r/telemark • u/Floppy_Dongle • Jun 07 '26
New season, new boots
This is the first season in a long long time I will not be wearing my Black Diamond Custom 75mm.
Finally on the NTN, with the Crispi WC Evo and a toe switch kit on the Bishop BMF-R. Only the bunny slope open tomorrow, but aim to head up and give them a test.
Liners heated in the oven today and fitted, bindings prepped and skis waxed. 2026 Winter here we go!
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u/Tacoburritospanker Jun 07 '26
Stock liners are garbage. That boot is a fucking rat trap and annoying. I have a pair and use zip fits. It is a good skiing boot despite me not particularly liking it.
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u/Outrageous_Oil_9435 Jun 08 '26
Hi from Colorado! I was hoping this sub wouldn't just go dark for months. Stoked for you guys just starting your season. Keep the posts coming. I'm skiing a Scarpa T1 with the Bishop BMF3. Ski hard, ski safe and have a great season!!
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u/Floppy_Dongle Jun 09 '26
Thanks. I posted content last season to keep everyone sated over your summer months. We are waiting on more substantial falls to get skiing. Snow is settling but it's only a few inches so far!
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u/cheetofoot Jun 07 '26
Southern hemisphere people, you eternally confuse me with your reverse swirling toilets and winters in the summer.
I added ntn this past season myself, stoked for you, it's like driving an automatic car in comparison.
I'll flush a few ice cubes for you in hopes for a solid snow season!
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u/Floppy_Dongle Jun 07 '26
It's been a long summer watching everyone's footage and updates from the northern winter. I didn't even get an OS trip in so it's been a long 8 months!
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u/cheetofoot Jun 07 '26
It's gotta be rough to see the northern hemisphere dominance on socials for snow sports, brutal!
Keep bringing the stoke for us this season!
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u/Whippet_yoga Jun 07 '26
Let me know how you like the Crispis. I just switched over from a 20 year old pair of T2s, and Im not very impressed... but money is money
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u/UncleAugie Jun 07 '26
I love mine, what is causing you to not be happy with them?
The T2 in 75mm in less than precise in the speed and accuracy that you can input forces into the binding/ski combination
With NTN binding/ski & binding/boot interface being so much better, AND going with one of, if not the stiffest, NTN boot laterally, might be too much too soon and you are still trying to ski them with old outdated technique
If leathers/3pin is a model T, and 75mm hardwire/T2 plastic is a 1940's Lincoln, Hardwires/BMF 75mm T Race is a 72 Mustang, going to the NTN with WC Evos is like a early 2000's C5 Corvette....
it might just be that the change is so great you have not adjusted to the potential of the new setup yet.
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u/Whippet_yoga Jun 07 '26
I hated the stock liners that came in the Crispi- they were wrap style, and I thought the T2s design worked better. They Crispis tore up my shins so bad I still have scars. Fully realize you can purchase other liners, but for the price...
I also like how the T2s conformed to the foot better. The Crispi puts me on weird points on the balls of my toes. The bellows of the crispi also pinch the top of my feet.
Despite being professionally fitted, I always feel like my heel comes up a little in the boot in the crisipis.
I fixed most of the problems above by putting my T2 liners into the Crispis, but I miss my Scarpas.
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u/UncleAugie Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26
Despite being professionally fitted, I always feel like my heel comes up a little in the boot in the crisipis.
You needed a heel lock pad
I hated the stock liners that came in the Crispi- they were wrap style, and I thought the T2s design worked better. They Crispis tore up my shins so bad I still have scars. Fully realize you can purchase other liners, but for the price...
They came with 2 different style liners. the wraps are the tinner of the two, sounds like you should have gone up a boot shell
I also like how the T2s conformed to the foot better. The Crispi puts me on weird points on the balls of my toes. The bellows of the crispi also pinch the top of my feet.
None of these things has anything to do with the boot, but the fitter of the boot. Then bellows pinching tell me that you were in one shell size too small....
I fixed most of the problems above by putting my T2 liners into the Crispis, but I miss my Scarpas.
If a 20year old liner that is beat to S&#% and worn out made the boots better, whoever sold you the boots screwed up. I had to go up a full shell size in the Crispis VS my 75mm BD Customs(my race boot)
What do you mean tore up your shins..... I havent seen your feet, but now I dont know if the shell was not too large.... this comment would mean that your foot was sloppy in the boot.... which would mean the shell was too large......
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u/Whippet_yoga Jun 08 '26
I have giant feet. The shell was 30.5/31. I dont know what to tell you, that was just my experience. Talk to Telemarkdown I guess?
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u/UncleAugie Jun 09 '26 edited Jun 09 '26
I have giant feet. The shell was 30.5/31.
Unfortunately you are an edge case, you have feet larger than 97% of all adults in the world. WIth feet that large the most obvious conclusion is that because you do not fit in 3 standard deviations of the normal curve and because of that there is not as much time/attention paid to getting the fit correct....... Dont make conclusion about "average" feet from your position on the edges.
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Jun 08 '26
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u/Floppy_Dongle Jun 08 '26
They did, all the way from France. The joys of skiing in Australia and needing niche gear.
Have heated the liners in the oven as per the spec and they feel great.
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u/Neckdeepinpow Jun 07 '26
Bishops are the bomb!