Free the Heel

[gorgonzola]

keep that ancillary

 

[tirolski]

keep that ancillary sh!t out the tele thread!

See how ya are? Ya forgot the dang

 

[gorgonzola]

See how ya are? Ya forgot the dang

 

[tirolski]

Theres nothing more thrilling than 200' vert on skinny metal edge xc skis!

Nah I’d probably just use my rock Salomons. They’re ~84 at waist “all mountain”. The bump is far from a mountain.
Or when it gets really sporty. These bad boys.

 

[tirolski]

They are called Daywreckers by some. Alpine Touring is a gear intensive sport, and that means $$. Trying to get your alpine (heavy) setup to work with an (heavier) adapter just doesn't work well. Also, downhill boots don't have a walk feature so that is another problem. If she is in college near Burlington, Bolton Valley has good season rentals on good gear.. Dynafit bindings etc. AT is great, but you need to have the right gear. They are sort of ok to give it a try, but if you really want to do it safely, you just have to get the gear.

Thanks Mike.
Yeah I read about the Daywreckers. I never heard about them till I went shopping before Christmas.
He had already bought them for her.
Anybody rent/demo/sell decent AT stuff in NY? I’m outside The Cuse.

 

[Ripitz]

Anybody know anything bout these?

Alpine Touring Bindings by Daymakers

Lightweight and reliable Alpine adapters that convert your downhill ski bindings into an AT ski touring setup in seconds, superior alternative to Trekker

www.daymakertouring.com

They work but not ideal.

^^ This

 

[Ripitz]

Anybody rent/demo/sell decent AT stuff in NY? I’m outside The Cuse.

The only place that I am aware of that rents and sells in NY is the Mountaineer in Keene Valley. Magic in VT also rents and might be worth the trip.

 

[gorgonzola]

This is the ‘Free the Heel’ thread. You are more than welcome to start a ‘Smelly’ one.

uh you started it senor

 

[gorgonzola]

and just in case you were wondering...

 

[tirolski]

The only place that I am aware of that rents and sells in NY is the Mountaineer in Keene Valley. Magic in VT also rents and might be worth the trip.

Thanks Captain Ripitz. Maybe next time I get to Gore I’ll check Mountaineer out.
If Magic gets some decent snow to fart around in it could be kinda like A Mission from God.