Forum: Backcountry Skiing
December 14th 06, 01:14 PM Posted to rec.skiing.backcountry
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Am Mittwoch, den 13.12.2006, 08:25 +0100 schrieb Martin Thornquist:
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On the knee issue, tele basically out?
Not neccessarily. I have bad knees, I don't dare to run...
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Forum: Backcountry Skiing
November 9th 06, 12:16 AM Posted to rec.skiing.backcountry
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Am Donnerstag, den 09.11.2006, 00:37 +0000 schrieb Ken Roberts:
They're way better than my leather Asolo Snowfield boots with a 3-pin
binding. But since the Scarpa F1 has only two buckles, I...
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Forum: Backcountry Skiing
November 8th 06, 11:43 PM Posted to rec.skiing.backcountry
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Am Donnerstag, den 09.11.2006, 00:23 +0000 schrieb Ken Roberts:
Ulrich Hausmann wrote
Be correct: The Haute Route is not lift served,
save the Verbier part
No, not only the Verbier...
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Forum: Backcountry Skiing
November 8th 06, 08:04 AM Posted to rec.skiing.backcountry
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Am Mittwoch, den 08.11.2006, 08:36 +0000 schrieb Peter Clinch:
But a T2X weighs a damn site more than, say, an Alpina 1500 BC. That
you can get really heavy leathers doesn't mean you can get...
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Forum: Backcountry Skiing
November 8th 06, 07:23 AM Posted to rec.skiing.backcountry
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Am Dienstag, den 07.11.2006, 23:59 +0100 schrieb Ulrich Hausmann:
I'd say the Transjurassien (not the race but the parcours) - or some
parts of it - would be really nice with Dynafit and Scarpa...
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Forum: Backcountry Skiing
November 8th 06, 07:19 AM Posted to rec.skiing.backcountry
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Replies: 64
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Am Mittwoch, den 08.11.2006, 03:55 +0000 schrieb Ken Roberts:
I've noticed that none of my ski partners who _lives_ near the Alps has ever
done the "haute route" -- or expressed any interest in...
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Forum: Backcountry Skiing
November 7th 06, 10:05 PM Posted to rec.skiing.backcountry
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Replies: 64
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Am Montag, den 06.11.2006, 15:18 +0000 schrieb Ken Roberts:
Except for a few die-hards, bored lift-served downhill skiers, and
Norwegians, telemarking is over.
Can't second that. Even though...
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Forum: Backcountry Skiing
November 7th 06, 09:59 PM Posted to rec.skiing.backcountry
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Replies: 64
Views: 25,932
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Am Montag, den 06.11.2006, 15:39 +0000 schrieb Ken Roberts:
How about just tell us about three interesting and pretty touring areas
around Lausanne which get reliable snow -- and
(1) are...
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Forum: Backcountry Skiing
November 7th 06, 09:49 PM Posted to rec.skiing.backcountry
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Am Sonntag, den 05.11.2006, 12:16 +0000 schrieb Ken Roberts:
Actually for around Lausanne I would recommend accepting another kg in boot
weight and getting a 3-buckle boot for better control....
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Forum: Backcountry Skiing
November 7th 06, 09:43 PM Posted to rec.skiing.backcountry
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Replies: 64
Views: 25,932
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Am Dienstag, den 07.11.2006, 09:03 +0000 schrieb Peter Clinch:
Light for a plastic telemark boot, certainly, but there are no genuinely
light plastic telemark boots, only less heavy ones.
My...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
November 7th 06, 09:42 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 52
Views: 16,480
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Am Montag, den 06.11.2006, 20:09 +0100 schrieb Terje Mathisen:
OTOH, with sufficient technical ability, a skinny pair with metal edges
and NNN BC bindings can do it all. Afaik all the fastest...
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