Alpine touring/randonée skiing - anyone?

[lph]

Thanks! I got to try on the TLT5 in a half size too big, and the One and the Gea in the right size, and the liner makes a huge difference. The liner in the TLT is really thin to save weight. I don't think that will be a problem ie too cold, when it comes to touring, as I sweat like crazy all the time anyway, but there's less liner to mold, and I could really feel the "bones of the boot" through the liner. The One was a bit better, but the Gea was really cushy... :-) I was told the Geas have a more pre-shaped liner, so they often feel better in the store, while other liners need molding. There's not a huge difference in weight if I can't use theTLT's, which are radically lighter than everything else without involving carbon and an astronomical price tag, but the One is higher and gives better support for the same weight. That might be a good thing for my wimpy downhill skiing, so I don't get left way behind :-P

KimmyT, what skis do you use for touring? I need something forgiving that doesn't demand terrific skills on my part.

[lph]

Oooh, I just ordered a pair of fat skis

Well, nothing that a dedicated powder skier would call fat, but still the fattest skis that I've ever owned, Dynafit Manaslu. My dh and I will now have matching skis...

Now to learn the jargon. "These skis are rad when you're doing serious vert but not that terrific in the pow." Dude.

[Irulan]

Oooh, I just ordered a pair of fat skis

Well, nothing that a dedicated powder skier would call fat, but still the fattest skis that I've ever owned, Dynafit Manaslu. My dh and I will now have matching skis...

Now to learn the jargon. "These skis are rad when you're doing serious vert but not that terrific in the pow." Dude.

Corrected: "These skis are rad when you're doing serious vert but they suck in the pow."

[lph]

Ah, right. Working on it

[Kimmyt]

KimmyT, what skis do you use for touring? I need something forgiving that doesn't demand terrific skills on my part.

I am using an old pair of Volkl Auras for my touring. In combo with my bindings the setup is very lightweight, almost too much so. Luckily I don't do anything that crazy in the bc, mostly staying on mellow low angle stuff to avoid avalanche terrain. Anyway, I had the skis laying around so just used them for the touring setup so I didn't have to buy another pair.

[Irulan]

Must be nice to have some Auras laying around. I love mine, you'll only get them if you rip them out of my cold dead hands.

[Kimmyt]

Must be nice to have some Auras laying around. I love mine, you'll only get them if you rip them out of my cold dead hands.

I started using my Kikus as every day skis and haven't looked back since. Those chicas rip!