Not sure if you'll have noticed: https://www.rei.com/search.html?q=OAC&r=category%3Askiing&origin=web&pagesize=90&ir=q%3AOAC I am taking it as a sign that permanent skins/ skishoes/ universal bindings are becoming mainstream. ;) Note: Though the title is OAC XCD: the ski looks like OAC XCD GT - wide...

Thanks, HBS, I will look them up!

Wow this is cool! I hope more ski makers start providing Hok-like skis with their own variations. I agree that having an integrated removal skin would make it a very versatile setup.

I assume the given weight (1200g) for a single ski not for the pair?

I have the same tele setup- Piste Stinx, Targa, and Excursions. I attended a tele clinic recently and I was apprehensive if this relatively old-school setup will hold at by rank beginner abilities, or if folks would judge me by this setup, but nobody noticed (or showed notice), and I was surprised h...

My wife and I do most outdoorsy things together- running, hiking/ backpacking, and now alpine climbing and skiing. Whilst outdoors we mostly talk about normal day-to-day things- I like it; it makes these experiences quite normal and regular, rather than rare and special. Here's another reason to ski...

Hey hrishi, sounds like you're really getting into this! I0th Mtn huts are a treasure! I'm from Ontario, Canada, spending the winter in Granby, CO., tele-ing and BC XC skiing in some great places within 30 Mins. of here. Can suggest some good trails in Grand County if you're ever heading over this ...

This is great. Thanks all for contributing. LC, excellent recommendation regarding using a soft flex ski- I was so concerned with the length that did not think of this aspect. 12gaugesage, thanks for your experience on using Hoks! I can imagine using them exactly like you use them. I am still pretty...

What length 88's and what's your wife's weight according to this graph? <150 lbs. -169 cm 145 - 190 lbs. -179 cm 185+ lbs. -189 cm She is very light- ~ 90 lbs, and skis 88s in 169 cm length. Unfortunately, there ain't a lot of options for such ski profiles below that length. I think Rossi BC 90 com...

I have EEE wide, very large volume (i.e. instep) feet with narrower heels. Last year I rented NNN-BC Alpina 1600 boots and really liked their fit. Not sure if they make them anymore, but may be they use the same last for their similar current offerings?

Okay folks, back from a hut trip where we (my wife and I) skied up 7 miles and 2000 ft to Harry Gates hut in the 10th Mountain Division Hut system. We faced with such terrain a lot. While coming down, we were able to do ski down them in patches using uphill snowplough turns (can't tele turn yet) sim...