I have also heard good things about the new Madshus Fjelltech and Panorama skis, but I have no experience with them myself, so I cannot make any recommendations except to read people's reviews. Fischer Spider, Outback 68, or Traverse 78 will all be good, and the Alpina Discovery 68 and 80 will both be good, too. People with Alpina Discovery 68 skis have reported the same thing.īeing a little softer makes them easier to control and turn in soft snow, and they have enough sidecut to still work fine on hard snow, they can just feel a little squirrely on hard uneven snow sometimes, but I would not worry about that too much, especially for beginner skiing.īasically anything you can go up with using just the fishscales you can come back down with these skis.īetween any Fischer OTX series and Alpina Discovery skis, I would go with whatever you can get a good deal on. They feel a little softer than Fischer skis, but the fishscales work just as well, and they glide better. I absolutely love my Alpina Discovery 80 skis. So something like Madshus Eon or Fischer S-bound 98/88? What about Alpina? Has anyone tried the Discovery 68 or 80? Maybe even something like Fischer Adventure 62?Įdit: Forgot to say not only did I love XC but I think I got the hang of it super quickly (compared to my classmates) so I believe I shouldn't have much trouble getting the basics down - I do realize I will have to spend a few hours on the groomed track, though. On the other hand I do want some floatation and trail breaking ability for when we do get some of the sweet stuff.įrom what I could tell the Asnes Gamme 54 are a very nice all-rounder but I don't want a wax base ski for my first pair. I have read a few threads on here and from what I understand I would want a wider ski, BUT we don't really get too much powder here so I think something like the Madshus Annum would probably be overkill. That's why I am looking to do mostly off track touring - a ski that would enable me to travel distances but still have some ability for turning and going downhill. I was in a camp in the mountains as a kid where we did classic XC and I loved it!įirst I was looking into skating/classic but I quickly realized I want something that would enable me more freedom (I don't want to be stuck to the few groomed courses we have around here). I've been cycling for a few years now and wanted something (similar?) to do in the winter because cycling in the cold is quite terrible I like the idea of earning the turns, but even more so the peace one can enjoy in the wilderness rather than the crowds on groomed tracks with lifts. I've done my fair share of backcountry and that's where I love it the most. I have skied (alpine, no free heel) since 5 y/o and am pretty good (?) at it. Hello to everyone, I have been looking to get into XC skiing for a while now and this year I decided it's time!
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