Member of the Month

JalmarKalmar
April, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Can I use these for touring??

profile picture
medinam
Posts: 1 - Karma: 12
I have a pair of Rossignol Rebel Freerides 177cm. They're about 90mm, 69mm, 110mm so pretty narrow. The skis have a rocker tip but a flat wait and tail. I'm 6'0 and weigh 175 (below average for my height).

I'm a beginner to intermediate skier with a moderate amount of inbounds experience. I'm not an aggressive skier and I don't go for speed. I live very close to the west side of the North Cascades and have very easy access to some great backcountry skiing destinations. My goals are to do day-long touring trips with some summit trips. Ex. Mount Baker, Mt. St Helens

Right now I have Salomon 700 bindings on the skis, which are alpine bindings. My plan is to replace these with touring bindings and purchase boots as well.

Does anyone have any advice on whether these are capable of using in backcounty?
Feb 13 2019 11:17PM
1 1
profile picture
FruitBootPro
Posts: 2990 - Karma: 12,905
Yeah, no.
Feb 13 2019 11:44PM
4 0
profile picture
Non_State_Actor
Posts: 4612 - Karma: 16,019
medinamI have a pair of Rossignol Rebel Freerides 177cm. They're about 90mm, 69mm, 110mm so pretty narrow. The skis have a rocker tip but a flat wait and tail. I'm 6'0 and weigh 175 (below average for my height).

I'm a beginner to intermediate skier with a moderate amount of inbounds experience. I'm not an aggressive skier and I don't go for speed. I live very close to the west side of the North Cascades and have very easy access to some great backcountry skiing destinations. My goals are to do day-long touring trips with some summit trips. Ex. Mount Baker, Mt. St Helens

Right now I have Salomon 700 bindings on the skis, which are alpine bindings. My plan is to replace these with touring bindings and purchase boots as well.

Does anyone have any advice on whether these are capable of using in backcounty?


What's your budget? What touring binding options are you exploring?

I'd search b/s/t (the buy/sell/trade) forum on here for a used frame binding or something and find a deal on some skis or buy a setup together.
Feb 14 2019 12:19AM
0 0
profile picture
Gnar_Shralp406
Posts: 327 - Karma: 2,081
These are rather antiquated. Save some cash and buy a more modern ski at a secondhand store.
Feb 14 2019 1:21AM
0 0
profile picture
RudyGarmisch
Posts: 25443 - Karma: 13,844
I saw a guy on 190’ish race skis with fritchis recently. Anything is possible.
Feb 14 2019 3:02AM
7 0
profile picture
Gnar_Shralp406
Posts: 327 - Karma: 2,081
RudyGarmischI saw a guy on 190’ish race skis with fritchis recently. Anything is possible.


Life finds a way
Feb 14 2019 10:50AM
1 0
profile picture
meadows69
Posts: 104 - Karma: 151
medinamI have a pair of Rossignol Rebel Freerides 177cm. They're about 90mm, 69mm, 110mm so pretty narrow. The skis have a rocker tip but a flat wait and tail. I'm 6'0 and weigh 175 (below average for my height).

I'm a beginner to intermediate skier with a moderate amount of inbounds experience. I'm not an aggressive skier and I don't go for speed. I live very close to the west side of the North Cascades and have very easy access to some great backcountry skiing destinations. My goals are to do day-long touring trips with some summit trips. Ex. Mount Baker, Mt. St Helens

Right now I have Salomon 700 bindings on the skis, which are alpine bindings. My plan is to replace these with touring bindings and purchase boots as well.

Does anyone have any advice on whether these are capable of using in backcounty?


dude... you want to tour around Baker with these? yikes man i'd just man up and drop some coin. You live in one of the best places in north American for backcountry. If your already buying new bindings and boots. Evo usually has an end of year sale and i have seen multiple tour skis for like 250-300$.

Also Helens is not as close as most Seattleites think..
Feb 14 2019 11:09AM
2 0
profile picture
shin-bang
Posts: 4100 - Karma: 6,997
OP, most others have already said this.

dont tour on these, and dont waste time money and effort on getting the touring bindings mounted. save up and by a touring/do everything ski.

There is definitely a learning curve for touring. you should also have a good crew to go with.

If your touring and going out of bounds you should also have a beacon probe and shovel (at the least) and have taken some avalanche courses. This stuff isnt something you just go and do, however im not familiar with baker and st helens.
Feb 14 2019 11:14AM
3 0
profile picture
FruitBootPro
Posts: 2990 - Karma: 12,905
RudyGarmischI saw a guy on 190’ish race skis with fritchis recently. Anything is possible.


This dude is a beginner to intermediate skier. Sure, experts can make do with almost anything, and I've seen it in many other sports, but in order to get to that high level you have to learn with the proper gear. These old ass skinny ass skis are NOT the proper gear, and this guy needs to just get some touring skis.
Feb 14 2019 1:06PM
0 1
profile picture
methscratchface
Posts: 1201 - Karma: 4,433
still kinda impressed that they have tip rocker! you sure they arent just bent?
Feb 15 2019 1:13AM
3 0
All times are Eastern (-4)