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Best All Mountain Ski & hike and ride bindings

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gjsawyer
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Looking for a all mountain ski with at / deep powder & hike n ride bindings for touring
Ontario skier travel outwest back country but shred craptario sometimes with family looking for a new set for 2014.
5'9 145 27 yrs cliff hucking and pillows recommendations
also better to buy online or from a dealer in ontario? if so which onine shops are either located in ontario or ship for cheap.
THanks!
Jul 27 2013 4:21PM
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VD.
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Hopefully this will aid you decision making somewhat - http://aslansskiblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/guardian-duke-epf-mfd-and-adrenalin.html

Also are you going to be skiing with alpine soles or tech soles as that will effect which binding to go for.
Jul 27 2013 4:30PM
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gjsawyer
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thx u can delete this thread i made a new one srry thanks
Jul 27 2013 4:38PM
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gjsawyer
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need boots to what do u suggest
Jul 27 2013 6:02PM
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VD.
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Depending on how much touring your planning on doing, you can either go for a solid pair of alpine boots, a pair of freeride 'hike and ride' boots (these have alpine soles with a 'walk' mode) or a pair of tech soled boots. If you decide not to go for tech boots, don't sweat over getting 'hike and ride' boots, a decent fitting pair of alpine boots will work a lot better for you than a poor fitting pair of freeride boots, for slackcountry touring a walk mode is a luxury not a necessity.
Jul 27 2013 6:54PM
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IDMT_BC024
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Are you actually going to be backcountry skiing or hiking inbounds to side-country? If you are going into the backcountry do you have a beacon, probe, shovel, training, and friends with the same? Because that shit isn't optional.
As far as boots what are you looking for? Something beefy that you can ski inbounds or a touring specific boot? Your best bet is to go into a shop, tell them what your looking for, and have them find out what boots fit you the best.

Jul 27 2013 10:37PM
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gjsawyer
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i like the gaurdian but hasnt been tested too much keep hearing complaints and looking around either the f12 or a dynafit but i havent skied a dynafit binding before...
what ski's should i be looking at?
Jul 27 2013 11:20PM
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gjsawyer
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Thanks will do
Jul 27 2013 11:21PM
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gjsawyer
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good ski shops in the toronto, ontario area?
Jul 27 2013 11:22PM
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