Re: Spring skiing voyaging... which ski to bring?
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2018 9:53 pm
I'd most definitely bring skins.
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That would be an interesting experiment. I've never used crampons with just scales. Crampons are kind of annoying outside of the steep and icy realm since gliding doesn't really go so well. I personally would bring skins, but I'd be curious to hear how it goes if you don't.Woodserson wrote: But here's the real question!
Do I NEED skins for these? I have the scales AND I have a pair of ski crampons. Would I need skins? The scales are awesome they climb up anything here at the local humptydump hill as many here can attest to with the Vector BC. If it got too steep beyond this I could put in the crampons... Most climbing is done along old farming roads/hiking trails, and traverses. Are skins even necessary at this point or just extra weight? I'm in debate mode on this. Input welcome.
Oooh, interesting point. I'll keep this in mind.lowangle al wrote:If it gets steep enough you will save energy with the skins even if it's possible to keep up without them. Are you skiing with a full pack?
Good plan. Interested to hear how this works out.Woodserson wrote:I'm just tired of skins. Weight, room in the pack, wet, they seem so stupid.
Talked to my partner, I am going to take them but we're going to run an experiment and pretend I don't have them unless I'm really screwing up the day.
Are you sure about this aspect of the plan? I spend a lot of time in the Alps, winter and summer. In the winter, very few of the summer trails and farming roads seem to exist at all (conversely, many of the winter traverses don't have a summer life). In most areas I know of, you have two very separate maps.Woodserson wrote:lowangle al wrote:Most climbing is done along old farming roads/hiking trails, and traverses.
I am intimately familiar with this particular area so I'm good, thanks, and what you say is true for many places.MartinF wrote:Are you sure about this aspect of the plan? I spend a lot of time in the Alps, winter and summer. In the winter, very few of the summer trails and farming roads seem to exist at all (conversely, many of the winter traverses don't have a summer life). In most areas I know of, you have two very separate maps.Woodserson wrote:lowangle al wrote:Most climbing is done along old farming roads/hiking trails, and traverses.
'You'll still find routes, but you need to know which are there in the winter.
Yeah, I'm always impressed when winter trails, groomed traverses etc. turn up in the exact same place year after year... when there is absolutely nothing to indicate their existence in the summer.Woodserson wrote: I am intimately familiar with this particular area so I'm good, thanks, and what you say is true for many places.