. I was on a brand new pair of skis, that I quite like, but it was very icy and I had trouble holding the tele stance for long enough to make a turn. What??? Brand new pair of skis, but I’m not saying what skis! Wow! That is just unethical! How is any ski purchasing addiction going to be fed by not...

Krummholz , thanks for that video. Apache is one of my favorites. Which one did you use there? That second tune is nice but I don't recognize it. I'll give this a try if I get out again this year. Our local resort closed on Sunday. Still had a lot of snow and expecting more so maybe I'll skin it. O...

Random thoughts on this: 1. Envision your stance on a low angle hill. In that position, if you were to drop a plumb line, it would probably fall about half way between your front and back feet. That would put your weight about equal, front to back. Also, it's likely that a plumb line dropped from y...

That sounds like a ridiculous question since you can't really ski at all unless you're going down hill! I've been working hard at improving and am now doing much steeper stuff. The problem is, I can't figure out how to drop a knee when the going gets steep. My leading foot is already down hill and w...

You have lots and lots of options. I haven't skied these, but the ripstick 88 is very well loved, and I know some tele folks who are among them. Haven't heard the same buzz around the maverick. The other ski that gets a lot of love is the blizzard brahma (take your pick 82 or 88) and blizzard skis ...

Kind of hoping to score a good deal on what I'll call a "pure piste ski" while things are on sale. I'll set it up to ski Meidjo and Transit (clearly not at the same time!) with Scarpa F1 or last-gen TXPro. I can't really say how I came down on these two skis. Just a bunch of online research. Won't b...

I was out shredding pow on some 5 degree slopes the other day on Voile Objectives/Transit/F1. (Please, please, please see the sarcasm here!) On one of the 'laps' I started thinking about my toes. In the Transit/F1 I found myself bending my trailing-ski toes up so that I could better press the ball o...

They say they are 3/4 steel edges. Does that mean the tips or the tail aren't edged? I was hoping it was the tips for better track performance but I realized I have no idea which it is. spopepro , Inspiredcapers , Musk Ox , it sounds like you may have some direct experience with this ski. Can you an...

Considering one of these for mostly tracks. https://www.en.asnes.com/produkt/mountain-race-48-skin/ I like the feel of a skin better than scales. No whizzing sound, or at least, less. I also like that these have 3/4 steel edges with non-edged tips, better for tracks but can also have a bit of bit ou...

Sorry to be that guy but we're about to get 100 inches. In 72 hours. https://lift.opensnow.com/media-images/1708959023b0798f3c04d714a4b91c10499023dd39.png Mid-January to Mid-February was shite but we've been getting dumped every four or five days for the last few weeks. Prayers answered. Now I need...