Thank you so much! Yes, after LOTS of reading, I have come to the conclusion that I really should NOT buy any skis without testing them first. Happily, Mammoth Mountaineering told me that they rent most of these different skis, but not with three pin bindings, so it still will not be an adequate tes...

fisheater thank you for the info on the Rotte binding. That is the one I was thinking of getting. I definitely do not want to spend 15 minutes or more with cables on cables off. That is another reason I love my new Pomoca skins, fast on and off! The cables would go on when the skins go off and vice...

spopepro I love to Sierra and all the conditions and snow it throws at us. Including our crust and cement, etc! So here is the crux of the problem, I almost never get to enjoy that corn since to get to it, I have to ski through sun cups, cross lots of creeks, hike at least a couple of miles or more...

Thanks again lilcliffy and Manney My son has the same s bound 88’s that I have. I was surprised that his have noticeably more spring and are about 1/2 cm higher than mine. Indeed, I have skied 5 more years on mine but since I live in So Cal and local snow is hit and miss and we have to take a trip t...

@fisheater my bindings are the Voile HD Mountaineer 3pin, I have been considering the cable bindings for my next set of skis. Voile makes bindings with three pins on which you can either use the cable or not use the cable. Perfect for me.

spopepro We have similar terrain. We have NO flat open wide places. For me, rolling means up and down that doesn’t require skins. We have uphill, a little steeper and very steep and too steep for me to consider. :D Manney good point to pinpoint exactly what I want the skis and boots to do better. Y...

fisheater mca80 and fgd135 thank you for the great ideas about trying the Alico boots!!! I did speak with Martin at Telemark Down and received the Svartisen’s today. The leather and craftsmanship of those boots are wonderful. However, after wearing them a while, my toes are getting squished. Martin...

My current strategy with crust (which thankfully tends to be very temporary here) is to bust it- and stick to gentle lines- using kick turns (and occasional jump turns) downhill. lilcliffy this is how I always ski!! :D Getting those Fischer 88’s were my ticket to getting off of groomed trails and i...

Manney You know, it is a bit of a chicken and egg thing. The instructor who taught us 80% of what we know about BCD and dealing with varying snow conditions did a great job recommending our kit. Was it a bit more advanced for our skill at the time perhaps. However, without the extra assistance of t...

@mca80 THANK YOU for the video!
@lilcliffy Yes, I have thought a lot about a pulk especially since I skijor. However, most of our trails are so very rugged with more than one fall line, I really am not sure how much I could use it. Also, the downhill really concerns me.