These are great videos...thanks for contributing to the library of material on freeheeling, which is fairly scanty. I'm looking into investing in a 360 camera for this upcoming season. I'd like to do a better job documenting my own telemarketing journey. 😅 Can't wait for that snow to start flying! -- Taos Tele
Thanks for the input. You're right on w/profile. Not only tip rocker, but the tail on the 2 Wayback's differ in their rocker amount, making the running length greater in the 96 and less in the 106. This is why you're feeling like you should've swapped the lengths. I'm debating between an OutlawX or some other binding that tours for my Soul7 HD at 180cm. The Meidjo is on the short list...
The Wayback 98 just dropped this year and looks like it has a rocker profile closer to the 106 with a skinnier waste. I am looking forward to trying that ski next year as well as the Crescendo for deep days. I want to try to Crescendo in 169. My Darksides are 174 and on super deep days I love the float, but they are a little difficult to turn quickly.
Yeah man! Thanks for the content. Love the meidjo - except the brakes and the random hook up at the absolute wrong time and the boot jack that I haven’t quite been able to completely solve. Brakes are long gone. I have the 3.0s mounted to my daily (ripsticks 106) and have one set of 2.1s I switch thru the remaining quiver via pre-set bolt threads. “Douche-baggerie!!!” Lmao!
They redesigned and improved the brakes this year, I’m ordering them for my new skis this year and will report. Than random hook up is annoying, try silicone spray. It hasn’t happened to me that much but I live in Colorado. Boot jack is also a problem, but all of my telebindings have done that in certain conditions. Thanks for the support! Enjoy your turns!
Awesome video! I’m looking for new skis, broke my movement freeheel last winter. K2 way back any good in the piste as well? Any tip for a ski maybe 70/30 piste/off piste? Greetings from Sweden!!
@@christianwestoo hej! For the past 3 seasons I have been skiing the resort exclusively on K2 Waybacks, both the 96 and 106 mounted with Meidjo’s 3.0. Even though they are marketed as touring skis I think they hold an edge great on hard pack. When it’s super icy and poorly groomed they do deflect off of crud a bit, but any ski will do that. To me, the feeling of lightness on my feet is worth the tradeoff in tracking/carving. I ski about 80 days a year and haven’t had any issues with core shots or the edges being damaged. Of course any ski will be damaged by the right abuse. This season I just picked up the 98, but it hasn’t gotten back from the shop from the mount. I will make a video on them once I have skied them. The 98 looks like it has the rocker profile of the 106, but is skinnier. I think it will make a great daily driver. However right now I ski the 96 in 170cm as my daily driver and it has a more traditional, short rocker profile. I love it and prefer it to the 106 for non powder days. I am 5’7” and 185lbs. To sum up, I think touring skis make the best telemark skis, especially if you can only have one pair of skis. If you have a quiver of several skis I could see using a heavier alpine ski, but, once you used to being light on your feet and how much easier it makes telemark transition, you may find the heavier skis are not worth the tradeoff. The verdict is still out on that- I want to try a mindbender 99C as a daily driver as well- and my next set of skis will be the Crescendo in 168cm for deep powder days.
No, I have not skied the RMU. Are you planning on tele-skiing them? If so I highly recommend the Wayback 106. Even though they are marketed as touring skis, they make a great all around resort ski with tech telemark bindings. For a heavier setup I’d try the Mind-bender 99C or Ti for a more rigid ski. For an all around ski I don’t think the extra waist makes that big of a difference, since they have positive rocker and a big shovel.
I mounted them as recommended by K2, there is a boot middle mark, but it is not the true center of the ski. I like it. I would not mount any further back the way some people mount more traditionally shaped tele skis.
I’m 5’7” and 180lbs and an aggressive skier. I’ve found after trying out the size up and down for both the 96 and 106, I prefer them in 170 and 172cm respectively. For the 106 the 179cm is good for powder in groomers but a bit too much for bumps and steeps.
Thanks homie! I’m thanking before I watch cause the first min was awesome. Yup a scattered community but so good!
Awesome video! Love the K2 quiver!
Thanks! 👍
These are great videos...thanks for contributing to the library of material on freeheeling, which is fairly scanty. I'm looking into investing in a 360 camera for this upcoming season. I'd like to do a better job documenting my own telemarketing journey. 😅 Can't wait for that snow to start flying! -- Taos Tele
@@alexlimkin7397 get after it! Learning to shoot good videos is a challenge for me!
Thanks for all the info. Inam new to telemark and trying tto fimd my first ski!
Thanks for the input. You're right on w/profile. Not only tip rocker, but the tail on the 2 Wayback's differ in their rocker amount, making the running length greater in the 96 and less in the 106. This is why you're feeling like you should've swapped the lengths. I'm debating between an OutlawX or some other binding that tours for my Soul7 HD at 180cm. The Meidjo is on the short list...
The Wayback 98 just dropped this year and looks like it has a rocker profile closer to the 106 with a skinnier waste. I am looking forward to trying that ski next year as well as the Crescendo for deep days. I want to try to Crescendo in 169. My Darksides are 174 and on super deep days I love the float, but they are a little difficult to turn quickly.
Yeah man! Thanks for the content. Love the meidjo - except the brakes and the random hook up at the absolute wrong time and the boot jack that I haven’t quite been able to completely solve. Brakes are long gone. I have the 3.0s mounted to my daily (ripsticks 106) and have one set of 2.1s I switch thru the remaining quiver via pre-set bolt threads. “Douche-baggerie!!!” Lmao!
They redesigned and improved the brakes this year, I’m ordering them for my new skis this year and will report. Than random hook up is annoying, try silicone spray. It hasn’t happened to me that much but I live in Colorado. Boot jack is also a problem, but all of my telebindings have done that in certain conditions. Thanks for the support! Enjoy your turns!
Your the only guy explaining rocker of a ski vs true ski length. All skis are like this . People who are newer to the sport have no idea
Thanks man. I think I will make a video just about that.
Awesome video!
I’m looking for new skis, broke my movement freeheel last winter.
K2 way back any good in the piste as well? Any tip for a ski maybe 70/30 piste/off piste?
Greetings from Sweden!!
@@christianwestoo hej! For the past 3 seasons I have been skiing the resort exclusively on K2 Waybacks, both the 96 and 106 mounted with Meidjo’s 3.0. Even though they are marketed as touring skis I think they hold an edge great on hard pack. When it’s super icy and poorly groomed they do deflect off of crud a bit, but any ski will do that. To me, the feeling of lightness on my feet is worth the tradeoff in tracking/carving. I ski about 80 days a year and haven’t had any issues with core shots or the edges being damaged. Of course any ski will be damaged by the right abuse.
This season I just picked up the 98, but it hasn’t gotten back from the shop from the mount. I will make a video on them once I have skied them. The 98 looks like it has the rocker profile of the 106, but is skinnier. I think it will make a great daily driver.
However right now I ski the 96 in 170cm as my daily driver and it has a more traditional, short rocker profile. I love it and prefer it to the 106 for non powder days. I am 5’7” and 185lbs.
To sum up, I think touring skis make the best telemark skis, especially if you can only have one pair of skis. If you have a quiver of several skis I could see using a heavier alpine ski, but, once you used to being light on your feet and how much easier it makes telemark transition, you may find the heavier skis are not worth the tradeoff. The verdict is still out on that- I want to try a mindbender 99C as a daily driver as well- and my next set of skis will be the Crescendo in 168cm for deep powder days.
Wow thank you for your reply!!
I think you might have given me the push I need!
Keep up the great videos!
Backcountry rocks. No dushbags
LOL Douchebaggery... I'm gonna use that
Have you skied the rmu apostle 106? I’m looking for a resort 105 ski.
No, I have not skied the RMU. Are you planning on tele-skiing them? If so I highly recommend the Wayback 106. Even though they are marketed as touring skis, they make a great all around resort ski with tech telemark bindings. For a heavier setup I’d try the Mind-bender 99C or Ti for a more rigid ski. For an all around ski I don’t think the extra waist makes that big of a difference, since they have positive rocker and a big shovel.
The diaspora of the Telemark church.
Hey man where did you mount your wayback 106? Would you change that mounting point? Thanks for the video!
I mounted them as recommended by K2, there is a boot middle mark, but it is not the true center of the ski. I like it. I would not mount any further back the way some people mount more traditionally shaped tele skis.
How tall are you and how much do you weight? Thanks!
I’m 5’7” and 180lbs and an aggressive skier. I’ve found after trying out the size up and down for both the 96 and 106, I prefer them in 170 and 172cm respectively. For the 106 the 179cm is good for powder in groomers but a bit too much for bumps and steeps.
All of these skis are too wide to me.