I took my old beater Annums out for a spin at Mohawk Mountain, a small ski hill in NW Connecticut (650 ft vert). The snow was soft, the slopes aren't steep, so what the heck. I had my old Dynastar Legend 3800 skis with me for comparison. That's a vintage 2005 downhill ski with 75mm waist, so I thin...

Meta, knowing your situation and experience more now from this and the other thread, I propose this wild idea. Get a cheap last generation alpine rental fleet ski to learn on and really experience the telemark turn in area. Delayed lead changes, monomarks, etc. It worked for me. I got some Salomon ...

@metamorphosis108 Ok- this gives me/us way more context. IIRC- you have already stated (in another thread) that you have trouble with your Fischer 78 + Nordland boot on hard-icy snow- correct? If so- there could be a number of reasons for this: - the ski is too stiff and cambered for your weight as...

A few intial thoughts/questions- I am wondering why you are considering Alpine Touring boots and bindings- are you considering moving away from Nordic-Telemark downhill skiing? I don't know your background- are you an experienced-skilled skier- is your skiing background Alpine-downhill? Although- t...

What about that T-4? I ski my T-4 at the ski hill with my Tindan which is 86 mm underfoot. The Vector is a nice ski, but probably a little wide for the T-4 at the resort. The K2 Wayback 84 is narrow enough to turn with a T-4, and would be more at home on Mt Cardigan than your Panorama 78, although ...

What about that T-4? I ski my T-4 at the ski hill with my Tindan which is 86 mm underfoot. The Vector is a nice ski, but probably a little wide for the T-4 at the resort. The K2 Wayback 84 is narrow enough to turn with a T-4, and would be more at home on Mt Cardigan than your Panorama 78, although ...

Good recommendation from fisheater on the Waybacks, I have the 88's and really like them. I ski those at the resort, and used them in the BC (with skins, of course) before I got the Objectives (and recently arrived, not yet mounted Vectors). Big sweet spot, and versatile, which I've found typical o...

To confirm one thing Phoenix states. Scales are not pleasant at the resort. Slightly more pleasurable than a root canal! If I am wanting to perfect my turns and downhill skills, wouldn't being somewhat slow with fischscales work to my advantage? Or do the fishsclaes interfere with more than the spe...

I have to travel significant distance (5-6 hours RT in a day) to access BC ski locations and is getting somewhat exhausting. Add to that the self-guilt of burning so much fossil fuel 2-3 times a week (and the cost)! Recently, I found out that ski resorts located close by allow uphill access at a ver...

"What is your experience turning the 78 with the boot that you are currently using?" Not so good on icy and hard-pack. On soft snow: no problem. "What boot are you currently using with your 78?" Fischer OTX Adventure BC. I had tried Alpina, but they did not fit well. Would you recommend another NNN...