BC Gear Rentals: Recommendations

[--M.]

A propos to the nearby thread on BC skiing, please identify your favorite rental outfitter. In this case, especially for BC ski gear for either the Whites or the DAKs.

Who has rented you gear so insightfully that you couldn't wait to buy the real McCoy from them?

I've seen many of the stores between here (495) and North Conway and a couple in the Lake Placid/Lake George corridor. Which in particular have good rental departments?

Thanks,

--M.

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[DougPaul]

REI (Reading, MA) rents tele, and also (I think) BC gear (probably waxless).

IME (North Conway) and probably also EMS (North Conway) also rent BC, tele, and/or AT gear.

Doug

 

[--M.]

Waterville Valley Nordic Center: Rented?

Hi.

Have any of you rented nordic skis from Waterville Valley? Commentary, anyone? Bueller? Are bc skis commonly rented in nordic centers?

If so, were they all right with you taking their rentals out to Greeley Ponds?

Thanking someone (anyone) in advance,

--M.

ps: thanks, Doug.

 

[David Metsky]

EMS (Comm Ave, Nashua, Peterborough) are renting Fischer Rebounds and Outtabounds with NNN-BC bindings and boots. Most is brand new, but alas, they don't have 3-pin bindings. They are renting K2 Tele skis and Garmont Syner-G and Venus boots.

REI has lousy backcountry gear, but up-to-date Tele gear which can be used for more serious backcountry.

Village Ski and Sport in Lincoln NH has excellent rentals for Tele and Backcountry.

Nearly all ski touring centers, like WV, will be renting NNN-BC. They should be fine for a trip to Greeley Ponds and they have no problems with you using them for that.

-dave-

 

[--M.]

What would YOU step to after NNN?

Dave,

Thanks for your reply. What, however, do you mean by the apparent value-judgment

but alas, they don't have 3-pin bindings.

?

Do I hear you right, that NNN-BC is not what would be your next choice for Greeley Ponds or that vicinity?

If you were mastering NNN as a former downhiller, and were looking both for the next level of terrain-control and expertise, and to match the local environment (in this case, Greeley Ponds), what would your preference be?

As in the nearby thread on the single-buy snowshoes/crampon debate (http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?t=10875 ), I'd like to rent what will then likeliest become my all-around bc-touring ski. Given these personal characteristics, performance expertise and likely environments (as above, or Zealand/Ethan Pond, or Perkins Notch), what package would you recommend to such a skier [and what did you mean in your reply]?

Thanks again. I'd take this off-line, but who knows who finds value in it? I'd guess that the 'limited resources' theme is a prevalent one.

--M.

 

[dave.m]

Binding choice follows boot choice, imo.

For in and out of Greeley from the Waterville side, I would use my Snowfield type boots. For the loop up through the flume and back down to Livermore Road, I would take either my Snowfield type boots or, more likely, an Extreme type boot.

Snowfield type boots are available in both 75mm and NNN-BC. Extreme type boots are pretty much all 75mm.

Fit is parmount. Pick your boot and then the binding to match it.

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