How to Ski Tour | Long version | Tutorial | DYNAFIT
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- čas přidán 20. 12. 2020
- Schorsch Nickaes, DYNAFIT Product Director and Mountain Guide shows how to start ski touring. He gives informations about the basic equipment, tips for your first ski tour and demonstrates the preparation for the uphill and the downhill performance.
Basic gear includes ski touring skis, ski toouring bindings, and skins for the uphill. Besides you need ski touing boots, poles and snow safety equipmnet. Especially for backcountry tours shovel, probe and avalanche beacon are essential. Also you have to carry a helmet for the down.
First touring attempts are best done near groomed runs. Many ski areas now have adapted to ski tourers and have formed several ski touring parks or mark touring climbing routes. More information to make your start into ski touring easier can be found in the following links:
// Basics & Equipment: www.dynafit.com/how-to-skitour
// On-Piste ski touring: www.dynafit.com/easy-entry-into-skitouring
Every ski tour starts with the uphill. Before you start you have to prepare your gear, therefore follow further steps:
// Step 1: Fix the skins on the skis.
// Step 2: Switch the bindings from downhill mode into uphill mode.
// Step 3: Adjust your ski touring boots in uphill mode.
// Step 4: Setup the poles acorrding to your body length.
// Step 5: Step in the bindings and block them.
After you have reached the summit it is important to prepare your gear for the downhill:
// Step 1: Step out of the bindings and turn the bindings from uphill mode into downhill mode.
// Step 2: You have to pull the skins of the skis.
// Step 3: Fix the bucles of your ski boot and lock them into downhill mode.
// Step 4: Step in your bindings.
// Step 5: Put on your helmet.
After following the steps, you are ready for downhill.
For more informations about ski touring equipment visit our website:
www.dynafit.com
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This might be one of the best tutorial or guiding videos I've ever seen. Simple, in real environment, great tips, no irritating music to mix up the speech, clear articulation and good camera workd. Makes me speechless. So good.
Many thanks for the feedback, great to hear! Happy ski touring & all the best from your Dynafit team! #speedup
Agreed 100%
Honestly, I'd not been exposed to ski touring before. This tutorial was awesome, explained it perfectly. Keen to try it now!
Thanks for the feedback and we hope you have a great start into ski touring! All the best from your Dynafit team! #Speedup
I wish everybody had this type of ability to explain things. Simple and easy to understand without unnecessary technicality :))) thank you, very good lesson.
Thanks for the feedback, that's great to hear! Enjoy your days in the mountains & all the best from your Dynafit team! #speedup
@@dynafit Thanks for replying to my comment. Recent Covid craze and introduction of sanitary segregation in ski resorts are pushing me into different type of winter activity. I really want to start ski touring. have done some crosscountry skiing and snowshoeing but am getting more and more interested in backcountry skiing. Did you make by any chance a video telling what works and what doesn't work well in ski touring when it comes to equipment and clothing. Obviously you have a lot of experience in this subject and I would like to ask you to share your years of experience if you don't mind :))) Thank you
@@ziggymatuszewski2803 sure thing, you are more than welcome! Here in the link you can find all the Tutorials we have published so far: czcams.com/play/PLISzBrL2ws21H4rbrPN_6QSTFV4A-NwPQ.html - there are a couple more to come that can also be found in that same playlist then :) Furthermore there is a blogstory on "How to skitour" as well on our website that might be helpful: www.dynafit.com/how-to-skitour Happy ski touring this season! All the best from your DYNAFIT team! #speedup
Awesome tutorial! Short and Very well explained in a real life Environment, easy to understand! Thank you for that great one! I can‘t wait to start skitouring!
Hey Dominik, thanks for the feedback - we are glad you like it and hope it makes your start into ski touring easy and smooth :) Have a great start! All the best from your DYNAFIT team. #Speedup
Awesome tutorial. Bringing back everything I learned 3 years ago
Excellent! Just what I needed. Thank you
Perfekt! Thank you!
Very informative!
really great intro video, thank you!
Schorsch ist ein super cooler Typ.
Top Video und Einführung ins Tourengehen.
Hi Sven, vielen Dank - freut uns, dass dir das Video gefällt & das positive Feedback geben wir auch natürlich gerne direkt an Schorsch weiter :) Guten Start in die Skitourensaison & viele Grüße von deinem DYNAFIT Team! #Speedup
What a sick video!! Really professional, I loved it.
Thank you for the positive feedback! Happy ski touring & all the best from your DYNAFIT team! #Speedup
Schorsch is a gem 😄 nice instructions
Thanks for the video! It is very nice and clear.
Best tutorial I think I've ever seen.
gr8 video!
Great introduction. Thank you!
Thanks & you are very welcome! Happy ski touring! All the best from your Dynafit team!
I really want to try this.
Well said sir. I’ve often thought of this set up you have… I’m not into kicking and gliding much..just to get to a hill and come down it..hydro lines in my area are often long rolly slopes..it’s fun.
New Brunswick Canada 🇨🇦
Mega Schorsch, danke!
Great video
Thank you for the feedback :) Happy ski touring & all the best from your DYNAFIT team! #Speedup
It was pretty useful. Thank you!
Thanks for your feedback & you are very welcome! All the best from your DYNAFIT team! #Speedup
Great video! This makes me wanna to ski tour now!
Then happy ski touring this winter :) All the best from your DYNAFIT team! #Speedup
Great vidéo ! I have the seven summits pack and i’m really happy with it 👌
Just one question : is it possible to remove the skins with the skis on ? I have trouble with it..
thanks
Great short video that covers a lot of ground.
Many thanks for the feedback :)! All the best from your Dynafit team! #speedup
♥️ this!
Thank You.
You are very welcome! All the best from your DYNAFIT team! #Speedup
awesome video, this is my next adventure on the mountain =)
Hey Josef - thanks for the feedback & happy ski touring then once you get into the sport! All the best from your Dynafit team! #Speedup
@@dynafit I just got your seven summit set, another winter activity added so the wait for biking is not to bad 😍😄
Haha das Ende, sehr sympathisch :)
:)
Nice! ... 😀👍
Thanks & happy ski touring :) All the best from your Dynafit team!
Crystal clear guidelines with super chilled explanation mode 😃 Thanks! 🍀
On Saturday I'll do my first ski tour with Polar Sport Adventures who are supported with your gear! Hope to catch a vibe of skitouring so you can have another happy customer 😉
Hey Michal! Thanks for your feedback. We hope you had a great first ski touring experience over the weekend?
@@dynafit thanks, was great! Conditions were kind of challenge... 110km/h wind and heavy snow but was with a good mountain guide So all under control...and caught super powder = super fun😎. Dynafit's gear make it easy ;) all the best!carry on doing great job Guys🍀
Any tips on getting the pin bindings to line up every time? My small brain is so far away from my disobedient foot that I struggle every damn time!
Cool video, especially this year with so many lifts closed and touring increasing in popularity!
Hi Ben, thanks for your feedback on the video :) Regarding your question - for sure there is a bit of practise involved as well but in general it helps to make sure the ski is placed on a rather even ground/surface and that the inclination of the ski is as small as possible. That way you also don't have to twist your leg/foot in any unnatural way. Furthermore stepping into the binding coming with your boot from behind and a 30 degree angle as described by Schorsch makes it easier as well :) Hopefully this helps, let us know if you have any further questions. All the best from you Dynafit team! #speedup
Great, thank you for this video! I just bought Dynafit bindings and I am not exactly sure how to use them. This video provided a bit more clarity for me.
Hi there! Thanks for the feedback & happy ski touring then :)! All the best from your Dynafit team!
I like the video. Everything is covered. I would like to know how the heel unit is operated with a ski pole for turn bindings with static raisers. All positions back and forth. This is not shown for the black seven summits set. Thank You.
Hi Martin! Thanks for the feedback - we appreciate the input and are happy to forward this to our video content team to keep in mind. All the best from your Dynafit team! #speedup
This is a terrific review, Schorsch, and I am so glad I found your video. I am getting set up to try ski touring and you cleared most of my confusion and answered a lot of my questions.
A question about touring bindings you are using.....do they disconnect in severe falls to protect knees like alpine bindings do?
Hi there! We're super happy to hear this kind of positive feedback and of course glad we could answer most of your questions. Excited to see out there this winter!
In regards to your question for the binding: There are different models and each has its own features and certifications but in our case we can recommend you our Radical binding which is ideal for beginners and also disconnects in case you fall when skiing down. You can also get more information about our bindings here: www.dynafit.com/skitouringbinding-bindingtypes-different-models.
All the best from your DYNAFIT team! #speedup
Awesome! I have frame bindings but otherwise very helpful. What are the feelings about skin cheat sheets? And what about short slopes/undulating terrain? Do the skins need to be removed for every descent even if quite short?
Thank you for the positive feedback! For short descents you do not have to remove the skins.
Happy ski touring & all the best from your DYNAFIT team! #Speedup
Hi! Nice video. Is it possible to download it to the computer for offline watching?
Can the touring skis "glide" like an cross-country ski with the skins on? Or do these skins just make it like a snowshoe?
Hi Jamie, thanks for your comment. To a certain extent one can also simulate some gliding with the skins on the skis when going forward - especially in the flat. In general the "hair" structure of the skins allow gliding on the forward movement and prevent the ski tourer from gliding backwards at the same time. The forward gliding however is not entirely comparable to cross-country skiing - that means we would not recommend cross-country skiing with your ski touring skis on the slopes :). To sum it up - the movement when walking with skins on the skis is a "dragging" of the ski rather than a "lifting" - so the movement is more similar to cross country skiing than to snow shoe walking if we have to compare it to the one or the other. We hope that helps & let us know if you have any further questions. All the best from your Dynafit Team! #Speedup
This is so useful. Quick question: why not lock the binding when going downhill?
Hi Robert! Thanks for your question and sorry the delay in our response. The binding should not be locked on the downhill for safety reasons - once locked the release will happen a lot later and in case of falling on the downhill your foot is not released from the binding and ski early enough. Hope that makes sense & let us know if you have any further questions! All the best from your DYNAFIT team! #Speedup
its crazy that the dynafit binding design is like 40years old and remains essentially the same. it took me over 10years of touring to get on the dynafit train, wish i would have done earlier. now all binding manufacturers are copying the dynafit pin binding design
Thanks for your feedback. We are very happy to hear that you are a big DYNAFIT fan! #speedup
@@dynafit could you please.make an ultra light ski that is powder specific. Ie= full rocker ( just like the 4front raven but 1kg per ski). A ski like that just doent exist on the market. Im sure a lot of north american ski tourers would love them
It is boutique brand with most sofisticated technologies on the market. From 1250g with special on order lightweight paulownia core forestskis.com/phone/allmountain.html
@@jozefpuk already have dps.wailer tour1. Thats what they weigh. I would like a ski as light a the blacklight 88 but with a full rocket and a long turn radius, like the 4front ravens
@@jozefpuk tx i will look them up
nice video! a question to the skins: do you put some net between the skins when they are dry or just put the sticky sides together?
Hi Andreas! Many thanks for your question. DYNAFIT Speedskins should be folded in half with the adhesive sides together. When the skins are pulled apart, the adhesive is reactivated so you don’t need any extra plastic sheets for DYNAFIT skins. All the best from your DYNAFIT team! #speedup
@@dynafit thank you for your quick response and for your help. I'm very happy with the dynafit seven summits equipment :)
@@andreashoertnagl9315 Great to hear and happy ski touring then :) All the best from your Dynafit Team! #speedup
Filmed in The Axamer Lizum in Innsbruck :)
Good catch :)
Hello. Which backpack is this one you are using? I can't find the same colour on dynafit website. Thanks @DYNAFIT
Hi there! That is the new Radical 23 backpack - stay tuned for the Winter 21/22 season - it will be available just then. All the best from your Dynafit Team!
How does dynafit low tech race 2 come out of the boat in falls? How is the weight hardness adjustment made?
Hi!
Can you please give me
The info what model are the pants and the blue/orange jacket in which he goes down? Thanks!
Hi there! The jacket is the Radical Infinium Hybrid jacket and the pant is the Radical Infinium Hybrid pant. Those products are part of our Winter 21/22 collection - stay tuned for next winter to come :) All the best from your Dynafit Team! #speedup
Can't imagine better colour combinations
Hey Alex!
Thanks a lot for your feedback.
#speedup
I am wondering what happens if its like a small slope downward...do you keep taking your skins off or you can just skii it down ?
Hi there! Sorry for the late reply. You can "ski" down smaller slopes also with the skins on the skis - this will be a lot slower though and if you remain in walk mode it requires a certain amount of balance as well. Also For any longer downhills we would recommend to take them off but in general it is possible :) All the best from your DYNAFIT team! #Speedup
So you walk uphill for one hour to ski downhill for one minute? Looks like a lot of work, but maybe doing it for exercise?
Hey! Thanks for your comment :) Of course ski touring is a greater effort and incudes less downhill time than when going alpine skiing with chairlift support. The focus is a different one...Physical exercise in winter as well as the fact of being able to reach different mountain places outside of ski resorts can be (among others) a very good motivation though :) Usually and in good snow conditions the way down is always a good reward for the uphill efforts - no matter how short it might be in comparison. In case you have never been ski touring - we hope you get the chance to try out our favorite winter sport soon! All the best from your DYNAFIT team! #Speedup
@@dynafit Okay. Thanks.
Are touring skis normally that short compared to one's height? Your skiis are a good amount shorter than I thought they'd be. Thanks!
Hi Eric,
that's probably the perspective of the image, but in general your skis shoud be a little shorter than your height. You can check out our size guide to find the right ski length for you: www.dynafit.com/sizeguide.
All the best from your DYNAFIT team! #speedup
If you don’t secure the ski to your boot ore with a stopper, to prevent the ski of running of, you’ll lose the ski for sure. Nice video, but if you do it like this, one day your on top of the mountain with only one ski.
do you recommend shortening ski pole length for downhill
If your quick on transitions yes ,
If yer slow.....noooo just gooo!
Whatever you like to ski best with .
Lengthening the pole helps you push more efficiently, also when its steep it helps for kick turns .
Kick turn is not well explained. The Kick itself is not shown, it will cost to much of a problem on steep terrain.
Hi Sergii, thanks for your feedback. As this is an overview of many basic topics of how to start with ski touring we are well aware many of them could be covered a lot more in depth and provide enough content to create single videos :). There is another tutorial on ski touring technique in the making already - stay tuned! All the best from your Dynafit team! #speedup
Nice video. I prefer wearing the helmet during climbing too. In backpack, a helmet is useless.
Thanks for your comment. Of course it´s better to wear the helmet also during the uphill! All the best from your Dynafit team! #speedup
But on your head it's hot. I only wear a helmet on the way up if I'm actually climbing or on sketchy terrain.
Last step ditch all the AT gear and start telemarking......keep it free bro
Please mention a proper avalanche course... always.... gear is worthless without training ;-)
Hi there! Thanks for your comment. For sure the knowledge about safety equipment and its usage as well as avalanche risks is essential for any ski tourer. To start out and to just focus on the first ski touring experience and technique we also recommend on-piste ski touring on permitted routes before heading into the backcountry. All the best from your Dynafit team!
His pants are too short.
Already enough literature on this, and plenty of eagr new ski turds packing out not only the popular spots, but the obscure objectives too. Can we just stop promoting this so we can stretch out how long we get to ski tour in solitude? Its definitely coming to an end at some point. No need to make sure it's tomorrow. Thaaaaankss!!!
The current state of things has pushed people outdoors more and trying sports that used to be solitary. X country ski and the local trails are packed. Not much you can do about it except go on multi day tours. Most new people won’t be spending the night on the mountain
Or we could try to be happy that more people are out and doing awesome things like we like to be out doing awesome things. Gatekeeping behaviour sucks. Remember, you were a newbie making mistakes and on "someone else's favourite spot being a turd" once too. And perhaps, you could help those you see get better with a few tips instead of being crappy about it.
haha, the mountains don't belong to you, everyone can skitour ;)
Man this sponsor got lucky! They picked a good one! This video is amazing?skiif you really are you?u ofn
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Great video
Thank you for your feedback & happy ski touring :) All the best from your DYNAFIT team! #Speedup