Excursion 88 vs. Ingstad vs. transnordic 82

[lilcliffy]

@Christian96moeller
My advice at this point is to make a decision about wax + kicker skin vs scales.

My point is that there is no reason to consider the Asnes Combat ski if you are leaning towards having a scaled ski.

If you end up considering scaled skis- then you are still left with choosing between Fischer's very grippy scale insert, vs Asnes (and others) that have less grippy scales.
Personally- I use grip wax on both smooth-based and scaled Nordic touring skis, and I am not completely decided re my preference re scale grippiness...(After last "winter", I am currently leaning towards Fischer's scales vs Asnes...)

If I had to have one, I would pick a smooth base and use soft waxes and kickers for difficult warm and icy snow-
I say this in the context of my local touring and extended periods of cold soft snow.
If I skied in a different climate- where I am always dealing with soft waxes/klister- I might choose a scaled ski for my #1 touring ski.
(My issue with soft kick waxes/klisters is not the wax- it is the fact that I have to remove it before applying a skin. We can get well below freezing at night here as late as mid-May- resulting in frozen icy snow that requires skins for climbing in the early morning...)

[Christian96moeller]

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 contruction. Also you described it to be slightly better than the E-88 from a downhill perspective.

I getting very close to make my purchase, but do you any advice for this last consideration?

Thanks for all the help!

best regards

Christian