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Hy all
Just want to share my next start winter set up.
K2 Backlite 74mm under foot, 160cm long.
Xplore binding with médium and hard flexor.
Alfa Free boots. I don't like them so much because of the sole stifness, but i will try to adapt and understand how i have to use them....
Can't wait for the first snow, but I think we will have to wait for 2 month !
If it's fun to ride I will send you clip. My typical ride Journey will be like : eazy alpin touring terrain, slop resort, powder resort (20 to 30cm), and eazy to médium level line in the snowpark.
Let me see your set up !
See you guys.
Fred
My new setup:
Rossignol XP 170 100/80/90
Fischer BCX GT
This setup is for powder skiing in the backcountry.
I have great expectations for its floatation and stability.
The flowing river never stops and yet the water never stays the same.
@Capercaillie If those Elan are soft enough to bend with half your weight that should be a fun set up. I skied Super Loops years ago, back then they were a game changer. The T-4 will handle those skis. I think it’s a nice combo.
Follow-up review: I suspected something was going on with this setup because the topsheets were in such bad condition compared to the bases and edges. The misgivings turned out to be well-founded. The tips of the skis were "hooky" in two different ways. One was where they hooked the snow and made the turn. Good for parallel (that was the point of the SCX models?), bad for inside ski when telemarking (maybe someone more skilled than I would have been able to handle this). I dulled the tips and tails after sharpening the edges, so that wasn't the problem.
The other way the tips were "hooky" was unexpected. Whenever they touched, they just wanted to climb up on each other and catch. Recoverable when paralleling, not when telemarking. I have not had anything like this problem with any other pair of skis (at this point I have skied at least a dozen other models). The tips are upturned and pointy like a straight ski, but the width is almost double the waist (I measured 116-60). I suspect this is the reason why shaped skis quickly went snub-nosed.
Whoever put this setup together was forward-thinking but ahead of their time. I can see why the Elan SCX had a lot of criticism when it came out.
The Superloops are convenient and the risers are nice for narrow skis. Gave away the skis, kept the bindings.
I hope everyone's new skis turned out much better!
