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Note 44.192 MOUNT-L 192 of 517 CUPIDO::STRITAR "Andrej Stritar,IJS,(61)-371-321" 56 lines 14-SEP-1993 11:07
CUPIDO::STRITAR "Andrej Stritar,IJS,(61)-371-321" 56 lines 14-SEP-1993 11:07
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Subj: Re: Ski Mountaineering Equipment

Date: 14-Sep-1993
Posted-date: 14-Sep-1993

On Mon, 13 Sep 1993, Anthony Sebestyen wrote:
> I'm still seeking advise on an avalanche beacon, skins, interior pack, probe
> ski poles (don't know if I should get push botton or twist lock), and any
other
> equipment that more experienced backcountry skiers think is a neccessity.

Avalanche Beacons. I forst had an American frequency Pieps on which the
earphone disintegrated. It's a common means of death for them. You've
probably heard that the U.S. is going to the European frequency of 457 Mhz
(or something with a 457 in it) I think that it may be illegal this
coming year for a store to sell single frequency american beacons.
Anyways, I replaced the old Pieps SF with an Ortovox F2, which uses both
american and european frequencies. The earphone didn't disintegrate, but
while practicing, I was only able to hear the american frequency from
other dual frequency beacons. So I returned it for my $220 at REI and
used the money to buy a new European single frequency pieps at MEC in
Canada for about $180. All of the people that I ski with regularly have
at least a dual, so this is no problem. These new single frequency
beacons have a much larger range than the old beacons and have a built in
piezo speaker, but will also accept an earphone. If your friends all have
at least a dual frequency model, I would definitly reccomend the new
Pieps. Another brand that I've seen is Arva, which is also nice.

As for skins, get mohair or nylon, and not snakeskins unless you are dirt
poor. The snakeskins work on snow that isn't too powdery, but they have
essentially no glide. The best attatchment system is with a metal tail
hook in back and the rubber tip attatcchment in front. If you are maybe
using old downhill boards, just file a notch in the tail for the hook.
This method holds the skins on well and doesn't require you to drill
anything or mount something on your skis.

I'm not sure what you mean by an "interior" pack. Enlighten me.

My only real experience with poles has been the twist lock variety. I've
had a pair of old Chouinard 2-sections and now have a pair of Leki
3-section poles. The Chouinards (now Black Diamond) are okay, and I like
their tips better than the Lekis, but their handles are rubber rather than
plastic, and when the joint inside the handles for locking the poles
together (to make a probe) corroded and locked, I was unable to take the
handles off. The rubber just smeared around the locking part. Lekis have
plastic handles that don't do this. The Ramers certainly sound durable,
but I can't say much more than that. They offer a titanium pair for
something like $150 with a lifetime warranty that has always interested
me.

If you've come to the conclusion that I must be a gear junkie, you're
right. Feel free to ask me any more questions you may have.

-David Veale

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