Re: Do I want a Nansen or Gamme?
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 10:18 pm
Both in waxable. Nansen 205 cm, Gamme 210 cm.
Afraid I can't give meaningful input on the Ingstad/Nansen overlap - never handled Ingstads, let alone skied them. The best play might be to ski out the season with what you have, that'll give you a good idea of what you are missing (if anything) through your full season conditions.
On the Gamme/Nansen I should clarify my relative/absolute comments. I love the Gamme, it's my personal favourite ski. it's the ski I use most for my local conditions and what I like to do. Big smiles all the time, cruising pretty flat terrain without a whole lot of snow pack but consistent cold conditions. Best ski for me in absolute terms.
But with no specific use case, if I were to score the many characteristics of each ski in aggregate and then stack them up against each other, Nansen comes out ahead relative to the Gamme. Really, I guess, I'm saying the Nansen is a better "all around" ski. Even if Gamme is "better" for my specific niche.
Cheers
Afraid I can't give meaningful input on the Ingstad/Nansen overlap - never handled Ingstads, let alone skied them. The best play might be to ski out the season with what you have, that'll give you a good idea of what you are missing (if anything) through your full season conditions.
On the Gamme/Nansen I should clarify my relative/absolute comments. I love the Gamme, it's my personal favourite ski. it's the ski I use most for my local conditions and what I like to do. Big smiles all the time, cruising pretty flat terrain without a whole lot of snow pack but consistent cold conditions. Best ski for me in absolute terms.
But with no specific use case, if I were to score the many characteristics of each ski in aggregate and then stack them up against each other, Nansen comes out ahead relative to the Gamme. Really, I guess, I'm saying the Nansen is a better "all around" ski. Even if Gamme is "better" for my specific niche.
Cheers