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Champ wrote:
Yebbut, apart from the telemark weirdos, don't you have to remove the ski to adjust the binding from uphill-free-heel to downhill-fixed-heel? (You can probably tell that I don't ski :-) Not on any halfway decent randonee binding you don't. Biggest faff in changing modes to Down is doing my boots up tight as the buckles are inside my gaiters (but with velcro only opening and no zip that's not exactly a headache). Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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In article ,
Kurt Knisely wrote: There is the fiddle-factor w/ split boards, but you're saving all that weight of carrying approach skis or snowshoes. For dyed-in-the-wool (err, Ssssh! You are letting them on in their prep time and my ski time. something like that) backcountry snowboarders, the splitboard seems to be the logical choice. They're not going to be riding a cafeteria tray in undulating terrain. Actually, I know guys who would take a tray just to take a tray. But to match your uphill, I think it was one of the Duckboy books which has the rocket powered toboggan. Rocket powered toboggan? What if you miss the switchback? Hey it's Duckboy humor. It's the last if not next to last photo in the book. It might be on the guys web site. BUT the postcards I like from the series are "The militia gets its first battleship" [first I purchased] and "Honey roll over your are snoring...." with the husband running, a mountain lion on his sleeping bag and sleepy wife. -- |
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In article ,
klaus wrote: Ed Huesers wrote: Who ever taught you how to *rocket toboggan*? You'll need a periscope too. ?? Don't they call those SkiDoos? Alaskans refer to SkiDoo as snow machines. -- |
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In article , dan wrote:
But if you ski up, you still need to remove the skins, so do you have someone else do it or take off your skis? While I go both solo and crewed, most people I know take their own skins off by themselves. I've got down with the sticky skins to take them off in 2 pulls in reasonable conditions (each). But I do no need to remove my skis. Other people I know take skis and skins off, might take a water and snack break, etc. Even the couples I know tend to individually take own skins off (never seen a boyfriend or girlfriend do it for the other). They might wax one anothers skis. But then they have to living with waxing mistakes. -- |
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Eugene Miya wrote:
klaus wrote: Ed Huesers wrote: Who ever taught you how to *rocket toboggan*? You'll need a periscope too. ?? In days of old, we had a toboggan at our snowcave for a couple seasons. We would build ourselves a flat snow platform to get everyone on the toboggan and then have someone push us off. The problem was seeing where you are going when going down powder. The front guy is the one that was supposed to be able to see and avoid the boulders but the powder came up over the front of the toboggan enough that one could hardly breath yet alone see. We made sure that we started someplace where we couldn't hit any boulders before we went out on a lake and came to a stop. The toboggan was quite easy to turn as we did a few blind turns and the turns and the entire ride were pretty heavenly. There was another long run that would have required being able to see so we could miss a few hazards. The run had a drift that we could have jumped and been airborne for 40 ft. or more and only a couple feet off the snow. Well, we always dreamed of shotting a video of us coming out of a boiling cloud of powder and into the air. We never got around to the periscope. Don't they call those SkiDoos? Alaskans refer to SkiDoo as snow machines. I thought they were snowmobiles and snow machines make snow at ski areas. Ed Huesers Http://www.grandshelters.com |
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"dan" wrote in message ... Yes, certainly- I was picturing an outing with the intention of gaining altitude, in order to snowboard back down. But don't misunderstand- I don't snowboard, so it isn't a situation I ever find myself in. I'm certainly not about to snowshoe up, in order to swap gear and ski down! -s- But if you ski up, you still need to remove the skins, so do you have someone else do it or take off your skis? As other people have mentioned, with practice, you can remove skins without taking off your skis (putting them on is a bit harder). In rolling terrain, I will usually descend small slopes with the skins still on, sometimes without even locking down my heels. Definetely covering the distance faster on skis than on snowshoes. But thats all besides the point; whether you stop to remove skins or not, you still aren't carrying a whole different set of equipment on your back. -s- |
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"dan" wrote in message ... You mean there are people out there who go snowshoeing just to snowshoe? :-) My thoughts exactly -s- Balancing is much easier on snowshoes. Skis take quite a bit more experience before they become easier, so neophytes like shoes, and some people who don't like falling like the stability on the downhill sections. Some people just like a hike in the woods, even when it is white. Dan I suppose for someone who just wants a way to access the wilderness during the winter, the initial cost is significantly lower for snowshoes. -s- |
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