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  • Lou Dawson 2: The ATK did do well in my evaluations. Lots of people like them. Lou...
  • HansDampf: In 2014 I contacted Völkl and asked for the required distance of drilling h...
  • Wookie1974: really nice idea. Put them in a little pack with a blob of skin wax and an ...
  • See: I too am ready to be amazed, but the graphic on the Bauer website comparing...
  • Andrei: So if you make one size that's about 65mm by 100mm with staggered spikes an...
  • SteveR: Need to be available in a range of widths (like harscheisen). 65/80/90/100 ...
  • Patrick Gasparro: Yes See. I think that most of us chargers like to push things to far. Ski...
  • Patrick Gasparro: Good point about the alignment of the spikes Andrei! The only reason they ...
  • See: Yeah, wtofd, I'm speaking from experience on this one....
  • wtofd: See, I am guilty of this. I keep the skins on even though I know it's getti...
  • Frank Kvietok: Very interested to learn more about and try 'Thindown'. Should allow for s...
  • See: (except maybe the south pole, etc.)...
  • See: Understood about breakable crust, and I’m not trying to suggest that Skeats...
  • Andrei: Utah is the same. Totally stoked to try these things out this season. I ...
  • Lou Dawson 2: We get a similar snowpack in Colorado, when you can go on hard crust with s...
  • Patrick Gasparro: Hi See, I appreciate your thought process. However certain situations d...
  • Patrick Gasparro: Thanks., Wtofd. The Skeats™ really are compatible with the Voile™ ski st...
  • Lou Dawson 2: It's so attractive, the goal of having a quiver of one that'll work on or o...
  • wtofd: Patrick, congrats, this is great. I imagine you'll eventually need to hand...
  • See: Just a general comment about technique: if the terrain is approaching the l...
  • David Dodge: Hi Lou, I'm aware of the Vipec. I think it solves the fundamental proble...
  • Patrick Gasparro: Dan, your point about a narrower plate is dead on., and maybe more urgent ...
  • Dan: 1C makes sense. Thanks FOR explaining that. Also a narrower option (6) woul...
  • Patrick Gasparro: I'll try to answer the previous few questions: 1. Glide: a. We really onl...
  • Dan: So you basically trade off glide for a few grams? Why?...
  • See: If the 100mm plate is good for 100mm-135mm wide skis, are the skis shown in...
  • Jusku: Seems great when youre having your skis flat on the ice. But how would the...
  • Louie Dawson 3: Thanks for answering all these questions Patrick, this is great! One though...
  • David: Hot dang! And I just shelled out for a pair of Dynafit crampons two weeks a...
  • Andy Carey: I think a pair that would fit 84-90 mm waists would be great; my mountainee...

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