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Alpine
Touring Bindings
Alpine
Touring Boots
Alpine Touring Skis
If you are an alpine skier looking to get
into the backcountry here is your answers!
It’s a pretty easy choice: if you
are just looking to pop off the lifts at the end of the day to
do a couple of runs get the Alpine Trekker. They just
pop into your existing downhill skis and allow your heels to
lift for easy walking. Combined with skins you can get
to the top of your couloir, cliff, or powderfield and snap them
out again. Flick off your skins, jump into your downhill bindings
and go skiing!
Alternatively if you are seeking greater
backcountry freedom in the form of a backcountry specific board
providing less weight and better touring performance without
drastic changes in downhill performance then the easy pick is
the Fritschi Diamir III. If you want a board that you
will use in the backcountry and on the ski hill and tend to be
a little aggressive sometimes.... Fritschi FreeRide or
Naxo is your binding of choice.
Exclusive backcountry skiers who put a premium on weight and
ease of touring would do well to consider the merits of the Dynafit
bindings. This binding is so light that it puts all telemark
bindings to shame. In the past the only drawback has been the
limited selection of compatible boots available. Now that the
Scarpa Lazer ( and the Magic for women ) with its proven
performance is available there is an awesome combination.
Finally Scarpa has filled the gap that female backcountry skiers
have been requesting - a boot that fits! This will finally allow
female skiers out of the painful solutions that they have been
forced to deal with and enter the comfort and performance that
is legendary with the Scarpa line of Touring boots - The Magic.
Scarpa has dominated the market with
great fitting boots that provide almost alpine boot stiffness
and downhill performance. The liners are exceptionally comfortable
and warm. In cold temperatures the plastic shell still allows
the liner to return easily.
Once again we have the undisputed best prices in North America
on Alpine Touring Gear; sometimes called “Randonee”
- (“it’s french for can’t tele”)
Check out our selection of backcountry
specific AT skis.
See also our avalanche equipment and
ski poles which are also useable as probes.
For the ultimate backcountry skiing adventure
book a vacation in the perfect private powder at Ymir
Yurts.
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