 Poster: A snowHead
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drawing up a short list of skis suitable for my introduction into touring and backcountry skiing , and after loads of searches and reading , these three are my top picks. I am looking for a ski that has the right weight stats for touring , but also has the capability of being used for a every day in resort ski as well , to this end i am thinking of mounting them with a dual quiver killer set up of marker jester / dynafit , or just marker baron , haven't finalised this yet as the options for bindings seems endless
for this and next season i am only looking at one day tours and short skins to access stuff from the lifts and maybe an overnighter.
at present i ski kastle mx88 168 on piste and in-between, and mx108 177 off piste and in this years powder fest have been on these 90% of the time, and will only take these to japan next month, so the plan is to replace the 88's with one of the above ,as i dont really want to have more than two pairs of skis to cover all my needs.
would really appreciate any thoughts , good and bad on my choices
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Nice list!
I haven't skied any of the skis, so can't really comment there (other than to say the DPS would be my choice, shape looks perfect), but if you're skinning much more than 1-2 hours at a time you probably don't want 'just' Barons...
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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+1 re Barons - That's what I had last season for just the sort of thing you're talking about - this season have upgraded to TLTs and can report that they are a BIG improvement for touring (though clearly a bigger compromise elsewhere). Apologies, I've never skiied anything on your list either! FWIW I'm on Coombacks this year which are probably worth a look as they fit your criteria (102 underfoot) 3.6kg/pr - not esp light but a ski you can use everywhere everyday. Would also consider Black Crow Orb 3.3kg 90 UF and K2 wayback or BD Aspect 2.95kg 88/90 UF if you want to save a bit more weight 
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clarky999, ww166no, seems like a dual set up would be best , then hopefullly no compromise in performance in both situations 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Personally, I'd consider holding off on buying Barons right now. The new Salomon/Atomic AT binding coming out in the autumn and it looks like it might be a good 'un. They've certainly been giving it a lot of testing of late, which ever so slightly reduces the early adopter peril! For binding swapping between alpine/barons and dynafit, also consider bindingfreedom.com swap plates... fewer holes to drill in the ski, slightly wider mount, blah blah blah.
Don't really have any advice, ski-wise. Things like K2 Hardside and Movement Source aren't anywhere near as sexy as the DPS, but it will probably be a little easier to find somewhere to demo them this side of the atlantic 
Spyderjon has or had something pretty similar to the Bro you're considering; he probably has some nice things to say about it.
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