NNN/BC is fun!
...but not so easy.

But others will want to ski at higher speeds on more variable snow and with more stability.. :D I would recommend light AT rigs to such the folks in that case. :) Actually the AT rigs for rando racing are far lighter than those of XCD. Still more, the rando racers have no issues about skiing on pow...

LoveJohnny wrote: Woooaaah, now this is great. Two different ski cultures arguing over what is REAL XCD. How could it get better than this? This, is an epic thread my friends...!

It seems as if you're in the crowd watching a steel cage match between the two sides of us.
Why not enter the cage as well, LJ?

Teleman wrote:Wish I had a longer e109....they seem to ski pretty well...Teleman

I have one.
I haven't tested it yet, though.

what is the point in testing this in a static condition on a flat surface ? That's not downhill skiing. The static conditions include not only standstill states but also neutral ones such as liner motion and between-turns where you must have seen a lot of times your friends on tele diving into powd...

I think the most important thing to keep in mind here is that we're talking about a totally different style of skiing. Not the XCD kind we're used to. One with a different technique than telemark. Where every amount of pressure is crucial to the overall balance of the skier. I just can't wait to tr...

Well, #1) I never said tips were not important -- no tips , no skis.. :lol: What I said most of the skiers weight is over, obviously, over the mid-section of the ski, so the most effective way to increase flotation for some given ski would be to fatten the ski.. This is not true. Because the ski ha...

Don't follow the technical stuff all that well....this or that....me....it's all about feel..... AND I'm startin g to feel something.....AND.....it will be good.....head them down....angulate....swiiiiishhhhh....sigh.....ahhhhhh.....oh yeah!!!! TM Yes, Teleman. Like Bruce Lee's saying, " Don't thin...

Hi TeleMarchin, welcome aboard! I have sold all my wide and heavy skis/bindings/boots and nowadays I am on Salomon SNS XA for my usual stuff i.e. backcountry touring in Polish mountains (between 600 – 1800 m above sea level, long ridge walks, traverses of the whole mountain groups etc.). I have left...

Flotation is not simply a matter of ski tips.. Narrow-waisted skis often sink like a rock , Why ? Because flotation depends on overall weight distribution and the least amount of any skiers weight is over the tips or tails of any given set of skis ESPECIALLY on descent.. The tips matter way much fo...