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Riff

Riff

Gender

Male

Height

5' 11"

Weight

175 lbs

Shoe Size

US 9.00

Skier Type

Type III - Aggressive

Ski Frequency:

100+ days / year

My Skiing

I mostly tour in the pnw, focusing on powder, traverses and ski mountaineering.
I’m a brand ambassador for Lithic Skis, of Peshastin, WA.

My Gear

Light/ daily driver-
Lithic Ramblin Jack 108, Lothic Townes 117, Down Lowdown 90.
Scarpa alien rs, Dynafit tlt6, dalbello lupo factory.
ATK Trofeo plus, Salomon MTN

Recent Posts

What i was really getting at was whether anyone can describe the tradeoffs for using the Intuition stiff tongues for the Pro Tour liner. I’m debating whether to buy some. Thanks!
Sorry for the confusion- I’m using a 27 Skorpius now. Sounds like the medium volume is the best bet, thanks!
4/29/2022
 
Update: still pretty stoked on these, drying them out is no problem. They were plenty warm on an extended trip with temps in the single digits. There’s some spots wearing through the exterior fabric, but nothing unusual.
I did the application process myself, got lucky with a sunny day and went for it. Pretty straighforward, no problems there. The next day I tried sticking my skins on there- absolutely no grip. I briefly panicked, then consulted the DPS website and found that they recommend skiing a few laps on them to buff off the surface to get the best adhesion from skins. After two hours of warm spring skiing, the skins stuck just fine. Also, performance improved vastly over the course of the first half dozen laps, ...
3/27/2022
 
Excellent point- i was hoping the material around the toe referred to as “perf” by palau would be closed cell heat moldable foam. It’s a low density open cell, probably comfortable but not as warm. It’s occasionally tough to figure out what the manufacturer means with descriptions.



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