>>417667>I don't even own a pair of skis without the 3-pin system. Me neither actually. The backcountry skis just have heavier ones (I liked the fit of the matching boots better when I bought them). I keep thinking maybe I should upgrade but my boots are still holding together, and as I said there isn't much (affordable) boot selection I can try on locally.
>I'd like to try out some of those back country skis sometime but I know I don't have a reason for them They're ideal for the skiing I do, which is hardly in the backcountry. It's mostly along the river valleys and lakeshore in Toronto (some of it is parks, some is just wooded public property maybe with mountain bike trails, but none of it is groomed ski trails, and if you find another set of ski tracks someone on foot has probably already wrecked it with footprints). It was a revelation when I first tried them.
Also frankly I suck at downhill turns, since I learned to ski on the beach, so the sidecut & turning edge helps me a lot.
And when I drive out of town to the snowbelt, I'd still much rather break trail for free in a conservation area than pay to ski in someone else's tracks at a club.
