I have no experience in backcountry/touring skiing, but as an expert experienced alpine skier, I am intrigued by the range of hybrid bindings to expand my horizons beyond the downhill options at the resort. I am based in UK, so I don't have local mountains to drive and hike to - this exercise would be solely for uphill terrain accessible in a European resort setting.
Between the Shift and the new Marker Duke PT, I am more intrigued by the Duke PT (12 not 16 would suit just fine). The widest ski I have is the 19/20 Mantra M5 @ 96 underfoot, and I mounted a Griffon on that. I was considering snapping up a Rustler 10 or 11, if anyone wants to advise on either's suitability for touring use. Another option could be the new Volkl Blaze or the Black Crows Justis.
For a hybrid boot, I was looking at the Nordica Strider 130 Pro DYN.
Bottom line, I want a setup that is not biased to the backcountry or out-of-bounds touring, but feels right at home and uncompromising in-bounds at the resort.
Between the Shift and the new Marker Duke PT, I am more intrigued by the Duke PT (12 not 16 would suit just fine). The widest ski I have is the 19/20 Mantra M5 @ 96 underfoot, and I mounted a Griffon on that. I was considering snapping up a Rustler 10 or 11, if anyone wants to advise on either's suitability for touring use. Another option could be the new Volkl Blaze or the Black Crows Justis.
For a hybrid boot, I was looking at the Nordica Strider 130 Pro DYN.
Bottom line, I want a setup that is not biased to the backcountry or out-of-bounds touring, but feels right at home and uncompromising in-bounds at the resort.
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