Telemark Talk / Telemark Tips Forum

New to this forum. I am in search of some insight on my situation.
I currently have Soul 7 in 180 mounted up with BD O1 and using 27.5 T2X boots. The skis are mounted boot center to boot center mark on skis. In soft snow and powder they are a blast. On groomers and crud in can be somewhat of a challenge to get them to hook up. I have talked and read that some alpine mounts are being moved ahead a centimeter or 2. It may be me or the boots. I have thought about getting beefier boots. Thanks for the insight and I look forward to contributing.

Welcome aboard B-Rad!

No surprise... While they're great for soft snow, those are terrible skis for groomers. You can experiment with mounting, but personally I wouldn't even bother. Keep your boots, they're good. Keep your Soul7s for all those great powder days. But get another pair of real skis for the groomers. There is no such thing as an all-around ski, whatever the market is trying to sell you. You need a pair for every condition... : )

If you like Rossignol, grab a pair of Experience if you can afford it. If you're on a budget, try their Pursuit line. You can find them new without bindings for about 200$. Or better, grab a pair of used racing skis, Rossi 9S or 9X. You'll be amazed to see how fun they are on tele..!