I skied two generations of the T4's for at least a decade on wide XC skis, some were mounted with just a simple 3 pin, others were 3 pins with cables and hardwires, as well as downhill skis with the switchback X2. The T4 offers great support, but my feet suffered with blister problems that I just co...

Tom I am wondering if Julie's go to Karhu Odyssey skis (67-55-60) @ 175 are similar to my still used Karhu XCD GTs at 205CM (62/52/58) full metal edge. They are a bit long for me but as you said survive your trip and somewhat narrower than Julie's I have never seen the Karhu with the 67 shovel befo...

Very interesting indeed.

Sometimes the approach is just as much fun as the objective.
Salt River Range Feb 4 2024

The screws that Rottefella uses seems to be different from the typical screws at the hardware store. https://www.tognar.com/nordic-binding-screw/ Here is the one that Voile uses on their 3 pin bindings https://www.voile.com/voile-binding-mounting-screw.html I went out into the garage and took a phot...

One heck of a storm blew through yesterday. Probably not a good day to ski Mt. Coffin.
We did get a short break today and I took the Objectives / Alfa Free's out for a spin.

A little bit of fresh snow last night in NW Wyoming and I was able to find some amazing snow on NE facing slopes today. I was skiing the SBound 98's / Vista combo. Just don't look over the hill as there is still plenty of sagebrush and marginal snow on the SE aspects. It looks like other parts of th...

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Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:23 pm

And, finally, I can ski in jeans…

https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/news ... g-in-jeans

If you haven't already mounted up your skis with NNNBC, REI has a set of Alfa Vista in size 48 as of 12/30 https://www.rei.com/product/203279/alfa-vista-advance-gtx-cross-country-ski-boots Great boots if they fit your feet. You will have to mount your skis with the Xplore binding, but the boots are ...

@Tom M Tom how’s your season going so far in northern Wyoming? Not too great down here in southern Wyoming. Conditions okay but nothing to write home about. voilenerd It has been a very slow start here as well. The South facing slopes below 7000 feet are bare, but there is skiable snow on other asp...