Need Gear Advice

Hack.The.Pow.

Hack.The.Pow.

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Hello all. I just recently graduated from UVM and now working for IBM with a great salary.

This year I was looking to get into skinning a lot because for the most part I will only be able to ski on the weekends.

I however do not have a skinning setup. I have a pair of atomic blogs that I would like to use. I am however unsure of what bindings to get. I also am considering buying new boots as well cause I'm making pretty good money and my current boots are getting quite old and packed out.

As for the bindings I heard dynafit's were sick and had a much more natural motion but that they also required a special toe piece. Since I'm most likely getting new boots I wouldn't mind that but I would also wanna make sure they work with regular bindings for my other skis and still have good performance.

I have also heard that dukes are sweet but they are incredibly heavy.

Some other info about me: 5' 10" ~170 pounds. I will be skiing in northern vt and occasionally out in summit county when I go home. Also most likely somewhere crazy on vacation one week.

Could you guys make any suggestions for me? Thanks a bunch
 
skins-it doesnt really matter. black diamond is good. bca is good. boots-go to a boot fitter. bindings-if you ski aggressively don't get dynafits. get dukes or guardians
 
shit been discussed a bit round here surely a college grad workin for ibm can search the webs.

I think you'll find better info on wild snow, tgrz and some other sites

draggin heavy shit uphill sucks is my advice

 
Bindings: check out fritschi's, marker f12'a, naxo, all these are lighter weight touring bindings that'll be more reliable than dynafits. If this is your everyday ski i would get one of those or something even burlier like the duke, the new salomon/atomic binding, or mfd's with any regular binding (i prefer pivots). It is just a trade off between durability and weight kindof so you just have to decide how much you are going to be doing inbounds vs bc skiing

Skins: I would check out Black Diamond Ascension skins. They are relatively cheap and i have found they work great

Boots: Boot fitter. part of it is if you do go with dynamist you need a touring specific boot but i would decide binding and boot at the same time in a shop so you know your whole setup will work well for you.

Be safe in the backcountry. ski with a partner, have a shovel, beacon, probe, and know how to use them. Good luck with the new setup and have some awesome adventures
 
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