14630240:Benchhitter said:
300g is going to make a difference when you have to lift that ski up and move it 1300 times per km . + if your legs are jelly at the summit moving heavy skis down is gonna be a worse time. I started on heavy skis too but I’d never go back
this guy knows... if you choose a heavier ski u will feel it on a long day, especially with snow building up on your skis/bindings.
that being said, there are plenty of old skis out there that are on the lighter side of things (avoid skis with any metal layers in the construction). Are they gonna weigh as little as the new DPS? Nope, but ya gotta draw the line somewhere right?
Also if you have too beefy of a ski combined with PIN bindings, it will prolly feel weird, like not enough torque to really crank on the ski quickly.
For me with touring, finding boots and bindings that are light, and reliable, is the big thing. Just make sure you match them up with skis that are not super heavy, and that will be fun in your average snow conditions/terrain choices. If you are trying to be a ski-mo weanie, or maximum vert/milage influencer then go pick up some brand new touring specific skis. (I will say if long missions to ski mountaineer big peaks is in your future, it is very nice to have a modern touring ski designed for exactly that)
im rocking 2009 Vokl Gotama with Kingpin as my touring Jib Ski
for my all mountain touring this year... Taking my ATK's with freeride spacer, and mounting them on 2015-ish Faction Candides
boots- 2015 Soloman Mtn Lab
Also.... going touring A LOT, and getting in a mentally tough headspace is the way to not be slow.
