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Off-Season Gear Plans
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Rowsdower
Member
Boots and mitts. No reason to replace anything else as its holding up just fine.
dlague
Active member
We are looking for fatter skis! I demoed some Icelantics at Cannon and liked them a lot! They are playful and light.
gmcunni
Active member
that sounds like a great plan
Abubob
Well-known member
Are you hung over a lot? Actually, a bit of an early rise is probably a good thing. I demoed a pair of K2 Rictors a few years back and they were great. Shoulda bought 'em.
KustyTheKlown
Well-known member
i really put my moment belefontes thru the ringer this year with the low snow tree skiing, and they are pretty fucked up. topsheets are all dinged up, bases have had a few stone grinds, edges are a little warbly in spots, and there's slight tip delamination going on. so it looks like i'm in the market for a 100-110 mm daily driver. i may go with the moments again.
i'll probably get some look or rossi pivot bindings. the frame touring bindings on my moments were pretty much unnecessary weight.
my girlfriend got me these badass bamboo poles for my birthday - http://www.grasssticks.com/
i need goggles/replacement lenses
i'll probably get some look or rossi pivot bindings. the frame touring bindings on my moments were pretty much unnecessary weight.
my girlfriend got me these badass bamboo poles for my birthday - http://www.grasssticks.com/
i need goggles/replacement lenses
steamboat1
New member
I was wondering why I've seen so many bamboo poles around lately. Now I know.
KustyTheKlown
Well-known member
they're pretty nifty looking and i like them so far. they're light, and they have an 18 month guarantee and they claim to be stronger than carbon fiber. i snapped a carbon fiber pole in december and was using old beater aluminum poles all year, so the girlfriend really nailed the gifting.
Hung over a lot? Define a lot. Only when I'm skiing? The ski clubs in North Conway have a certain talent for this. My Rictors are a great hangover ski. I'd call them a frozen granular specialist. However, they leave me wanting more performance at the high end. I definitely found their speed limit during the Wildcat Vertical Challenge.
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SkiFanE
New member
they look very cool. But my parents, the non-skiers that raised 6 kids as skiers (lol), bought sister some bamboo poles for Xmas in 70s, they had no clue they were for cross country skiing. She snapped them that winter by putting all her weight on them (with her legs up on ski tails in front of her, if that makes sense). So I question their durability, but maybe 70s stuff wasn't as durable. I snapped a carbon pole a few years ago, biggest waste of $ (gift). Have bent many a pole - but snap one to be totally useless (had to rent for day)? I can't figure the point of a carbon pole. But whatever...always a ski fanatic with a fat wallet dying to spend it lol.
Savemeasammy
New member
I recently bought a pair of carbon fiber poles. I had been avoiding them because of the exorbitant cost, but these were only $40, so I thought I would try them. I'm worried about the durability factor, so I'll continue to bring my mismatched, bent-at-the-bottom aluminum poles as a backup.
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Abubob
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My brother and I are discussing do the Wildcat Vertical Challenge next year. The conversation kinda went like this: "Wanna do this vertical challenge thingy?" "Sure, I could do that." Any advise?
Make sure you have a stiff pair of skis that really embrace speed, speed, and more speed. If I do the event again, I'm buying dedicate frontside ripper. For the day of the challenge you'll want a fresh tune. About 75% of the way through the day, you can swap your left and right skis to get a relatively sharp edge again. This is the one day that you'll want to crank your DIN up to Tuna level. Pre-releases do happen on Vertical Challenge day. I talked to one guy who walked out of his bindings on his GS skis two or three times during this year's event. There's a good chance that's what happened to the guy who died last year.
A lot of people bring out race skis, but I think their is some value in using a really stiff carving ski 80-84mm under foot. At first the narrower race skis are helpful is biting into the ice in the S-turns. However, after a point even that strategy is lost as the blue ice becomes three-dimensional like a coral reef. You need to be comfortable riding thin piles of loose granular up against the netting. In these afternoon conditions that little bit of extra width can be helpful, and this is the time of day when you'll appreciate the help most.
You'll take your first few runs getting a feel for the course and exploring your different line options. After that it becomes an endurance event. Don't bother turning as that just takes away time and energy. You will go all out straight down the trail. This year we got just a bit of fresh snow in the late afternoon. That was a YUGE gift right when I needed it most.
catsup948
New member
Looking for a carver, probably a used pair of GS skis. Something for those complete bullet proof days.
I need new toe and heel wear pieces for my Lange RX100s. Anyone know of a shop that might sell em?
Otherwise...still making my two pairs of Prophet 90s work for at least another season although I am curious about Parlor Cardinals or whatever they are called.
My seven year old Patagonia shell n cheap pants gotta go. Maybe get some cool new Anon goggles too.
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Otherwise...still making my two pairs of Prophet 90s work for at least another season although I am curious about Parlor Cardinals or whatever they are called.
My seven year old Patagonia shell n cheap pants gotta go. Maybe get some cool new Anon goggles too.
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abc
Well-known member
Backup poles?
I once forgot my poles in the car. Too lazy to walk back to get it, I just ski the day without poles. Still swing my wrist as though I have poles. Worked surprisingly well!
Jully
Active member
Did that recently myself! Felt incredibly strange the first few runs, but after a bit I had a great time with it.
This might be a silly question, but what exactly is the benefit of carbon fiber poles? Metal poles aren't exactly heavy and if durability is an issue, why bother?
Any time I've forgotten poles, I just ask the shop to borrow a pair. It's happened several times over the years and no matter the mountain they just let you use a pair for free.
Savemeasammy
New member
These are mogul skiing poles. Less weight = quicker pole planting. I've only used them once, but they do seem to make a difference.
My aluminum poles always bend just above the basket, so I thought for the money, the carbon poles were worth trying.
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