They do look to be the same skis that've been abundantly available and cheap for decades (literally). Straight, heavy, and stiff.

'Bout the same over this way. Nordic trails were groomed, smooth, and the granular was nice and fast. Got to where I head up for a nice little glade run, found that crust really quick. Traversed up just to try a few turns; didn't go well; the old survival stem was not pretty, but managed a few turns...

Thanks Jurassien, that covers it. I suppose the toe piece hasn't changed much in the decade or so since I last had a pair of the 3 pins, I skied them with some Alico leathers with good thick Norwegian welted sole, and I recall (vaguely) the fit was as you describe... quite snug on the first click.

"I am willing to measure duckbills, or see if the T-4 fits. Just let me know what you need" Thanks for that! Knowing how your T4's fit would definitely clarify things for me, they're the same thickness as my Excursions, or close enough not to matter. (I've never had a look at a Ski March, so I don't...

I've been considering a pair of the Super Tele with cables to replace some Riva's I currently ski. I like the idea of them fitting my Alaska's, whereas the Riva's don't, and I'd want to be able to use my Excursions also. As I recall, the plain 3 pin super tele's were pretty maxxed out with a full th...

Sent you a PM yesterday; no pins... toe tabs, cable, with side throw heel lever. I'm gonna assume they're not what you're looking for. Vintage, for sure. Cutting edge in the 80's. An old Chouinard/BD catalog showcasing these when they came out talked about pairing 'em with some (original) Terminator...

"Large round baskets you can still get for all poles, large shaped ones are not made anymore (at best you can DIY chop the front off of 100mm solid plastic baskets)." ... (and pic of the big yellow basket) Those old Excel Arctic poles, and baskets, were awesome! I still lament having lost one (and n...

"7TM's are another option." These are very rare these days. I skied the 7tm Power Tours for several years and really liked 'em, they skied very well ("neutral" feel, but smoothly progressive) and never had a problem with them. If by some odd chance you do find a pair, avoid the 'regular' version, an...

"I wasn't even aware of the concept of "rocker launch" but googled it and this makes sense. The old Syner-G's I picked up definitely have some elf toe so I imagine the heal will not sit passively on the heel plate. Is this more of a concern for power loss and/or less than ideal ski response? " I ski...

Pretty sure that vintage of BD skis were still Tua's, carried over the from the Chouinard ski line. Skied a few of those, sold some models in the shops I was at.