Walt from United States, UT Public Profile

Suspenders are amazingly comfortable. This fabric is also amazing, feels amazing against your skin. Great stretch. Length is pretty long in long inseam, so unless you have a 35" inseam or more I would stick with the Regular inseam. Just really well designed, comfortable, and flattering.

I'm just going to say this right off the bat, if you are trying to have ultrafast, non-pant gaiter/cuff moving transitions, these boots are not for you. However, if you want a boot that is a perfect compromise between weight, stiffness, comfort, and touring capacity, look no further.
Background: Advanced skier, weight 200 lbs, height 6' 1", 10.5 US mens, running G3 Ion LT's on G3 Findr's.
So, sizing, you might want to try these on or order two sizes and ship one back. I blind ordered the 28.5(because that is usually what I ski with), it is a bit roomy and I am hoping the liner doesn't pack out. I would try a .5 down from other reviews I have seen. I am probably a E width, somewhere between D(regular) and EE(wide). I also have a high instep which is usually a boot problem. This is not a problem in these boots. I also have no problem with width, these are great. With the tongue out these have an insanely comfortable or touring. They freaking suck with the tongue in. Basically if you don't want to tour with the tongues out, look at a different boot. When you put the tongues in and crank these bad boys down, they do great on the downhill. Love them! They still hurt a bit(I haven't ever used any AT boot that doesn't fatigue my legs on the downhill), not nearly as much as my last two boots(Panterra and La Sportiva Spectre V1). They are still pretty light. The only real complaint I have is the plastic by the tech inserts in the toe is getting chewed pretty bad already. Don't know

For reference I am 200 lbs, 6' 1". I ski black runs at resorts no problem. My previous touring skis have been Line Sir Francis Bacons, Rossignol Soul 7, and G3 Zenoxides. I was getting a new touring setup and really wanted something great, since I really didn't like the Zenoxides. During my research the Findrs had no bad reviews and mostly raving reviews. They had similar design to the Volkl BMT series, which I tried once and loved. Ultimately I decided on these because of the price and weight. I ended up going with the 184(I usually ski 190's) with Ion LT 12 bindings. After 3 tours I have to say that they have exceeded my expectations. The polyurethane sidewall is everything it is cracked up to be, I skied and ice sheet my last tour and the chattering was to a minimum. These are a well rounded ski, not necessarily excelling at powder. They lack the excessive rocker that most dedicated powder skis have, so they do tend to dive a bit if you lean forward. However, this pays off in the skin track since having more traditional camber will mean more surface area touching in the skin track. Overall I really enjoy them and am glad I sized down with them. I would say if you are looking for one ski in all conditions, I would take this over and DPS, BD, or Voile ski for a quiver ski.

For information sake, I am an advanced intermediate skier(no problem with black diamond runs in the ski resort), 200 lbs, 6' 1", with a boot sole length of 327. I also have used Marker Duke's, Kingpins and Dynafit Radical ST's. I also owned the first edition of this binding. When I owned my last pair, I thought the leashes were quite a pain, but this year I don't have any problems with them. During my transitions, I don't even step out to remove skins, etc, so keep that in mind. With a longer boot like mine(28.5), I don't get a lot of angle out of the heel risers, but it is enough for as steep as I want to make my skin tracks. They have updated this binding to lock the heel tower into touring mode by pushing down, then releasing by pulling up. This is a huge improvement over the last pair I had owned. I have only had the binding change from touring to downhill mode once while climbing, but I am not sure whether I locked the binding down before starting. It is very loud when stepping in, which give you confidence that it is engaging. The boot stop is wonderful, it makes it pretty breezy to step in. Downhill skiing is pretty secure feeling, of course not as good as a frame binding, but feels a lot more solid than other bindings I have used. Haven't had any pre-release issues with them. I would highly recommend. Also, remember to buy 1-2 voile straps to keep skis together since bindings don't have brakes.

For reference, I have owned BD ascension skins(pure nylon) as well as the G3 Alpinist Skin from 2015. This is my most favorite skin I have yet to use. It does not have as good as glide as BD skins, but I think where it excels over the BD skins is in trail setting. I have read some reviews and people say you can't really tell the difference in the Scala tip, but I feel like I can. It effortlessly glides through fresh powder to set the skin track. The Scala tip also prevents a lot of snow creep(snow getting under the skin), which is a huge improvement over the Alpinist skin. Grip is pretty good, only in freezing range and icy snow did they not do well on steeper terrain. Glide was pretty horrific my first time out, but as I used them more they are getting into their prime. I would probably buy these again vs any other skin. The tips make folding them easy(although I know some people love rolling their skins). I never carry skins around, except when lapping, which they go into my jacket between laps, or my backpack during the last lap. Also, the glue is pretty spot on, I felt like my wrists were going to break every time I tried to pull my old BD skins apart, even a bit that way with my Alpinist, but these are the sweet spot. Skin savers are really weird and stiff now, so hold onto your old ones just in case. Would highly recommend these if what I says resonates with you.

When I first got into backcountry skiing, this jacket was recommend to get. Since then I use it from BC skiing, to resort skiing, hiking, backpacking, XC skiing, climbing, and casual use. I am 200 lbs 6' 1", and fit perfect into a medium. It is not skin-tight, but fits very well without noticing any bulk that wouldn't be needed. This is by far the most comfortable jacket I own and love wearing it whenever the conditions allow. My wife also steals it and wears it casually, if that tells you anything about the comfort. I have owned mine for a couple years now and it is in great shape(that is saying something since I haven't exactly babied the thing). It breaths great. My only complain is where the jacket wraps around your face lets quite a bit of wind in. Over all an awesome jacket.