Murph

I've only skied these three days so far, but in a variety of late winter PNW conditions, including some great conditions for "testing" a binding: boot deep refreezing mank (yum!). I have them on Ogso Couturiers (185cm, 108mm underfoot) and skied mostly with Scarpa Maestrales and a half day of touring in Scarpa F1s. I'm 5'10", 175lbs, aggressive skier (but no big drops) and have them set at 7 on the release scale. Short form review: strong, easy to use, very well made, and light enough. Stepping into the...

I've toured with these about 10 days now, and they're great. Disappear in the hands for normal uptracks, and solid enough to really lean into them on tricky steps up a stupid icy up-route section near the start of a common local tour. I like the utility of the "extension" at the top of the grip. Good palm rest for the downhill pole on side hill skin tracks, and great for flipping risers. I thought I'd really baby them, but increasingly I'm recognizing their durability and treating them more or less like a...

Purchased in spring ‘21 as a lightweight touring setup. Pretty sure new graphics are the only difference between this year’s and last year’s models. I’m 5’10, 175lbs, expert/aggressive skier with 45yrs skiing and 25+years touring experience. I’ve had about 15 days in a full range of PNW conditions: perfect volcano corn, waist deep blower, boilerplate frozen rain crust, and pretty much everything in between. I’ve skied dozen or so lift-served runs after tours at Snoqualmie Pass, also in a variety of condi...

Any plans for a vario.2 brake to fit skis ~106mm underfoot? Or could the widest brakes currently available be bent to fit? Thx.

I have about 10 days on these now - mostly tours, but also a couple half days of lift-served skiing. Full range of PNW conditions from volcano corn to winter Cascade concrete and even some firm and choppy groomers. I'm 175lbs, 5'10", aggressive skier, and went with the 7-9 springs. No regrets. For as light and simple as these are, the downhill performance is amazing. No issues with pre-release. While I haven't crashed on 'em yet where I've wanted to release, I did kick them off while climbing in breakable c...