ON3P jeff 108 50/50 and tour

I'd email or call ON3P with these questions and they'll get you all sorted out

For what it's worth I've got the regular full weight K108s with shifts as my 50/50 ski and my legs haven't fallen off or anything like that yet. If you're just getting into backcountry and not sure how much of it you'll be doing (like I was when I bought that setup) I imagine you'll probably be happiest with regular or 50/50 on custom. Tour cores seem like a pretty intentional move if you're not certain you'll be doing longer tours.

But second to shooting an email to ON3P about it. Also worth a listen to the gear:30 podcast first - Scott breaks down the core options pretty well in that episode.

KevskiFor what it's worth I've got the regular full weight K108s with shifts as my 50/50 ski and my legs haven't fallen off or anything like that yet. If you're just getting into backcountry and not sure how much of it you'll be doing (like I was when I bought that setup) I imagine you'll probably be happiest with regular or 50/50 on custom. Tour cores seem like a pretty intentional move if you're not certain you'll be doing longer tours.

But second to shooting an email to ON3P about it. Also worth a listen to the gear:30 podcast first - Scott breaks down the core options pretty well in that episode.

yeah i definitely could just go with the regular layup
just don’t know what the downsides are to the other layups
ill definitely hit them up sounds like they communicate pretty well

I would just get a cast system. If your going to buy a very versatile ski that's just fatter then what lots of people use as a ski park I think It would be more beneficially to have that pivots for the downhill aspect. If your getting into touring there isn't really a need to go crazy light top bindings immediately especially since it sounds like your going to be using them at a resort a decent amount of the time. There's really two schools of thought on topics like this and in the end its all preference or whatever your most comfortable with in the end.

DummyBearsI would just get a cast system. If your going to buy a very versatile ski that's just fatter then what lots of people use as a ski park I think It would be more beneficially to have that pivots for the downhill aspect. If your getting into touring there isn't really a need to go crazy light top bindings immediately especially since it sounds like your going to be using them at a resort a decent amount of the time. There's really two schools of thought on topics like this and in the end its all preference or whatever your most comfortable with in the end.

Arent shifts cheaper than a cast system plus new pivots though?

animatorArent shifts cheaper than a cast system plus new pivots though?

100%

brentkimballyeah i definitely could just go with the regular layup
just don’t know what the downsides are to the other layups
ill definitely hit them up sounds like they communicate pretty well

Their customer service is super on point for sure. The 50/50 layout is fire because you still get the 1.8mm base and the 2.5 x 2.5 edges (which are what make the skis so durable) but you still get a ski that’s a little lighter. The tour layup is dope too but like stated already its a move you’re gonna make if you’re already into touring. The 50/50 makes the most sense honestly, but even the stock layup is gonna be fine because if anything it’ll just get you in shape even faster because they’re a little bit heavier than the 50/50/tour layups.

If your just getting into touring I’d serousily recommend day makers there cheaper if you already got bindings don’t need boots with pins and if you wanna make a backcountry jump or something won’t have to sacrifice having a little bindings that you can easily pop out of.