The Transnordic inspires confidence on easy descents but it still has a lot of flexibility when things go sideways so caution is urged. I used mine on forestry service roads, single track, and the occasional blue groomer if its not icy. Feel kinda heavy after a long day of breaking trail. Thank you...

What was the terrain and scenery like for your one-time, flat track experience? You might find that Big Sky offers so much more. Unless you pay for a lift ticket, you're going to be climbing 95% of the time and skiing downhill 5%, so it is important to like the uphill journey. One possibility might ...

Thank you, fisheater ! Not to tempt fate, but in my alpine skiing days I had a tremendous amount of practice falling - in moguls, ice, slush and some powder. Hopefully my old tactic of instantly flexing my knees and getting the skis off the snow will serve on groomers in BCDish gear. Though the flex...

How risky is it to ski intermediate groomer slopes in stiff boots, like the Fischer BCX Transnordic, and NNN BC bindings? What would be the most common sorts of injuries and how to minimize those risks? This is my first post here - what a great resource. Thank you for your thoughts! In my teens thro...