I use the 45 mm mohair X-Skins on my 196 cm Falketind

If you like a softer ski better with AT bindings, I definitely believe you need to get on a softer ski for Telemark. I can’t ski Telemark on my now ancient mid fat alpine skis, and I ripped some really challenging terrain on them with fixed heels. Telemark skiing is more two footed, your ski needs t...

Glad to hear the good report!

The new Scarpa catalog:

Montana St Alum Yes, what I am calling range of motion, I am referring to walk mode. As far as the TX Comp, Dostie said it is being discontinued. The guys that like the Comps, on BCT are buying new pairs of Comps now. They mention a couple of Euro retailers, if you needed names I could search it up...

Hey Mr. I,
How did you manage to get long forest skis to your door? Was shipping really expensive?

The weight is one factor. The increase in range of motion is very substantial, and another reason for the excitement. The big question mark is how it will flex??? You can find weight and ROM on a spec. sheet. Flex is entirely subjective, if a large enough majority like it, the boot should sell well....

The basic PSIA approach is the pole plant, signals the next turn. More importantly it naturally helps you to unweight. The French call the ski pole a baton. I like to think of the pole as the baton, to signal the next turn. In the sense that an orchestra conductor leads the orchestra with a baton. B...

For what it’s worth, I have both Alaska 75 and BC. While I find the cloth eyelet takes some additional effort while lacing, the end result is satisfactory. I never really have said this boot would perform better, or be more comfortable if it didn’t have these cloth eyelets. I wouldn’t vote for them ...

I personally don’t think .333 of an inch, which would be less than a centimeter is anything I would notice. Your results could be different.