Alpine Touring Thread

[Huezee]

I never thought Mrs. Jefferson was a skier. I stand corrected!

I'm lost... what?

 

[marcski]

Just a play on your screenname. Perhaps, I'm showing my age... The Jeffersons was a TV show in the 1970's. A spin-off of All in the Family actually. Mrs. George Jefferson's first name in the show (or at least her nickname) was Weezy.

 

[Brownski]

Just a play on your screenname. Perhaps, I'm showing my age... The Jeffersons was a TV show in the 1970's. A spin-off of All in the Family actually. Mrs. George Jefferson's first name in the show (or at least her nickname) was Weezy.

Great show by the way

 

[gefiltephish]

@Huezee I'm pretty sure the Garmont boots live on, rebranded as Scott. Def happened this way w several NTN (tele) boots

 

[Huezee]

@Huezee I'm pretty sure the Garmont boots live on, rebranded as Scott. Def happened this way w several NTN (tele) boots

That looks accurate. I like the looks and features of the Cosmos III but the flex is only 115. The Shogun was 130 and that was perfect (as a former racer).

 

[JTG]

I think this may be the year I invest in a new setup for me, which will make an AT setup available to both my sons. This way if we can’t resort ski at WF over MLK weekend maybe there will be enough snow for us all to go hit the Wilmington Slide or something.

 

[Ripitz]

Hello, I just want to jump in here as a new member and share my enthusiasm with my new setup. I bought the Voile Ultravector BC with traction base and Fritschi Vipec Evo 12 bindings from the Mountaineer in Keene. I cannot emphasize enough how helpful those guys are there. Because of COVID I wasn’t sure when I could get up there (I live in Fishkill) so they mailed them to me and I had them mounted at Ski Haus in Brewster. They have been helpful as well especially with boot fitting the Salomon S/lab boots I purchased from them. I have skied many alpine touring setups over the years and this by far has been my favorite. No skins and quick transitions have been a game changer for pasture skiing and logging roads. I can push / pull my 3 year old daughter easily on our backyard sled hill and they held their own skiing with her off the gondola at the Bell. I look forward to easy sidecountry laps and some long rolling tours.

Also, as far as skins go I would recommend the Pomoca S/glide Tipon. They are light, waterproof and glueless. I got them at Skimo.com

 

[JTG]

Nice, glad Ski Haus was able to do the mount. Stinks the Wappingers location closed. When I had Dynafits to mount a few years ago nobody down here could do it, had it done at High Peaks Cyclery in Placid.

 

[Flying Z]

Hello, I just want to jump in here as a new member and share my enthusiasm with my new setup. I bought the Voile Ultravector BC with traction base and Fritschi Vipec Evo 12 bindings from the Mountaineer in Keene. I cannot emphasize enough how helpful those guys are there. Because of COVID I wasn’t sure when I could get up there (I live in Fishkill) so they mailed them to me and I had them mounted at Ski Haus in Brewster. They have been helpful as well especially with boot fitting the Salomon S/lab boots I purchased from them. I have skied many alpine touring setups over the years and this by far has been my favorite. No skins and quick transitions have been a game changer for pasture skiing and logging roads.

Nice looking set up. Did you go short with these or size it similar to a alpine set up?

 

[Ripitz]

I’m 5’7” and 160lbs, I went for the 177cm