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Has anyone tried the Yupi snowshoe?
http://www.yupisnowshoes.com/ It seems like a snowshoe/ski hybrid that could be useable in a wide range of conditions. Its probably not too good on icy conditions I bet. Phil |
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"Duncan" Has anyone tried using the new "skiblades" for mountaineering? Sure. I first tried a pair of Solomon 99's as well as a pair of 90's. Pretty fun. Ended up buying a pair of Alpina's - maybe 70 cm, though don't recall exactly. The 70's are much more difficult to control. 99 was a better length for a lot of little reasons. Some observations: 1) 99cm is pretty long for the pack. If you are going ice climbing, perhaps snowshoeing in, you end up with way too much crap strapped to the back of your pack. Even the 70's are about 4-5 lbs and a bit clunky. 2) You end up basically snowplowing and scraping trails below treeline. Go straight and you will generally gain too much speed and scare others on the trail. The shorter length is an advantage for making quick stops. 3) Backcountry snow conditions above treeline are way, way different than tooling around a groomed and packed-out resort. The lack of ankle support in those mountaineering boots combined with a squirrelly short ski and an alpine pack on your back generally equals a lot of wipeouts and unpleasant skiing. Summary: If you want to ski, get some real skis. If you want to ice climb and bag peaks, I think snowshoes are better. Snowshoes are generally superior on the uphill and work well in a wider variety of conditions, snow coverage and slope angles. Even in ideal conditions, I've found the short skis to save maybe 10 - 15 mins tops per hour of descent time. Usually it's less. I sit on my ass all day as it is, so I generally don't mind a little extra exercise and time out in the mountains. I may keep mine, but I'm leaning toward dumping them on e-bay. Let me know if interested. - Nate |
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"Phil Lussier" wrote in message m... Has anyone tried the Yupi snowshoe? http://www.yupisnowshoes.com/ It seems like a snowshoe/ski hybrid that could be useable in a wide range of conditions. Its probably not too good on icy conditions I bet. I too was struck by the lack of snowshoe crampons. |
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