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Ski touring

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Logan.
Posts: 717 - Karma: 1,862
What are your opinions on ski touring? Is it better than back-country off of a ski resort and is it worth the money?

Sorry if this is a re-post.
Sep 30 2012 6:44PM
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Logan.
Posts: 717 - Karma: 1,862
*By worth the money I mean is it worth the cost of skins, touring binding, (maybe powder skis) ect...
Sep 30 2012 6:45PM
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skinny_man
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to continue the questions, how long does it take skinning to get 3 hours of skiing in?
Sep 30 2012 7:06PM
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RICK_ROSS
Posts: 6983 - Karma: 3,336
2 hours and 50 minutes.

Sep 30 2012 7:17PM
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ForeverYung
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Wut
Sep 30 2012 10:55PM
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ChasingFlakes
Posts: 822 - Karma: 1,544
LOL, pretty much. Put it this way. Go where you want and have heli ski terrain and the cost of gear and fuel for your car. The only down side is that when you heli skiing you get 3-7 laps while ski touring gets 1-2 or you can just lap features. So lets say a pillow line that take 45 mins to ski up , would take you about an hour per lap,( plus your approach) do 3-6 of those then ski on to the car.

I personally love ski touring and tour quite often but if you expecting a 45 min hike for a couple thousand feet of vert then you in for a huge surprise when you go out your first time.
Oct 1 2012 10:03AM
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.RYAN66
Posts: 5381 - Karma: 235
Yeah most back country enthusiasts don't just do it for the snow. For me I fin it so relaxin to be trekking through the mountains and getting that reward of skiing some untouched lines. I'm not to sure what to use for a ski set up though. I already ordered some guardians and I am jut not sure for skis.
Oct 1 2012 12:19PM
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I.B
Posts: 8136 - Karma: 24,328
It's fucking awesome.
Oct 1 2012 12:21PM
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Huck_Norris
Posts: 11487 - Karma: 18,626

This. 

If you like hiking and like skiing pow, it's the tittays.  Nothing like conquering an ascent and then pillaging fresh lines just you and your bros/brosephinas IMO. 

Oct 1 2012 12:25PM
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bakedpow
Posts: 8770 - Karma: 10,453
The best runs of my life have been accessed by touring, definitely worth it.

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Oct 1 2012 12:49PM
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Karma_Police
Posts: 2655 - Karma: 1,628
This.

Anymore use my skins to get out of places not to go to places.  I typically like riding the chair lift up and then skiing to a road or just beyond a hill that I have to skin over to get back tot he chair lift.

I ride dukes because the ultimate goal is skiing and not the journey of skinning.  At least for me that is.   I'm not in good enough shape to warrant tech bindings nor do I really care about super long tours.

That's just me and my 2 cents.

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Oct 1 2012 12:59PM
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A^frame
Posts: 297 - Karma: 296
Changed Skiing or me! Hate people and lift lines because of Touring. Only ski untracked all day, but Have been in and around several avalanches. Get an avalanche beacon/ probe/ shovel and training before you get a touring set up.
Oct 1 2012 1:32PM
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skiskate
Posts: 787 - Karma: 823
Its the best thing there is, I just love touring around looking for fun features. I only ride resort when theres fresh. Otherwise id way rather walk all day for 2-3 epic runs.
Oct 2 2012 1:15AM
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RRhighrider
Posts: 2137 - Karma: 1,105
I am really excited to start touring this winter. I finally have to the resources to get them shit I need to make it happen.
Oct 2 2012 1:26AM
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J.DUKE
Posts: 1233 - Karma: 38
ask TGR
Oct 2 2012 7:20AM
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snomaster
Posts: 3228 - Karma: 4,891
Yeah ask TGR because nobody here skins to get the goods. NS only consists of suburban wangsters from the PA.
Oct 2 2012 1:16PM
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GANDALF
Posts: 6270 - Karma: 6,329
got myself a touring setup for this season. should be awesome.
Oct 2 2012 4:45PM
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ChasingFlakes
Posts: 822 - Karma: 1,544
if you have the cash for a touring only rig , get dynafits right off the bat. You will eventually anyways. Plus for boots get something with a walk mode , you'll thank me later
Oct 2 2012 4:51PM
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jdubbs.
Posts: 728 - Karma: 119
Touring = win. I love it. I am also getting a setup this year (before I always borrowed gear). But definitely get the proper avalanche gear.
Oct 2 2012 6:39PM
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DAPSKI
Posts: 414 - Karma: 141
this
Oct 2 2012 9:41PM
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hemlockjibber8
Posts: 5941 - Karma: 3,334
3 hours of skiing in total? I think that is a pretty unrealistic goal. even when cat skiing for a 7 hour day, you probably don't get much more than 3 hours of actual ski time, if that.

Touring is well worth it. Slack country is generally the more amount of skiing for your climbing time seeing as you don't have to climb the entire approach
Oct 2 2012 10:17PM
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snakerton
Posts: 2434 - Karma: 1,977
It so awesome. I was just day dreaming about the places im gonna go this winter while doing my chemistry homework
Oct 2 2012 10:42PM
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ShredMasterPlus
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MMMM July Skiing
Oct 2 2012 11:31PM
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iLLbiLLy
Posts: 2865 - Karma: 2,631
and more importantly, the proper avalanche education. Your beacon isn't going to help you find your friend/s if you don't know how to use it. Also keep in mind, the further out you go the more fucked you are when you huck a cliff and break your leg.

Other than that skinning sucks, don't do it...

(more powder for me)
Oct 3 2012 12:47AM
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Karma_Police
Posts: 2655 - Karma: 1,628
Just like no one on TGR skis park?

If you want touring advice you'd be hard pressed to find a site better than TGR.
Oct 4 2012 2:05PM
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ski0
Posts: 2321 - Karma: 5,370
EARN YOUR TURNS AND THEY WILL BE MUCH MORE SWEET
Oct 4 2012 2:18PM
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Cebra
Posts: 505 - Karma: 35
Touring is awesome. You'll get fresh lines which not everybody and their mums already have ridden. Also you rarely meet dumb people what you can't say at the lift lines
Oct 4 2012 2:29PM
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ALaw
Posts: 2616 - Karma: 1,552
Love it so much. There's something about earning your turns that makes it so much more rewarding
Oct 4 2012 2:34PM
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radish
Posts: 405 - Karma: 351
It's expensive if you factor in an Avi 1 course (or similar), bindings, skins, poles, beacon, shovel, probe. But it's all worth it in my mind. If you are new to it don't bother with dynafits and at boots, just use your ski boots and dukes/guardians.
Oct 4 2012 2:42PM
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snomaster
Posts: 3228 - Karma: 4,891
So last season I finally got the opportunity to catch 3 days of Heli skiing in interior BC, but I must admit I wasn't as impressed as i figured because I spoil myself with self propelled pow in dope terrain much closer to home. Take the time to learn your shit and invest in good equipment. The rest will follow. O
Oct 6 2012 2:42PM
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