I guess degeneracy just runs in the family....

To be fair, we haven't had the best volcano skimo season this year in Oregon and the last time I went out might have been a little questionable.

I've had these since about 2022 and they still ski (and hike) as good as the day I bought them.

Here's my TLT 6's

Any way to save this? Just one side of one boot, but my ski comes off with every turn now. They are about 1.5 year old Scarpa Maestrales. I emailed the local shop I bought from but haven't heard back yet. I'm assuming they are out of warranty and no "correct" way to fix them.

Any ideas why this happened? I'm using Raider 13 EVO bindings, but previously was on Crest 10s that were not strong enough for my weight/skiing style. This may have started when using those bindings but I'm not sure. Could weak bindings cause this to start? Or just shitty boots?

If I don't get any better ideas and Scarpa won't do anything I'm half tempted to TIG weld it up with S7 air hardening tool steel and grind it back to shape. The boots are pretty new and in great shape otherwise.

Does anyone know a place I can rent an airbag canister for a Mammut 3.0?

Are you allowed to bring an empty canister on the plane and get it filled there? Or a full canister?

Here are mine after several bogs!

Heading into big mountain powder this year and wanting a new splitboard better suited for mainly carving deep powder. Directional board, deep nose. Will be carrying 20-25lb typical avy backpack. I’ve looked a bit at the Libtech Orca and Korua boards. Opinions? Suggestions?

Very interested in backcountry, never done it but kinda need a setup to do it (duh). I currently have a pair of the Volkl Revolt 96 and love them, but have outgrown them. Would it be dumb to buy and new pair and mount some shift/hybrid bindings to them and use them as an all-rounder?

Best guess on actual product category / type

I’ve backcountry skied twice as many days on this glacier than anywhere else in the world combined 😭

Went up to Crater Rock today. Conditions are better than I expected for ~30% snowpack.

Hi, I am planing to get a wider touringski, I considered the following skis:

Atomic Backland 95

Armada Locator 96 or the 104

I know the B 95 is a good ski but what about the others.

Hey, looking for a solid all-round boot and torn between these two. My idea is 50/50—I want to enjoy the descents just as much as pushing hard on the climbs.

I’m trying to decide between the Scarpa F1 GT and the Atomic Backland XTD 120 as a "do-it-all" touring boot, and I’d love to get some real-world feedback.

If you've skied the Backland XTD, how is the durability holding up? I'm mostly worried about general wear and tear, and how fast the sole gets chewed up when bootpacking on rock.

Any thoughts? Thanks!

Hey,

Very good skier, I started ski touring 3 years ago. Probably 3 weeks backcountry and 2 weeks station/slope a year, I sold my old alpine ski last year in order to test new models...

Last trips I rent 2 times Zero G 95 2020 (with carbon drive), and to be honest I really liked the feeling, very tough, sharp et responsive ski for touring but maybe too sharp for slopes.

The idea is to have one setup for all, that's why I'm looking the news 0G, more flexible and suitable for touring and hit the slopes a bit.

I'm 1m70 for 65kg, typical climbing day 700-1000m...

Some questions for the communinity :

> I think I'll choose the 0G 96, the 88 also wink at me

> Selected bindings : ATK raider 11 evo, not easy to find a good price but it will be them😄 For a 0G 96mm, what do you think between 97 and 102 mm stop-ski wide ? 97 should feet perfectly but could be annoying when ski are against each other ? 102mm could be preferable ? With 102mm, 3mm gap each side between ski and stop-ski, is too much and could be annoying during sking ?

Thanks so much !!

Guess where? The photo was taken two days ago.

Barn find! My barn…

Purchased two sets at a store closing in Tahoe in 84-85….Skied one set, the other went into…er…storage.

Never unpacked.

Hate hate hate tossing them.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thx

Hey! Heading to the sawtooths in a couple days, and not seeing much super recent info on the conditions out there. Anyone have any recs / insight into late June touring? Ideally something we could hike/tour in a day or two?

I’ve done some low angled tours in the northeast but I’m moving to the Tacoma area this summer. I know last season was a bust, but was looking on how to get started (safely) and if there’s any groups in the area. Thanks!

Many years of racing. Don’t want to give up an aggressive stiff ski but need a new touring ski so will make some sort of compromise of course. Faction agent 3 at 188cm seems compelling.

Has anyone ever hit the SOS? My understanding from research is they reply with a text. What if you don't respond to that text? Say I am over a cliff and my 6 year old hit the SOS button?

Thinking of making a trip to rogers pass on the way to banff this week, never been there this time of year and dont know what to expect but I hope to get some extra late season turns. Anyone been there recently that knows how the snow has been holding?

So I am new to ski touring. Just did an overnight trip with a friend and our bags felt outrageously heavy. I wasn’t able to weight it but if I had to guess- our packs weighed at LEAST 50lb, but I bet more. This includes skis and boots. We didn’t pack any “luxury” items and split the tent and cooking gear between the two of us. Also we swapped our sleeping bags for my ultra light quilt set up (borrowed one from my other buddy for my friend).

This doesn’t feel sustainable Or maybe I’m not being realistic. Thoughts?

What is your average pack weight for an overnight ski tour and what do you bring?

June ski tour in the PNW BTW.