Earlier this month I took a set of Julie's vintage semi skinny skis on and outing and posted a video on my YouTube channel. The skis are Karhu Odyssey with a 67-55-60 sidecut. They are a metal edged ski that were shorter, had twin bottom grooves, and a stiffer camber when compared to similar width s...

I put this video together in December 2022 and I'm now on my 4th season skiing the Xplore system. I'm satisfied with the durability and reliability of the system, so I don't think that should be a consideration for people buying the newest generation of the binding and boots. Julie is satisfied with...

I had this thread in mind when I shot this tongue and cheek video. It's a 360 video, so you can look around anywhere you want. Enjoy.

All outdoor activities entail some level of risk. I sure hope that I'm not encouraging dangerous and risky behavior with my YouTube channel. Of all the YouTube channels out there, mine should be called Mellow Yellow, but that would probably result in a copyright strike. :) Everyone has to determine ...

Please contact Voile and attach a photo of the pin wear.
https://www.voile.com/contact-us.html
I've never seen anything like that kind of wear after only 20 km.
I would be curious to know what they think.

Ive owned and skied the Skarvet, Greenland (75mm version of the Skarvet), Vista (Xplore version of the Guard), and the Free. All good boots, but require time to break in. The heel pocket on my Skarvets were a blister issue for me the first season, but not a problem as time went on. I really like the...

Hi Tom, I noticed you didn’t mention your skate skis in your quiver video. Is that because they’re fossils nobody would find in a store anymore, or because you won’t be skate skiing, or because they’re kind of a different animal than the rest of the quiver? Sadly, I no longer have my skate skis and...

It's not a telemark ski, but a new ski in my quiver. Medium Flex 202 cm, 41-44-44, 3.53 lbs (1600 grams) a pair with bindings. Has a fuzzy bottom. Made in Austria. I haven't tried it out in groomed tracks yet, but faster than I expected in my own set tracks. Look forward to skiing with my sweetie pi...

I am suffering from analysis paralysis here in Central Oregon. I skate ski and have some old 60 mm Alpina touring skis (rarely use!) and want to get some backcountry touring skis. This is a new venture and can’t decide between the 78s or the 88s. At 140lbs before gear/pack, I think I need 179cm. I ...

Saw Tom M’s video of him walking on a treadmill so I jumped on the wife’s exercise bike. Walk mode was easy, ski mode a bit tougher. I've done 2 sessions on the treadmill, 4 miles in total. The first with the tags on just in case I needed to return them, but it didn't take me very long to determine...