Lone Peak & Wolverine Cirque - Scarpa F1 Mods

The last two week's of ski endeavors from the group. Family/Friends- please skip the first handful of pictures they are all related to technical boot modifications.

(Brian - Add awesome Ski Pic here)

The hard boot transition is not 1-year in - and there is really no reason to go back.

Here is a brief overview of every modification made to the Scarpa F1 to facilitate the splitboard.

Above - Sticky Tongue Pad on the inside of the tongue - this helps keep pressure on the top of my forefoot and lock my heel down. There always seemed to be a gap/lack of pressure in this location with only 2 buckles.

Above - the power strap has two layers of flexible/stretch strap. My desire to have a progressive forward flex led me to cut one of the layers off. The power strap now allows more flex and softer flex when make toe side turns.

Above - note the two guides/grommets for the wire on the sides of the boot. These are mounted upside down allowing more slack in the wire when the boot is locked into ski mode. Unlike the TLT 5/6 mods - the progressive forward flex comes from tongue flex allowed by the shell flexing open.

Above - perhaps the most aggressive modification - about 1/3 of the thickness on both the lateral and medial side of the shell has been removed with an orbital sander and 40 grit sand paper. It's hard to see in the pic - but the ribs are sanded down - and a good bit of the smooth material is also gone. The best way to do this is to remove the grommet and the power strap and then sand away at the region pictured above the hinge until you think the shell flex will meet your needs. This was a gamble - but it really works. I've even had some luck pressing and buttering with the added lateral flex.

Brian on the Lone Peak ridge - we hiked up from Alpine requiring a Saturday alpine start due to the sunshine and warm temps.

Descending with Box Elder in the backdrop - this run maybe called "Highway or Stairway to Heaven" - its a cool u-shaped valley that shows its glacial origins well.

But on the ridge a quick cloud bank blew through and kept the snow firm - requiring us to camp out behind this rock for a bit to wait it out.