Ski Touring Gear & Listener Questions
GEAR:307 Touko 2021

Ski Touring Gear & Listener Questions

Which tech bindings feel the most like alpine bindings? What “very light” skis offer the best suspension and damping? Luke Koppa and Jonathan Ellsworth talk about a bunch of ski touring gear they’ve been reviewing and answer a number of your touring-related questions.

TOPICS & TIMES:

  • Blister Membership details (0:37)
  • Fischer TransAlp Pro (3:46)
  • DPS Pagoda Tour 100 RP (10:26)
  • Ronin 108 (13:21)
  • Weston Summit (16:48)
  • WNDR Alpine Vital 100 (18:26)
  • Alpine touring bindings (26:24)
  • Downsides of the Hoji Hole? (35:54)
  • “Very light” AT skis (37:25)
  • AT vs Touring vs SkiMo (40:41)
  • Pin bindings & the Hoji Pro Tour (42:36)
  • Heel lift & AT boots (46:12)
  • Inexpensive AT setups? (50:54)
  • Backpacks for touring (55:23)
  • What We’re Celebrating (59:26)

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