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- Fri Apr 14, 2017 9:50 pm
- Forum: Community Ski Reviews
- Topic: Fischer S Bound 98 and Madshus Epoch
- Replies: 68
- Views: 150505
Re: Fischer S Bound 98 and Madshus Epoch
Hi Mike K - Im curious about your experience with your Glittertinds and your E99s I don't find the Glittertind all that slow to tour with. The E99 is perhaps a bit quicker, but if it is, not enough to write home about. I can't tell you for sure because of the difference in length between what we hav...
- Sun Apr 09, 2017 1:22 pm
- Forum: Community Ski Reviews
- Topic: Madshus Glittertind
- Replies: 14
- Views: 38146
Re: Madshus Glittertind
I would like to review my Madshus Glittertinds (68/55/62), which I have used for 4 years in Colorado, in conditions ranging from wind blown high altitude crust and sastrugi to heavy wet snow in the woods. I am 5'10" and 167 lbs. I have 180 cm waxless Glittertinds with NNNBC bindings and I use Alpina...
- Sun May 29, 2016 1:22 am
- Forum: Community Ski Reviews
- Topic: Altai Ko'm vs. Voile' Vector BC (and Rossi BC 125)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12908
Re: Altai Ko'm vs. Voile' Vector BC (and Rossi BC 125)
Many thanks for these very useful comparisons (and for the private email you sent me addressing my related questions). This is especially helpful for me because I am planning to get some skis that are wider than my Annums for use in Colorado spring snow. I am happy to hear (from your private email) ...
- Tue May 10, 2016 1:09 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Vector BC eludes my thinking
- Replies: 76
- Views: 114007
Re: Vector BC eludes my thinking
I find that I use skins much less with the Vector BCs and find myself on steeper terrain more often with them than on other skis like Guides, etc. IME, the scales climb nearly as well as skins in many/most snow situations. Where do you ski ? That probably makes a big difference. Here in Colorado we...
- Mon May 09, 2016 5:48 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Voile hardwire and switchback binding comparison
- Replies: 7
- Views: 16786
Re: Voile hardwire and switchback binding comparison
Hi Mike - I have looked through all my notes and I am not able to find the reference to the comment by Dave Mann. Since you suspect it may not be correct I am worried that I am remembering it wrong. I will modify my original post to include only references that I can actually find. Sorry about that.
- Sun May 08, 2016 11:18 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Voile hardwire and switchback binding comparison
- Replies: 7
- Views: 16786
Voile hardwire and switchback binding comparison
A little over two years ago I bought Madshus Annums with Voile 3pin hardwire bindings. Part of the reason I chose these bindings was to see how much difference a cable would make for the kind of low angle touring that I do. Since many people using Voile 3pin cable bindings report that they do not ev...
- Sat May 07, 2016 8:21 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Scarpa T2 Eco/boot fit question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 32110
Re: Scarpa T2 Eco/boot fit question
This link tells how to fit a tele boot http://www.nstelemark.com/NSTelemark/Telemark_Boot_Fitting.html There are several statements which directly address your fitting questions. The following is a quick summary of his procedure: Step 1 - measure your foot in centimeters, which you have already done...
- Fri May 06, 2016 3:50 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: questions about Rossi BC125 versus Madshus Annums
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17721
Re: questions about Rossi BC125 versus Madshus Annums
While the name of a ski may not change, there can be huge variations in the ski itself as the model evolves. For me this was brought home by my Karhu XCD GTs. Steve Barnett, who was instrumental in originating the whole XCD concept, loved the 1991-92 originals which had a traditional Nordic shape (6...
- Wed May 04, 2016 10:28 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: questions about Rossi BC125 versus Madshus Annums
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17721
Re: questions about Rossi BC125 versus Madshus Annums
For just rolling trails I will definitely use my Epochs. I bought the Annums two years ago primarily for steeper trails, but I now find that I am also using them for rolling trails which take me to places where I can drop off the trail and do some steeper downhill runs through the woods (aka "tourin...
- Wed May 04, 2016 9:33 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: How Steep is Steep?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 19744
Re: How Steep is Steep?
I skied for several years on Madshus Epochs with NNNBC bindings and Alpina 2150 plastic/leather hybrid boots at the Lake Eldora ski resort in Colorado. The resort has an engineering report which lists the pitch of all their runs. The report says that slopes less than 5 degrees are "too flat for skii...