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BINDING TECH 101

Jul06
by fritzski on 07/06/2016 at 7:50 pm
Posted In: DSJ Articles, DSJ Gear Tech

10thm11[1]While bindings aren’t nearly as sexy to talk about as skis or boots, they are your direct connection to the ski and the only piece of gear, besides a helmet, that is engineered with your safety as the foremost concern. Like everything else these days, they have become ever more complicated with a confusing array of applications, styles, and choices. Modern binding designs now accommodate a variety of different on-hill applications. These designs offer a range of boot movement from none on alpine bindings, to always on telemark bindings, and everything in between. So to help sort it all out, consult Binding Tech 101 and become the expert!

Alpine Din Binding

Alpine Din Binding

You are likely most familiar with standard alpine “Din” style bindings. These bindings are designed to offer zero boot mobility and have independent heel and toe pieces which are either mounted flat  or integrated. This means they are screwed directly onto the ski or mounted on a sliding platform or track integrated into the ski and sold as a package by the manufacturer. There are pros and cons for each. Flat mount can be lighter, tighter, closer to the ski, and you can use the binding of your choice. Integrated bindings can usually offer a bit of fore/aft mounting flexibility and no drilling means easy set-up, easy to move, and easy to sell with no holes. As far as height off the ski goes, height is considered good and riser plates are sometimes added on narrow carving skis for added leverage and to avoid “boot out” where the edge of the boot can actually come in contact with the snow at high edge angles. Lower is usually considered better on wider skis.

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└ Tags: alpine, alpine touring, Binding, Description, ski, technology, telemark
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OUR NEW FAVORITE NUTRITION BAR?

Jun09
by fritzski on 06/09/2016 at 4:17 pm
Posted In: DSJ Reviews

Here at DSJ, we’ve always been partial to Clif Bars as our go to nutrition bars.  There are many great options on any given store shelf, but for a buck or less the choices are more limited.

 

clif-barWe tend to stay away from chocolate or carob because it’s too sweet and tastes more like a candy bar and tends to easily melt in your pocket or pack.  Clif has some good non-chocolate flavors and you can usually find them for $1 each at the grocery store.

 

Simple

 

Shopping at the City Market in Breckenridge, we came across Peanut Butter Crunch Energy Bars by Simple Truth.  Simple Truth is the house brand at Kroger stores and you would also find them at Fry’s Markets and Smith’s Food Stores.  At $.75 each, they caught our attention.

 

 

Here’s a comparison:

  • Both Clif and Simple Truth bars are the same size at 2.4 oz.

  • Simple Truth has more protein with 11g to Clif’s 9g

  • Simple Truth has slightly more calories with 250 (fat 60) to Clif’s 240 (fat 30)

  • Clif has more carbs at 45g to Simple Truth’s 38g

  • Simple Truth has more fat at 6g to Clif’s 3.5g

  • Simple Truth has more sodium at 210g to Clif’s 120g

  • Our small sampling group actually preferred the taste of Simple Truth

 

Bottom line:

As a meal replacement, we’d probably stick with Clif due to the lower fat and sodium.  But as a high activity nutrition bar for things like skiing, cycling, or hiking, Simple Truth looks like a great choice, especially for the price.  At $.75 each, you can get four bars for the price of three Clif Bars.

 

 

Note: Sad, but true.  You can rest assured that Kroger has never even heard of DSJ and the above review is completely unbiased.

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└ Tags: bars, clif, energy, nutrition, power, protein, simple truth
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Snow Science: How Steep is Steep?

May12
by fritzski on 05/12/2016 at 10:11 pm
Posted In: News, Events, & Opinion

Ever wonder how steep the slope is you’re skiing or riding? There’s a good chance it’s not even close to how steep you think it is.

Read more courtesy of www.onthesnow.com…

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DSJ Trip Report: AZ Old Dogs Hit Up MT. BACHELOR – 2011,13,&15

Apr05
by fritzski on 04/05/2015 at 11:18 pm
Posted In: Photo Galleries, Trip Reports

Tuesday 2/26/13 is travel day. Planes, trains, and automobiles.  Okay, maybe just an airport train, but three of us make the trip to Mt.Bachelor, OR from Phoenix, AZ. Although connecting flights are available to Redmond, near the resort, we plan to meet in Eugene and take the two hour drive from there. Ron A. gets a head start and takes United through San Francisco. He grew up in Eugene and raced at Bachelor for his high school ski team back in the ‘70s.  Ron L. and I take USAirways to Portland where you can connect with numerous 30 min. shuttle flights to Redmond or Eugene.  After a bite to eat and groceries in Eugene, we hit the gas pedal and head for the high country.

DSC00028Sitting in the Cascade Range just west of Bend, Mt. Bachelor  is actually an active volcano with numerous steam vents that can be seen around the runs. It is basically a 3,365’ high cratered cone, about 60% above timberline, with a very consistent fall line.  According to wikipedia, with a total lift-accessible area of 3,683 acres, it is the second largest single-mountain ski resort in the US behind Vail, and the sixth largest of all ski resorts in the nation.  The resort boasts a lift-served vertical drop of 3,300’ with ten chairlifts, seven of which are express quads with slick electronic scanning systems.

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Snowbasin: Could this be the biggest and baddest resort to fly under your radar?

Feb18
by fritzski on 02/18/2015 at 8:56 am
Posted In: Photo Galleries, Trip Reports

SnowbasinSo we all know the 2002 Olympic speed events were held here, but have you heard of it since?  Have you been there?  Likely not.  Since it’s a god-awful full hour’s drive north of SLC, instead of just 30 minutes like the Park City and Little Cottonwood areas, nobody seems to go.  Big mistake for them.  But hey, for now let’s just encourage their expeditious ways.

strawberryMy last visit to Snowbasin was in the early 80s, long before the Olympics when it was just a tiny little mom & pop ski area.   To say the place has changed a bit would be the ultimate understatement.  The absolute size of this place feels somewhere in the neighborhood of Jackson Hole or Snowmass.  The Strawberry area actually has the feel of Jackson’s Hobacks.  And much like the Hobacks, there’s nobody there and it is probably bigger in acreage than many western resorts.  And even more conveniently than Jackson’s famed tram, all this terrain is served by one nearly 2500’ vertical gondola.

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