After we started comparing apples to apples!

MikeK wrote: It's actually magic to me... I have no idea why some boots work and some don't.

Work on it! The interface between body and boot is an important component. I bet we can help improve the sport as we write, here and now!

Oh, you mean this?: IMG_20160125_162331229.jpg My heels opened up 2kms into a tour to my local xcD spot.Being there, I had to enjoy the day regardless. Those Karhu XCD Descents are killers. They have a stiff white plastic inner sole glued inside (same as my Fischer BCX6 NNNBC exept perhaps a little ...

MikeK wrote: Just throwing a half-baked theory out here but it might be to alleviate that dreaded heel lift that the old boots had.

Please tell us of this dreaded heel lift of boots of old? Was this exclusive to norwegian welted ones? Was is it attributed to?

Reading this feels like nordic track skiing with heavy alpine resort ski gear. Liberate the heel, liberate the mind, or so they say?

I feel your pain. There are a lot of good models that are no longer made in the used market. I don't have the numbers but the Rossi BC X12 felt very light in hand (the sole is relatively stiff). I doubt the cuffs would be that cumfy though as the upper boot is so soft. My feet can't stand most old s...

That's good news. What areas are available for camping? http://www.sepaq.com/dotAsset/cd321e66-2ced-43a2-a658-81359bd73971.pdf some info here: http://www.sepaq.com/pq/gas/ Now, for the slopes, if not like there are any NEW slopes, just that the politics of it all have changed and there is a lot of ...

I did mount, on purpose, the magnums on normal skis and mounted the 'small' manuals on my widest ski (Guides)... It's still a million times more powerful than pins. Same dopamine rush feeling as pins, but half the pain on the knees... a million times more powerful than pins? What power are you spea...

LooseHeel wrote:Off trail skiing isn't officially permitted in the park.

Fortunately, this is no longer true. The parc now even allows winter camping in some restricted areas and a decent number of slopes are open to backcountry skiing.

I know I mentioned it before but I still can't help but think of using something like these for winter mountaineering in the Adirondacks or Catskills. A lot of the big mountains here have long approaches because they are deep in the wilderness, but using something like this vs. a snowshoe, you stra...