snow buildup under heels

On the last day of skiing last spring had some snow warmed snow on top of a
foot of dry powder. Within the first few turns I was teleing with my heels up
on a wedge of 3 to 4 inches of compacted snow. Needless to say it made for an
interesting balance point. Any tried and true methods for avoiding this
conundrum? Skiing on G-3 bindings.

Jerry 233 wrote:

Within the first few turns I was teleing with my heels up
on a wedge of 3 to 4 inches of compacted snow. Needless to say it made for an
interesting balance point. Any tried and true methods for avoiding this
conundrum?

The problem lies with your bindings. Try these instead:

http://www.bdel.com/gear/backcountry/diamir_3.php
--
terry morse Palo Alto, CA http://www.terrymorse.com/ski/

The problem lies with your bindings. Try these instead:

http://www.bdel.com/gear/backcountry/diamir_3.php
--
terry morse Palo Alto, CA http://www.terrymorse.com/ski/

AT bindings for Tele?

Bob T

Coating the boot heel and the heel plate of the binding with a high floride
content glide wax will help.

It will, in fact eliminate the the build-up that occurs right around
freezing when the first stage of the build up process involves a little ice
forming which then begins to pick up snow, etc. It will also lessen the
other kind of build-up that starts by mechanical compressing of snow into
cracks and crevices, such as boot tread. With hydrophobic floride refusing
to absorb water, surface tension will tend to make a lubricating layer that
the snow falls off of.

Just be careful walking across icy parking lots once you've got glide wax on
your boot soles.

Tommy T.

"Jerry 233" wrote in message
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On the last day of skiing last spring had some snow warmed snow on top of
a
foot of dry powder. Within the first few turns I was teleing with my heels
up
on a wedge of 3 to 4 inches of compacted snow. Needless to say it made
for an
interesting balance point. Any tried and true methods for avoiding this
conundrum? Skiing on G-3 bindings.

For years, I (and many others in this newsgroup) have used the clear packing
tape (not the nylon ribbed reinforced kind, but the clear, thin kind) on the
bindings toe and heel plates. I usually apply it at the beginning of the
season and it will last throughout the year, although I sometimes need a
second application later in the year. This technique works very well from
preventing the build-up and is a low tech solution.

CS

BT wrote:

AT bindings for Tele?

Yes, absolutely. It solves the fundamental problem that is tele.

I guess I should include one of these :-)
--
terry

But I have found that girls are attracted by old style, deep knee bend,
large radius tele turns down intermediate slopes.

Tommy T.
"Terry Morse" wrote in message
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BT wrote:

AT bindings for Tele?

Yes, absolutely. It solves the fundamental problem that is tele.

I guess I should include one of these :-)
--
terry

I absolutely will try that. Thanks. I recall once using ripstop repair
tape around crampons for the same purpose. It was an emergency solution to
a nasty situation on the French Ridge route on Mt. Huntington back in the
early '80s. It worked but was short lived being neither durable nor sticky
enough. I have not experimented with tapes for this purpose since. Now I
will.

Tommy T.


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For years, I (and many others in this newsgroup) have used the clear
packing
tape (not the nylon ribbed reinforced kind, but the clear, thin kind) on
the
bindings toe and heel plates. I usually apply it at the beginning of the
season and it will last throughout the year, although I sometimes need a
second application later in the year. This technique works very well
from
preventing the build-up and is a low tech solution.

CS

wrote:

For years, I (and many others in this newsgroup) have used the clear packing
tape (not the nylon ribbed reinforced kind, but the clear, thin kind) on the
bindings toe and heel plates. I usually apply it at the beginning of the
season and it will last throughout the year, although I sometimes need a
second application later in the year. This technique works very well from
preventing the build-up and is a low tech solution.

another good idea might be silicone spray like that you use (instead of
oil) for lubrifying the chains of race bikes ...

greetings,

ulrich

Terry Morse wrote:

BT wrote:


AT bindings for Tele?


Yes, absolutely. It solves the fundamental problem that is tele.

you're so bad! ;-) and i gave up a 50 years experience of alpine skiing
and randonee - for exclusively tele skiing ...

btw, never ever tried to reattach a silvretta 505 that opened in deep
snow? ;-)


I guess I should include one of these :-)

i think so.

greetings,

ulrich