12 comments on “2015-2016 Moment Tallac”

  1. Jonathan: Just curious – any comments on the performance of the Ion bindings vs. a traditional alpine boot clamper or the more traditional tech dynafit offerings? I’ve been riding various incarnations of Dynafits for over a decade. It’s been a reasonable compromise design but don’t like the loose feel of the heel. Modified my own for better tail support and driving capabilities by stuffing three layers of voile strap rubber in the heel gap to provide a modicum of ‘forward pressure’ and damping…noticable improvement in ski reactivity and subtle more solid ‘feel’ though i’ve only had a few days of soft spring schmoo to test this idea; primarily on steeps and techy terrain. Is the Ion mo betta?

    • I’m not quite ready to weigh in yet on the ION, mostly since I’m waiting to get more time on the Kingpin and the Radical 2.0. But I can say that I’ve certainly enjoyed going uphill on them (as I have on the Kingpin), and I can’t say that I’ve noticed (yet?) any “loose feel of the heel.” But are these, for me, a replacement for a dedicated alpine binding? No.

      • But could those Ions (or Kingpins be etc) be a replacement for Dukes/etc for ‘downhill orientated touring?’ Dynas are fine in pow but I funking hate them everywhere else.

  2. For the uninitiated, Mt Tallac is home to some of the rowdiest terrain in the Northern Sierras. A place where legendary skier Aaron Martin cut his teeth. Perhaps Santa Fe ski area isn’t the ideal testing grounds for this ski?

    Just sayin.

    • As I said in the review, I’ve also had these out in the Taos (Sin Nombre) and Santa Fe backcountry (Nambe Chutes). We just happened to like the light in the pics we used in this review. And look again at Moment’s own description of this ski – the emphasis is on longer, lightweight skis (paired with “flimsy” boots) – they don’t say anything about how they set out to build a burly backcountry ski intended for the rowdiest lines, and I don’t think anything I’ve reported / claimed is going to get invalidated if the lines get steeper / bigger / techier.

  3. Will you guys be reviewing the Moment Underworld at any point? I bought a pair on a whim when Moment had that massive sale a couple months ago. I am not entirely sure how they will fit in my quiver (other than looking incredibly bad-ass). Curious to get the BGR take before winter.

  4. Wondering how you feel these compare to the governor? Obviously they are narrower and lighter and won’t float as well or be as damp, but they are a similar shape. If I really like how the governor flexes and the way it handles both soft and variable conditions, will this have a similar feel, maybe with a lower speed limit?

    • While this iteration of the Tallac was very much intended to be a skinnier Governor, I can’t say that I think it really performs like the Governor, just in a narrower package. The ride quality is quite diffferent — I think the Governor’s suspension is outstanding, while the Tallac’s suspension feels much more like that of most touring skis in this weight class.

      And Moment redesigned the Tallac for this season, making it a touring version of the Belafonte, which means that the new Tallac now doesn’t have the very heavy tip taper that this iteration had. And I think that’s a very positive thing.

  5. I just got the newer Tallac version (yellow and brown Zeus topsheet). It does look very different from the model you reviewed. Looking forward to sharing some of my observations. Any Blister reviewers have experience with this ski?

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