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At vrs Snow Shoes for access
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for back country access AT bindings seem to make a lot of sense but some ppl say you loose alot of strength/performance with them, does anyone have an opinion about snow shoes...such as denali's or ursus
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i have some snowshoes that have big enough straps to fit my ski boots. they work fine (even though i don't use them that much), and i don't have to worry about the performance of touring bindings (not saying they are bad by any means, but i'm pretty sure the manufacturers suggest that you don't do any jumping/jibbing with them on)
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do you have any recomendation with respect to sizing when looking to buy them
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Why don't you just use Alpine Trekkers or Secura Fixes instead? Then you don't have to deal with strapping your snowshoes to your pack on the way down. Besides, its much more efficient and less tiring to shuffle your skis along the snow rather than carry them on your back. Snowshoes also suck ass because ski boots don't have a flex point for walking.
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i searched for Secura Fixes but couldnt find anything...who makes them
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http://www.telemark-pyrenees.com/Bindings%20-%20AT.htm
There's the link for all the alpine touring bindings and adapters you'll ever need to worry about. The Secura Fixes are half the price of the Alpine Trekkers, but quite a bit shittier construction. Lots of plastic. Anything is better than snowshoes though.
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you have any experience or know anyone who uses the treckers or secura fixes
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yeah snowshoeing in ski boots is not very efficient. but hey maybe one of these days i'll buy a sled
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skins and trek bindings are the way to go,
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Well yah strode, a sled is obviously the best way to go. But you can't access everything entirely by sled, so having Trekkers is definitely the way to get to those places.
Alpine Touring bindings are WAY better than Trekkers or Secura Fixes, but as was mentioned, they really aren't SUPER beefy so I wouldn't huck anything over about 30 feet on them. And definitely not jib on them. But then again, if you are out touring in the backcountry, you really must think about what would happen if you were to get injured... Most of the time if you are touring, it'd be a pain in the ass to have to evac somebody -- that's why you take it down a notch. Thus, touring bindings are usually fine.
Side hilling on touring adapters fucking sucks donkey balls. They put you way up above the ski, and they have next to zero lateral rigidity. Sketchy, all around. But you can use your stock bindings. Unless you have Looks -- the heel dildo of Look/Rossi bindings interferes with touring adapters. You must always have the small climbing bail in place, which isn't a big deal, unless you are on flat ground, which again, sucks donkey balls.
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