esnichols1 Just so you get another opinion. The FT Xplore will easily out kick and glide the S-112, it is a better downhill ski as well. I really like it, however I would not put it in the downhill class of a Vector or a ski of that class. At least when your downhill is steep and deep. The S-112 ha...

I don’t sand.

The first thing I would like to relate is that the backcountry technique I’ve learned here and from another source are a bit unorthodox to classic technique. In classic technique for cross country (grip wax) skiing you have a very defined wax pocket, and a glide zone. The wax pocket is stripped clea...

bark-eater I promise this is my last comment. Kick/grip wax does not adhere well to glide wax. BP99 is a glide wax. I would not apply a glide wax in the kick wax pocket at all, ever. Since I use polar as a glide wax, and even though I sometimes ski at temperatures cold enough for polar to be my kic...

SibrenDevos I apologize, I don’t even ski NTN, yet I made a foolish assumption. My only defense is it would be nice to see these manufacturers perfect these bindings for touring, and a releasable binding for Telemark skiing. As far as more pressure alpine touring being harder on the binding, my hyp...

That Purl wax is a glide wax, grip wax does not adhere well to glide wax. I used to use paraffin for winter storage, now I just use Polar. I picked the Purl because it isn't represented as a glide wax. If it is what sort of base conditioning wax options are there? Or is straight canning paraffin a ...

That Purl wax is a glide wax, grip wax does not adhere well to glide wax. I used to use paraffin for winter storage, now I just use Polar.

@Krummholz are you on 75 mm or NNN BC?

If I am understanding you correctly, you are using Meidjo bindings, with the heel locked to make Alpine turns, is that correct? While I understand the idea of locking the heel is to enable a skier the option to lock the heel for more challenging terrain. Perhaps Meidjo is being marketed as an AT bin...

I hope the Dave will post. I have a link to his webpage in my favorites. As a guy from an area whose only Nordic tradition is racing, and that isn’t a big thing. His page was and still is a big source of knowledge for me. Here’s a link to the binding mounting: https://web.archive.org/web/20151002150...