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    90-100mm "all mountain" touring setup

    Hey guys, I've been enjoying my first touring season with 2015 Candide 3.0 (112mm waist) and Marker Barons, and although they're great on the way down and super fun in powder, they are obviously not as great on the way up. I will keep them for deeper days/short sidecountry pow hunting, but now...
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    Skiing women's specific powder skis when you're a guy?

    Ok this might be a really stupid question, but what if I were to get some women's powder sticks? I found this 70% off deal on the 2015 Nordica La Nina, at 113mm underfoot, 185cm in length, and with a lighter core than men's skis they sound pretty great for a sidecountry set up mounted with...
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    Sidecountry touring pow skis. Which to get?

    Alright guys, I have a pair of Marker Barons coming in the mail, but no skis to mount them on yet. I wanted to use my 2015 Faction Candide 3.0 but they already have been drilled twice for regular bindings (Look PX and Tyrolia Attack) and I feel like adding another 8 holes in them would start to...
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    Euro "core" ski brands

    Europe being a massive market for the ski industry (in general), I was wondering what were the "core" or smaller companies out there? Is Faction now considered a big player? What about Black Crows?
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