! I was looking for information on previous posts about what kind of telemark kit would be the best of a multi-days traverse/expedition and I could not really find any 
. So here we go 
!My needs:
I am 5'11'', 80 kg. Still a beginner in telemark.
Budget: Low-Medium. I would be willing to have the ''perfect kit unlimited budget version'' and the ''cheap version''. For exemple, I got some Garmont 2 clips boots second hand instead of a new pair for T4 scarpa boots.
1. I need a kit (boots-bindings-skis) for multi-days winter camping trips. Most often with a heavy backpack, but sometimes with a pulka. Sometimes in hilly terrain, sometimes on flat terrain.
2. I also want to use that kit for going backcountry skiing for a day without any backpack. Usually in a hilly forest. I do not want to use it in a really steep terrain for touring skiing doing ''up and down''.
3. I want a kit that's gonna complete the kit that I already have
What I already have
- Regular Downhill skis (120-80-110) (picture1)
- 7TM binding (picture1)
- Garmont 2 clips boot (picture2)
- Full Skins
I was using that kit for pretty much everything. Downhill skiing in center, touring skiing, multi-days expeditions. The skis have no scales, so I need to put my full lenght skin when I go BC. It's good for some ''up and down'', but pretty boring when I try to do some distance. Too heavy and it is not sliding at all with the full skin. That's why I'm looking for a new kit to be able to do some distance in the BC. Eventually, I want to upgrade that kit in the next years when I'll be better at telemark for a better touring kit. Powder skis, with 4 clips boots and stiffer bindings.
What I think I should be looking for
Skis:
I first thought that I should buy a nordic ski something like rossi BC 80 or 100, Madshus Epoch 68 or Fischer S-Bound 98. There are so may of them, let me know if think you have THE one for me. However, somebody told me recently that you need to choose those skis acording to your weight. Meaning that if you choose them according to the weight you will have during your expeditions, with an extra 30kg, your camber is gonna be to stiff when you'll want to go for a day trip. The scales won't touch the snow. On the other hand, if you choose it with your normal body weight, when I'll have a heavy backpack, I'll just sink into the powder. It's gonna be very hard to do some distance on unpack snow which is where I want to go.
So, he recommended me the Voile skis that are made for that kind of stuff since they have a different structure. For exemple, on the Voile website for the V6 skis, if I choose the 188cm, there are good for 68+ KG. So perfect for with or without heavy backpack. What do you guys think? However, if I do so, I could sell my actual kit since the voile skis gonna be better for touring than the one I have right now. I'm just sceptical about a to-do all ski. I heard the voile skis are a mix betweena touring and nordic ski. The only off-trade that I understand would be to do some distance on a flat terrain without backpack, it's gonna be slower than narrower skis.
Boots:
-The Garmont have a liner, so I'll probably use them for multi-days to heat them up in my sleeping bag during the night and have a stiffer boot for downhill with a heavy backpack.
-For day trip, I just got the Rossi BCx12 that I found second hand. I'll be happy to hear what's your preference though.
Bindings:
Probably the Voile 3-pin Cable Traverse. However, on a multi-day, I will probably use my Garmont boots. I'm just wondering if it's gonna be awkward to do some long distance with that 3-pin resistance and a plastic boot (I would not use the cable when I'll be doing distance though, just the 3-pin). On the other side, if I choose the Voile Switchback, with the pivot, I won't have any resistance at all. However, for a day trip, with my Rossi BCx12, it won't really work.
Thank you so much to have taken the time to read the whole post
. I really appreciate!!! So Voile skis or Rossi BC80, or something else that I'm not even aware of? Alex
