Anyone’s XTs developing play in the lock mechanism? Seems like I’ve got some slop in the various pins/axles that wasn’t present initially.

first time out on my countachs today - something immediately felt off. suspected base bevel issues, and lo and behold they were at or near 0 degrees. The tips and tails were beveled, but transitioned...

First product listing I've seen for the pro: https://www.bentgate.com/scarpa-4-quattro-pro-ski-boot-green.html

side note: really struggling to get a good downhill feel out of my XTs. They're very...

26.5, i measure about a 26.



flat, very wide, low-ish instep, somewhat prominent heel, average ankle.

Have a 26.5 Tigard 130 in the gear room that I skied maybe 5 days before deciding it wasn't the fit I wanted. Will get a FS post up soon. PM if interested, would let go for 500 shipped.

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skied both the MV boa and LV RC4s pros, and ended up settling on the LV to keep. The MV and LV have pretty different constructions - the LV is the burlier boot. The boa mechanism for the MV was...

got a few low angle thicc pow laps in on the 186 ghost trains when bachelor opened saturday. awesome float characteristics, better than expected. can't wait to break em out again.

the 2nd pair with the ATKs are new this season and haven't been out yet. Had some of the best inbounds days of my life on the 1st pair last year and decided I wanted that feeling while touring too....

quiver went through some major updating and consolidation for this season. currently on the hunt to add one more - 105-115mm ish resort daily driver. current lineup is:

ARG II UL 187, ATK Haute...

115, very good fit with a small bend

order rolled in last week

186 GT mounted up -1
184 DWT 104 on the line.

agreed on the above comments on fit & finish of these skis - awesome build quality. thank you moment!

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been wondering the same. many folks recommend sticking to the line on the deathwish, because of how it could interact with the triple camber situation. when it comes to the ghost trains though, I...

dw & pivots sold.

praxis down to 350 shipped

To any folks in this thread who remember my compound camber quixote adventures - I'm letting the second pair go over in the sale section.

After an injury last year and subsequent re-evolution of...

Summer cleanout, gotta let go of these two pairs.

184cm Moment Deathwish 104 w/ Pivot 15s, mounted on the line for 310 bsl. $500 ($400 flat) shipped.

188cm Praxis Quixote Customs (maple...

haute route 10s mounted. universal freeride spacer on the way.

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sure was purdy up there yesterday

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As close as I can get to 138s or spats. Spent a good bit of time on the non-ultralite ARGii last season and fell in love with reverse/reverse.

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perspective of a videographer/editor here.

biggest upgrade to the new gopro is the ability to shoot 10 bit video at higher bitrates. with the labs firmware installed, you can push it to 180mbps....

I've used an HMG Porter as a minimalist ski bag for a bit - it's definitely extremely comfortable and lightweight. Without a dedicated avy gear pocket the main drawback was always figuring out how to...

Sold!

Bump. These are packed up and ready to ship.

The ULs have arrived.
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Selling this pair of 2020-2021 Armada ARG IIs. 187cm, 2700g/ski, 133mm underfoot. Selling them flat, pivots not included. Mounted on the line for a 310 BSL.

Hands down one of my all time favorite...

partners outta town, anyone wanna link up at bachelor tomorrow?

Hell yeah! Very stoked to hear this.

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Praxis FRS 182, CAST
Praxis Quixote 188, CAST
Kyeshapes Numinous 189, CAST
Moment Deathwish Tour 184, ATK FR14
Armada ARG II 187, Pivot 15
Armada JJ 185, Marker Squire

wow, those look realllly sweet. Love the art choice too. I think the compound camber could be even more suited to the skinny Q. Excited/terrified that someone else was intrigued enough to try it - if...

Thanks y’all. Here’s the camber profile - twin pockets are visible when skis are compressed flat.

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Second iteration of the compound camber Quixote arrived today. 188cm, flex 3, enduro core, and maple veneer. Changes from the first version are: longer ski, more rocker up front, more exaggerated...

Nowhere near as good of a deal, but found cheap-ish Pivot 18s at corbetts (price in CAD, plus free shipping and no HST tax if in US):

https://www.corbetts.com/2021-look-pivot-18-gw-ski-bindings/

That's such a sweet build. total baja truck suspension style ski. What's your (or keiths) thoughts behind the +2 mount?

Nice! I think the compound camber will be so awesome on a skinny Q too. Perhaps even more suited to it! I think that wherever you mount them, you'll want that underfoot rocker section to be, well,...

Just stumbled upon a pair of brand new ‘21 ARG IIs on sale for 60% off and after seeing your post I snapped them up. I had forgotten how much I’ve always wanted that ski. Very stoked.

188cm. First build was 182cm, flex 3, UL+C core, no veneer. This build is 188cm, still flex 3, but with enduro core and veneer, as well as the mentioned tweaks to camber/rocker profile.

Order is in for the second iteration of the compound camber Quixote. Longer ski, heavier core, more tip rocker, shorter more aggressive camber sections, and maple veneer beneath the "watershed"...

Heads up that CCR is the Praxis acronym for Continuous Curve Rocker, which is not the molding done on my Qs. CCR is full reverse camber from tip to tail, think pontoons or spatulas. My pair had a...

interested if sale falls through

I don't have a blueprint for em or anything, Keith definitely did the real design legwork so I guess just ask him for the compound camber Quixote and see if he'll do another pair. I think the shape...

Everything about the ski except the rocker/camber profile is a Quixote - the top down geometry is unchanged. Same sidecut, mount point (-7, mounted on the line), etc. My initial mock-ups that I sent...

Standard width.

Jumping in here to share a bit of an experiment in ski design that Keith made happen back in the fall. The idea was for a fat, tourable, ultra pivoty, yet-somehow-still-chargey ski that could be my...

Wanted to share my experience with the FR14. I purchased mine in the fall of 2019 from Telemark Pyrenees and mounted them to a pair of Deathwish Tours. Logged 30+ days on them the 19/20 season in a...

from last week. haven’t ventured out into the bigger zones around here yet, kinda waiting for them to fill in a bit more. on the upside, the smaller hits have been skiing really well.

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Whatever you need to believe :)

Saturday near Bend was gooood. Stayed away from the resort and tumalo, they were zoos.

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Glad you guys seem interested in the build as well. I’ll let you know what happens. You can have your Moment thread back now :)

Here's the image, from an angle that exaggerates the geometry. It's much more subtle than the camber pockets on my DWTs. Unweighted, the ski appears to have one large section of camber. The camber...

Heyo, banana told me to respond here. I had pretty much the exact line of thinking that you posted regarding asym design playing well with multiple camber pockets. I hit up Praxis back in September...

added the quixotes this season, they'll be getting the cast freetour/pivot treatment.

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Balled out this fall after skiing the same pair of JJs for 10 years.

Moment Deathwish Tour 184cm, ATK FR14

Armada JJ 185cm, Marker Squire (years 1-8 had fritschi frames, last year...