Any long term experience with the alpina Alaska Pioneer Pro, mainly regarding durability? My left boot started to fall apart after 20km of use. At the flexing point near toes, glue between black rubber and leather game apart and the rubber is torn torn now. Good thing I only paid 200€, but it is has...

Finally got my falketinds and installed the bindings. Could have gone for the 196cm, but I only have 58mm x-skin so cant tell anything about xc performance, those things just grip. Cant find 40mm race skins anywhere. Pretty lightweight at 2117g and 2118g with alpina pioneer pro. Tried to point those...

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Already got xplore bindings and alpina pioneer pro boots. I'd rather just train in my backyard when I can just go uphill from door, than drive to a ski center with people.
I ordered the 188cm falketinds today. Just hoping I dont need to get new pair.

Snow conditions would be, what ever the weather throws my way. We currently have around 90cm of snow here, was powdery, but hardpacked now it's Been raining. Terrain is hilly with trees, some open places to ski down where trees have been cut, also flat around lakes and huge swamps. Got 250m elevatio...

Which size should I get for falketinds, 188 or 196cm?
Buying my first backcountry skis to learn telemark skiing, I'm 187/75-80kg, add 5kg for Gear.

Hijacking old thread for question about the length of Rossignol xp12. How is it lengthwise? Got really bad experiences between different manufacturers, there is maybe like 1cm difference between size 45 boots.

Getting my first backcountry skis to learn telemark, decided on falketinds, just unsure about length. Which one should I get 188 or 196cm? For experience, I've skied thousands of kilometers on groomed tracks.
I'm 187/75-80kg, add 5kg for clothes and backpack.