but yeah finding gentle slopes in the 6000 foot range is more realistic in terms of cardio and lung function. i did some back-country on the north side of the Mnt High wrightwood area, where there is no resort. I recommend this spot for learning . its easy to drive up to the clearing next to the cl...

hope to see you at mount Pinos this winter... i'm working on building a portable row tow for the upper hill top as there is a nice clearing up there , so to get in more teleruns without hiking so much.. at 9000 feet my muscle effiencency drops off fast, and breathing hard is the main issue for me. ...

Been skiing e99's (TN66?) for about let's round it out, 50 years. Straight, double camber, and have been able to maneuver them well. The FEEL is close to heaven, and they stay in the track pretty well if that is what you do. Also have the 109's with rocker which I don't like at all. Down good but g...

For what it's worth I got a pair of Madshus Panorama T55 Intelligrip Transition Skis last year in 192cm. They have a wax base with the option of a kicker skin. I was very happy with them on steep narrow trails in the Laurentians north of Montreal. A bit cheaper than Asnes but still good quality. Oh...

Yeah, it's been a while. These were my first ski boots, or I should say shoes. ski-shoes.jpeg I remember they had a wooden midsole, some kind of springy wood. I left those behind, along with my Fischer Europa's, when I moved out to LA. I got back into it 10 years ago, with an Atomic set-up. But, fel...

I have pretty much settled on the Admundsen's after reading a great review on here, that seemed to describe just what I'm looking for. http://www.telemarktalk.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=4513 The Gammes also look good, but I cannot find any of the right size. Neptune Mountaineering looks to have waxabl...

Okay, now I see the E89 were predecessor to TN59 and no easier to find. I do see some TN59's for about half the price of the Admunsens (67-55-62). I wonder, if I'm not worried about staying on top of powder, is there any advantage the Admunsens? Or, is the width just going to slow me down with no ga...

And thanks for the pointer to the E89! I had just assumed they were wider. Do they do this just to confuse us? That might be a contender.

Thanks for your thoughts. I got some feedback on reddit that I shouldn't worry so much about the weight recommendation if I'm waxing, and that fits with my experience when I first started skiing in the mid-70's. Skis were way softer, and we still got fine glide with the right wax. To my understandin...

Thanks, the Admunsen, Finmark and Ousland all look good. They all recommend 200cm+ for my weight, but I am thinking I will just go shorter. I am guessing there is bigger glide penalty from going wider than going short. The snow here is always pretty firm by the time I get to it. Also, these will all...