Chris

Will these fit La Sportiva Spectre size 28.0 out of the box or would I need to purchase a longer bar?

I like this helmet much more than all of the frontside-oriented helmets I've used in the past. I like that the adjustment system and ear-flaps fold nicely into the helmet while its in my pack. The weight is decent, the goggle and headlamp clips work well, and the winter liner is very luxurious and cozy. The ventilation was reasonable for a steep 45 minute bootpack in above freezing temperatures (winter padding and all). A dedicated climbing helmet may have better ventilation, but this helmet is very ve...

I forgot to mention that the service I got from Skimo.co was awesome!

I've skied these for about 6 days now, in wildly differing conditions, thanks to some weird weather. They are a blast to ski in cold boot deep powder and soft corn snow (what isn't?), very easy to control in chopped up heavy powder, and perform very respectably on bulletproof hardpack and groomed runs. They feel very predictable and easy to turn, and I think they would respond well to being skied hard by an expert skier (my technique is far from great). My only concern is long-term durability, but after...