Sir Francis Bacon for A/T??

theyll definately work, but may be a tad heavy, which may not be a huge concern unless your doing long trecks. also what kind of at binding? dynafit or a frame type (guardians, dukes, adrenalines, ect)

shin-bangtheyll definately work, but may be a tad heavy, which may not be a huge concern unless your doing long trecks. also what kind of at binding? dynafit or a frame type (guardians, dukes, adrenalines, ect)

I'm not sure yet, honestly. What would you recommend?? I don't think I'll be doing really long trips for the time being. By the time I get to that point I'll look into a more specific touring set-up.

ShockG859I'm not sure yet, honestly. What would you recommend?? I don't think I'll be doing really long trips for the time being. By the time I get to that point I'll look into a more specific touring set-up.

Alright, well, so you want more an all Mtn slack country setup with the occasional long tour or what? How often do you plan on going?

My setup is Fritschii touring bindings on K2 Made N Ak's, which is a wood core 108mm waist soft ski, its not that different than the bacons weight wise. For short tours its perfect to have a good POW ski to have on the way down. I guess I pretty much ski with people that have similar setups if everyone around me had dynafits and light skis I would get killed. It just depends on what you want to do. My setup is heavy as fuck, relatively speaking, but for mini golf and slack country touring it works good.

Actually, next year's Bacon would work really well for what you're talking about. They are pretty much exactly what you describe wanting actually, super light so that'll keep total weight down even with a heavy AT binding, handle most conditions really well, light swingweight if you want to throw some tricks.

I did a full in depth review of them here:
https://www.newschoolers.com/news/read/The-Roofbox-Depth-2016-Line-Sir-Francis-Bacon#SIHtwF3KmzvcOkBr.97

shin-bangAlright, well, so you want more an all Mtn slack country setup with the occasional long tour or what? How often do you plan on going?

You got it. I'm looking for an all mountain ski... That I can take into the backcountry from time-to-time. I'd say, this season, I'll get around 10 days touring in the backcountry.

I really know nothing about backcountry gear. I went with some friends last year, but I just boot-packed it, and used my JJ's for the ride down. I have been doing a lot of research on backcountry skiing and it's something that I keep getting more and more into, but I am also very aware of the dangers, and I know that nothing is as educational as experience, and that is why I have decided to slowly get into bc and touring.

So, really, I need any info, help, tips, ideas, and/or recommendations that yall can give! Thanks again for all the feedback!

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ShockG859You got it. I'm looking for an all mountain ski... That I can take into the backcountry from time-to-time. I'd say, this season, I'll get around 10 days touring in the backcountry.

I really know nothing about backcountry gear. I went with some friends last year, but I just boot-packed it, and used my JJ's for the ride down. I have been doing a lot of research on backcountry skiing and it's something that I keep getting more and more into, but I am also very aware of the dangers, and I know that nothing is as educational as experience, and that is why I have decided to slowly get into bc and touring.

So, really, I need any info, help, tips, ideas, and/or recommendations that yall can give! Thanks again for all the feedback!

Sounds like they would work fine with some adrenalines or guardians slapped on them. They will be pretty heavy, but for what you want to do they should be just fine. Skin wise I loved my black diamond nylons and haven't had any problems. Although I did buy a twin tip tail connector from G3 so the tail clip wouldn't come off as I was riding a twin tip.