1) when you guys haul your 2' or 3' MSR picket or deadman anchor, what do you pound it into the snow with? Using your ixe axe seems like a bad idea. There probly isn't a bunch of rocks lying around to use. You don't carry a piton hammer do you? am I missing something?
2) is there any draw back from using an AT (alpine touring) ski boot on a regular downhill ski setup? I understand you sacrafice a little bit of preformance because there is more boot flex to allow walking, but other than that, does it work fine? Is the connection to the binding as solid?