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by riel
Sat Oct 16, 2021 8:49 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Some of you said Gammes don't turn, but...
Replies: 45
Views: 51546

Re: Some of you said Gammes don't turn, but...

fischer-bcx-transnordic-boots.jpg fischer-bcx-grand-tour-boots.jpg From pages 34 & 35 in the Fischer 21/22 catalog: https://issuu.com/fischersportsgmbh/docs/21l22_workbook_us_210111?fr=sNjFiNTI3OTkw Cool boots! Curious how stiff the boot flex is on the BCX Transnordic. The Grand Tours look appealin...
by riel
Wed Oct 13, 2021 12:39 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Does Fischer Transnordic 66 + 82 make sense?
Replies: 67
Views: 67948

Re: Does Fischer Transnordic 66 + 82 make sense?

Thanks for the info, curious what you would suggest in deeper snow in that case? Others have mentioned going the TN66 / Gamme paired with Ingstad, thoughts on that? Well the Ingstad BC is a truly dreamy XC ski for truly deep snow and steep terrain- it is however very narrowly tuned towards these co...
by riel
Mon Oct 11, 2021 6:34 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Ski to compliment E99/Transnordic 66
Replies: 22
Views: 21175

Re: Ski to compliment E99/Transnordic 66

I currently own the Fischer Transnordic Crown 66 205cm (former E99), with Rottefella Magnum NNNBC, and Fischer BCX Grand Tour (former BCX5) boots. I love the setup, but am considering adding another ski for more "trailblazing" vs "fast/cruising" work. Something that performs better than the T66 in ...
by riel
Sun Oct 10, 2021 1:26 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Old ski found in melting glacier in Norway
Replies: 19
Views: 19219

Re: Old ski found in melting glacier in Norway

"Straight-tracking, stable, and reassuringly heavy?"

That sounds exactly like those Asnes MT65 USGI surplus skis from Colemans. The more things change, the more they stay the same :)

But seriously, that is fantastic.
by riel
Sun Oct 10, 2021 1:21 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: S bound 98 vs excursion 88
Replies: 28
Views: 29543

Re: S bound 98 vs excursion 88

Hello guys, I search a lot but still dont have enough answers. I am 187cm tall 76kg. I live in Slovakia and terrain I prefer is mostly uphill from valley to some mountain ridge and than downhill, of course the ridge is often wavy, and mostly off track. The snow condition are variable sometimes powd...
by riel
Sat Oct 09, 2021 1:32 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Old ski found in melting glacier in Norway
Replies: 19
Views: 19219

Re: Old ski found in melting glacier in Norway

LOOOVE those huge raised tips on those ancient skis. Ancient skiers seemed to almost worship a ski tip designed for backcountry snow- you can see it in the way they overemphasized the ski tips in their drawings. I wonder if those narrow, raised tips are better at breaking through breakable crust th...
by riel
Fri Oct 08, 2021 3:50 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Old ski found in melting glacier in Norway
Replies: 19
Views: 19219

Re: Old ski found in melting glacier in Norway

This is amazing! They found the second ski! Weird reverse camber on those skis. But probably going tip-to-tail with Elk Fat Polar. They may have lost some of their camber due to the way they were stored the past 1300 years. I wonder if they published the exact dimensions of the skis anywhere. It mi...
by riel
Fri Oct 08, 2021 3:39 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Alternatives before buying Alaskas
Replies: 39
Views: 39250

Re: Alternatives before buying Alaskas

Since posting the question, I bought the TN59 in 200. So now I have both 195 and 200's. So its not a matter of availability, but usefulness. I would sell it probably to preorder a Ingstad or Nansen. I'm not even entirely sure what I'll be doing. There's a nice flat unplowed road that I ski, but I w...
by riel
Mon Oct 04, 2021 9:20 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: who is afraid of klister?
Replies: 2
Views: 2983

who is afraid of klister?

Who is afraid of klister? Apparently it's not just skiers, the postal service is too. destroyedklister.png Lesson learned: do not order klister or other liquid wax products from Europe. To their credit, SnowInn gave me a refund. I have had good luck buying other things from them before, and would no...
by riel
Mon Oct 04, 2021 3:14 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Advice wanted re Asnes MR48: Skin or not?
Replies: 4
Views: 4912

Re: Advice wanted re Asnes MR48: Skin or not?

Thanks for that. I hadn't considered the Gamme because I assumed it was a burly expedition-type ski -- I have a pair of O.G. Ingstads for that -- and I'm looking for a light & lively ski for use on local ungroomed trails, linking a turn or two where possible. I currently use a pair of decades-old A...