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25/26 New Gear Update

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Gavin Hess

The new Fischer Travers Carbon Pro.

The new Fischer Travers Carbon Pro.

    Dynafit Blacklight Speed bindings and Blacklight boots. The Blacklight boot gets a major overhaul for 25/26, taking design cues from the Ridge boot and packing them into a 1kg (ish) package. Interestingly, the Boa is left out for the new boot, instead using a ratcheting buckle for the instep that looks a lot…

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  1. David Soderberg

    Thanks, Gavin! Any news related to boot offerings for us wide/high volume footed folks (I’m talking non-50/50 touring boots like the Dynafit Radical Pro)? Any word on if 3D printing will be an option in the near future?!

    1. Gavin Hess

      The backland XTD seems to be the best thing going for the wide/high volume and relatively light market.

      As far as 3d printing, I have seen and heard of 3d printed prototypes, but they seem to struggle with long term dimensional stability (the prototypes shrink and warp as they absorb water/humidity) and more broadly issues with layer adhesion and such.

    2. Slim

      My kid and my ski buddy have the Backland XTD “130” happy with them.
      maybe also look at the Salomon boots. supposedly very moldable/punchable, and definitely not a narrow last, at least across the metatarsals and heel.

  2. Slim

    Nice to see Blizzard adding tip notches to the mid width ZG skis, although they are apparently still afraid to be uncool with the “freeride” crown and add them to the 106.

  3. Slim

    Nice to see Blizzard adding tip notches to the mid width ZG skis, although they are apparently still afraid to be uncool with the “freeride” crown and add them to the 106.

    I do wish La Sportiva had kept the design/colors of the Kilo XT similar to the Skorpius, for those us us with more fiscally responsible partners.

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