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- Thu Mar 19, 2020 6:59 am
- Forum: Community Ski Reviews
- Topic: Alpina BC 1600 Boot
- Replies: 24
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Re: Alpina BC 1600 Boot
Wow. Alpina told me the Alaska is 2.6-2.8mm leather. And I always assumed that the Stetind would have thicker leather than the Alaska for some reason... I don't have much experience with the Stetind but so far I find it a well-balanced boot, overall more stable than my previous Svartisen 75, despit...
- Sat Mar 14, 2020 5:11 am
- Forum: Community Ski Reviews
- Topic: Alpina BC 1600 Boot
- Replies: 24
- Views: 15320
Re: Alpina BC 1600 Boot
I ordered the boot for my girlfriend and just received it yesterday. Out of the box it looks like a very promising boot. It uses a 3.0 mm full grain leather (my Stetind have a 2.4-2.6) and a kevlar reinforced toe-box. The sole flex is stiffer than both the Stetind and the Alaska (out of the box, let...
- Thu Feb 20, 2020 12:52 pm
- Forum: Community Ski Reviews
- Topic: Alpina BC 1600 Boot
- Replies: 24
- Views: 15320
Re: Alpina BC 1600 Boot
yes, NNNBC soles are all the same - I find this makes it difficult to get the boots to fit my extra-wide toebox, welted leather 75mm boots are easier to stretch. I can verify that the Alpina 1600 definitely changed around 5 years ago - and it was an upgrade. The leather on the first version seemed ...
- Sat Feb 15, 2020 8:41 am
- Forum: Community Ski Reviews
- Topic: Alpina BC 1600 Boot
- Replies: 24
- Views: 15320
Re: Alpina BC 1600 Boot
Thank you for your well explained answer. It seems like a very nice boot giving the price (I can get a pair for 140 euros). I was today in a shop and there is quite a difference between the different shoes in term of flex. So far the Crispi Stetind and the Alaska are the two most powerful boots I ha...
- Fri Feb 14, 2020 10:30 am
- Forum: Community Ski Reviews
- Topic: Alpina BC 1600 Boot
- Replies: 24
- Views: 15320
Re: Alpina BC 1600 Boot
Thank for these informations! It seems a bit contradictory with the abovementioned test. Could it be that they changed the boot? The old version looked a lot cheaper than the new one and they might have redesigned the whole shoe like Alfa with their Guard versions.
- Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:32 am
- Forum: Community Ski Reviews
- Topic: Alpina BC 1600 Boot
- Replies: 24
- Views: 15320
Re: Alpina BC 1600 Boot
I am looking at this shoes also for my girlfriend. Can you give some impressions about the sole? Does it feel stiffer than the Alaska as well? Can you squeeze the shoe/sole with your hands only or do you need to put the shoe on the ground and use your body weight? A stiff sole with torsional rigidit...
- Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:15 am
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Alfa vs. Alpina sizing
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5586
Re: Alfa vs. Alpina sizing
I normally use EU 44 for Crispi and Alpina and they fit very well. I tried an Alfa Guard and an Alfa Kikut and they felt very different and not at all adapted to my feet. A lot of room and short in length. The length was right for a EU 45 but then the volume inside was way to big. So I think that Cr...
- Sun Feb 02, 2020 9:25 am
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Help Me Learn How to Turn...
- Replies: 50
- Views: 19660
Re: Help Me Learn How to Turn...
Two days ago I went on a little trip in Nordmarka (30 minutes north of Oslo) after some snowfalls. Mainly 10 cm new wet snow with the following setup: Åsnes Gamme (68-54-61) in 190cm, Åsnes Nylon skins 30mm, BC binding, Crispi Stetind. For the first time I put some nice linked turns in forest tracks...
- Fri Jan 17, 2020 4:58 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Help Me Learn How to Turn...
- Replies: 50
- Views: 19660
Re: Help Me Learn How to Turn...
You have also this excellent step by step movie from Dickie Hill, "The Telemark Movie", for learning downhill turns on narrow skis.
- Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:26 am
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Help Me Learn How to Turn...
- Replies: 50
- Views: 19660
Re: Help Me Learn How to Turn...
You can also have a look at the number 54 of the magazin Presence Nordique. It is in French but there is some pages about telemark turn with XCD with some nice pedagogical time-lapse pictures. https://en.calameo.com/read/0045966219ca548333b71 And of course the videos of Pål Trygve Gamme (in norwegia...