Ken Roberts wrote:

Yes. But most of that terrain is not within two hours drive from Lausanne,
Switzerland. The terrain in the European Alps which is within two hours
drive from Lausanne happens to be disproportionately skewed toward Alpine
Touring / randonnee gear.

That the terrain is skewed for randonee on steep stuff isn't the point:
that isn't what the OP seems to want to *do*, and there is /still/
plenty of alternative terrain that may not be advertised in brochures
but is nonetheless there and well suited to the skiing he claims to want
to do.

Sounds like you've never tried a pair of Scarpa F1 boots on truly light
skis.

I haven't, but since I've yet to encounter any "truly light" skis with
metal edges, and using F1s on edgeless skis strikes me as a bit silly, I
doubt if you have either!
Your solution may well be better for what /you/ want, but the OP wants
the option of track work and moderate descents where "moderate" means
"just a bit beyond dedicated track skis". NNN BC and a compatible light
boot combined with a relatively narrow touring ski (maybe with an edge,
maybe not) makes much more sense for this than any randonee setup AFAICT.

Pete.
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