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Old 01-05-2006   #1
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Newby girl AT/tele question

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I have a chance to buy a pair of Scarpa Magic boots. Can anyone tell me whether I can only use AT bindings with them or can I use regular tele bindings. Any recs on binding and skis on a budget>
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Old 01-06-2006   #2
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The Magic is an AT Boot- there is zero flex in the forefoot and is made for locked down alpine skiing. I wasn't clear about which you were looking for, but there isn't a system that pulls double duty (that I'm aware of). If you're looking for a tele boot or an AT, try telemark-pyranees.com or ebay. Locally, try the Wilderness Exchange in Denver or the Sports Recycler in Boulder. Otherwise, you have ebay, Craigslist, the teletips.com swap or the Gear Swap on Powderbuzz.

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Old 01-06-2006   #3
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Hilde. Flaco is right. If you are however looking for Tele gear hit me with a pm using the buzz function. And I will see if i can hook you up. Steve ps that is if you will take help from a motor boater
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I'll take all the help I can get motor or not!

Here's my scenario:
I grew up skiing and then did some tele skiing until my knees gave out. I still have a pair of Excalibur Magnums 181 I think, BD 3 pin bindings/no cables and a first-ish generation T1-men's too big and too stiff for me. For the last 14 years I have been boarding and always looking at the skiers with envy and regret. My knees are better cuz I gave them a break and I want to get on skis again. I will use whatever I get probably 90% resort since I have the old Tuas so I want something that is workable for hard pack and speed. My last regular skis were 200's-staraight cut so that will date me for you and let you know where I am coming from in terms of technique.
I found the Magic boots for really cheap and being a boatman, didn't want to pass up a deal even though I know nothing about AT skiing. So, sure, let me know what you have; at this point I am pretty up to try anything that comes in twos. I did always like the feeling of having the ski free at the heel so that is making me a little leery of committing to the AT-even with the great deal. Also the AT bindings are ridiculously expensive.
I am new here so don't know how to do the PM thing so send me an email
hilde at internet49 dot com
We just got through some sweet flooding so I haven't even been skiing this season-it rained up until last week but now we are at 100% with one storm. The boating has been unreal though so I am not too jonesing for boarding.
For that matter, does anyone want to trade a pair of women's Magic, used 4 times for some equivalent tele stuff???
thanks steve
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