Ok enough intermittent Lurking, ski season is getting closer.
I have been for two seasons. Free tour on Supergoats, and now 116 Kartel Stiffy. And the Si&I before that on Wren 112 and more Kartel Stiffies.
Go for it as it is a burly system, and expect it to be such. I use it on my every day ski as an emergency means it get uphill if needed. For example in side country, a friend takes a spill you can get back up to them rather than have to make a full circuit. It has also bailed me out on trips where touring gear has failed or a friend has borrowed my gear. You can definitely go for a tour on it, but there are obviously lighter options out there.
I am not the free ride crusher that Silas, Lars or their athletes are so not using it in that manner, but it will get it done. I am more the Clydesdale that likes to flatten bumps.
Plenty of info on the Cast tread, but I’ll reinforce using the jig to get the toe hoes just right, and they like to use Heli-coils which haven’t failed me.
And to the touring ski discussion. I have mentioned it in the past, but let an ON3P touring ski be what it is, a lighter version of a burly ski. I can’t see any reason for Iggy and crew to chase the weight winnie market. One, those light weight skis are not durable, and you have to ski them with some care. I have never enjoyed having a delicate ski deflecting off everything on the mountain. The steeple line was tits. I did find the Steeple 112 in 184 a little soft for about 250#s of skier. Thus I added some carbon to some steeple 108s. I have a line of people wanting to buy these off me. They are stable and just the right amount of rebound. Not as light as other touring skis for sure, but plenty light for a guy carrying a couple spare pounds over the six pack.
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