GFTs are less breathable. I don’t notice it so much during the tour, but I’ve had 12-hour spring days where I pulled my liners off at the car and my feet/lower legs looked like they’d been in a hot...

This was exactly the info I needed, thanks!

Sorry about the thread drift.

Any chance you can compare directly to Rossi Sender Squads?

Agreed. If they all had matching topsheets I might be able to trick my wife into thinking I had fewer pairs of skis.

Brutal! I guess I’ve been lucky. Out of the BO118, Sender Squad and SF110, only my 110s have had tune issues out of the wrapper.

Yep, I checked them with a true bar and didn't see any issues.

Yep, same for me. The file was catching on the rockered portion but not on the cambered portion. You could see where the bevel ended just by looking at the base edge too, the rockered portions looked...

See, I figured there would be too much overlap between the Squads and the 191 SF110s. The 184s are supposed to be for when I'm with the family, or skiing bumps all day, or doing old man park laps....

My 2 cents on the 184cm Sender Free 110s (mounted at -2cm) after a couple of days.

5'7, 165lbs. The Blackops 118 and Sender Squad are probably my two favourite skis of all time and I've been...

I don't have direct experience skiing FINDrs inbounds, but a friend of mine snapped one of his FINDRs in half on the first run in the resort.

Mind you, plenty of people also break them in half in...

Hawx Ultras gave me heel spurs too. Punching the shell over the spur and switching to Zipfits provided 90–95% relief.

If these are from Saturday, I'm one of the three skiers pictured on the far side of Decker Lake. We did a little loop over Decker peak and exit via Disease Ridge. Great views but truly heinous...

Yep.

I’ve used GFTs in current gen Atomic Backlands and TLT8s with great success. They really beef up the boots at the cost of just a little friction in the ROM. Getting them in is totally doable with the...

Have you checked the euro sites? I picked half a dozen tubes up from snowcountry a few weeks back.

Thanks for the feedback Marshal and chewski. I tend to get along well with progressive mounts and somewhat forgiving tails (which the Squad definitely has), so I think the FR110 might be a better...

The neoprene toebox for Zipfits are quite thin, stretchy and forgiving. Even if they’re a bit short or narrow at first, IME they will stretch to accommodate your foot after a day or two. I have more...

Hey Marshal, question for you on the FR110 -- have you skied the Sender Squad, and if so could you compare the two? They look somewhat similar in terms of construction and shape, with the FR110...

See Joel. He’s all business but knows his stuff.

So the Sender Free 110 doesn’t have the rubber feeling of the 118 and Squad? That’s a huge bummer if not, it’s the single characteristic I was most hoping for.

I picked up the GFTs last season expecting to only use them for shorter/descent-focused tours. They ski so well that I ended up using them for big days too, including for the triple crown...

I’ve done this. Works fine. Depending on how much length you take off, you might end up with funny-looking short scuff guards.

The thing that concerns me about the Sender 110 is that it has “air tip technology”… which I associate more with the Soul 7 than the BO118 or Sender Squad. Much of the BO118’s magic is in those fat,...

I’m similar in that I can spend 12+ hours in the current Backlands (w/ minor punches) without any issues, but I’m hoping the new boot will have an intermediate fit between the current Backland and...

J Skis Fastforward or Masterblaster might fit the bill. Haven't skied them, but J skis have a reputation of being heavy and pretty soft.

Hawx Ultra XTDs + Zipfits.

Colour me intrigued!

Anyone know if the Backland XTD will have a new mold for the clog/lower shell, or use the same mold as the current Backlands? I'm hoping it will have a narrower heel pocket, but guessing they're...

Serious question - Why are you fine with that? One of those at the wrong time and place could be pretty consequential.

Softshell or not, I've really enjoyed touring in Tannens and haven't found breathability to be a limitation in most conditions. Subjectively, they feel much more breathable than goretex or...

Is the new 110 confirmed to be a skinnier BO118 as opposed to a different width within the Sender line or something else? Any idea on the 18X length? Hoping for a 184-186…

Order placed! Stoked!

Also in for at least one pair and maybe two.

Hands down. Although we are living in a bit of a golden age for Youtube ski content, with the 50 Project, Return of the Turn, Hidden Faces, Mediocre Amateur, etc.

Atomic Bent 110? I’ve only skied the 120, but on paper the 110 is just a skinnier version.

Edit: overlooked the obvious and probably correct answer: Line Vision 108.

Those stock liners are so thin and flimsy. I attached some foam to the tongues on mine with double-sided tape, but it only helped a little. There was still so much room elsewhere in the shell that I...

Another vote for the Hawx Ultra + Zipfits combo... I'm running Zipfit Freerides in my alpine Hawx Ultras and GFTs in my Ultra XTDs and my feet have never been happier. First time my ankles and lower...

Cody, one of your more impressive feats this season is getting those ZipFit GFT liners into your MTN Summit boots. Any tips? Did you cut out the gaiter or something? I tried to get my GFTs into a...

I haven’t skied the XT, but I’d guess its ROM and lack of friction in walk mode would contribute more to its uphill efficiency than its weight. The ZGTP may only be a bit heavier, but it’ll walk way...

Is a Feb release confirmed for the BO108? Very interested in those as well as the Unleashed 108. I hope the Black Ops comes in a ~184 length at around 2200-2300 grams.

Damn. What's the right move then, take it to a proper bootfitter who can do a grind?

How easy/hard is it to punch the Hawx Ultra XTDs for a small Hagnlund's deformity without messing up the walk mech? I was planning on doing a home spot mold with a heat gun and some padding on my...

100% agree, ATK’s lineup would benefit from some consolidation. I’m a gear nerd (like most people reading this), and I struggle to understand the difference between the feature sets and value...

I'm pretty sure the AL09 spacers don't work with the regular (non-EVO, non-DPS) R10s. I was fiddling with a pair of R10s and AL09 spacers a few weeks back, and I'm 99% sure they were incompatible.

I'll do a test mount on a 2x4 to see how it feels to click into the bindings while wearing my boots. In the meantime, apart from the need to drill extra holes in your skis, are there any downsides to...

Freeride spacer question - I'm about to install a pair of R12s with spacers, which I'll be skiing with Hawx Ultras and TLT8s (both size 24.5). The Hawx boots seem fine, but the heel on the TLT8s is...

Just ordered a pair of 184 tourlock Ravens. Planning to mount these with ATK Crests and use them as the middle ski in my touring quiver (along with Mtn Explore 88s and Bent Chetler 120s). I haven’t...

Nice. Have you weighed them? Curious about how light/heavy they’re coming in compared with Ravens…

He lost credibility for me by describing the Black Ops 118 as having a “super tapered shape” when it is one of the least tapered skis in its category.



YES. Fingers crossed for a mid-season...

End of season update: I've had 25-30 days in the GFTs this year, including a couple of 12hr, 2500+ meter epics. They're the best investment I've ever made in touring gear (maybe in gear, period). I...