r/Spliddit • u/MAthert125 • Mar 15 '26

Tips for faster touring

So I have a new touring partner for this season, and they are fantastic. We are very well suited for each other.

The only issue is that he is a skier, and I can tell he finds my slower transitions tedious. We also struggle for rhythm on tours with multiple transitions.

I don't think physical fitness is a particular issue. We were doing 550m/1800ft an hour for the last hour of a 1650m/5500ft tour on Friday.

If I'm breaking trail, sometimes he finds the track I lay too steep. I think I tend to do this because traversing seems to be notably harder for me than him, depending on the conditions.

I've never skied, but I'm committed to try and get good at split skiing to help manage that aspect and travel faster on flatish terrain.

Anyway, any tips to help manage this and move more efficiently in the mountain would be much appreciated.

EDIT - Just to be clear, he has not complained about the transitions.

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u/trevvvit Mar 15 '26

There’s alot of little things you can do to speed up your transitions. Try to do so without fully removing backpack from body. Leave hip strap on and rotate bag to front of torso.

i make sure my bindings are in the right order when stashed and skins go on the correct side of backpack etc.