up. Plus the pin setup on the shift is dead simple to get into.
As for skins. BD Mohair Mix all the way if not Pomocas. It’s almost entirely for the compactness IMO for a beginner.