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Atomic Tacora - Any opinions?
I'm seriously considering buying a new pair of Atomic Tacora skis for
BC telemark skiing for use mostly in the Oregon and Washington Cascades. I'm mating them to a new pair of Scarpa T2X boots. Does anyone have any opinions on the suitability of these skis for that purpose and combo? How about length recommendations? I'm 5'4" tall at 135 pounds. I have two Tacora length choices: 163 or 172 cm. I've never used shaped tele skis before. Which one should I get? Thanks, John. |
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In article .com, wrote: I'm seriously considering buying a new pair of Atomic Tacora skis for BC telemark skiing for use mostly in the Oregon and Washington Cascades. I'm mating them to a new pair of Scarpa T2X boots. Does anyone have any opinions on the suitability of these skis for that purpose and combo? _ It all sounds reasonable to me. The vogue these days is for wider skis, but wider skis are always heavier. 80mm is plenty wide enough to be a good crud buster and still deal with harder conditions... How about length recommendations? I'm 5'4" tall at 135 pounds. I have two Tacora length choices: 163 or 172 cm. I've never used shaped tele skis before. Which one should I get? _ Shorter skis are lighter... At your weight, 170 are going to be a lot to handle, but will give you more float in the crud if you can get them going fast enough. The 160's will be generally easier to manage and my preference for a backcountry only ski is to get it shorter rather than longer. Here's a sizing chart http://www.telemarkski.com/html/sizi..._telemark.html Lot's of good info and reviews on that site as well. _ Booker C. Bense -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBQ44NnGTWTAjn5N/lAQGF+QQAit5z5KAcYEbhWvOSFsbfVeYSqxkoamZS r9sCtr6Pf2M1zQO5X5fTICawA4RWQ3MBWFc2jJFg7dPE1n18ei T30ZQiNb8KC8e4 yoLby+uz92EIDxwEdMyxPzLdQMqEiFfs4OhfHRFj3Fmeqe9W2A TzIzGc3+hfNrTQ cGY+ljdaM+Q= =atCG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
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