I agree, there are no hard and fast rules. There are good starting points! I like Swiss cheese on a Rubin sandwich, not so much on my skis.

I know the two subjects are unrelated, but who knows it could be an interesting thread….or not! Once upon a time, it was routine to mount bindings for Telemark behind center or the boot on the marked boot center mark on the ski. Pins on balance point is still the general rule for XC oriented skis, b...

SkiLaronLee I still have a Gamme, have a Falketind Xplore, I also still have the Tindan 86 for more serious downhill touring. I still need at least 3. If I could justify it’s use I would buy a 205 cm Nansen for a turnier trail ski. Yes, I can turn Gamme, and my trails are twisty. I would buy the Na...

For a wood core piste ski I like my Summitcone Pariah. It’s 97 mm underfoot. I was kind of wary about all that width, but it was fine on Vermont firm. They have a ski in the high 80 mm for this year, similar core. That seems more reasonable to me, but I am handling 97 mm underfoot just fine. Check t...

What an adventure. Thank you for sharing.

Wow, 210 Europa’s down Tuckerman Ravine! I don’t care what the turns looked like, that’s bada$$!

Maybe you can find an older F-1 or F-3 with a bellows and tech heel. It might be the best of both worlds. I wish you the best of luck in your pursuits. Alaskans seem to have their own unique approaches. It’s interesting to an observer south of 45 north (not super for south).

What I got out of his videos is to keep your skis weighted throughout the turn and skiing with both skis equally. Agreed that this is actually the only thing that really matters. How to get this done is subtilely different depending on conditions, speed, ski flex, boot stiffness, binding activity, ...

Ingstads mounted AT? However you still Tele on the BD’s. I know skiing in Alaska is different. I learned quite a few years ago that it isn’t very wise to tell another man what he should do to enjoy himself. As a guy that really enjoys dropping a knee. Could you elaborate why you mount the Ingstad wi...

I think @mca80 is spot on as he lives in similar terrain. I thought I would add an Xskin and a full skin if the trail is steep and thick woods make alternate routes difficult.