"woodenskis.com" is a good starting place. the FAQ page discusses maintenance, waxing, and pine tarring. As Phoenix mentioned there are some good tutorials on Youtube as well. Enjoy!

Hey, John! It sounds like you've got the right approach to this backcountry ski business, i.e. have fun and don't take it or ourselves too seriously. You asked me about how the breaking-in is going with the Ski Marches. I've given an update on the "Alico Ski March" thread under "Community Ski Review...

Update on breaking in my Ski Marches: 6 BC outings in 12 days on trails in Fraser, CO. and Rocky Mtn Nat'l Park on snowshoe and skier-tracked trails. Each tour was between 2.5 and 3.5 hours long, between 8 and 13 k. Yes, the tour times included lunch, frequent adjustments to gear, clothing, nasal pa...

How about the opposite? Anyone try attaching the 3-pin voile cables to a Hardwire toe-piece? The Hardwire cartridge/heelpiece is overkill on the skis/boots I've been using my Hardwires on. I'm not convinced that the Hardwires were the best choice of binding for my S-Bounds,they're burlier and heavie...

Hello there! Good questions. I was out today on 1st generation S-Bound 98's in Rocky Mtn. Nat'l Park. The temps were minus 2 to minus 6 C in the woods climbing up in deep snowpack on a trail well tracked by snowshoers. I was skiing in my new Alico Ski Marches, a boot somewhat sturdier and heavier th...

Second short tour in as many days in my new Ski Marches up in Rocky Mtn. Nat'l Park. I prepped them last spring with the Zamberlan product recommended on this thread, and walked the neighbourhood a few times. They're good so far, though I've added my wear-everywhere custom orthotic inserts over top ...

Is it a secret where "Telecamp" is located? Sounds like an in-joke that I'm not hip, cool, non-binary, or woke enough to get. It sounds like there's some serious ski-loving going on there, though.

Anybody familiar with these? I think they're early 2000's vintage. Can't find anything on them.

Thanks for replying. The snow blades/ski shoes concept is a way to get my wife out on "skis". She's has a life-long fear of skiing down hills, but is quite happy and secure on snowshoes. She likes x-country kick and gliding on the flats, but going down hills is traumatic and absolutely no fun for he...

I came across some of super-short "snow blades" for sale, used, and wondered if they have any potential as BC ski-shoes. I've seen people skiing on them at resorts, and wasn't motivated in the least in that setting, but maybe in another setting...Has anyone here ever tried mounting a free-heel bindi...