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[Mention]DGamms[/Mention]
What other 'light' boots have you used? I think you've had xtd's but I'm considering travers to replace my now well worn tlt5p's.
Exact same here. Want new Travers Carbons. Also DGamms, I was going to suggest after your initial review that you could put a booster strap on those and it would stiffen them up as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by dcpnz
XL Voile Strap>Booster for ease of use, nearly the same feel.
I picked up a pair of travers at the end of last year to use for long days and spring corn. Ski 90% of my days in orange, blue and white Maestrale RS's. I find them great and easy to ski in powder and all types of smooth snow. Crusts, old tracks, glop or other difficult snow and they become downright scary to me. Part of this might be the skis too as my everyday ski is a 184 volkl katana and I ski the travers with a 177 atomic backland 95.
When I ski Atomic Backland 95s with my Scarpa F1s, I have to be very tentative. When I ski my Ranger 108s with the F1s, I feel like I can do everything with confidence. Methinks it may be the skis.Quote:
Originally Posted by zion zig zag
I think the effect of a ski's turn radius / hookiness is amplified by the lighter boots. I had a really hard time managing my 18m radius skis in any kind of bad snow with the Fischers, which iirc is the radius on that length of the Backland 95s. My LD90s (at 29m) behaved way better. The 18m skis with my ZGTPs I can kinda just force through bad snow to some extent (a much greater extent).
I had TLT6Ps a long time ago. The heel hold of the TLTs was probably better than the Travers. TLT6P plus Expert Booster plus stiff tongue skied downhill about like the Travers plus Tour Wrap. And the Travers is more comfortable on my foot, probably in part because I went up to 27.5 in the Travers and everything else I’ve owned had been a 26.5.Quote:
Originally Posted by dcpnz
I own the XTD 130s in a 26.5 also. They ski great downhill, but I’ve got a Haglund’s deformity on each heel that gets bigger throughout each ski season for the last 5+ years. And the tighter fit of these boots has made them uncomfortable for anything but short walks lately.
Thanks for the strap addition suggestions all. I have Boosters on all my other boots, but I ordered some 22” XL (width) Voile Straps to try this time around.
I’m not sure if I will end up using them or not though. Part of the advantage of skiing a lot of park on short, soft, progressively mounted skis the past three seasons inbounds is that I am now pretty comfortable skiing from the middle of the boot/ski.
So even in the BC in weird snow, I don’t feel the need to ram my shins forward into the tongue of a boot to make a turn. IMO this makes the softer forward flex of boots like the Travers less of a concern for me, even compared to my own preferences from 4-5 years ago.
Question: anyone have insight into what the best adhesive is for regluing alien rs gaiters back to the shell?
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I've had some luck with gorilla glue. Key is pressing them together somehow. I stuffed an object in the boot to keep them together while the glue dried. Tip: don't let the gorilla glue run into your internal boa cable guides! Oops.Quote:
Originally Posted by abp
I've also had decent luck with Tenacious Tape repair tape on the outside (don't use the clear stuff, use the fabric stuff). Put the tape on and put it near a heat source for a good bond. I have a few patches that are wearing out, but lasted longer than I thought.
The gaiters are definitely a wink link with the boot. Not sure how you could improve them though, they're pretty burly.
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Originally Posted by MyNameIsAugustWest
Hmmm... I hadn't considered that but makes sense. I need to try some LD90's I guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by mall walker
S-lab x alp with tour wrap skis awesome
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What're you using for skis? Where you skiing primarily?Quote:
Originally Posted by ski whore
FWIW, today I skied 1800g 192 Voile Chargers (114 underfoot) with 250g Marker Alpinists using my relatively new-to-me Alien RS and didn't die.
Conditions varied from surfy pow to chopped pow to pseudo-bumps to hard pack. I came away pleasantly surprised with the tradeoffs between driving these fatter/damper skis compared to the Zero G 85s I had used exclusively so far with the Alien RS.
I will definitely be using this configuration more often...particularly when I need something more versatile than the Zero G 85s for variable conditions like today.
do you have a ski in between these 2 extremes? you certainly have some room in the quiver if not eh :fm:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dshack89
Yes, the elusive, Goldilocks, 100-ish ski ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by mall walker
... Thom
I'm somewhat regretting not buying those LD102s you had, but justifying it by saying I'll buy some NEW LD102s (or CD104Ls) this fall... we will see. For now, the BC Solis @ 100mm is doing the trick for me... on the heavy side, but super stable for 180cm. It would be a lot for a 1kg boot though, but I think a 181 CD104L would be manageable... and I know the 179 LD102/CD102L/whatever plays nicely with that boot also.Quote:
Originally Posted by galibier_numero_un
And me here, with a gimpy knee (and shut down for other reasons - we won't go there), in suspense over how those CD 104Ls I got from @dschane will ski.Quote:
Originally Posted by mall walker
Mounted with RT10s, they're 1820g. With your Trofeo Pluses, they'd come in at 1730!
What's interesting about that 104L build is how damp they feel.
With the tail on the floor and holding the ski a bit above the toe, pulling the tip back and letting go, the "boing" settles down really quickly. How this translates on snow beats me, but it's all I got right now ;-)
... Thom
Haha I'm working on convincing my wife...gotta offload some alpine setups and then I'm good. Wish I'd just jumped on that STP black crows deal earlier this year...Quote:
Originally Posted by mall walker
184 ravens in COQuote:
Originally Posted by nyskirat
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[mention]gregL[/mention]
Wondering if you’ve been getting out on the dalbello quantum asolo factory boots and had any more comments on ski performance to share?
Particularly vs the backland carbon that I know you’ve used?
Thanks
Boots, right? I only have 3 days on them so far. The last week or two I've been skiing in my Zero G Tour Pros with wider skis, as we've had powder to ski if you know how to access it without using Forest Service land. I'll get back on them as soon as it is corn season and the volcanoes open up again.Quote:
Originally Posted by dcpnz
Prelimary impressions are that the Quantum Asolo tours a fair amount better, especially as I leave the tongues in to skin with the Backland Carbons. Not sure about the skiing yet, I was pretty happy with the Atomics after adding a wider power strap from the Hawx Ultra XTD.
^^ yeah, boots [emoji15][emoji15]
Thanks.
I've been looking to pick up backland carbons for the lightweight slot in the boot quiver but now I'm quite intrigued by these boots for some reason.
So I ordered some size 27 Sportiva Skorpius, which I returned unused because I didn't want to deal with bootfitting during covid. I tried them for a while side by side with my well-used 26 Vulcans using the same broken-in 26 Intuition pro tour LV liners.
But a least on the carpet, they are DOPE. They flex as good or better than the Vulcan without the tongue, both in terms of progressiveness and stiffness in the forward direction. The front cuff is quite a bit higher than the Vulcan, which is awesome. Can't really test lateral or rearward stiffness without skiing them. Walk mode is FAR superior to the vulcan, and I assume what little friction there is will improve slightly after skinning a bit.
They are a fairly anatomic fit (at least for my foot) -- narrower midfoot than across the met heads, and relatively narrow heel. I had a little heel lift on the right foot, but that might be solved with some padding or it might not be an issue at all, hard to tell. I definitely need a fair amount of punching for width, but that's true for basically every boot that fits reasonably well.
I am definitely planning to purchase a pair.
What is the volume for the instep? This boot sounds awesome for a lightweight touring boot. I tried the Atomic Backland Carbon but the instep was too high and the Boa didn't do much to tighten it down.Quote:
Originally Posted by auvgeek
I'd say similar to the Vulcan, maybe a little higher, but I'm not particularly sensitive to instep height (either a little high or a little low), unless it's super low.
Sort of(?) relevant to this thread given the mods Cody does (even if they're not weight-weenie-sh)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQgGMrFRonY
I found a cheap enough pair of Alien RS’s, so I’m going to try them out. I wanted to wait for the F1lt, but fit concerns etc got me to pull the trigger. I’ll be jealous when the F1’s hit in the fall, but pretty stoked to try the Aliens for spring stuff. Appropriately safe a reasonable of course.
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F1LT review up on wildsnow.
My takeaway was that it is an upgrade to the current Alien but ain’t directly comparable to the F1. So pretty much as expected.Quote:
Overall I would call this boot a super Alien rather than a FL LT… It walks like an Alien, does not look or feel like a traditional ski boot and still has the Alien marking on the rubber sole…Super Alien.
weird review
making comparisons to alien without ever having skied the alien.
lots of rad photos in extreme places showing how much of an uber hard guy he is, though
Yeah I reread it and I guess he’s worn and walked in Aliens but hasn’t skied them?
Interesting mix of useful and otherwise. Seems like maybe the fit isn’t too much different after all, I guess ill ski the RS for the spring and see if I need more. I’m planning to load up on dyneema cord and keep a close eye on it, wouldn’t want to be on Denali without a fix.[emoji6]
At least they got somebody who’d skied it plenty; seems like he turned up a few weak points.
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Totally weird tone, especially for wildsnow.Quote:
Originally Posted by TG
Ok, cool your buddies aliens broke in the alaska range and on the grand Teton...Will they hold up for us mere mortals. And what was that shit about how part of his season is full seasons for most?
I've been waiting for the wildsnow review of this boot, but think I'm throwing in the towel on that site. We need a Lee Lau review!
"In terms of numbers for vertical/ mileage just assume I skied them more in the last few weeks than most will do in a season"Quote:
Originally Posted by NWFlow
Dude probably guides with a my life is better than your vacation sticker on his helmet... Insufferable twat.
I think lee only reviews real ski boots not bedroom slippersQuote:
Originally Posted by NWFlow
he's exum.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boissal
all you need to know
who hasnt heard the joke
how do you tell if someone is a ski guide ?
you don't have to ... he will tell you
That was the truth.Quote:
Originally Posted by NWFlow
That dude skis at a frequency and gnarl factor that is in the 1%. Maybe 0.25%. Isn’t on social media, and doesn’t strike me as a guy who’s got a spreadsheet to tally his vert/mileage. Maybe he does and thought it’d sound pretentious to tell you exactly how much vert he’s logged on the boots.
I took it more as “I don’t track this stuff closely so you’ll just have to trust that I get out a lot.”
Review could’ve been better, sure. Strange that so many are getting hung up on perceived radness slights. “IS THIS GUY SAYING HE SKIS MORE THAN ME AND MY FRIENDS?!??!” Yeah, he is. It’s almost certainly true don’t take it personally.
^Haha. Ok, fair enough. Point taken.
The tone of the piece just struck me as odd for wildsnow, but it was still by far the most in-depth review i've read yet so I also guess the tone of my original post was also bit off, probably from latent frustration in the home office, sorry.
I am curious if people are finding the f1 LT appreciably wider than the alien in the metatarsal area? That was what made me hesitant to fully invest in the alien...
Another Alien RS question, sorry if it’s already been covered- anybody have a source for bulk dyneema cord? I’d like to carry spare cord, but the price seems high for the short pieces on scarpa’s site.
I know its very stout dyneema though, so if the scarpa stuff is best I’ll do it.
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