I saw these few years ago, but never pulled the trigger. I like the idea behind them. My snowshoes are too wide and I've always felt so clumsy walking in them, so these make sense. More maneuverable than the longer XC skis as well.
The site talks about 2016 models. Are they still being imported? Fortunately, Black Diamond also has a version of these out. Bit more expensive. But I'm unsure if Altai has updated their site and pricing lately. https://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en_US/glidelite-147-with-bindings-BD13010200001471.html On Sunday, December 22, 2019 at 9:17:13 AM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Attempt to show this is on topic that only does the opposite: I'm puzzling > out how these might play with me brain so I can strap them to Shadowfax, me > fixed gear Hunqapillar, ride to the trailhead after a delightful deep snow > and enjoy skiing with delightful, controlled descents). > > https://altaiskis.com/ > > My biggest gripes with backcountry telemark skis back in the 80's and 90's > was they were too long for skiing trails, too narrow for powder, especially > breaking trail, required the donning and doffing of skins, required > proprietary boots that never fit (even worse now I'm barefoot/minimalist). > In barefoot circles the skis and style of skiing by the good folks in the > Altai mountains of Asia knew how to do this right and proper, and I > lamented twelve years ago there were no such skis now. Well, there are, > now, as of four years ago. Grin. Kind of the rivendell of skiing. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > www.MindYourHeadCoop.org > www.CatholicHalos.org > www.DeaconPatrick.org > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/11c06053-9c87-497c-8ca6-b3f5300839fe%40googlegroups.com.
