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same thing happened to me this past weekend as well, on the wilson glacier, on voile chargers. clean rip right out of the ski. no inserts.
could Dynafit screws serve to be a tad more aggressive?
could Dynafit screws serve to be a tad more aggressive?
Looking forward to your photos.
Hope the weather will be great for the Valle Blanche.
Hope the weather will be great for the Valle Blanche.
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Awesome trip, that looks beautiful.
I remember Amar had a similar incident a couple years ago and salvaged the trip with Voile straps:
http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=21086.0
But Amar's appeared to be K2 Mt Baker Superlights/Waybacks without inserts ....
author=Pete A link=topic=27148.msg114468#msg114468 date=1359064525]
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Hearing about more and more of these insert failures doesn't exactly make me feel confident skiing my Manaslus in high-consequence conditions.
Lou Dawson just posted on Wildsnow his advice against using them in high consequence conditions. Anyhow I think the question is moot except for those of us that have a few pair of skis with insert...
nice job fellas... i'm really surprised the Tahoma was filled in so well this early into the winter.
regarding dynafit - they don't exactly have a perfect record when it comes to bindings either.... their Dynafit TriStep binding toe pieces were crap....they quickly discontinued making them but never offered up a recall or exchange, I still have a pair of them sitting in my basement.
Hearing about more and more of these insert failures doesn't...
regarding dynafit - they don't exactly have a perfect record when it comes to bindings either.... their Dynafit TriStep binding toe pieces were crap....they quickly discontinued making them but never offered up a recall or exchange, I still have a pair of them sitting in my basement.
Hearing about more and more of these insert failures doesn't...
Glad to have you two still around.
Amazing what two souls individually unsure in the confidence of the situation can accomplish when they are 100% confident in each other.
This TR hits the alpine heart hard. Thanks for the candid sharing.
Amazing what two souls individually unsure in the confidence of the situation can accomplish when they are 100% confident in each other.
This TR hits the alpine heart hard. Thanks for the candid sharing.
Well done on a route rarely climbed in the winter, folks. I looked at the West Side road on our way out on Saturday and was surprised not to see any cars- I must have overlooked yours.
On the Dynafit ski issue- I know of at least one other person on this site who also had a Dynafit binding rip out of a Dynafit ski in the last year. I'll let him speak for himself if he so chooses, but it does seem to me that their ability to build bomb-proof bindings hasn't translated to thei...
On the Dynafit ski issue- I know of at least one other person on this site who also had a Dynafit binding rip out of a Dynafit ski in the last year. I'll let him speak for himself if he so chooses, but it does seem to me that their ability to build bomb-proof bindings hasn't translated to thei...
Damn, I am jealous! I've been eyeing Lane for a while. Looks like it was a fun day.
That was a really interesting report. Thanks! Lot's of cool trips reported during the recent clear weather. Too bad I spent the whole time working!
Cool trip. Thanks for posting to topo map also, makes it easier to imagine.
Love those clouds over Chair Peak! Cool adventure!!
Cool! I went to Colchuck lake with similar plans on the 21st with a friend, but we bailed on account of some equipment issues. Truly a wildly variable snowpack just now. Nice work!
mixin it up again... i love the variety in your videos (even if this time it was both the geography and conditions that spanned the full range).
nice job on lane... i know you've been eyeing that all season. at this rate we better think up some new objectives fast!
nice job on lane... i know you've been eyeing that all season. at this rate we better think up some new objectives fast!
hmm. I wish there was an inconspicuous way to make a first post to figure out how the image-upload thing works.
We did the worm on the 15th (sorry for the late post). We thought there might be a crowd, but there was only one other party, who turned around half way because it was "nuking"- it must've been 50 degrees with just a little breeze. It was that feeling where every sense tells you that it's summer except your eyes. We booted it all the way to the top. There'...
We did the worm on the 15th (sorry for the late post). We thought there might be a crowd, but there was only one other party, who turned around half way because it was "nuking"- it must've been 50 degrees with just a little breeze. It was that feeling where every sense tells you that it's summer except your eyes. We booted it all the way to the top. There'...
Hey! That was us that you were skiing with. What a great day! Here is a shot of your friend coming down that drainage.
author=Gregg_C link=topic=27141.msg114386#msg114386 date=1358971168]
Great trip guys. Alan Kearney, Andy Selters, and a few others did that trip in '87 or so. They raved about it. Always wanted to repeat it.
Good to hear about folks doing the Traverse in the 80s. Rainer Burgdorfer’s book mentions it as a possibility, but I haven’t heard much about it being done lately. Hadley is great summer or early season (October) trip via C...
awesome!
There's so much cool stuff in the Olympics, keep it coming!
There's so much cool stuff in the Olympics, keep it coming!
funny thing I was staring at that logging road on a map last week wondering if it was a brilliant or stupid idea... If you need a partner next time shoot me a pm.
Well Done! Way to take advantage of the inversion!
Well done! I've wanted to do that traverse for some time now. I live on Thompson Creek Road and I've always thought it would be great to travel from the Ski Area to my home. I was back at Lasiocarpa on Monday and saw that someone followed my tracks to the summit of Coleman Pinnacle, must have been you.......Good times!
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That's what he said.
Too bad Dynafit has had so many design/production issues in the last couple years.
So many design/production issues? Didn't you just buy a couple of pair of Dynafit bindings and TLT5P boots? ;)
The insert failures...
Awesome! had made plans to the same trip that weekend but decided to put it off until there was more daylight and better snow. Glad you got to enjoy the solitude and the views.
thanks for the pics.
thanks for the pics.
Yo Jaime, had great skiing yesterday east of Badger Mt, near Duffy Creek and today east of the powerlines on Jump Off ridge. Full depth facets both days. 40-60 cm snow depth, ankle to boot top penetration.
Could you mark an approximation of your route on my map? http://goo.gl/maps/ZPJbg
Awesome trip, that looks beautiful.
I remember Amar had a similar incident a couple years ago and salvaged the trip with Voile straps:
http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=21086.0
I remember Amar had a similar incident a couple years ago and salvaged the trip with Voile straps:
http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=21086.0
Xtra nice ! Ive done a trip like that in a day and always regret not doing it in two or even three.
Thanks , I'll check it out.
Thanks , I'll check it out.
badass trip, you guys!
good job z-man for persevering through the mishap, and the rest of the troop being good partners. congrats on your summit+descent!
good job z-man for persevering through the mishap, and the rest of the troop being good partners. congrats on your summit+descent!
Just to chime in on the toe rip. I did the same on a pair of dynafit manaslu's that had inserts. Luckily I was about 5 minutes from the TH.
That's what he said.
Too bad Dynafit has had so many design/production issues in the last couple years.
Too bad Dynafit has had so many design/production issues in the last couple years.
author=dberdinka link=topic=27148.msg114387#msg114387 date=1358971699]
Nice trip. I just read a TR on Wildsnow that involved a dynafit binding ripping out the inserts on a Stoke ski above the Fuhrer Finger this last week. What kind of gear suffered the ripout on your trip?
Dynafit Mustagh Ata. All four toe inserts ripped out simultaneously and completely. Sounds like more than just a coincidence. To be fair, it looks like the...
Nice trip. I just read a TR on Wildsnow that involved a dynafit binding ripping out the inserts on a Stoke ski above the Fuhrer Finger this last week. What kind of gear suffered the ripout on your trip?
Great trip guys. Alan Kearney, Andy Selters, and a few others did that trip in '87 or so. They raved about it. Always wanted to repeat it. Looking forward to hearing more from you at the meeting next week.
Gregg
Gregg
Awesome.
Had my first thigh deep pow turns of the season out there before the nooksack falls rd gate swings shut. Ski terrain out there is incredible.
Had my first thigh deep pow turns of the season out there before the nooksack falls rd gate swings shut. Ski terrain out there is incredible.
Wonderful photos. The wind packed slopes were great to see and not ski. ;)
My place has a view of Jumpoff, Gunn, and Baring. I can't wait to get up there and do some exploring! Thanks for posting.
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we used the chainsaw monday to clear the road... what a great week to be up there! awesome decent and great edit!
Thanks! Rory said someone had cleared the road since he was back there last.
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I absolutely LOVED the video.
PS. Where's "this" Goat mountain at?
Thanks!
It's the large mound between the White River drainage and Fryingpan Creek.
Cool trip - like the shot of the goats shredding the windbuff.
A very, er, "interesting" weekend:
From my perspective:
Highlights:
Lowlights:
From my perspective:
Highlights:
- Running into an old coworker on the way up FS road 7601.
- Mountain goat tracks in various spots along the way
- Sunrise and sunset photo ops
- Running into Jonah and Anne, my new two favorite people in the world
Lowlights:
- Carrying skis up Aasgard Pass on my back. Perhaps a physicist can exp...
Sounds like a great trip Eric and Chuck. Wish I would have been around for this one. I have often wondered how that route would work. Awesome!
Nice one! Perfect place to go for possibly the last inversion day.
Yeah, Big Bertha is the massive avy path that runs down the west of Crystal Peak. It hits 410 less than one mile south of the Mather Memorial fork.