very much alive. very well. I have a family place on a river about 30 minutes from Altia NA HQ, which is in a tiny tiny village called Curlew in NE Washington state -- I just went up last week and finally purchased a set of factory seconds. Altai is popular around here given the proximity to the HQ. I opted for 3-pin bindings to be a bit more planted. I took them out on boulder pass (5000 ft peak about 15 miles from their store) for a quick spin on the way home. Fun! I think of them as I did the original mountain bikes when I was young: as a way to get out there, explore, and adventure.
The crew meets most sundays on Boulder Pass, where there's a traditional sno park with groomed skate/Nordic trails as well as access to the Kettle Crest Trail (single track perfect for these skis as well as mountain biking) -- and I"m pretty sure the most remote, least used snopark in WA. Anyway, they told me that after horsing around and skiing there's a fire, food, beers, etc. I'm totally pumped on the whole idea... On Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at 8:21:47 AM UTC-8, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > I talked with them yesterday, so Altai is alive and kickin', if that's > what you're wondering, Paul. I think 2016 model denotes an update, not a > commitment to update annually. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > On Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at 8:44:55 AM UTC-7, PaulS wrote: >> >> I saw these few years ago, but never pulled the trigger. I like the idea >> behind them. My snowshoes are too wide and I've always felt so clumsy >> walking in them, so these make sense. More maneuverable than the longer XC >> skis as well. >> >> The site talks about 2016 models. Are they still being imported? >> Fortunately, Black Diamond also has a version of these out. Bit more >> expensive. But I'm unsure if Altai has updated their site and pricing >> lately. >> >> >> https://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en_US/glidelite-147-with-bindings-BD13010200001471.html >> >> >> On Sunday, December 22, 2019 at 9:17:13 AM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: >>> >>> Attempt to show this is on topic that only does the opposite: I'm >>> puzzling out how these might play with me brain so I can strap them to >>> Shadowfax, me fixed gear Hunqapillar, ride to the trailhead after a >>> delightful deep snow and enjoy skiing with delightful, controlled descents). >>> >>> https://altaiskis.com/ >>> >>> My biggest gripes with backcountry telemark skis back in the 80's and >>> 90's was they were too long for skiing trails, too narrow for powder, >>> especially breaking trail, required the donning and doffing of skins, >>> required proprietary boots that never fit (even worse now I'm >>> barefoot/minimalist). In barefoot circles the skis and style of skiing by >>> the good folks in the Altai mountains of Asia knew how to do this right and >>> proper, and I lamented twelve years ago there were no such skis now. Well, >>> there are, now, as of four years ago. Grin. Kind of the rivendell of skiing. >>> >>> With abandon, >>> Patrick >>> >>> www.MindYourHeadCoop.org >>> www.CatholicHalos.org >>> www.DeaconPatrick.org >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ffaf9a41-c185-4731-a4a3-30cb3722b300%40googlegroups.com.
