Ski choice advice for snowmobile tracks

[JohnSKepler]

I'm thinking about cutting out this afternoon or tomorrow at lunch and hitting some of the snow still up the local canyon. There's actually a lot but it's getting a bit churned from snowmobiles. I'm wondering, of the skis I own (that make sense), which might be the best for a snowmobile track? I'll probably run up there on a motorcycle and will only be able to carry one pair of skis!

Gamme 54
Falketind 62
Rossi BC65
Voile V6 (joking)

[tkarhu]

Depends quite a lot on terrain and snow… I refrained from exploring a fresh snowmobile track though a ravine last week because there were steep falls where you would have had to side step, if deciding to turn back. The ravine had 50+ cm powder besides the track, where tails and tips of my XC skis got buried. I would have gone through with Altai Hoks class skis, of maybe 125-150 cm length.

[corlay]

if it's fresh-track (not re-frozen/solid ice) - then, Gamme all day long!

If it is iced-over, I have no advice to offer.

[fisheater]

I have not taken the FT X on any refrozen sled tracks. Since I’m assuming there are some good turns to be had, that would be my first choice. I don’t know anything about the Rossi, except one former poster stopped using his when he got a T-78.
So based on what I know it’s a balancing act between turns and tracking. If there aren’t many turns Gamme. If you have a nice descent FT X.
I’m sure you’re out by now, hope you’re having fun!

[JohnSKepler]

I have not taken the FT X on any refrozen sled tracks. Since I’m assuming there are some good turns to be had, that would be my first choice. I don’t know anything about the Rossi, except one former poster stopped using his when he got a T-78.
So based on what I know it’s a balancing act between turns and tracking. If there aren’t many turns Gamme. If you have a nice descent FT X.
I’m sure you’re out by now, hope you’re having fun!

I rode the FT X on some refrozen tracks last year and it was pretty miserable. This is a pretty flat road and it's warmed up so I was hoping it would be soft enough to just get some miles. But, preparation for a few days back east nixed the whole thing and I reckon it'll be melted out by the time I get back, what with the sunshine we've been having. Hoping we get some snow while I'm away. We're supposed to get something falling from the sky.

[fisheater]

If it didn’t have sustained downhills Gamme is fantastic. I ski down twisty steep downhills, but mine are less than 200 feet of vertical. For Utah, you might need a Nansen. I’m in Michigan, I should be able to survive the “death stare”, you can tell you wife I strongly recommend a Nansen, just for safety!

[Inspiredcapers]

If they’re icy or glazed stay out of them. Broke an ankle several years ago when I had a runaway on a mild slope that had a sudden turn at the bottom. Couldn’t get out of the track due to icy/hard snow at the sides.