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Jag ska till Kanada i vinter och köra en hel del touring och offpist. Jag har blivit rekommenderad följande utrustning av en guide.(jag citerar utan att värdera):
"Skis: We like them fat! Tip width should be no less than 85 mm. Waist no
less than 70. Traditional telemark skis are not appropriate for powder
conditions. Skis should be single camber, soft flexing and short. Most
skiers here are using lengths of 170 - 190, with smaller lighter people
going to 160s. Only the heavier and most aggressive skiers would use a 200.
Some recommended skis are: Volant Power Carve or Chubbs, Volkl Snow Ranger
or Cross Ranger, Soloman X-Mt. or X-Scream, Voile Mt.. Surf, Atomic Betas,
Rossignol Big Bang or Mega Bang, Black Diamond Mira, Tua Excaliber, Sumo or
Big Easy. Please do not be influenced by the confusing reviews in magazines
that categorise skis as AT (alpine touring) or Telemarking (Free Heel). Skis
should be bought for the type of snow they are to be used in, not the type
of binding that will be put on them.
Tele-Bindings: 1998 Rainy Super Loop are now holding (1997 or earlier not
recommended). B.D. Riva’s, Pit Bulls, G3 Targa, Voile Cable, Rottefella
Cable, Hot Chillies (not fully tested)
BOOTS: First of all, please don’t buy new boots for your trip! Or if you
must, give yourself time to do a few days of hard skiing in them. The most
popular boots these days are the plastic Scarpa T1s, T2s, T3s and Garmont.
Leather boots should be sturdy with at least one buckle. Brand names -
Merrill, Scarpa, Asolo, Alpina. Torsionally flimsy boots more than 5 yrs
old - forget it! Alpine boot brands - Dachsteins, Koflack, Raichles,
Nordica.
POLES: B.D., Leki, and Lifelink all have excellent composit poles which are
popular. Plain old downhill poles seem to be dependable. No bamboo or
Fiberglas please. Adjustable poles often don’t work in cold weather.
SKINS: Climbing skins are a must! Use a skin that covers the waist width of
your ski. Make sure the glue is still sticking. Ascension glue works with
any brand of skin. Some skins come from the factory with little glue and
need extra right away (Pomoca, coll-tex). Recommended brands - Pomoca,
Coll-tex, Montanyl, Black Diamond."
mao så kommer det att gå utmärkt med mina x-scream och targabindningar.
PS Snömängden som ofta anges är ackumulerad (djupet av varje enskilt snöfall adderas ihop över tiden)Det reella snödjupet är något helt annat, då komprimeras snön under omvandling och när nästa lager faller. Ett bra kanadensiskt snödjup i storleksordningen 2-3 meter (vid tex. 9m ackumulerad snömängd)Faller snön väldigt fluffigt så blir ju de ackumulerade måtten mycket större än de absoluta.