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Skis, too. For instance, is anyone making or importing ultralight doublecamber 210 skis, 60mm? What do you consider ultralight? Fischer has been making the Country Crown for quite a while. These are single camber skis. I have the waxable Country right now. Also, they're much heavier than their old ...

Cloxxki wrote:XC may be very "roadie" like, but it's got a simplicity that appeals to me. Feels like I belong there somehow.

Rolling over hill'n'dale ... not a bad way to go!

Good luck finding your way to make it happen!

Ken Roberts wrote:I have lived in a tent for lots of days and then each morning gotten into my car and driven to a different trailhead to do a backcountry ski mountaineering tour.
Ken

I slept in the bushes outside Telemark lodge the only time I did the Birkie. : )

True. There is no need to ski...except if you want to get around when there's snow on the ground. That's a clear position. I'll keep it mind when reading other things you ask and write about skiing. Myself, I do need to ski, ? and I put in substantial time and money to get to snow -- and it's not f...

For a view? Aren't views relative? That is, it's the SEER that's relevant, not the sight. By that argument, Why bother skiing at all? That is, it's the feeler that's relevant, not the feeling. Therefore the feeling of a rollerski gliding on asphalt is just as good as the feeling of my ski gliding o...

[...] You used the word "ultra-light" twice. But that's not what most "light backcountry" tourers are looking for. [...] For some people, "ultra-light" ski boot is code talk for "XC groomed-track skiing boot" (perhaps modified for the backcountry?) A recent o...

Intensity is often sought by folks who are bored who not coincidentally often are overly used to having lots of money. Around the world there's much more mellow terrain than mountainous and mellow terrain is more conducive to people on every level---cultural, too. Backcountry can also be done in mor...

Anyone know good resources for Light Touring supplies, info, media, stories? I'm wondering if there's maybe even a Euro shop with website with online ordering. ---With a far greater variety/range of stuff than we can find in the USA. Boots are a particular area of interest. Anyone know of highqualit...

Re: the "popularity" and chat about mountaineering---I'm not sure that it translates to worth. I do wonder about the lack of media/traffic on light ski touring. Maybe it's just because quasi-millions are simply DOING IT most winter days? What jetsetters do, talk about, aren't always very r...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCBIgg6T1gs

We got some rain that turned our snow to slush. So what kind of ski fun could we have on that? Check it out!

--JP outyourbackdoor.com

Sigh. Some friends and I attempted to ski a big chunk of a gorgeous local hiking trail today. I broke one of my trusty 17-yr-old Fischer Air-Core Touring Light skis. Man, I've done everything on those skis. If anyone has some (very) good 210 waxable touring skis they'd like to sell, let me know righ...