Comments on: 11/12 K2 Coomback Ski Review http://www.wildsnow.com/5912/k2-coomback-review-2012/ Backcountry Skiing Weblog Blog, FAQs, more, links and info about randonnee, telemark and backcountry ski mountaineering. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:16:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bruno http://www.wildsnow.com/5912/k2-coomback-review-2012/#comment-52593 Bruno Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:29:14 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=5912#comment-52593 Dave, for sure wider planks put more stress on your knees. You don't have to be an engineer to visualize the force vectors (but I am). 96 - 102 widths don't bother my knees alpine skiing nearly as much as something over 110. Spent a week on Nordica Patrons on the Powder Highway (not so powdery when I was there), and though I love that ski, it hammers my knees. Got back home and been skiing K2 Kung Fujas @ 102 ever since with much happier knees. Dave, for sure wider planks put more stress on your knees. You don’t have to be an engineer to visualize the force vectors (but I am). 96 – 102 widths don’t bother my knees alpine skiing nearly as much as something over 110. Spent a week on Nordica Patrons on the Powder Highway (not so powdery when I was there), and though I love that ski, it hammers my knees. Got back home and been skiing K2 Kung Fujas @ 102 ever since with much happier knees.

]]> By: Dave Eckert http://www.wildsnow.com/5912/k2-coomback-review-2012/#comment-51170 Dave Eckert Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:18:10 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=5912#comment-51170 thanks Erik. your correct my issue is more about downhill than going up. I think it has more to do with the combination of Sidestashes and NTN bindings. Getting the Sidestash up on edge takes a bit more effort and that combined with the stoutness of the NTN binding is weorking my knees more than previous gear. I like the NTN bindings but may have to rethink the combination with those skis. It also may require that I take a higher stance in my turns. appreciate the feedback. Dave thanks Erik. your correct my issue is more about downhill than going up. I think it has more to do with the combination of Sidestashes and NTN bindings. Getting the Sidestash up on edge takes a bit more effort and that combined with the stoutness of the NTN binding is weorking my knees more than previous gear. I like the NTN bindings but may have to rethink the combination with those skis. It also may require that I take a higher stance in my turns. appreciate the feedback.
Dave

]]> By: Erik Erikson http://www.wildsnow.com/5912/k2-coomback-review-2012/#comment-51156 Erik Erikson Thu, 14 Feb 2013 07:01:22 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=5912#comment-51156 Just a short comment concerning "wider skies - more stress for the knees": I feel that my wider planks (over 100 mm under foot) do put more stress on my knees than my narrower (under 90). But that is only due to skinning uphill. Especially long traverses on hard snow create more impact on the knee with wider skies. But as you do your uphills mostly by lift as I understand that is no issue for you, Dave. Just a short comment concerning “wider skies – more stress for the knees”: I feel that my wider planks (over 100 mm under foot) do put more stress on my knees than my narrower (under 90). But that is only due to skinning uphill. Especially long traverses on hard snow create more impact on the knee with wider skies.
But as you do your uphills mostly by lift as I understand that is no issue for you, Dave.

]]> By: Lou Dawson http://www.wildsnow.com/5912/k2-coomback-review-2012/#comment-51142 Lou Dawson Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:54:43 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=5912#comment-51142 "Used to do" is the operative term. I don't see how anyone can be bored with what can be done on alpine gear these days. As for tele places, telemarktips.com is the place Lou “Used to do” is the operative term. I don’t see how anyone can be bored with what can be done on alpine gear these days.

As for tele places, telemarktips.com is the place

Lou

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