Re: Altai Kom skis
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 11:14 pm
I have both 3pin cable and 3 pin HW bindings. I do like the power of the 3 pin HW in that it does help me stay on the BOF nicely. I do not stay on the BOF nearly as well without the HW. On my leathers I use the cables when more downhill focused, but I stay on the BOF pretty well with or without the cable. If you can stay on the BOF with just cables perhaps that may be best for you. I personally believe a Ski as wide as the Kom would benefit from a riser. I think that would be more important in a region that gets a deep snowpack. Those places should have a longer spring season on consolidated bases. It can be pretty hard in the morning.
As for needing more power than a T 4, I guess that depends on your skiing style. When I alpine skied, I skied some pretty steep challenging terrain. I preferred a pretty soft Raichle Flexon boot. For where I ski, a T-4 is plenty, if I was planning on skiing western or eastern resorts I would probably try out a T-2. A higher cuff might help power the inside ski, but would that be a factor for a 162 cm ski? For me it wouldn't be, but it certainly could be for others.
I also got a chuckle that you are thinking about mounting this ski NN. Had it been mounted NN with the bindings rather than NNN I might have been real interested. I am really glad you bought it, I can't wait for the review!
As for needing more power than a T 4, I guess that depends on your skiing style. When I alpine skied, I skied some pretty steep challenging terrain. I preferred a pretty soft Raichle Flexon boot. For where I ski, a T-4 is plenty, if I was planning on skiing western or eastern resorts I would probably try out a T-2. A higher cuff might help power the inside ski, but would that be a factor for a 162 cm ski? For me it wouldn't be, but it certainly could be for others.
I also got a chuckle that you are thinking about mounting this ski NN. Had it been mounted NN with the bindings rather than NNN I might have been real interested. I am really glad you bought it, I can't wait for the review!