Christmas Break Backcountry Skiing
Post by WildSnow.com blogger Lou Dawson | December 28, 2010
He who descends...
Will climb
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Posted by Lou Dawson on December 28, 2010 | Filed Under Trip Reports Backcountry
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- brian harder: Reading some of these confirms my commitment to all my skis being fitted wi...
- OR: My ski shop is highly respected in SLC, very b.c. centric, and they told me...
- Lou Dawson 2: I'm working on a look at some nice pants. Nope, I'm not at the nightclub, j...
- Lou Dawson 2: Jesse, I myself have of course never done that (smile). Thanks for chiming ...
- Jesse Morehouse: One mistake Ive seen is a shop doing everything right with the heel mounted...
- Kristian: I have used the OR Sun Runner hat for many years. The cape is especial...
- Michael: I like the OR Sun Runner hat for spring touring. Its baseball cap with ear...
- Shane: When my super touristy, white cotton, $7, "Grand Canyon" hat finally wore o...
- Jack: I have similar hat with mesh side ventilation and dark under brim. Most...
- VTskier: XXX_er I have a few of those "mesh back ball caps" styles made by KAVU. Ma...
- Jim Milstein: Not so good on Wolf Creek Pass. Plenty of snow, but it is runneled and sunc...
- XXX_er: OR has a number of rain hats, I got one of their sombreo type with gortex a...
- Lou Dawson 2: Those Kokotats do look good. Thanks guys for the suggestions. Lou...
- Jonathan L: Gonna throw my vote in for the Kokotat Sunwester. Built by a kayak supply ...
- David Field: I really like the sundayafternoons adventure hat for sun protection. They ...
- Lou Dawson 2: Throwback Thursday. Updated post with the new model/name hat. Still a good...
- Lou Dawson 2: SC, it works, you can't suck out every last bit of fuel, but you can get mo...
- XXX_er: The plush side doesn't care if its wet but IMO if you don't dry the glue ...
- sc: This just might be the solution to drain out my snow blower end of season.....
- Lou Dawson 2: Hi Lia, defective skin glue has been ubiquitous in the industry for years n...
- Lia: What climbing skins are the best for steep icy conditions that don't leave ...
- Mike H: I enjoy flying drones and just bought a house in between Breckenridge and F...
- Lou Dawson 2: We have it on good authority there was a GPS issue. A little quick on the d...
- Lou Dawson 2: Hi Mike, my wife works at the airport and someone told her that some GPS tw...
- Mike: That "GPS outage" article is from 2016....
- XXX_er: them pointy shoes are great for killing cockroaches when they run into the ...
- AndyC: Would the outage affect GLONASS and/or Galileo? My new bike gps has both i...
- XXX_er: I think big inner mesh pockets like the whole front of the jacket would be ...
- Jack: I like the idea of a napoleon pocket with a waterproof (like really waterpr...
- swissiphic: *edit; general statement with other manufacturers/don't have specific hist...
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Hey Lou. Could you explain how K2 measures their skis? I placed my 187cm Manaslu against the 188cm Coomback and the Coomback was at least two inches longer. As well the ski mid point on the Coomback is 2 1/2″ further as measured from the tail.
Thanks
Looks amazing. Any more follow up on the Scarpa Maestrale?
Lou, I have a problem with a mechanic fouling up the din on my F12 ( it will not adjust from 0, he told me it would probably be okay!) – I located your article “Dynafit binding heel unit breakdown and assembly” which is very thorough but what is the trick to get the thimble bushing out?
Scott –
You can carefully use a flathead screwdriver to leverage out the thimble from the heel unit, just wedge it into the side and pull it out, but be careful not to let the screwdriver slip up into the threads, you really don’t want to mess those up.
Lou – Speaking of the heel disassembly FAQ, you don’t mention the pin on the ST/FT connecting the bottom of the climbing aid to the housing on the opposite side of the din display. I’ve had good luck both pushing the pin through into the hollow between the housing and the climbing aid support with a pin punch and alternatively threading a large paperclip through the hole, bending up the end in the hollow and then using that to pull it out.
Pull the thimble bushing out with a right angle pick.
As for the “DIN” not adjusting, I assume you mean the vertical RV numbers. That’s caused by a small internal screw/nut either being stripped or coming undone, usually from someone screwing it too far one way or the other.
John, I swear I do mention that somewhere… I’ll take a look. But am super busy, leaving for Europe in 48 hours, and doing a backcountry overnight tomorrow… ah, it’s a hard life (grin).
It is the pin on the climbing aid on the opposite side of the din display that I’m having trouble getting out. I have tried the right angle pick to no avail. The pin is so small and I’m without a pin punch? I’ll try the paper clip. Thank you
Nice photos !