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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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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