For those with Marker Alpinist bindings, and suffering from heel riser breakdown, Tahoe Trail Tools’ Heel Up! riser could punch your ticket to binding longevity, smooth riser function, and higher risers.
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Social media, digital mapping, and opening the gates: here’s a perspective on revealing secrets in the Northeast and possibly snuffing out some of the magic along the way.
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For those interested in getting into the nuts and bolts of Marker Alpinist Binding repair, here’s a how-to for remedying floppy risers. Happy tinkering.
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Show don’t tell—a glade skiing maxim.
Years ago, I came across a few photos of what appeared to be the perfect Northeast backcountry glade. Its balsams and birch trees were spaced so wide it looked like you could carve giant slalom turns between them, and the understory was totally clear—a rare treat in the tangled second-growth forests of New England. In a word, it looked like a tree skier’s Nirvana. I knew I had to try to ski it.
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