Touring boots

goodtimecharlie

goodtimecharlie

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I found a pair of touring boots on the side of the road that are my size and are in excellent condition, but I don’t really get to do a lot of touring. I’m trying to figure out if using them as my everyday boot at the resorts (I’m not skiing every day, but let’s say maybe once a week) with my regular alpine bindings, will fuck them up? I’ve used them once and they worked out great, but I also just read something saying that they’re not supposed to be compatible with alpine bindings.
 
First of all, if I lost some nice boots, I would hope that the person who found them would make an effort to figure out whose they are and get them back to me...

Depends on what the boot is and what alpine binding you have. Ask your local shop. And "touring" boots vary quite a bit these days, I don't know if you're talking about a 50/50 boot like a Tecnica Cochise or a lightweight touring boot like a Scarpa F1 LT. Send a pic if you have one.

But if the sole type is compatible with your binding, you'll still likely pack out the liners and potentially decrease the lifespan of the shells if you're always skiing inbounds with them, as some touring boots aren't designed for regular resort use.

**This post was edited on Dec 13th 2022 at 3:53:17pm
 
14490250:deelonmusk said:
First of all, if I lost some nice boots, I would hope that the person who found them would make an effort to figure out whose they are and get them back to me...

Depends on what the boot is and what alpine binding you have. Ask your local shop. And "touring" boots vary quite a bit these days, I don't know if you're talking about a 50/50 boot like a Tecnica Cochise or a lightweight touring boot like a Scarpa F1 LT. Send a pic if you have one.

But if the sole type is compatible with your binding, you'll still likely pack out the liners and potentially decrease the lifespan of the shells if you're always skiing inbounds with them, as touring boots aren't designed for regular resort use.
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Something tells me the person who 'lost' these boots won't be needing them anymore
 
This was helpful, thank you. They’re the black diamond quadrants, and it sounds like they’re more of a lightweight touring boot, but I’ll take them into a shop and see if there’s anything I can do. Worse case scenario I’ll just have to start getting more into touring! Also, I found them in a free pile so I’m pretty sure someone left them there on purpose

14490250:deelonmusk said:
First of all, if I lost some nice boots, I would hope that the person who found them would make an effort to figure out whose they are and get them back to me...

Depends on what the boot is and what alpine binding you have. Ask your local shop. And "touring" boots vary quite a bit these days, I don't know if you're talking about a 50/50 boot like a Tecnica Cochise or a lightweight touring boot like a Scarpa F1 LT. Send a pic if you have one.

But if the sole type is compatible with your binding, you'll still likely pack out the liners and potentially decrease the lifespan of the shells if you're always skiing inbounds with them, as some touring boots aren't designed for regular resort use.

**This post was edited on Dec 13th 2022 at 3:53:17pm
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14490268:goodtimecharlie said:
This was helpful, thank you. They’re the black diamond quadrants, and it sounds like they’re more of a lightweight touring boot, but I’ll take them into a shop and see if there’s anything I can do. Worse case scenario I’ll just have to start getting more into touring! Also, I found them in a free pile so I’m pretty sure someone left them there on purpose
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Oh word, haha I thought you just nabbed em
 
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