I think you'll enjoy them, Micah! I've not put a ton of distance on mine yet, but so far I've enjoyed them, particularly on the cold, dry snow we had just east of you a week ago. Which, as you say, is no longer in our forecast. Even the Lolo Pass area is supposed to be warm and rainy into next weeke...

I ended up simply reattaching the peg using cyanoacrylate glue, which held up just fine during my first day tour. The tightness of the fitting seems likely to decline through repeated use, so I've postponed drilling out the hole. Some attention by the product designers is still needed, but I elected...

https://i1.adis.ws/i/madshus/madshus_1920_panorama-m55-intelligrip-transition?w=1440&maxW=1600&maxH=1600&qlt=100&fmt=webp&fmt.jpeg.interlaced=true&bg=white https://madshus.com/en-us/p/panorama-m55-intelligrip-transition This will be quick, as I’ve only returned from my first trip on these skis. My ...

I just received a pair of the 19/20 Madshus Panorama M55 Intelligrip Transitions in 205cm. My hope was to put a few km on them this weekend. The skis themselves look promising. But what appears to be a serious design flaw in the Intelligrip Transition skins has rendered the ski/skin combination unus...

Hello MicahE- I've been going through some of the same questions, not too far from you either (Idaho Palouse). Another E99-class option you might consider is Madshus' new Panorama M55 Intelligrips. I went back back and forth between those and the E99 Crowns, and ended up pulling the trigger on the M...

My enthusiasm was ill-timed! A little over a year ago the 199s were unavailable at REI (and seemingly not in production), so I went with the 189s. Great skis, but I suspect I'd be happier (improved glide) on the longer ones. For reference, I'm 6'4" and ~170#. The 189s work great in the trees, howeve...

Has anyone spent time on any of these new Panoramas? I'm very much on the fence between the E99 and the new Panorama M55. I've never owned skis with dedicated kicker skins over a waxable base. I've been very impressed with Fischer's Offtrack Crown on my Excursion 88s as well as the permanent Intelli...

I’m not exactly sure M55 is the old Glittertind. The camber feels stiffer to me. This is interesting to me. I'm in the market for something in the 60-68mm shovel range, and at the upper end I've narrowed things down to this new Panorama M55 and Fischer's E99. Lilcliffy has mentioned elsewhere that ...

Does anyone have a good mod contact over at XCSkiForums? I've tried to register periodically for over a year now, and the new user registration system appears to be broken ("Unfortunately we can not process your request now due to problems with an external party. You can try again later."). I've als...

New member here. I’ve also been trying to make sense of Madshus’ new 19/20 lineup. With so little information yet available on these models (even Madshus isn’t providing much help; https://news.madshus.com/2019/10/14/how-to-select-the-right-skin-ski/ ), I’ve found it helpful to cross-walk these back...