https://www.snowshoemag.com/2012/01/15/gear-review-marquette-backcountry-skis/
Any one played with these before? Might be fun to play with when you cant get to the slopes but there is some snow in the local woods.
I have friends in Vermont who love them. They use them for early and late season on marginal (very) conditions. These guys are super skiers who log 100+ days per year so they can look good on pretty much anything. Judge for yourself. What you see suggests that Marquettes are far more capable than suggested in your link - on the right feet.
“I love them because they are tanks” - my friend who posts under “Just-in-woods”
Note that they are heavy. Chip at Whitegrass knows about them and may rent them. They have a unique scale pattern said to climb very well. Edgeless of course but tough. My friends mount them with tele bindings but I have only seen them ski them with parallel turns. I have made a pair of “junk boards” by cutting an old wood core snowboard in half lengthwise and mounting tele bindings using T-nuts. I use parallel turns almost exclusively; they just work better. Unlike Marquettes they need skins for climbing.
Denis wrote:
I have friends in Vermont who love them. They use them for early and late season on marginal (very) conditions. These guys are super skiers who log 100+ days per year so they can look good on pretty much anything. Judge for yourself. What you see suggests that Marquettes are far more capable than suggested in your link - on the right feet.
“I love them because they are tanks” - my friend who posts under “Just-in-woods”
Note that they are heavy. Chip at Whitegrass knows about them and may rent them. They have a unique scale pattern said to climb very well. Edgeless of course but tough. My friends mount them with tele bindings but I have only seen them ski them with parallel turns. I have made a pair of “junk boards” by cutting an old wood core snowboard in half lengthwise and mounting tele bindings using T-nuts. I use parallel turns almost exclusively; they just work better. Unlike Marquettes they need skins for climbing.
Denis, that might be my favorite video I've watched all year! Awesome!
I actaully found them on Amazon but didnt want to post a link from there.
I was looking at Altai's last year but these seem more tougher. Look like something that if you find a patch of snow anywhere you could ski it on these!
Thank for the insight and great video!! That is what I want to do.
