Personally I find that with a ski that wide a full mohair skin is much more efficient. A couple of years ago I put the a set of Colltex on my protests (all rounder). Much better glide and plenty of...

The Protests is my dedicated touring ski at home and in Japan. My latest iteration is the MAP with carbon and wood veneer. Just over 2 kg per ski. With a light binding and lightish boots it's not...

Hey Tonyp - I'll relate my Japan Experience, and you can decide. My first trip to Japan was on a set of Movements with a 94 mm waist. This was in 2002, when I thought anything over 90 mm was big...

fristchis and Gotamas were a nice setup in 2007. Pin bindings have come a long way since then. Lots of good options (G3, Dynafit, Plum, etc). If you're interested in a little more safety you can...

To me the question isn't framed properly. It comes down more to the expectations of the rider. You can ski tech bindings and 1000g skis all year on the hill, but your style will have to accommodate...

Remote Viewing?

I've been on the Protest as my touring ski for 6 years. I'm on my third set, the latest is the MAP core with carbon and veneer top sheet. I love how it skis in deep, untouched powder, really...

It felt more "Alpine" than my new Maestrale RS's. I was never able to squeeze my foot into the Vulcan so I can't give you a comparison for that boot. Mind you my last Alpine boot was a 2009...

Tried these on last week. My understanding was the main goal was to create a boot with virtually no play in the cuff in ski mode. That's been accomplished. Very nice feeling of support and flex...

Iggyskier - I would find it very helpful if you could make a list of the top 10 (or 5 or 8) things we as consumers should be looking for in a quality ski. The photos show some of the issues but maybe...

Praxis Protest - Plum Guide - Backcountry set up
Volkl Katana - Kingpins - side country
Movement Source - Plum Guide backup gear

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I've ridden on Protest for my last 6 trips to Hokkaido. They've been excellent. The perfect Japow ski. I ride with a lot of boarders and in deep snow you'll need some serious float to keep up....

Touring set-up weight is a very personal choice.

1. Most important thing is keeping the weight off your feet. Heavy boots in frame bindings take much more energy to lift with every step than...

Thanks for the feedback... I'm looking a strictly BC rig. Have you skied the Praxis UL core then?

I've been skiing a glass Protest for the past 4 years as my main backcountry driver. Love this ski. They're set up with a pair of Plum bindings that have worked very well to keep the weight down for...

Ranger - I've had a couple of generations of the plum bindings. The earliest was the first gen. They lasted for a couple of seasons of back country just fine, but it was on the hill after some hard...

Banff/Lake Louise in January can be colder than humanly bearable, and it's often a pretty dry month. I'd choose Red/WW over the Bow valley for that time of year.

A lifetime of AT skiing to be had in Japan. There are lots of hostels, Japan style at reasonable prices. Language barrier could present a problem if you're in remote non touristy areas. I've...

Best Cat skiing I've had is with Valhalla, steepest and most interesting terrain, and in their heyday, best guides. It's another out of Nelson, but does require some annoying daily travel. In my...

Does anyone know if the Salomon MTB Lab boots will be available this fall (2015)? I don't see them on the Salomon website or any of the retailer sites in Canada.

Although Red is a smaller mountain its density of incredible skiing is unmatched. The top third of Revy is a beautiful thing, but the lift setup can be frustrating. The bottom half of the mountain...

I'm in. Love guidebooks for dreaming up the next adventure, great nightstand reading. And I have a map fetish so fingers crossed the map works out.

I think I'd need about a year of shoulder physio before I could have the mobility to move the skis around behind my head! Looks pretty slick though...

Having skied with many Cat and Heli ski operations in Canada over the past 25 years I would rate the HBC heli guides from 2014 to be top notch. ACMG/IFMGA certified guides are certainly not slap...

I'd be up for a pair of mitts when they become available.

I can't seem to find a link to the kickstarted project referenced in this post? Can anyone help?

Does anyone make any insulted soft bottles?

I rode the Heli last year with HBC and had a great time. Looking forward to seeing what kind of terrain you guys scope out for this year.

But your citation indicates:

"stressful physical exercise in cold weather can increase this loss to approximately 15 to 45 ml/hour1 because of the increased rate and depth of breathing."

Surely...

In very cold weather you'll loose a lot of moisture through breathing, even if you're not sweating. The low specific humidity of the air means that with each breath you loose more moisture to the...

Staying hydrated is very important while touring and for recovery. If a hydration pack lets you do that better then go for it.

Did the guy with the Plums know that the levers need to be lubricated periodically to work?

If I take my hydration pack for a long tour I do try to set it up for success:

1. Always keep the hose free of water. Any water will freeze in the hose if it's cold enough. I don't blow the...

Can the 2014 Cochise 120 be modified to work in the beast?

Interested in this option for myself, running the beast for on/off piste and a plum for bc. Anyone getting any time on a modified boot with a regular tech binding?

My one buddy returned his Meastrale RS s to MEC yesterday. He's going to try the Mercury instead.

[QUOTE=LeeLau;3849924]I checked in with Scarpa. They said they had 2 incidents this year that they know about and both booths were replaced. Hoping you were one of them. warranty@scarpa.com is who...

I don't think the skiers were in walk mode. The photos were taken after we tried pushing the the bar back in place, so the ski/walk toggle was flipped to see if it might help.

We also had lots...

Meastrale RS boot Failures

Just got back from 4 days of touring in the Escalades. We had two separate incidents where the Maestrale RS boot hyper-flexed forward and locked in that position. In...

We'll probably stay a couple days with Clay at the Black Diamond Lodge in the Gash. If he doesn't have room might try one of the nearby hotels. Trying to keep the costs down. Thinking of heading...

Hey Mike

heading to Niseko December 30 for a couple of weeks. Bringing the GF out and she's going to learn to snowboard in Pow! Starting at Moiwa I think, then working our way up. Any good...

signed up for the 4 day trip. THanks for the bump.

I skied with eric a couple of years ago in Japan and he rode the dynafits all day. Methinks his skiing style doesn't really stress the binding too much. He's the classic example of skills...

Go to the Black Diamond Lodge in Niseko and talk to Clayton. He can rent you a car and point you in the right direction for all of Hokkaido.

http://www.bdlodge.com/

Definitely hit Rusutsu,...

Can someone elaborate on the aftermarket baseplates that are available? What is the advantage of using a baseplate? Is weight the only disadvantage? I'm thinking of mounting plums on some Salomon...

Last I heard he's surfing on Vancouver Island the past few years. I saw him 2 years ago in Japan, he sounded like he was tired of the performance circuit and wanted to try something new. I got to...

Nice Vid Mitch. Hope to see ya'll this winter at the BDL.

I tried the R2 122s last year for a day of deep powder and loved them. The way the ski's carved at high speed through deep powder was a revelation from my Movements. I loved that even when I was...

After a week without a reply to my email, I ended up calling Plum on the phone and once they figured out the language barrier the put Matthieu on the phone. He was very helpful and mailed me some...