bauerb wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 14, 2023 3:48 pm

my god, what was I wearing 2 years ago. I must have 12lbs worth of stuff strapped to my feet!

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Time flies - as does gear! What are you using today?

So, FTX on boilerplate anyone? :lol: I skied 1rst generation FT on full bore boiler plate. That ski was soft, the tips and tails flopped around in challenging conditions. However the edges were solid underfoot. Solid underfoot wasn’t enough to translate to control with tips and tails being beaten a...

I’m thinking 21st century, melted & refrozen snow courtesy of Royal Dutch Shell & co. Edit: still wondering! Pretty sure refrozen snow isn't anything new. Google says the Inuit word for it is Kripya , so indigenous Americans knew what it was long before the white man landed in Vinland. Scandinavian...

So, FTX on boilerplate anyone?

That's a good offer! Anyone has experience with these on frozen snow? Isn't all snow frozen? Sorry, I do know what you mean but couldn't resist the urge to be silly for a moment. Haha I’ll give you your laugh..! I’m thinking 21st century, melted & refrozen snow courtesy of Royal Dutch Shell & co. E...

That's a good offer! Anyone has experience with these on frozen snow?

Did you trim the skins to your heel? If they are wearing out behind your heel, that is the primary glide zone of your ski and you don't want any them there anyway. Yeah this. Also, you should wax your skins. Give them a good rubbing with a glide wax. Some go against the grain, i only go with. Addit...

What is your experience on the downhill support of the Lundhags Guide vs Expedition? At the moment, I personally feel like my Guide BC would not only feel a bit more balanced, but more supportive with a higher top... I believe the Expedition version does what an extra buckle would do to a 2-buckle ...

lilcliffy wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 26, 2023 8:08 am

I have two identical 200cm E109 Tour demos that I am testing right now with the Alaska XP boot- one with BC binding the other with XP binding. Depending on the results of this- I may end up switching to Xplore on my Ingstad.

Oh and DO keep us posted. This is the sort of testing I revere!!

I am also not in a rush to switch to XP on my Combat Nato ski. I want long-term durability-reliability reports on XP before I would switch to XP on my "expedition"-wilderness skis. I can see this. Interesingly, last week I spoke to a nordic skier who tours extensively with pulks and dogs, and he ac...