Not trying to be Yoda, but see the last post. You and I are at very similar skill level but with perhaps very different trips in mind, and skiing in very different terrains.bgregoire wrote:Ok, I'm now seeing what you are getting at more clearly. I do know all this already though. I'm working hard from the inside too. No need to be concerned yoda.
No disrespect, but I seriously doubt that. You would eventually fall playing, going harder, pushing the limits. If not, sound boring to me.MikeK wrote: And I would ski that slope you showed in the video with 200cm skis and my NNN Alaskas. And I guarantee I wouldn't fall.
...which is exactly what i did!MikeK wrote: I'll also be very honest and say it would be more FUN (for me) with 185cm skis with some sidecut, and perhaps with some boots with some good ankle support... but I might not want to ski those on the flats for 5 days, so I might compromise.
Boots: Sorry, not going to invest more on NNN/BC for multiday moutain outings....unless I'm going back to Laponia for another epic fjall traverse. The Svartisen 75mm has a sole that is too soft for what I'm "looking" for. "Looking" cause really, I found it. A nice norwegian welt with a decent nylon sole insert for stiffness. 1 single buckle at the ankle joint to keep the heel firmly placed inside the heel pocket. mid stiff leather for support and comfort. Alico Teletour. Its old. Its gold. The Andrew Zenith would surely be as good, probably better. But $$$. I'll be using foot stretchers à la Canna for that sweet fit.MikeK wrote:I know this is probably not your preference, but I might actually look at using something like my Svartisen NNN with perhaps mid-width XCD ski (Epoch/S98 range) if I was going to do trips like that. That boot has a surprising amount of ability and I'm pretty sure my foot could tolerate it for a long time with NNN. To me, the ski provides a lot of the dh fun as long as you have enough boot to control it. If I were to tour for a long time with a boot that stiff with pins I don't know that my feet would like me much. Of course even with NNN, that boot is right on the edge of being a comfy tourer.
Hey Canna! Yeah, you can go hut-to-hut without packs at the parc de la gaspesie. At first we avoided it like the plague, but that won't chagce the fact the snowmobiles are running around delivering for others anyway. so you have to make do with them there. Now we mostly just send up a box for the team with the heaviest stuff (beer and food for example, this time, plastic boots). We still carry everything else on our backs though.Cannatonic wrote:nice pictures - top of the world. Quebec is like being out west! I have to get up there next winter. very cool. I noticed the lack of backpacks, what a great idea. hell, I'd probably have 3 pairs of boots and a snowboard with me if I could!
If you find the Alico Tours giving you a good fit, the Alico Double could be a great boot for these tours. It's a big purchase at around $300 but they'd last forever. At least as stiff as Excursion and you can walk around in the inner boots while camping. I'm not sure I'd want to trust my usual Antarctic-type leathers to stay dry on a multi-day trip.
There used to be a place in NH - Phililps Brook, I think? It was a series of yurts spaced throughout ski touring terrain on a logging property. The yurts were really nice. It's a shame they went out of business. For a few bucks they'd shuttle your beer & stuff to the yurt on a snowmobile.
I know your preference and I get you with the Svartisen 75 (still a great boot and can rip turns with it no problem except on maybe icy shit).bgregoire wrote:
Boots: Sorry, not going to invest more on NNN/BC for multiday moutain outings....unless I'm going back to Laponia for another epic fjall traverse. The Svartisen 75mm has a sole that is too soft for what I'm "looking" for. "Looking" cause really, I found it. A nice norwegian welt with a decent nylon sole insert for stiffness. 1 single buckle at the ankle joint to keep the heel firmly placed inside the heel pocket. mid stiff leather for support and comfort. Alico Teletour. Its old. Its gold. The Andrew Zenith would surely be as good, probably better. But $$$. I'll be using foot stretchers à la Canna for that sweet fit.
Skis: Sure. My partner was on Annums and had a great time too. I feel a ski in the S98 range has too much sidecut for my taste for K&G. Would of been a little better for linking turns, for sure. But that's where the skills come in, how i'm willing to compensate, as you have mentioned before.
And for the first time this winter, I actually wished I had scales. Well, really, I guess cause it was no longer winter, but spring! Long live scales for spring XCDing!
Just de be CLEAR. That Yoda things was a joke in reference to your inside/outside comment, foot/boot, skiills/support, the force! Nothing else.MikeK wrote: Not trying to be Yoda, but see the last post. You and I are at very similar skill level but with perhaps very different trips in mind, and skiing in very different terrains.
