Poster: A snowHead
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Please excuse any numpty questions below - I don't tend to know much about ski equipment. I just trust what other people who do know tell me.
My old carving skis finally died and I am getting more into off-piste having dabbled it with it for years and my wife is letting me off the leash more. I am therefore thinking of new skis and need some recommendations. I also like the new(?) Dynafit TLT bindings that the guides I ski off-piste with seem to all have. Presumably that means new boots. Additionally my existing boots are Nordica 130 which I have been told are too stiff for off-piste, especially where there might be a fair degree of skinning concerned (1 hr+). Also I have had lots of issues with my feet over the years and had Profeet fit my boots (very successfully I hasten to add) so would probably require the same for any touring boots (were I to acquire).
Any recommendations for skis and / or boots. Are the Dynafit TLT bindings good enough for piste use (I'm quite an agressive skier on piste) ?
Thanks in advance to all you off-piste equipment experts out, there whereever you are.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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have you tried skinning in your existing boots? they are pretty stiff but this is more of a problem for some people than others.
i am not sure i would go for Dynafits for 70% piste use. you probably won't break them but it isn't really what they are designed for. you could consider getting inserts or fitting a plate which will allow you to swap between Dynafits and an alpine or more beefy touring binding. I have holes for Dynafits and Marker Dukes on a couple of pairs of skis and this works very well
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I agree with Arno.
The Dynatif bindings are designed to be lightweight above all, so aren't as suited to piste skiing as much as the likes of the Marker Duke/Baron/Tour or Diamir Eagle or Freeride. Don't confuse off-piste with full-on ski touring. There is a point at which there's an overlap, but that's more likely to be when you're skiing 90% off piste 10% on and really want to climb for your turns.
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Thanks for the advice. When you say inserts, can you give me some examples (i.e. would the quiver killer inserts fall into that category ?)
I have to say I was quite surprised when I was told about the boots being too stiff as I've managed to bootpack up a slope for over 30 minutes without much trouble.
Also what sort of ski specifications should I look to if I'm going to try and get a good all rounder ?
Sorry to pester with additional questions
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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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inserts = quiver killers or equivalent
i'm probably not the person to recommend skis because my interests are off piste/touring as close to 100% of the time as I can so I don't really follow the 70:30 market. If I were you, I'd be looking at something 85-100mm underfoot maybe with a little tip rocker. Sidecut etc really depend on your own preferences
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For skis, Movement Jams. There were some great end of season deals kicking around on these too - if any still left.
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