I've used my Strava logged "routes" to overlay on top of Google Earth images to create my own "Trail Maps".
Works great!

WOW.

amazing adventure.
I marvel at your courage to make this trip solo

thanks All!

I do like the process of prepping a woodie ski with pine tar,
but if i don't have to, and it does indeed "last",
then I will skip a year...

for old woodie Birke Beiners…

if I prepped/pine tarred them 2 yrs ago, and only skiied them 2-3x soon afterward, and not since;

do I need to pine tar them again next year? (assuming we actually get some snow!) or is there some residual longevity there…

thanks!

best pants I've found are made by the Brit company Montane, 'Terra" line of pants.

I have the "Terra Mission" model, which is lined/lightly insulated,
but they make more lightweight, non-insulated, also

But loads of pockets, good adjustment at waist and cuff, and good venting options.

and setting track for access to favourable areas a person whant to experience with some frequency, That's why I bought mine. In a good dumping of snow, I envision breaking trail with these. Then next time out, probably opt for a more traditionally sized/cambered ski, in those "tracks" And having sa...

Capercaillie wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 04, 2024 2:45 pm

And how do you transport them?

snow hasn't cooperated here in NY this season, so i haven't been able to *use* mine, yet.
but your "transport" question is well-taken.
I drive a VW "hot hatch", and these planks run from the rear of the hatch,
to the front portions resting on my dash.

I forgot to mention where I ski, which has a lot to do with what kind of ski would work best for me. […] So, since the Asnes skis rely on two different climbing skins designs for enhanced grip beyond kick wax, wouldn't that mean buying (and carrying) a lot of stuff for this kind of Northeast USA wo...

A lot of it was on new 205cm Fischer Transnordic 66 (previously called the E99), which a few people have mentioned. I definitely do NOT recommend the TN66 for this kind of skiing, and I really tried to make mine work. The tips are too soft, the ski is very resistant to pivoting, it tracks so straig...