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Sol Mountain Ski Touring — Monashees Powpalooza : March 24, 2017
Callaghan Country, Journeyman Lodge, Whistler BC : February 2, 2017
Rogers Pass Ski Touring — An Introduction : April 12, 2016
Rogers Pass North Guidebook — Part 2, KML and Google Earth : February 20, 2014
Rogers Pass North Guidebook — Part 1 : February 19, 2014
Alpine Allure of Icefall Lodge, British Columbia : November 4, 2013
Whitecap Alpine Lodge, South Chilcotin Mountains, BC : October 9, 2013
G3 Spitfire Ski, meet Maestrale RS Boot : May 4, 2012
Sorcerer Lodge – Selkirks Snow : April 3, 2012
Summits and Icefields – Alpine Ski Tours in the Canadian Rockies : February 21, 2012
Scarpa Rush Review — Evolution not Revolution : May 19, 2011
Cerise Creek – Day 2-3, Lee’s take : April 21, 2011
Scarpa Maestrale — Light Stiff 4-Buckle Backcountry Skiing Boot : May 7, 2010
Lee’s Dynafit Stoke Ski Review : April 29, 2010
Dynafit Titan Boots — Too Stiff or Just Right? : April 28, 2009
G3 Onyx Backcountry Skiing AT Binding Review : February 20, 2009
Intuition Liners — Everything You Always Wanted to Know : January 29, 2009
Dynafit ZZeus Boots and Manaslu Skis : June 10, 2008
Guest Review – Scarpa Skookum Backcountry Ski Boots : April 24, 2008

Your Comments

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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