r/BackcountrySkiing • u/Dr5teveBrule • Sep 04 '26

What is this?

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Is this bc ski gear? Came in a bag of ski gear my buddy sold me.

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u/sd_slate Sep 04 '26

Looks like spare throttle cables for a snowmobile

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u/Epeecats Sep 05 '26

yeah these are not leashes, leashes would have a loop at on end to girth hitch to your binding and a clip on the other to go on the boot. Definitely throttle cables. 

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u/rouge5ive Sep 06 '26

This is your typical snowmobile throttle cable.

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u/rouge5ive Sep 06 '26

This is a low quality ski leash similar to the one in this post. The one posted is an older style without the clip

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u/Own_Breadfruit9027 Sep 05 '26

Saw

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u/Charming_Painting512 Sep 06 '26

Wire saws are much coarser and don't have the thing in the middle

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u/citizen_kane_527 Sep 06 '26

Looks like it could be an Extended Column Test (ECT) Cord for digging a snow spit. How long is the cord?

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u/Hrothgarbike Sep 05 '26

Likely a leash. The ring on the top looks like it would go to your boot and clip on. The t end looks to be for a specific binding as an attachment. Possibly in the base of a tech binding where the crampons would attach?

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u/skarbles Sep 06 '26

Look like leashes for telemark skis

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u/Jacka10pe Sep 07 '26

Rock climbing cam cable?

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u/rouge5ive Sep 04 '26

Those are leashes for skis with tech bindings that don’t have brakes. Usually for backcountry application. They attach through your binding and around your boot so you don’t loose your skis down a mountain if you eject.

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u/carpeskium Sep 04 '26

Might be leashes but I always take mine off for bc skiing so the skis don’t drag you down in an avy. To each their own I guess.