I bought a pair of Alicos from Altai to try on. The fit was so weird, I don't understand how any person could fit into them.

I use 30mm 100% mohair x-skins on my Rabb 68s. I wanted kicker skins that would have a similar grip to glide as fish scales, but I found that these both grip and glide better than fish scales. The main disadvantage is it's awkward to ski downhill with them on. I can sort of turn but it's janky. I'm ...

That does sound very useful.
I stay away from any kick wax warmer than blue because I frequently need skins for the moderate terrain I like to explore and I'm not into XC skiing on forest roads.

I looked up a youtube video on its application. Is this basically just grip wax that's applied with a tape?

Got some turkey turns in today.

The OR Crocodiles are pretty much the gold standard for gaiters. Tough without being overly heavy.

Some non-waterproof ones would be nice for breathability. I wonder if they would get wet wading through dry powder.

Nice, east of the smaller mesa looks like a nice way to get up to Snowden meadows. Going from Andrews lake up to Snowden meadows can be a bit steep in places.

Erik, have you skied this spot yet?
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rD7Au6jve3JJMmfH6

I think I found something that will work. Mountain Hardwear makes a big fanny pack. If you tighten the webbing so that the buckle is off to the side, should work well with packs. The webbing is a bit thin on this. Might have someone sew thicker webbing on. https://i.imgur.com/I1ATsfQ.jpg https://i.i...

From last week - got some turns in on shallow show before the sun baked everything into a crap crust.