BillyGoat Technologies Ascent Plates

[goldenboy]

Figured Verts fans would want to see these- More here: http://14erskiers.com/blog/2013/01/b...ascent-plates/

[josef]

how much?

[goldenboy]

$120
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[Gone Skiing]

Having seen them in action, they are absolutely worth the money (not much in the scheme of ski gear) and weight (goldenboy? something like 340g per, so 1.5 lbs for the pair), in the conditions they are designed for.

[goldenboy]

Yeah, pretty cool to see them in action, definitely worthwhile.. 380g each (all the stats are in the first photo)

[lynchdogger]

Looks like a slick product. Rare need something like that here in the Whites but when we do I always wish I had a pair. Likey!

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[grubbers]

I wonder how well those would work with strap crampons.

[thin cover]

Perfect for around here. Ordering a pair, thanks for posting this.

[goldenboy]

I wonder how well those would work with strap crampons.

Jon was fitting some [softboot] snowboarders up for the plates when we were there, but that's all I know.

[hick]

Fucking genius. I can think of a lot of shitty places that these would kill it. Thanks for the link.

[sb]

Could also be a good backup if a ski were to be lost and/or broken.

Guess you have to carry the cramps just to use them.

[goldenboy]

Could also be a good backup if a ski were to be lost and/or broken.

Guess you have to carry the cramps just to use them.

Yeah, definitely designed for use with crampons, but I'm sure you could rig something up if you wanted to. Come to think of it, a couple of voile strap-sized slots might be nice for emergency/ 100% soft snow use/ snow fluke attachment points, as long as it didn't affect the plate too much.

[angrysasquatch]

Anybody used these on a boot with big rocker yet? There's a ton of space at the toe on my TLT5's, so much that there's no way you could use the same crampon setting with plates on vs off. Even if I did get em to fit by backing off the crampon, I'm not sure I really want that much space at the front. I've been thinking of taking some tinsnips to it so it can conform to the rocker. Probably a bad idea, any other thoughts?

[Rip'nStick]

Hmmm definitely can think of some times where those would have been handy. I have turned back from a few things because of post hole hell. Aluminum is a good call

[BGT]

Anybody used these on a boot with big rocker yet? There's a ton of space at the toe on my TLT5's, so much that there's no way you could use the same crampon setting with plates on vs off. Even if I did get em to fit by backing off the crampon, I'm not sure I really want that much space at the front. I've been thinking of taking some tinsnips to it so it can conform to the rocker. Probably a bad idea, any other thoughts?

Try adjusting the size of the plate one size smaller. This will put the front edge of the plate a little further back on the boot where the rocker is a bit less. I have been testing and using these with Vulcans with no issues. One of my main ski partners uses a TLT 6 a lot too, works great. Do you have the newer version (fall 2013 and later) with notches in the side rail or the original without? The notches are partly for traction, but they are also there to allow the plate to take the shape of a very rocketed boot over time.

[kalisto]

one of the mags here has made a couple of pairs of these using composites instead of aluminum. I was 3rd up a bootpack, where the two infront of me both had them on.

It sucked the big one, and they were having no problems at all.

Totally worth it.

[couloirman]

Can't believe I ignored these until now. These look awesome. Order placed. Trip back out west can't come soon enough...

[LightRanger]

Was just looking through this thread and others and debating between these and Verts. One or the other by later this winter for sure.