Hi Christian, Without taking some comparitive measurements- your skis at least appear to have a bit less rocker than my Ingstad BC- they appear to be in between my Gamme 54 and Ingstad BC... Don't get me wrong- I love my Ingstad BC. When the snow conditions suit it, it is my favorite XC ski. The cu...

Hi again @ lilcliffy They do have the nordic rocker. I like the idea of the nordic rocker as long as it is balanced. i tried to take a picture of it. How does this rocker compare to your Ingstad skis? I'm not sure its possible to see. alternatively I could meassure the rocker. Could be really cool t...

Hello again! It has been a little while. Hope all of you had a good start for the season. A lot of new information to take in :lol: :lol: Is this the ski that you have bought? https://www.sportalbert.de/%c3%a5snes-b ... 7cA0301017 Correct @l lilcliffy Do you know if there are any differences between...

Apriciate all the repsonses! :D I was too a little bit confused by all the different types of Combat Nato. A waxless pattern seemed to make the most sense for me. 205cm? Must be the new Combat ski- based on the current Ingstad (as opposed to the previous-gen Ingstad)? Does it have significant rocker...

Hi again lilcliffy , Now I made my purchase. I went for the Combat nato waxless in 205 cm length. Adding up all the factors it seemed like a better choice for me than the E88: - Slightly longer. - Construction materials. - I will be able reuse my skins from my Rabb skis. - A perhaps slightly better ...

Dear all, Last season, I bought a pair of Alfa Free boot s, and overall, I’m quite happy with them. However, I have an issue with the fit: the boots are slightly too roomy for my feet. I have quite long and narrow feet, so I’m looking for ways to reduce some of the volume in the boots. Previously, I...

Hi @Lilcliffy :) I would definetly prefer scales over a waxable base. The snow conditions where, I have been skiing, rarely favors wax IMO. This pushes me in the direction of the E-88. My recent fascination about Combat Nato was due to the construction of the ski.It just seems to have much stronger ...

My 196 cm Falketind Xplore gives acceptable XC performance for an XCD ski. That being said I recently purchased a Nansen in 205 cm. It will certainly offer better XC performance than the FT X. I’ve owned the FT X for several years, but I never remember cursing or praising its performance on consoli...

Lastly, do you think the Asnes falketind or the Combat nato could do a better job on trips such as mountain traverses in varied snow and terrain with a backpack? Compared to Excursion 88. I don't think that the FTX or the Combat NATO would be "better on trips such as mountain traverses in varied sn...

I certainly think an 88 in an XC length is the way to cover distance- especially in deep and/or variable snow. At 199cm I can turn them, but I need to heavily weight them to pressure them into a turn (this would be much smoother in a shorter length)- Regardless- at 199cm they also have a very wide ...