I see it has brakes but, looks like it lacks release function?

Question is with all the easily accessible backcountry skiing opportunities off Teton Pass and in GTNP why would you want to?

For off season the pass is a better bet anyway with starting...

Actually, it has a fair amount of mineral oil in it, not the best functional lubricant but it is there. Considering it's purpose probably more as a film forming barrier to water reentry after the...

I like the swix guy's method of softening the wax against the iron and crayoning it on and then iron with the fiberlene nonwoven cloth underneath.

Another way to distribute the super hard cold...

Yeah definitely a scraper sharpener. I have a Toko scraper sharpener, it holds a panzer file with tooth spacing like that, has a guide to hold the scraper steady at 90 deg. You'll never need to buy...

As others have said a history of prerelease and general lack of durability plagued their stuff in the 80's, 90's and early 2000's.

They're doing better recently though. Royal Family offerings are...

It depends who you are and what you do. I have 2 sets of tech bindings Dynafit Vertical STs and Fritschi Vipecs. For general touring for turns neither one gives me pre-release issues and for that I...

Well, my issue was the boot intermittently not locking into ski mode with the lever down and requiring me to fist smack it to get it to lock. With all the horror stories of walk mode failures on gen...

No improvement, same amount of play by hand flexing cuff. Old bars didn't show any wear or ovalizing in the holes either.

I retrofitted my gen 1 RS with the newer Mirage ski/walk parts and they match.

Two helpful things to note on the install:
1 The fasteners have Torx T-15 heads. A guy earlier in the thread said...

Thanks, I was thinking it was a beefed up version of their race bindings with higher spring rates. I like the metal construction, height adjust and 4x2 screw mounting options up front for...

Out of curiosity does this binding have a spring loaded heel that compensates for ski flex like some of the other newer tech bindings like kingpin, beast, ion, vipec etc?

I've run Scarpa Maestrale RS (mens Gea) in a Salomon Warden for half a dozen days, feels like a normal alpine binding, no pre-release or unwanted stack height.

I will say that I maxed out raising...

Yeah, I mounted a pair of Wardens yesterday and they are compatible with my Maestrale RS (mens version of Gea) but, are pretty much maxed out to give the .007" folded paper clearance between boot and...

Sold yet? I'm up for 'em if not.

Generally, a caliper would be checked for calibration once a year, more frequently with high volume use, would cost more than the price of a cheap one. With reasonable care, for weekend use, I...

I got a pair of Vipecs late last season and put about a dozen days on them in spring conditions, here's my review FWIW.

The pair I received were from the "second wave" of post pin fallout bindings...

First, it's an old "C" kite (no bridles) that's not worth $400. Like computers and electronic equipment, kite design changes rapidly and the old ones lose their value quickly, this one looks to be...

Being the owner of many used cars and trucks over the years, I like the idea of changing the air filter. Its cheap,easy and the right thing to do as you don't know the history of the vehicle and how...

Nope, will work for a 26 though...

Never used set of 26.5 Adrenalin alpine soles for the cost of shipping from 55417. Also, have the lugged climbing soles which aren't that bad (I'd guess 8/10 conditon), only scuffed up near the...

There was a thread about Garmont liners last year on T-Tips where Garmont's boot designer Paul Parker did a question and answer. According to him their newer liners need much more heat for proper...

That was sweet! As a kite skier (snow) I was wondering when somebody was going to make the connection and take it to the surf with some super fat skis. On the water side they've been mixing it up...

Put risers under the bindings to prevent wingout of the wide tele bindings and reduce chances of ripping binding from ski. Get burly boots T1 type stiffness. Take a lesson, weighting the uphill ski...

TeleTips is definitely up there on my list. But probably doesn't appeal to you inbounds bondage guys:D

[QUOTE]Originally posted by 13
[B]I guess mandatory winkies indicating a joke are lost on you. That's your problem, not mine.

Anyhow, my point was this -- knowledge is the most important thing...

One of the newer potentially life saving devices the solo back country traveler might consider is the avy airbag pack. Pull a rip cord and two airbags deploy to keep you floating in a slide. Does not...

For a woman, sizing and flex pattern is going to be much more critical than brand of board. In order to get any rebound out of turns youll want a forgiving flex, considering she's only 116lbs. Longer...