Craig Dostie

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Profile: Craig Dostie is well known in the backcountry skiing world as founder and publisher of Couloir Magazine (1990-2007), the publication that led the way in making it legal for mainstream ski magazines to cover subjects other than resort lodging and how-to-snowplow tips. Along the way he coined and promoted the phrase “earn your turns."

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  • Lou Dawson 2: Sam, thanks, perhaps that's #7, as it can slip by the person installing the...
  • Sam: Another common problem I've encountered over the years is premature contact...
  • James Moss: Thanks Dave!...
  • Ted D: If you use the model with brakes, can they be easily removed if one wants t...
  • Thom Mackris: One nit I have to pick with manufacturers of most tech bindings is the fact...
  • Dave Smith: An interesting look back at a rudimentary technology. Snowy Torrents I doc...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Patrick, can you be more clear? Are you talking about the boot ending up to...
  • Patrick: An oddly frequent error from shops that don't mount many tech bindings: bin...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Mounting the heel first is key, but can be done _after_ drilling all holes ...
  • XXX_er: I asked the local shop guy/ski bud how he mounted AT and he gave me a real ...
  • JCoates: I agree with atfred. I'm about 50% success rate with shoulder reductions in...
  • Camilo: Thanks Lou! For #1, a key tip is to mount bindings using both boots, espec...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Sure, especially if the bindings was "worked" for a few days....
  • atfred: Would one stripped screw (out of four or five) really cause a binding to ri...
  • Trevor: Thanks Trollanski and Lou!...
  • Dave: I remember a version of the avalanche cord that was wound up on a reel that...
  • Rudi: I understand the "Tour Lite" wont be available in NA this year. Anybody kno...
  • Jim Pace: I've seen/experienced every one of these. You covered it all I think. On ...
  • See: It seems to me that if you attempt to fix problem 2 on Mt. Olympus using th...
  • Charlie Hagedorn: Great checklist, Lou! Especially valuable for someone new to tech bindings....
  • Lou Dawson 2: Trollan, thanks for noticing Trevor's message, I indeed missed it! Your com...
  • trollanski: Hey Trevor. Saw that you did not get a response on this one, but these two...
  • Jim Milstein: "Alpine ski touring" vs "nordic ski touring" is excellent! These phrases se...
  • atfred: One caveat re a dislocated shoulder (from personal experience), if you're j...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Russell, there is no one ski/binding/boot combo that will do everything. If...
  • Raz: Thanks for your answer. I am doing the first major gear upgrade in many yea...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Raz, with all due respect, it's ridiculous to evaluate a ski binding by its...
  • Russell McGinnis: Dave - It functions similarly to a regular Alpine bindings by having the la...
  • Raz: I am about to install the Tecton on a pair of Blizzard Zero G 108 - 185 cm....
  • Jonathan Moceri: VTskier, Thanks for bringing up the dislocated shoulder scenario. Wh...

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