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    Thumbs up quiver binding shuffle shop plan - advice requested

    Hi all: I have acquired new skis I was not expecting and my quiver heading into the 2018-2019 pow fest extraordinaire will be:

    2016 Blizzard Peacemakers (104 underfoot) - binding marker kingpin
    2010 Volkl Goates (108?) - binding fritschi eagles
    2017 Icelantic Nomad (125) - needs binding
    2007 Volkl Mantras (90?) - 2007 demo fritschi freeride

    So, question is what to put on the Nomads? I could go alpine and use it exclusively for the biggest inbound pow days? I could move the eagles over and use it as a bc ski? Or I could check out the new salomon's?

    My Peacemakers are my everyday ski, used the mantras as rock skis. the goats are beaten up and don't pop as much as they used to. I could also consider alpines for the mantras or goats to make them better rock/inbounds skis.

    As you can ski, I've got many options. Could use some advice toward one a rebinding of the quiver or just add one to the nomads and be done with it.

    I'm 5'8 175.

    thanks!
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    The red ones.
    Quote Originally Posted by XXX-er View Post
    the situation strikes me as WAY too much drama at this point

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    This^

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    Insert Nomads for freerides or eagles, or if money is no object/not into inserts, I would go shifts

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    Quote Originally Posted by stupendous man View Post
    2018-2019 pow fest extraordinaire
    Are you moving away from CO or something?

    Decide whether your pow days are more likely to be inbounds or backcountry. That will determine your binding choice.

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    good tips; I had been thinking blue ones. thx!
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    Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait,...before you go off all half cocked here ... you said 5'8" and 175#. Right?
    Quote Originally Posted by XXX-er View Post
    the situation strikes me as WAY too much drama at this point

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    Touring on those 125s does not sound appealing. There's a pair of gypsy 125s that lives in my living room. Their owner takes them out to the resort when there is a big time pow day but that's the only time they leave home.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OregonDead View Post
    Touring on those 125s does not sound appealing. There's a pair of gypsy 125s that lives in my living room. Their owner takes them out to the resort when there is a big time pow day but that's the only time they leave home.
    It's not the 125 that makes them suck for walking, it's the reverse camber and full twin. Ask me how I know. Mount them alpine, that's a fun fucking ski, super fast in the trees.

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    Red Pivots of course.
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    I see a ski adirondack chair in your future.
    Having tried to make many skis my rock skis after I got new skis I found I never skied the rock skis on rock days. YMMV. But everyone should have a pair of icy groomer skis.

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