Comments on: EU Day 7 — In The Tracks of the Master http://www.wildsnow.com/1631/no-avalanche-danger-skiing/ Backcountry Skiing Snowboard Telemark Snowsports Information News Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:16:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lou http://www.wildsnow.com/1631/no-avalanche-danger-skiing/comment-page-1/#comment-13234 Lou Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:19:59 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1631#comment-13234 Cody, I don't recall ever skiing them. A bit narrow under the foot for my taste, even for springtime, as once the corn softens it's good to have some platform. As for a rando race ski, anything short and light is good for a starter ski. And it needs to be fairly skinny so the skins glide good and to save weight -- I'd say a narrower ski than the 3.0 would be better for racing because of that. That said, among your group of competitors with the same uphill engines, you'll get your bragging rights by being a bit faster on the downhills and transitions, so how the ski does on the down can make racing a lot more fun. Cody, I don’t recall ever skiing them. A bit narrow under the foot for my taste, even for springtime, as once the corn softens it’s good to have some platform. As for a rando race ski, anything short and light is good for a starter ski. And it needs to be fairly skinny so the skins glide good and to save weight — I’d say a narrower ski than the 3.0 would be better for racing because of that. That said, among your group of competitors with the same uphill engines, you’ll get your bragging rights by being a bit faster on the downhills and transitions, so how the ski does on the down can make racing a lot more fun.

]]> By: Cody http://www.wildsnow.com/1631/no-avalanche-danger-skiing/comment-page-1/#comment-13232 Cody Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:06:26 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1631#comment-13232 Lou, I couldn't really find a specific post on this issue, but do you or anyone else have any expericence and or comments on the Dynafit ST 3.0 ski? I'm looking at it for a spring time mountaineering/corn ski and a rando race ski (I'm not competing for the podium, so super light weight is not a concern). Thanks, Cody Lou,

I couldn’t really find a specific post on this issue, but do you or anyone else have any expericence and or comments on the Dynafit ST 3.0 ski? I’m looking at it for a spring time mountaineering/corn ski and a rando race ski (I’m not competing for the podium, so super light weight is not a concern).

Thanks,
Cody

]]> By: Frank R http://www.wildsnow.com/1631/no-avalanche-danger-skiing/comment-page-1/#comment-13086 Frank R Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:59:29 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1631#comment-13086 Final TR from Europe needs to be Lou clicked in and strapped to the top of a Porsche while Fritz is doing a buck twenty down the Autobahn...in a snowstorm of course so Lou gets faceshots! That'd prove, once and for all, that Dynafit bindings are beefy. (plus it'd make a great Wildsnow poster) Don't worry, soon enough you'll be home wishing for even tolerable avy conditions...sounds like your having a pretty good trip and boot-top pow is still pow. Final TR from Europe needs to be Lou clicked in and strapped to the top of a Porsche while Fritz is doing a buck twenty down the Autobahn…in a snowstorm of course so Lou gets faceshots! That’d prove, once and for all, that Dynafit bindings are beefy. (plus it’d make a great Wildsnow poster)

Don’t worry, soon enough you’ll be home wishing for even tolerable avy conditions…sounds like your having a pretty good trip and boot-top pow is still pow.

]]> By: Lou http://www.wildsnow.com/1631/no-avalanche-danger-skiing/comment-page-1/#comment-13076 Lou Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:19:51 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1631#comment-13076 Everyone, we're getting quite a few comments, which is fantastic and appreciated. So keep 'em coming! With that in mind, should I increase the number of "recent comments" shown in the right hand column, to perhaps 15 instead of 12? Let me know. Everyone, we’re getting quite a few comments, which is fantastic and appreciated. So keep ‘em coming!

With that in mind, should I increase the number of “recent comments” shown in the right hand column, to perhaps 15 instead of 12?

Let me know.

]]> By: Lou http://www.wildsnow.com/1631/no-avalanche-danger-skiing/comment-page-1/#comment-13075 Lou Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:18:36 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1631#comment-13075 Yeah Andrew, I should say something like "super low" rather than "zero." Just fun to be at such low risk after all the recent rockin and rollin in the Western US. It's been more than a week without a face shot, however, so... Yeah Andrew, I should say something like “super low” rather than “zero.” Just fun to be at such low risk after all the recent rockin and rollin in the Western US. It’s been more than a week without a face shot, however, so…

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