I assume you are just looking at fabric descriptions, not getting samples sent to you to look at and test?
That’s pretty tough to know anything then.

Here is a good overview article on...

I got the new Wayback 98 this season. Very pleased with it. Nice smooth arcs on good snow, and easy to turn in slush and powder, and most of all, forgiving if I get backseat.
Note that actual width...

Wow. 550g, all metal? I don’t really need it but it does seem pretty cool.

Hmm, sounds like I should try them on. I had the first gen, and indeed, had to punch the corners of the 1st and 5 toes, and the instep was uncomfortably low.

I also thought the walk mode was too...

@consigliere: Marshall did:

https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php/356581-NERDING-OUT-Mount-Position-Cuff-Angle-Binding-Delta-and-the-like

Hmm. Of course it’s true, but I do think there is value to objective data as well.

The problem is that in the real world, most of us can not go out and test the gear (boots in this case), in all...

It might well be more than just a very small impact. I know that in a magazine review of bindings I read a few years ago, they couldn’t get a Salomon Mtn summit binding with brakes to release at the...

I am not seeing that? Skialper measures something like 120 Nm for the Maestrale at 10 degrees and that other test seems similar, or actually often lower forces?

Re: does liner flex influence boot stiffness:

Tom Geillie (Big Picture skiing) suggests removing material from the liner tongue, in front of the ankle, so that it doesn’t inhibit dorsiflexion. ...

I think the Backland (XTD) seems plausible. Many reviews describe them as surprisingly soft, despite how Atomic has positioned them in the market.

And we all know, (and Shitskiers graphs show...

@shitskier,
what do those graphs display on the horizontal?
it says “tibia vs shell angle”. Does that mean it’s showing the difference between the tibia angle and the shell angle? (30 degrees in...

I you wanted to nerd out, you could divide the force to flex in ski mode by the force to flex in walk mode, to create a “ touring compromise index”.

Afterlife, it’s easy to make a stiff boot. It’s...

I too wish I had seen it sooner. But last year they didn’t have the online one out AFAIK.

I tried a few boots on, ended up with the Backland Pro, because it walked a bit nicer, fit a little...

[QUOTE=mr_pretzel;7055960]Tjaard where did you find those graphs?

Wish I looked at this ski alper guide sooner, the laser measurements for internal length are eye opening (noted as INNER SHELL...

That explains why those original graphs or more uneven: in walk mode, you have stuff sliding on other pieces, potentially catching, then moving past.

This is really good, because I had made the same mistake, the numbers Thicc mentions are the ones they list on the review of the individual boots, so I too, had taken those as meaning “stiffness in...

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I don’t have the paper version, here are the forward flex graphs from the internet version. Indeed, I don’t see any “wall” or sudden collapses, most seem like fairly smooth...

I would say: why? Why not tie or clip in, and have your partner belay you? If you use a Prussik to self belay, you will have the rest of the rope lying around your ski edges. Plus, you still need to...

Did they drop the long travel version? It’s not listed on Markers website?

Hmm, I have not been able to skin unlocked with these. Once I forgot to lock, and kicked a ski within a few feet.

Maybe I’ll try it some more.

I just got 2 pairs recently.
both had an issue that they required a lot of force to snap the toe lever into lockout mode, and especially, to, depress it back into ski mode. So much that I would...

I started to go that route (measured all my set ups and now all but 1 have the same net boot board angle). But then, I noticed I had set up my AT boots with less forward lean at the cuff than my...

I have heard the same, for the same reason, from very experienced boot fitters:
If a skier has a high range of dorsiflexion, use a boot(set up) with more forward lean at the cuff (a more closed...

@Karl_H, here is an answer to your and my question: “are people making V-threads while skiing”:

“Yes” in the Alps at least.
Sam Anthamatten is not only a super rad pro skier, but also a certified...

@skinipenem, yes, you are right. Cuff angle creating dorsiflexion is not accounted for in that. I should have said:
”my foot doesn’t care if it’s the boot board or binding creating the slope of the...

Hmm. I have a first gen MHW Transition, ~20 years old (At least I think I do, haven’t been able to locate it in a while) and I find the new bike stuff from Gore and Castelli to be at least as...

Yep. That’s what I do. L square in the boot, measure off the vertical arm. I have a dedicated clinometer, because I don’t like pulling my phone out of its hardcase all the time, but the phone apps...

Too deal with the difference between (my) touring boots and (my) resort boots, I just measure the boot board ramp angle inside the boot, with the boot clicked into the binding.
This way it takes...

Good strategy! Unfortunately it doesn’t work for me, as my ski partner is my wife, so I am stuck with the 22 cm screw, :smile:

Indeed, if you ever need to build an anchor for crevasse rescue, ice...

For info: in Blue Ice Aero Lites this is the weight



16cm: 72 g
22 cm: 84 g


So a grand 12 grams extra, not a big deal. The bigger reason for me to carry a shorter screw for glacier...

Good to know. Do you still get the cuff like on the black-02?

@Karl_H at that point, I would start to wonder about fishscales (Voile’s BC versions and the 1 or 2 other models out there).
Being able to save the hassle of putting skins on can be a big time and...

That is an exact description of the Hestra Ergogrip Active. not only is the Ergogrip design really good at following the curve of your hand, but Hestra also makes them in numbered sizes, so you can...

oh yeah, I didn’t think of that: Temres with the lining ripped out would be a waterproof single layer, shell glove. Good one @Bronco!

I just got 2 pairs of Marker Alpinist.
I find I have to push very hard on the toe lever to unlock (walk > ski).
I can’t do it with just my thumb or pole, and when I use my whole hand, I have to...

Sharp end podcast linked above, with the Ropelite guy, describes how he rescued a skier who had fallen in a crevasse and the victim was the one in the group carrying the rope… ironically the rescuer...

@Blaster, so you are looking for a fully waterproof shell glove?

There are no lightweight, single layer gloves like there are mittens, because you can’t tape all the seams in a glove. So,...

Just to be certain, I would double check the ramp angle and cuff lean of your AT set up compared to your resort set up.
Assuming you have a good fit in your AT boots (if not, that would be the first...

Thanks @Judo chop,
I just checked that, I had only deen short ones.

Yeah, that works too. I was thinking if I was buying new poles, I wasn’t going to pull the grips off right away, but I suppose if it’s a nice low profile grip, then just extending below it works.

Sorry,

when I say “baton style” I mean, the extended, knobby foam grip, and just a small top cap, that’s no bigger than the grip, for easy plunging.

Of course, it’s a nonsense term if you take...

My current poles are Komperdell carbon 2 piece. They have alloy uppers and a carbon lowers, but with an alloy sleeve over the bottom 12” or so. Right where you hit rocks or ski edges.
They have...

Which “baton” style ski poles come in 145 cm and are strong and fairly light?

Hmm, that’s interesting, because most people count those as the fastest and slowest gliding, respectively.
OGL just reviewed Kohla Free skins as super slow gliding, while I have some older Sportiva...

If I understand correctly, you are saying you don’t want to lose the sliding AFD, (by using a fixed AFD)?

That might not actually be worse.

Several years ago Jeff Campbell tested AT boots in...

I believe I read @Frorider and other people used a free ride spacer (ATK or homemade) with Alpinists. How does that work in walk mode? Does your heel now rest on that in “flat” skinning mode?

In case anyone was wondering what the U spring released at:
my Alpinist 10 I just mounted had a vertical release right around 8.

I am sure it’s different considerations for everyone, but for me:



I do have ~boot top length insulated pants as well, and love them for their warmth. But, because of that, they are bigger and...

Thanks for trying that out!
UIAA guidelines for EMI also specifically call out foil-lined jackets.
knowing that, I find it really disappointing that RAB came out with these jackets, specifically...

@skisurfmirth thank for the heads up on the Haglöfs! Hadn’t thought of them for a while. I don’t see much about them, so the brand kind of slipped my mind, and google wasn’t helping either.