I've been skiing with dogs for decades. Some have trouble when temps are in single digits, some have trouble with snow building up between pads when its near freezing. And some have just torn a nail or sliced a pad. After trying many different dog bootie options with no success, a vet recommended th...

Asking for a friend who is an expert skier and just bought a pair of Summit Cone Pariah skis. Planning to use them both on-piste and backcountry skiing, mostly in New England.
Do you de-tune your skis or not? Either way, what is your reasoning?
TIA.

I've also been following this thread and am wondering if anyone has opinions on which is the better ski for the Northeast icy conditions caused by the freeze/thaw/freeze cycles that we seem to get. I have telemark skis for serious backcountry turns. And FIscher 78 for general use. But I'm looking fo...

Phoenix, If these are still for sale, could you pm some pictures to me? Also, how are they on hard-pack? I'm just over the state line in western MA, and these days, 90% of my skiing is on surfaces that have gotten rained on at some point. I mostly ski the local mountain bike trails near my home, and...

I am not an expert telemark skier so I don't post here very often. But I have been cross-country skiing (on logging roads and mountain bike trails) in western MA for about 30 years now. There is much good advice already posted about which waxes will be best when we have snow. But (as you probably al...

You might also give the Fey brothers a call. Their website indicates they may have some:
https://aspinockwoods.com/shop/ols/products/scarpa-t4

Anyone try these with Burnt Mtn spike 3 pin binding? Those bindings were on a pair of skis I borrowed a few years ago, and I liked them a lot.

Hi, I'm looking for suggestions about what bindings would work best for my needs. I live in New England, and am a cross-country skier who started telemark skiing at age 50 and who will never be one to rip downhill. At best, I am an intermediate-level skier. I practice my telemark turns at a nearby s...

Hi Alex, Three possible suggestions. If your dog will tolerate it, use a set of clippers to clip the fur between your dog's pads, as that long fur (which an Australian shepherd has) makes the snow/ice ball problem a lot worse than for short-haired dogs. My collie mix, who experiences this problem fr...

Mike,
I might be interested but need more info about sizing. What other boots does your wife have, and what sizes are they? I saw she has the Excursion. Does she also have a Fischer or Alpina boot? Just trying to get a comparison to what I fit.
Thanks.