A new dedicated touring setup costs about $1,750 to $2,900 for skis, bindings, boots and skins, before any avalanche gear. Starting on the downhill skis, boots and bindings you already own costs about $470 to $520, which covers a pair of Daymaker adapters and climbing skins.
No, not to start. With Daymaker Classic adapters you can ski tour in the regular downhill boots you already own. Touring boots walk easier and weigh less, which matters on long days. For laps and day tours, the boots that already fit you are a great place to begin.
Alpine bindings, the regular downhill bindings on your skis, can’t free your heel on their own. A touring adapter fixes that. It clicks into your binding, your boot hinges inside it for the climb, and at the top it goes in your pack so you ski down on your own binding at your own DIN.
