http://www.doglotion.com/sneak-peek-201516-ski-gear
Posted this as a new topic, but it also belongs here.
"there is great chaos under heaven, and the situation is excellent"
Disclaimer: Telemark Dave is a Hinterlandian.
He is not from New York State, and in fact, doesn't even ski there very often. He is also obsessive-compulsive about Voile Charger BC's.
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Oh Baby, I feel the wallet wanting to get much lighter.
Those boots look sweet, don't care about graphics on skins though. I still am pining over the chargers, but so far this season I am glad I have waited.
Don't ski the trees, ski the spaces between the trees.
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It was the fish scale G3's that caught my attention.. Though they are Madshus Annum sized, not Vector/Charger competitors..
As for the new Salomon Tech compatible AT boots, there was a quick preview of them in the last Salomon Freeski TV episode https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GrTEOuny_9c at 3:30. (Great episode BTW..)
"there is great chaos under heaven, and the situation is excellent"
Disclaimer: Telemark Dave is a Hinterlandian.
He is not from New York State, and in fact, doesn't even ski there very often. He is also obsessive-compulsive about Voile Charger BC's.
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Vector love for sure. They are just nice light fatish skis on the uphill, but when it turns down Vectors are a blast.
Avitar=Left Gully, Tuckerman Ravine
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Voile should be putting us on their payroll...
"there is great chaos under heaven, and the situation is excellent"
Disclaimer: Telemark Dave is a Hinterlandian.
He is not from New York State, and in fact, doesn't even ski there very often. He is also obsessive-compulsive about Voile Charger BC's.
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I skied with a guy riding Voile Vector BCs last week. He reapply liked them but hated their lack of glide when in the Daks. He said he would rather just use kick wax. He liked how they skied though.
Don't ski the trees, ski the spaces between the trees.
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I agree with the glide, but it is pretty decent for a ski that is 95 underfoot, and kickwaxing here can sometimes be fickle. I skied my local tour today in record time for me with the Vectors, but there were places that I said to myself that a waxable ski would even be faster.
I hedged my bet when I sold my Charger BC's with buying the Vector BC and the Chargers waxable. I have a kicker skin, and a full length skin for the Chargers. With the impending storm I will compare the Chargers to the Vectors and report. Yes, sometimes being a ski whore pays off...
Gotta go to know
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"there is great chaos under heaven, and the situation is excellent"
Disclaimer: Telemark Dave is a Hinterlandian.
He is not from New York State, and in fact, doesn't even ski there very often. He is also obsessive-compulsive about Voile Charger BC's.
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Cross post of a pic from the Hintertland Tales... Chargers loving the woods, and me, loving the Chargers..
"there is great chaos under heaven, and the situation is excellent"
Disclaimer: Telemark Dave is a Hinterlandian.
He is not from New York State, and in fact, doesn't even ski there very often. He is also obsessive-compulsive about Voile Charger BC's.
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Off Piste magazines ski review. Yes, they have Charger Love too!
http://offpistemag.com/full-2015-ski-reviews/ Click the link to the PDF file...
"there is great chaos under heaven, and the situation is excellent"
Disclaimer: Telemark Dave is a Hinterlandian.
He is not from New York State, and in fact, doesn't even ski there very often. He is also obsessive-compulsive about Voile Charger BC's.
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Here's another pic of SBR Charging... Keep those tips up!
"there is great chaos under heaven, and the situation is excellent"
Disclaimer: Telemark Dave is a Hinterlandian.
He is not from New York State, and in fact, doesn't even ski there very often. He is also obsessive-compulsive about Voile Charger BC's.
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An updated review on "Earn Your Turns" .
http://www.earnyourturns.com/29330/review-voile-charger-bc/
"there is great chaos under heaven, and the situation is excellent"
Disclaimer: Telemark Dave is a Hinterlandian.
He is not from New York State, and in fact, doesn't even ski there very often. He is also obsessive-compulsive about Voile Charger BC's.
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Chargers getting a little love now that we have some snow. The piddly little Easy Glide applicator just doesn't seem quite up to the task. I'm thinking a paint roller might work better.
Love Jay Peak? Hate Jay Peak? You might enjoy this: The Real Jay Peak Snow Report
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If you insist on using liquids, then go with the Toko. It has a wide applicator. Unfortunately, the formula has been revised so you won't get a buzz from the fumes anymore.
"there is great chaos under heaven, and the situation is excellent"
Disclaimer: Telemark Dave is a Hinterlandian.
He is not from New York State, and in fact, doesn't even ski there very often. He is also obsessive-compulsive about Voile Charger BC's.
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I hate the smell of that Toko stuff. Gonna see if the LSS can get me some Zardoz. That stuff is the bomb.
Love Jay Peak? Hate Jay Peak? You might enjoy this: The Real Jay Peak Snow Report
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Yessiree, Zardoz rules....order another for me. Puuuhhhlease! And thanks.
"there is great chaos under heaven, and the situation is excellent"
Disclaimer: Telemark Dave is a Hinterlandian.
He is not from New York State, and in fact, doesn't even ski there very often. He is also obsessive-compulsive about Voile Charger BC's.
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^ Working on it.
And Zardoz has other uses, who knew it could be used on skins (bold text is my addition):
Love Jay Peak? Hate Jay Peak? You might enjoy this: The Real Jay Peak Snow Report
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I'm pretty sure that Zardoz was originally developed as a skin "wax". But it proved so effective on bases that, hey why not increase its market appeal...
It really works best on warmer, wetter snow. Once the temp drops to typical bluebird, cold smoke, morning after the storm minus one zillion, then good old green glide (hydrocarbon, not flourocarbon) waxes are the realistic go-to.
"there is great chaos under heaven, and the situation is excellent"
Disclaimer: Telemark Dave is a Hinterlandian.
He is not from New York State, and in fact, doesn't even ski there very often. He is also obsessive-compulsive about Voile Charger BC's.
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...Addendum to add that in the above scenario, it probably not a huge issue if you don't wax or apply liquid to the Fish scales on the Charger BC's. (Or any patterned base ski).
There. Now that I've said "Charger BC, this thread is back on track... "TRACK"!!!!!!
"there is great chaos under heaven, and the situation is excellent"
Disclaimer: Telemark Dave is a Hinterlandian.
He is not from New York State, and in fact, doesn't even ski there very often. He is also obsessive-compulsive about Voile Charger BC's.
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Blatant repost from the other thread... Today SBR and I found some a charger Love...
The snow was sketch, but there you go... Proof yet again that yes, you can buy some mad skills to save the day...
"there is great chaos under heaven, and the situation is excellent"
Disclaimer: Telemark Dave is a Hinterlandian.
He is not from New York State, and in fact, doesn't even ski there very often. He is also obsessive-compulsive about Voile Charger BC's.
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