Good touring set up?

Clifford996

Clifford996

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so me and a few buddies are gunna try and do some touring next year,

take some av. classes and do all that shit,

only problem is, i dont know what i should do for a ski and binding,

can anyone suggest a good touring ski/binding set up?

im 5'9 - 165lbs

Thanks guys

(ill be checkin out TGR too, just so i dont get 100 kids telling me to check TGR)
 
i havent used the duke yet. I would've waited a year or two to let them figure shit out though. apparently its quite nice.

I have trekkers and black diamond skins that i use on prophet 130s with 916s and gotamas with p15 races. (they are shaped for the gotamas but work fine on the 130s). the trekkers definitely work better on the salomon bindings, but its nothing to stress about too much. without risers, the trekker hits the turntable heel piece when you step down.

I would go with the heavier duty skins versus the lite ones for super long touring. the things are delicate so you may as well get the beefy ones.

I went with trekkers because I dont want to waste a pair of skis with touring bindings. aside from the dukes possibly, they just dont compare. especially if you want to huck, ski switch, or do random shit that us young'uns tend to do. as well, you can take different skis out too. trekkers are cheap and cheap to fix.

when choosing gear figue out if you are touring to go on trips or if you are touring to go skiing. Long tours, short tours? do you want your gear to excel at touring or down hill skiing, because you are going to have to make sacrifices somewhere. I prefer touring to ski. although i have done 6 hour tours on this gear. it works, but you notice it going up.
 
That guy is pretty much right. Definitely evaluate what your intention is and whether the ski will be used primarily as a hucking resort ski or a touring rig.

Trekkers do pose some problems if you do alot of sidehill, but as a smaller guy you shouldn't have too much problem.

Dukes do have some durability issues to work through, but are a good choice if you plan to do alot of beefy inbounds stuff with the occasional sidecountry

More specialized bindings also work. I ride on a set of Fritschi Freeride Plus 90% of the time and have not had any noticable performance or durability issues

Skis you can use just about anything depending on what your plans are once you get where your going.

check out www.climbingskinsdirect.com for some great affordable skins
 
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