Chris

The best leashes I've found. First off - why leashes: brakes often don't work in the backcountry (they don't stop skis in light pow or when the slope is steep enough). I've had these leashes on my salomon mtn explores and 4frnt hojis for 8 years combined. These leashes are long enough to pop out for a scramble over a ridge or to keep clipped during a transition and the fuse link snapped as designed when the ski caught on a tree, but I kept falling, reducing risk of injury on my leg. They're not the ...

I got these as my "beef boot" but use them for most of my winter touring - the extra weight penalty is worth the better downhill for me. Also it's done double duty inbounds with MNC bindings inbound when I was traveling and didn't want to bring two boots. I've done touring days up to 6k ft vert on them and the faster transitions and smooth ROM helps. The hoji lock mostly works, but I do occasionally have to unlock the top buckle in order to get into ski mode without popping a hernia. I have high arches an...

Got these to lighten up my pow setup, has worked great in 12 days in WA/BC - haven't had a prerelease yet, even on an inbounds day with some firm snow and hitting some mild drops. It did release when I speared a buried stump. I do lock the toes for sidehilling when skinning. Some nits: I've had snow build up on top of the heel plate on a wet snow day. Also it's a slight annoyance rotating the heel piece between flat and risers. I haven't had any issues using my ski pole to step in to the toe on flatter ...

How do you think these will compare to the TR1s? Looks pretty similar in terms of specs. Negative "flat mode" is interesting.