The new skis finally arrived!

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As some of you know, my new 188cm Rossignol Super 7's were stolen by a UPS warehouse employee back in November, and by that time the Rossi warehouse was out of stock. They said that I'd have them by the end of January, but they didn't arrive until today.

I rationalized that by not having them I wouldn't be tempted to go out and ski them until our base depths were sufficient. However, I truly lucked out in the end: the ones they sent are 2013 models! \:D/

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I was considering selling my 2011 S7's or these, which ever one I preferred less. I figured that I'd demo the Super 7's first to decide before drilling the new ones. However, the way that I've beaten the crap out of my skis this season I think that I'll keep both pair and use the old S7's as my rockers.

Now I've just got to get them mounted. I think that I'm going to go Dynafit. That means selling the Rossignol Axial 2 140 XXL's that they sent with the skis:

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I just listed them for $240 and I'm sitting here waiting for the phone to ring. I've got to sell them first because, unfortunately, the Dynafit bindings I want are $509.93. And that's on sale. :shock:
 
Congratulations! The 2013's look awesome!! Bet you would love to use them this weekend....dumpage coming your way!
 
mrgskier":4ndyf1y5 said:
Congratulations! The 2013's look awesome!! Bet you would love to use them this weekend....dumpage coming your way!
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That's why I just sucked it up and went and bought the Dynafits. I'll see if Andy at the Peruvian can mount them for me tomorrow.

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Edit: And AmyZ bought the Rossi bindings, so all worked out in the end.
 
berkshireskier":194jbob8 said:
$509 for bindings?? I hope you're joking. Are they gold plated?
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I wish. Actually, good luck finding any Dynafit for less than $400-450, and these are the creme de la creme of the line. Normal price $599, at least they were on sale for $509. But they're sitting in my kitchen and they're friggin' gorgeous.
 
Not in the core but a single sheet of titanal below the top sheet.

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If you havent already id take em to sports loft in cottonwood. I use peruvian exclusively for everything except dyna. Not that i dont trust him just that sports loft is a dyna shop. They will need both boots too. If they dont ask for both dont have them mounted there.

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I also think that is too much ski for dynafit on a daily basis.

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Skidog":13g6zz50 said:
I also think that is too much ski for dynafit on a daily basis.

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I was thinking the same or rather I was thinking that it was too touring oriented for the amount of resort skiing you do ( just a guess based on posts). Seems like you have the compromise backwards, something like a 60/40 resort/touring binding when really something like 90/10 would be a better fit. Thinking something like a duke was made for someone like you. I'm sure you considered it so why'd you go dynafit?

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socal":3eu7xb01 said:
I was thinking the same or rather I was thinking that it was too touring oriented for the amount of resort skiing you do ( just a guess based on posts). Seems like you have the compromise backwards, something like a 60/40 resort/touring binding when really something like 90/10 would be a better fit. Thinking something like a duke was made for someone like you. I'm sure you considered it so why'd you go dynafit?
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I had a similar discussion with Liz in Jackson. She bought AT boots for Antarctica but rented skis. Dynafit was the right call there because all of the ski days were touring. But IMHO she should buy a soft snow oriented ski with a binding compatible for both touring in AT boots and resort powder days on alpine boots.

The Marker Duke is designed with max DIN settings. I have Marker Barons on my Black Diamond Verdicts that I use for touring. Admin weighs less than I do so he doesn't need a max DIN either. In Jackson we saw an even lighter weight Marker F12 binding that is more touring oriented. But observing where and how admin skis and on those huge skis, I would opine that something like the Baron would be most appropriate.
 
Marc_C":2dec6wjd said:
Maybe he's planning on going 90% backcountry next season?
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maybe, but do you really think that's the case or are you just disagreeing for the sake of being different. And you'll note that I wrote that I'm sure he thought about this so I was wondering his thought pattern, which might be that he's going mostly touring next season.

On the Duke vs baron , I agree just didn't think about the baron.
 
The particular Dynafit binding that I bought -- the Radical FT -- is designed for beefier skis and actually ships with a 130mm brake. I did some asking around and considered all of what's mentioned above before I decided on what I did, and appreciate the input.

No, I don't plan to use these as a dedicated touring ski, I just wanted to mount 'em once and forget about it. I also wanted to be able to tour on those skis all day when wanted, and going with a much lighter binding helps to make up for some of the weight of the ski. Also, keep in mind that I'm notoriously easy on gear, my recent Fritschi failure notwithstanding. At sub-150 lbs. I just don't put that much torque on stuff, especially as I tend to finesse my skiing rather than muscle through turns. I'm not a hucker and something like the Duke or the Guardian is just too friggin' heavy for touring -- those are more sidecountry bindings IMO. Finally, I'm sick of the heel slop that has developed in every single rail-type AT binding that I've ever owned.

The biggest hitch today, for the couple of runs that I skied the new sticks, is the lower stack height. I'm used to my boot being ~2" above the ski, which gives me enormous leverage to get a wider ski on edge and hold it there. With the Dynafits I'm practically flat on the ski. I was already more accustomed to it by the second run and am sure that I'll adjust to it. Fortunately tomorrow's gonna be deep and I won't need to worry about putting those puppies on edge.
 
admin":3nwj7ydk said:
my recent Fritschi failure
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The shop we visited in Jackson considered Fritschis very unreliable. They recommended Marker for inbounds/sidecountry and Dynafit if you're primarily touring.
 
The new heel rise adjustment is much slicker.

Compared with the Fritschis you were riding, your Dynafits are lighter, more torsionally rigid, and the front pivot is better placed (too far forward on the older Fritschi). I have friends who ride the resort on Dynafits. I use the Baron.

Toured for 14 straight days at Selkirk Mountain Experience/ will head back to Utah after holiday weekend blows over. Dumping here in WA.
 
makes sense to me then. Plus, its always cool to have the fanciest gear.

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Admin":1jsf1iyv said:
At sub-150 lbs. I just don't put that much torque on stuff, especially as I tend to finesse my skiing rather than muscle through turns.
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For those of us who tip the scales a little harder, the Salomon Guardian 16's, though not light, look to be an instant contender for best all around in-bounds and out of bounds bindings when they start selling them in the fall of 2012:

http://www.firsttracksonline.com/2012/0 ... an-review/
http://www.utahoutside.com/2012/01/salo ... ng-review/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv63cPYOWxE
 
Admin":1n432uip said:
At sub-150 lbs. I just don't put that much torque on stuff, especially as I tend to finesse my skiing rather than muscle through turns.
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Given that, and the width of the skis, aren't those a bit on the long side for you?
 
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