How many of you ski with your boots in "Walk" mode?

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mainer
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How many of you ski with your boots in "Walk" mode?

Post by mainer » Wed Dec 14, 2016 3:08 pm

Something I've been wondering about....

I'd say I ski 90% of the time in walk mode with all of my set ups. On piste or going mach 3 I switch my boots to ski.
I'm on T1s with a variety of skis. Had Syner-Gs previously and skied those primarily in walk mode, too.

I guess this is more relevant to those of us skiing plastic boots with a walk mode and not the XCD crowd so much, but what do you guys do?

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Re: How many of you ski with your boots in "Walk" mode?

Post by mugglesport » Wed Dec 14, 2016 3:20 pm

Depends on whether you're asking whether I do it intentionally.



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Re: How many of you ski with your boots in "Walk" mode?

Post by mainer » Wed Dec 14, 2016 3:21 pm

mugglesport wrote:Depends on whether you're asking whether I do it intentionally.
I accidentally had only one boot in walk mode skiing this weekend and was thinking "Wow, I've got a little more off season rust than I thought!" Felt much better after that was squared away...



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Re: How many of you ski with your boots in "Walk" mode?

Post by anrothar » Wed Dec 14, 2016 5:20 pm

Permanent walk mode.
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Re: How many of you ski with your boots in "Walk" mode?

Post by dnt_upton » Wed Dec 14, 2016 6:01 pm

I am on the list of always in walk mode. On rare occasion (miserable icy conditions), I flip the switch to ski mode.



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Re: How many of you ski with your boots in "Walk" mode?

Post by lilcliffy » Wed Dec 14, 2016 6:25 pm

anrothar wrote:Permanent walk mode.
VERY cool man...

(As an aside- how have you made out with your redesign of the Asnes USGIs?)
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Re: How many of you ski with your boots in "Walk" mode?

Post by anrothar » Wed Dec 14, 2016 6:32 pm

lilcliffy wrote:
anrothar wrote:Permanent walk mode.
VERY cool man...

(As an aside- how have you made out with your redesign of the Asnes USGIs?)

Haven't even gotten around to it yet. Very busy work season, nasty case of shingles and laziness. I have successfully redesigned my belly into a more round shape though.... :D



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Re: How many of you ski with your boots in "Walk" mode?

Post by lilcliffy » Wed Dec 14, 2016 6:55 pm

Very sorry to hear about the shingles dude- awful- I have watched my father and a friend go through that painful ordeal.
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Re: How many of you ski with your boots in "Walk" mode?

Post by MikeK » Wed Dec 14, 2016 8:00 pm

No walk:

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Walk only:

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Re: How many of you ski with your boots in "Walk" mode?

Post by teledance » Thu Dec 15, 2016 8:29 am

T-race and in walk mode unless I'm actually racing.



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