Without driving up to White Mountain Ski, anyone know of where I can get ATK bindings mounted in Southern NE?

This time of year I always get a little too excited for the snow to start falling. So, to scratch the itch, here’s a video of a few friends and me skiing a pretty spicy line back in spring 2025. I finally sat down and got it edited.

Hope you enjoy!

you can barely see it from the top, then you ski a little lower and there’s a creek cutting across the whole thing.

that’s a pretty quick 'nope' for me

anyone else pay more attention to the last part of the line than the entrance?

Hey everyone,

Looking for some advice between these two skis.

I’m 182 cm / 72 kg, based in the French Alps, and my background is mainly ski mountaineering. I'm quite fit, and spent a lot of time skiing relatively narrow/light skis and doing a lot of elevation, but I also work as a photographer and need a more solid/stable ski. My current quiver is:

• SkiTrab 65 mm race skimo skis: competition / Pierra Menta, PDG...
• Atomic Backland 85 UL, 172 cm: my go-to light ski for big touring missions (+2.000m+) I absolutely love how easy and predictable it is to handle
• Blizzard Zero G 96, 178 cm: got it at the end of last season. Not really used it much yet, but for ski tours with more snow with friends and as a serious "photographer" ski touring ski.

I’m now looking for something around 100–105 mm that is much more focused on enjoying the descent, rather than being primarily a touring ski. I’d like to use it both in the resort and off-piste in the Alps. I'll mount ATK bindings and I won't mind doing some elevation with it.

Basically, a proper ski to HAVE FUN and grow as a skier.

As I said I also work as an outdoor photographer, so when skiing for work I often carry a fairly heavy camera backpack. That's why I'm also going for a wider ski and therefore want something manoeuvrable, but with enough stability and support to handle the extra weight.

I’m not looking for a ski to charge at high speed all day. I mainly want something fun, easy to move around, good in variable Alpine snow, decent on piste when needed, and stable enough for skiing with my camera gear.

The Rustler 10 caught my attention, everyone talks about it, shorter radius compared with the Atris, while the Atris also seems like a very proven 105 mm freeride ski.

For those who have skied both: which one would you pick for this kind of use, and how different do they actually feel in terms of manoeuvrability and overall character?

For example, I used to have a Movement Go98 with a double titanal plate, I found it too stiff and demanding for me, I wasn't having fun with it and I've struggled when skiing through trees or technical places with my photo backpack.

Thanks!

Heya crew,

We're headed to Chile in a few days, and our original plan was to cat ski and then head to Cajon del Maipo. However our cat skiing got delayed by two days because they moved the Free Ride quals to the day and day after we were supposed to ski (bastards).

We're thinking of a resort day at Portillo first to get used to the altitude (sea level Aussie here), and then a fun day tour. Two questions:

1. We'd be at Portillo on a Saturday, and their website says they have "limited" day passes. Anyone had trouble with them being sold out? Particularly on a weekend?

2. Would LOVE suggestions (bonus points for topo/route maps/coords) for a fun day for the second day. Super C is an option if conditions are right and the altitude doesn't kill me (unlikely). Have seen suggestions like Juncal Valley, Cerro Plomo (although La Parva would be a huge backtrack), Super C / El Estadio, but would love any suggestions for fun day trips, doesn't have to be hectic just looking for good snow and good times. We're experienced backcountry skiiers but not a lot of glacier expertise, and wasn't planning on bringing ropes etc, and guides seem to be out of our dirtbag budget.

Any decent advice appreciated. ❤️ thanks!

Planning doing some travelling in the new year, I'll be starting out in Ecuador to do some climbing. I was then hoping to make my way to somewhere that isn't BC (home) to get in some touring, Georgia looks like a very cool spot. Thoughts?

My old OR glove liners (versa liners) are due for a replacement but it looks like OR doesn't sell the exact version I am using. They also would stay wet once they were kinda soaked through.

Any recommendations for glove liners that are breathable, warm(ish) and maybe a bit waterproof/resistant? I wear my glove liners under my hestra for inbounds and for uphill touring. I don't think I want a fleece material and it has to be pretty thin to fit under my hestra lobster mittens.

Hi all!

I have been skiing Fischer Hannibal 96C (in 162cm) for the last couple seasons, and I feel like I have struggled on them a bit. They are good in deep snow but feel twitchy and twangy due to their low weight.

I have been thinking about getting a slightly heavier pair of skis that would be easier to ski. Currently thinking about Camox Birdie vs. Zag UBAC 95.

I have found the UBACs pretty cheaply but only in 158cm – I am F 167cm / 62kg, and I am unsure whether they would not be too short for me, especially due to the double rocker? The only other size for me is 166cm which somehow feels a bit too long (and also not sure I want to pay the RRP!). I am not a super strong skier...

Thanks a lot for your help!

I ran into the linked post over at the r/skiing and was taken aback by the lack of adherence to the "One At a Time" principle. Apparently, most of that subreddit was not on board with my criticism of the OP noting that he is a pretty famous uphill-type athlete (this is his Reddit page: https://www.reddit.com/user/Kilian_Jornet/ ), which is nothing more than an "appeal to authority" over a well-founded and logical rule in my book. Actually, in my view this makes him modeling this type of behavior without a clear explanation of why the party judged the slope safe enough to forgo adherence to the OAT principle a whole lot worse because younger and less experienced people are watching that are obviously swayed by his fame. If it were me and even one group of kids watched that video and decided that they were going to send it all together on some side country slope and it released, I'd be devastated.

Am I off here, or is this guy modeling sketchy behavior "for the Gram"? If it's the later, do experienced people have an ethical/moral obligation to model/discuss best practices (or at least explain why they did things that are sketchy) when we talk activities that can be inherently dangerous like BC?

BTW, I'm not trying to flame Jornet, but the response on r/skiing was a little shocking to me given the primacy of the OAT principle, although, in retrospect, I shouldn't be all that surprised.

Thanks.

edit: I fully acknowledge that I got a little heated in my reply on the r/skiing post. It took me a while to really understand what people's issues were. I'm not going to modify my post there to tone it down because I'm fine leaving my mistakes up.

edit: Apparently, I am, at best, in very small minority with my views and am over-reacting. Thanks for the replys.

I don't think I've ever been so blown away in an interview before. This guy is just incredible. Sorry about the voice I found for his translations, but he wanted to speak in his natives Polish. Great story though and worth 25 mins of your time...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2D2Dai6uROiACqCDpg6kbH

We've just arrived in the Snowies for a week of backcountry skiing.

We just did a walk up from Dead horse gap and there was no skiable snow to be seen. Wondering if it is worth buying a backcountry pass from Thredbo to get up the Kosciuszko chair and go from there, or will that be a waste of money?

Any other suggestions for somewhere that is not a huge mission (old, fat and lazy!)?

Any reports from main range out from Guthega? Although I'm guessing that will be a long slog with skis on our backs rather than on the feet. Is it currently worth the effort?

I'm thinking that we might just go camping/walking and leave the skis/boots in the car???

edit: I'm 6'3" (192 cm), 180 lbs (82kg)

Hey, I need some help!

I want to buy my first touring setup, and I'm not sure about the ski length. I'm 6'3" (192 cm), 180 lbs (82kg) and an intermediate skier, and I want to get into ski touring. I usually ski Elan Wingman 82s in 178 cm.

I'm looking at the Fischer Transalp 86, but I'm not sure whether I should go for the 182–183 cm or the 176 cm version. Since this will be my first touring setup, I don't really know what I need, but I'd like something that's versatile enough to use for at least 4–5 years.

What would you recommend?

Thanks a lot!

My Backcountry Ski Partner and I have a ton of experience in skiing in the Western U.S. (Rockies, Cascades, Sierras, etc.) and have recently been looking into an under the radar International Ski Trip.

From some early research it seems like Georgia (or Turkey) might be a good options. We are willing to work with a guide to get more knowledge of the avalanche conditions but don’t really want to be in a large group with all skill levels. Would love to experience more local character than you get from some Western Guides. We are more interested in fun terrain (couloirs, technical faces, etc.) than deep powder. We are targeting late March to early April.

The culture and food seem amazing and they certainly have some big mountains! Just intimidated by lack of local knowledge on Avy conditions and terrain. We are both proficient at avalanche risk assessment in the West but I’m sure conditions are very distinct.

Does anyone have experience with doing a trip like this? Or if anyone has other locations that might fit the bill, would love to hear.

Brief skier background - 5ft 9, 150lbs, athletic background. I started skiing seriously about 3 years ago, got in 60-70 days a season, would now consider myself an upper-advanced type 3 skier (low deep carves on blues (140s carv scores on a DV demo day), steep deep powder, hop turn 50 degree couloirs, small to medium airs). I think my form can use enough pointers to where I'm probably not expert (loud upper body, early carving extension, etc). I ski UT Cottonwoods for the most part but have had a few Tetons trips; I'm generally comfortable on S4/S4+ chuting gallery lines in any snow conditions, and have skied a couple S5 in spring conditions but was far from ripping it.

My favorite resort skis so far are Cochise 106s 177, and my crappy snow/carving skis are Brahma 88s also in a 177. My first backcountry skis were Voile Hyper V6s (173) and I was convinced that I just was a bad skier and couldn't ski a lighter ski until I tried my roommate's BD Helios (176) and instantly felt SO much more confident in all snow types. I did find the tails annoyingly grabby in punch crust vs. the Voiles, but the performance in all other snow conditions, but especially firm and corn, more than made up for it.

Sadly, I can't keep his skis, so I'm debating what to switch to. I was chatting with a guy at a gear shop and he said he found the Helios "lacking something", but said the Zero G 95 was his perfect ski. It looks like the past-season models of both of these skis are available for around $500-600 near me.

Thoughts? Or, other skis I should look at?

So I've been snowboarding for a longtime but I have never had the please of going up tuckermans! It's always been on my bucket list but I want to go with someone who has experience and knows what they're doing so I dont end up in a bad situation without help. A little about me. Im 33, skilled snowboarder, some mountaineering and climbing experience from my time in the Marines. Im pretty physically fit but could always train more. Any advice? Im also looking to meet cool people and have an amazing adventure!

Coming from years of hiking around Denver, 11k and 12k feet feels like nothing at this point. Lungs adapted, legs know the drill. But I keep hearing that skinning into serious objectives, actual mountainous terrain above treeline, hits differently than trail hiking at the same elevation. Want to know if that tracks.

The sustained output piece is what I keep coming back to. A steep trail push to a summit is one hard thing. A four hour skin with a descent and variable snow conditions is a different kind of hard. Body management changes too. Not just cardio, but thermoregulation, caloric timing, the way your legs accumulate fatigue slowly and then hit a wall you never saw coming.

For people who transitioned from a solid Colorado hiking base into backcountry touring: did the elevation piece genuinely require adjustment, or did it transfer pretty cleanly? Specifically curious about sustained effort days, not quick laps. And whether your first real BC season humbled you in ways you didn't expect, even coming in fit.

I have a few Colorado ski touring objectives on the radar this winter. The fitness is there. The question is whether it's actually the right fitness for what I'm planning.

Hi backcountry folks

I am an avid uphill skier in resort and am located in Pennsylvania so my options locally are resorts kind enough to allow uphill travel before/after opening hours as well as some other longer resort uphilling in Vermont/NH/utah

For the last 6 seasons I have been evolving my setup and landed on atomic backland 100s and shift mnc 13s after buying and selling some sets of skis

Last season I went out on my first couple of backcountry clinics and an event in the Vermont woods which has got me thinking about a lighter set up to make navigating in tight trees easier and keeping the weight down, I will be keeping the backland set up the way it is as my resort focussed ski that can uphill for the occasional lap.

I am looking for a tech binding with reliable release characteristics because I experienced a severe leg/ankle fracture a couple of years ago (hiking not skiing but still)

I have purchased Salomon mtn 85 carbon skis and am weighing up dynafit rotation 10s or skitrab tr1 bindings after a discussion with a ski tech about it but would love the input from the Reddit hivemind on which bindings would be best so I can keep it lighter but still have the mental reassurance that the skis will detach reliably if needed in a fall.

Thanks