Spring skiing voyaging... which ski to bring?
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2017 2:05 pm
I'm doing a mental exercise--- let's say I could do a mountain tour this spring in Europe-- it wouldn't be a gentle rolling terrain E99 tour, but it's not going to be straight-up-and-down-super-sick-dope-steep either. Think continuous blue-square type trails with possible steeper fun thrown in. The goal is to go from A-B ski up and ski down and go places, like connect villages. Probably some walking too from one cornsnow patch to another.
I'm not going to bring the quiver, I would like to bring one ski that tours uphill in an easy way, and can handle fun turns on the way down. My partner will be on fixed-heel AT stuff and full skins. Would like to be somewhat commiserate with his stuff so if we see an interesting gully or couloir we can ski it together.
As far as I see it, E99's are out. Maybe the S98's with my T4's. I think the KOMs will be too slow and ponderous for many miles that I would like to travel. A Fischer 112/Madshus Annum/G3 78 XCD ski looms large in my imagination. At the slow end of the scale climbing wise I could bring my alpine sticks with full skins but slick bases for fast fun downhills and easier to put on miles if we get on a long low-angle road.
What am I missing? What would you bring? Think for YOURSELF and what YOU would do, and justify it.
I'm not going to bring the quiver, I would like to bring one ski that tours uphill in an easy way, and can handle fun turns on the way down. My partner will be on fixed-heel AT stuff and full skins. Would like to be somewhat commiserate with his stuff so if we see an interesting gully or couloir we can ski it together.
As far as I see it, E99's are out. Maybe the S98's with my T4's. I think the KOMs will be too slow and ponderous for many miles that I would like to travel. A Fischer 112/Madshus Annum/G3 78 XCD ski looms large in my imagination. At the slow end of the scale climbing wise I could bring my alpine sticks with full skins but slick bases for fast fun downhills and easier to put on miles if we get on a long low-angle road.
What am I missing? What would you bring? Think for YOURSELF and what YOU would do, and justify it.