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backpacking on skis
I'm looking to go backpacking on skis this winter. Currently I have a
pair of Fischer Crown E99 skis, SNS-BC bindings and Salomon Escape 7. I have issues with this setup because the skis seems so thin and I'm wondering if a wider ski would be more stable on untracked snow while carrying a large backpack. Also, the boots I have don't provide the ankle support I'm used to while hiking, but some of those big clunker plastic boots I've seen seem so heavy and cumbersome. Also, it's a little hairy heading down steeps with this setup as well. My goal is to head up to Tuolumne Meadows and head to the ski hut where I've stashed food for the winter. It's a good 20 mile trek to get there, probably up Tioga Pass Road (12 miles 2,500' ascent) then 8 miles over rolling terrain. Any ideas or tips would be fantastic. Thanks! |
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backpacking on skis
On Feb 13, 10:23*am, wrote:
I'm looking to go backpacking on skis this winter. Currently I have a pair of Fischer Crown E99 skis, SNS-BC bindings and Salomon Escape 7. I have issues with this setup because the skis seems so thin and I'm wondering if a wider ski would be more stable on untracked snow while carrying a large backpack. Also, the boots I have don't provide the ankle support I'm used to while hiking, but some of those big clunker plastic boots I've seen seem so heavy and cumbersome. Also, it's a little hairy heading down steeps with this setup as well. My goal is to head up to Tuolumne Meadows and head to the ski hut where I've stashed food for the winter. It's a good 20 mile trek to get there, probably up Tioga Pass Road (12 miles 2,500' ascent) then 8 miles over rolling terrain. Any ideas or tips would be fantastic. Thanks! Oops, the ski link I sent above is not the Guide. Here it is http://www.ems.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3660167 It is a world of difference from the skinny double cambered E99s. The Guide has an alpine camber so flexes nicely for turns. Repeat: it is not a hard snow/ice ski. |
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backpacking on skis
On Feb 13, 9:23*am, wrote:
I'm looking to go backpacking on skis this winter. Currently I have a pair of Fischer Crown E99 skis, SNS-BC bindings and Salomon Escape 7. I have issues with this setup because the skis seems so thin and I'm wondering if a wider ski would be more stable on untracked snow while carrying a large backpack. Also, the boots I have don't provide the ankle support I'm used to while hiking, but some of those big clunker plastic boots I've seen seem so heavy and cumbersome. Also, it's a little hairy heading down steeps with this setup as well. My goal is to head up to Tuolumne Meadows and head to the ski hut where I've stashed food for the winter. It's a good 20 mile trek to get there, probably up Tioga Pass Road (12 miles 2,500' ascent) then 8 miles over rolling terrain. Any ideas or tips would be fantastic. Thanks! I am probably heading that way in a week or too, too. I have used the Karhu XCD system with plastic Garmont Escursion boots for 3 days in Desolation Wilderness and found that setup very cumbersome to ski on flats and uphills ( but very dry and warm!). This is probably b/c of my XC racing background. I have then switched to Salomon X-ADV 6 boots and Madshush Glittertinds. The boots were way more comfortable to ski up and down. The boots need to be given some TLC though (no sticking them into fire to dry out!) I do have a good background of XC ski racing, so I did not have much trouble skiing down in powder with a 60 lb backpack, despite my friends' initial skeptisism. The skis were also lighter and had a better glide on flats than the Karhu XCDs. But I still wanted a faster and lighter package, so I ended up getting the old school (but newer version of) the E99s and I could not be happier. I would recommend checking out AlpenGlo (?) in Tahoe City: they have great rental equipment to try out. |
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backpacking on skis
On Feb 13, 9:23*am, wrote:
I'm looking to go backpacking on skis this winter. Currently I have a pair of Fischer Crown E99 skis, SNS-BC bindings and Salomon Escape 7. I have issues with this setup because the skis seems so thin and I'm wondering if a wider ski would be more stable on untracked snow while carrying a large backpack. Also, the boots I have don't provide the ankle support I'm used to while hiking, but some of those big clunker plastic boots I've seen seem so heavy and cumbersome. Also, it's a little hairy heading down steeps with this setup as well. My goal is to head up to Tuolumne Meadows and head to the ski hut where I've stashed food for the winter. It's a good 20 mile trek to get there, probably up Tioga Pass Road (12 miles 2,500' ascent) then 8 miles over rolling terrain. Any ideas or tips would be fantastic. Thanks! I've used both my E-99s (68-55-66 by 205 cm with SNS-BC bindings) and Fisher Outtabounds (88-68-78 by178 cm with 3-pin + cable bindings) for hut to hut touring. The Outtabounds are heavier because of the 3-pin + cable bindings and the plastic boots. My E-99 with SNS-BC and Salomon Greenland boots are ligher and easier to ski distances. The Outtabounds and Garmont Excursion (plastic touring) boots make for better turning in deep snow. They both have similar flotation (one longer, the other wider). If you do not need to make a lot of turns, the E99 set-up will be faster. The weakness in your current system will be the Escape 7 boots. I didn't think that the Escape 7s would fit the SNS-BC bindings properly because they are light touring boots intended for the SNS Profile bindings, not the SNS-BC bindings. The Escape 7 boots seem too light to turn in deep snow even if they fit the SNS-BC bindings. Edgar |
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