Backcountry Access Alpine Trekker

Pros: Skiing steeps with alpine gear

Cons: price

Review: Although my actual experience with the alpine trekkers is limited to 2 back country ascents it was enough to sell me on them had I the cash to buy them. The point is who wants to slog up 4000 - 6000 vertical ft in 2 ft of fresh powder, get to the top,...

Pros: Ability to use Alpine Skis and Boots

Cons: Heavy, Clumsy

Review: Two years ago, I got talked into doing a backcountry ski mountaineering trip. The plan was to take 3 days to climb 7,000 vertical feet to the summit Mt. Shasta in N. California, and to ski down. Sounds pretty good huh?... 7,000 feet of perfect Sierra...

Pros: compact, dont have to buy new skis

Cons: put you up too high above your skis, break easilly

Review: The guides company that i work for and everyone in it has tried this system at least once and the outstanding opinion of everone there is "don't waste your money". The way these are set up put you much too high above your skis. Everytime i...

Pros: Nifty idea, light weight, good adjustability.

Cons: Plastic parts are prone to cracking and failure. Designed only for the lightest use.

Review: Nearly every time I've used my BCA Alpine trekkers, something on them has broken. The black plastic heel clips broke incrementally, first just at the leash attach point and then the whole lever snapped in two. Worse, the plastic "boot toepiece" has ...