I'd like to do some more off-piste skiing this year (nothing too crazy, so don't worry Mom!) and I also want to be safe, which means having the right gear. I already have a beacon and shovel, but that's not near enough stuff (and I also don't have a bag to put the shovel in...). So I went to www.backcountry.com the other day and ordered the following stuff:
- Marker Baron Ski Bindings, small (who knew I had small feet?) to go on the new Fat-ypus skis
- Alpinist elle Climbing Skins, Women's medium (so pretty!)
- Black Diamond QuickDraw (sounds like it's from a wild west movie) Guide Probe 300, burnt orange
- Gregory Targhee Backpack, orange (to match the probe, of course. And no, I've never heard of this company either, but it looks like a great bag! And yes, that's a picture of the bag up top)
And that's it. I know there's more stuff I could have ordered, like a rope and crampons, but I think I'm off to a good start! I'll let you know how the new gear works out once I get a chance to try it all out (come on Whistler opening day, Nov. 27... hurry up and get here!). And I'm also going to have to practice putting the skins on and off, so I'll share that whole sticky mess as well.
1 comment:
wow so you do backcountry skiing? Cool.
I was looking at the Burton backbacks where you can have a board attached to them, but I'm no where near the skill to be able to go backcountry lol
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