I got these, screwed in with maybe 10 minutes of work:
https://www.rei.com/product/203136/rott ... e-bc-leash

I have skied Falketind, red flexors, NNNBC, at resort downhill also. I’ve had what sounds to be the same shit eating grin having a great time as you are. What I find is they’re a lot of fun for warm sugary groomers or light powder. Two different difficult days I had is icy groomers (so much chatter...

I've done this a lot this year, mostly because if I don't get on machine made snow, I'm not going to get to ski very much at all this season. It's been a blast.

I got Hoks last year and kind of kick myself for missing out on the Tao. Maybe I could sell them, but I think there's low demand for that kind of gear around here. I would consider getting the Tao but might be disappointed with the level of drag and friction that the skins apply on flat and downhill...

Got these for ten bucks at my local REI today--I've used the old version of these with snaps and grommets/bootlace for the bottom strap for ages with nnnbc boots and thought it was time for an upgrade: https://www.outdoorresearch.com/product ... ers-243097

I guess these are the mark II or mark III version? I love these skis.

There are much better skiers than me on here who may have better advice, but I've been taking my nnnbc setup with 83/62/70 dimension'ed skis (165s, so short for me) and mid-stiffness boots to my local rope tow hill---and all I do are alpine turns. I put Rottefela leashes on this week (had some dorky...

I got some last year after having Karhu Pinnacles that I used for 25 years. Set up with NNNBC. They glide better that I thought they would, but I'd like for the skins to be just a little less grabby. I've tried crayon-ing some beeswax and warming that up with a hairdryer, which does seem to make the...

Skied yesterday and today at our 100' rope tow hill and took my youngest today. I used the old XCD GTs I got end of last season and really like them. I thought they'd be too short at 165, but they're fine for that purpose. Red flexors make a positive difference too. I got 145 Hoks before I found the...

On a whim, I just picked up a pair of used Karhu XCD GTs in good condition--they're too short at 165, but they were 35 bucks, and I'd be a jerk for letting them get away from me at that price. Between the Pinnacles (with cleaned up bases and new flexors), the GTs, and the Hoks, I've probably now got...