I "accidentally" bought two pairs of skis - Salomon stance 96 and Elan Ripstick Black edition 96. The Salomon are geared 100% toward resort skiing West and East Coast (50/50) and it makes for a solid all mountain ski anywhere...
Since I have this extra pair of Ripsticks I was hoping to set them up as a hybrid 60/40 (resort downhill/backcountry) given they are a good bit lighter and I don't intend to do more than a couple of days a year doing backcountry stuff - the rest of the time I'd be using the Ripsticks in resort alpine mode for trees, bowls and mogul type stuff as an alternate ski to the Salomon.
I was eyeing the Marker Duke PT 16s (for some reason the 12s seem to get crappier reviews about breakage) as a possible binding for both modes on this Ripstick black 96 but wondering if I'm asking too much from a setup in doing something like this. Any input on ideal setup and whether this is even a good idea is welcome!
thanks
Since I have this extra pair of Ripsticks I was hoping to set them up as a hybrid 60/40 (resort downhill/backcountry) given they are a good bit lighter and I don't intend to do more than a couple of days a year doing backcountry stuff - the rest of the time I'd be using the Ripsticks in resort alpine mode for trees, bowls and mogul type stuff as an alternate ski to the Salomon.
I was eyeing the Marker Duke PT 16s (for some reason the 12s seem to get crappier reviews about breakage) as a possible binding for both modes on this Ripstick black 96 but wondering if I'm asking too much from a setup in doing something like this. Any input on ideal setup and whether this is even a good idea is welcome!
thanks
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