Member provotrout

@provotrout wrote:

haven’t used chinese hooks with phantoms yet – it looks like they work well with no issues based on your venture setup. Is that the case across the board? Planning to trash those flimsy K-Clips and get some voiles this year..

Yes

@provotrout wrote:

Some quick math using science..

While you come to the right conclusion, you’re using science incorrectly. The biomechanics of hiking/snowshoeing are fundamentally different from skinning and not mentioned in the Fjaderlatt article. Hikers lift, swing, then plant. Skinners unweight then push forward without lifting the foot.…[Read more]

@FloImSchnee wrote:

Last weekend my Prior board’s base dried out after only two descents, due to the warm/wet snow conditions.
In cold winter I only wax it after 15-20 descents.

@provotrout wrote:

This sounds about right.

Actually, that’s backwards. Cold snow is more abrasive and will erode wax faster than warm snow, especially if it has…[Read more]

@provotrout wrote:

@Bro_Dizzle wrote:

I am currently waiting for karakoram to send some replacement climbing wires, as mine are not functional (defect). I’m getting antsy though, and wanting to go out anyways. Can anyone offer their experience climbing without the climbing wires? Not ideal of course, but bearable??

I go slower when ascending…

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@provotrout wrote:

I think the Dum Dum is a specialty offering this year and will be available next year, though I’m not sure in what capacity. Alister just noted that it is a shape he’s satisfied with in terms of being proven. Planning to demo one this month.

Barrows – you’re thinking of riding the 168, any recommendation on sizing the Dum Dum…

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@provotrout wrote:

Yeah, must have been. They’re good. It’s a little tricky for me figuring out when to bring em so they only have a few days on them, but they work pretty well in the right conditions. If you’re knocking off the chuting gallery as it seems, they could be worth it. You’re welcome to borrow them for a tour or two.

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@provotrout wrote:

Interesting point, from the video I watched that seems likely. You know that for sure?

I don’t know that for sure, but if you look the Spark R&D 2013/14 catalog, the mounting pivot on the Sabretooth looks exactly the same as on a Dynafit crampon.
And as Will is making Dynafit toe piece adapters and sells Dynafit toe pieces for…[Read more]

@provotrout wrote:

From my personal experience the C2/flyingV/artisan shape is kind of bouncy and doesn’t plane as well or feel as smooth as a proper S-rocker (camber to front foot, then early rise nose). But that’s not to say the twin capability of the C2 types doesn’t make them just as fun to ride, they just have different strengths.

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@provotrout wrote:

^ Nice work man. pretty sure I met you at the splitfest @ white pine. Cool blog, you guys have done some work this winter!

Thanks dude! :guinness: Yup, if I remember correctly I was talking to you about your verts. How do you like those things?

@provotrout wrote:

re: hardboot transition.. for stepping in you put the back bale on, snap front and ride. It’s less time consuming that getting straps on right, adjusted to the proper tightness.

for getting out of ride mode, flip two bales up in front and carry on with transition. Pulling sliders is the same imo b/t plates & sparks. Getting into…

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@nickstayner wrote:

@provotrout wrote:

@Maxwell Graham wrote:

Personally, aside from what we already have with the current offerings, I’d like to see lower profile bindings (foot to board)

agreed.

@Maxwell Graham wrote:

quicker transitions,

start seeing hard boots!

Not to beat a dead horse here, but how exactly do hard boots lead to a quicker…

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@provotrout wrote:

@Maxwell Graham wrote:

Personally, aside from what we already have with the current offerings, I’d like to see lower profile bindings (foot to board)

agreed.

@Maxwell Graham wrote:

quicker transitions,

start seeing hard boots!

Not to beat a dead horse here, but how exactly do hard boots lead to a quicker transition?

@provotrout wrote:

this could very well have been discussed before but I’ve been leaving the back boot ankle strap firm and leaving the top open. It’s a little different having the front foot locked in with a lot of support and the back heel locked down with a very flexy fore/aft/medial flex, but I’ve really enjoyed the freedom of movement. As long…

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@provotrout wrote:

My question is if splitting has blown up so much why is this forum so small?

Dude, this forum has quadrupled in the last 3 years. It’s hard to keep up, haha! That’s my purely subjective feeling for the time I have been on here.

@provotrout wrote:

why are you so concerned about splits with your riding area and preference for railing groomers?

Because a Splitboard is the propper equipment for “Backcountry” and I’ve been tormented with snowboard waist-width all the way back to (and before) the (Gag) K2 Fat-Bob Era.

@provotrout wrote:

thanks for taking the a few mns to save me an hour of milling aorund :thumbsup:

off to get this done!

edit: O mai gad. This setup is going to take me from slow mfer to kinda slow mfer! Backyard tour test resulted in very high marks.

edit v2: First day out had a good 9 mile/3k tour. The up is so much easier with the TLT5s &…

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@provotrout wrote:

I need to make the boots flex more side to side, maybe put some cant in the bindings.

This is where I’m at with my BD Primes too. I don’t want to lose the traversing abilities of the hardboots but I want the medial flex of the softboots back.

@provotrout wrote:

nice work. You boot up or hike South Ridge? It’s on the list..

We booted up it. Hiking the south ridge seems like it would be a bit gnarly. Go shred it!

@Jefe009 wrote:

@provotrout wrote:

TLT5s arrived today. HB setup will be tested tomorrow

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Barrows – I admit to suffering from information overload on the mods, is there a single link that breaks down the mods.. only get one chance 😀 It seems you’re the go to guy for this. Appreciate any…

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@provotrout wrote:

TLT5s arrived today. HB setup will be tested tomorrow

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Barrows – I admit to suffering from information overload on the mods, is there a single link that breaks down the mods.. only get one chance 😀 It seems you’re the go to guy for this. Appreciate any help.

Provo, this…[Read more]