These guys have some wax Voss in stock, but only in limited sizes:
https://www.bouldernordicsport.com/shop ... g-ski.aspx
$210
Madshus Glittertind Wax vs Asnes Amundsen
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MikeK
Re: Madshus Glittertind Wax vs Asnes Amundsen
Is the BC68 available in the states? I've never seen it here.lilcliffy wrote:
Rossignol BC68CL? (waxable base)- cheaper version of the E-99...think they are even made in the same factory but with a cheaper base? Great ski- great value.
Also not sure about those Atomics and 3 pin bindings - they might want a normal NNN binding. Even the Voss are narrow, but I know they'll work as others on the forum have them mounted up that way.
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lilcliffy
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Re: Madshus Glittertind Wax vs Asnes Amundsen
Good question about the BC68 in the US- not sure...
I have examined them in the shop many times alongside the E-99- they seem almost identical to the E-99. I seem to have some memory of someone (Ben?) mentioning that they were made in the same factory?
With the weakness of the $CAN- there are some awesome deals for US customers in Canada. Only a couple of years ago it was the other way round!
I have examined them in the shop many times alongside the E-99- they seem almost identical to the E-99. I seem to have some memory of someone (Ben?) mentioning that they were made in the same factory?
With the weakness of the $CAN- there are some awesome deals for US customers in Canada. Only a couple of years ago it was the other way round!
Cross-country AND down-hill skiing in the backcountry.
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Unashamed to be a "cross-country type" and love skiing down-hill.
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Woodserson
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Re: Madshus Glittertind Wax vs Asnes Amundsen
The waxable base means the Rossi BC68 a ski-non-grata here in the USofA. Unfortunate. You are right, there are some killer deals in Canada!
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Woodserson
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Re: Madshus Glittertind Wax vs Asnes Amundsen
A nice tour in CO on a pair of Nansens. This helped pass the time.
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Cannatonic
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Re: Madshus Glittertind Wax vs Asnes Amundsen
I would go with Glittertind, I've handled them in the shop and they seemed nicely built. I like the blue color - looks like some are still around the on-line retailers. Would be a good complement to the Epochs, the Glittertind would be like an XC ski in comparison, but can still handle some downhill turning. I would go longer for faster glide and better flotation in powder and crust…205 or 210.
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MikeK
Re: Madshus Glittertind Wax vs Asnes Amundsen
That was reeeeeeeeeeal nice...Woodserson wrote:A nice tour in CO on a pair of Nansens. This helped pass the time.
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Cannatonic
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Re: Madshus Glittertind Wax vs Asnes Amundsen
*ahem* Antarctics and 3-pin! Look how they blow by the people with AT gear and slowshoes at 1:52MikeK wrote: That was reeeeeeeeeeal nice...
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lilcliffy
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Re: Madshus Glittertind Wax vs Asnes Amundsen
Watched this one a year or more ago...beautiful stuff..the stuff of dreams. That dry confifer forest and terrain reminds me of the plateau in the the BC interior.
Cross-country AND down-hill skiing in the backcountry.
Unashamed to be a "cross-country type" and love skiing down-hill.
Unashamed to be a "cross-country type" and love skiing down-hill.
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MikeK
Re: Madshus Glittertind Wax vs Asnes Amundsen
Yeah that trail isn't exactly AT worthy... but maybe they were headed up to a big mountain. It is CO afterall.
I've never been out west. Would love to go... actually to BC and the Canadian Rockies though. Maybe a little Northern Idaho and Montana
I've never been out west. Would love to go... actually to BC and the Canadian Rockies though. Maybe a little Northern Idaho and Montana