Nice topic.
I like this but have not been able to take my time as much the last few years with two small kids.
Its very relaxing to lie in the shade on a sunny day and study the blades of grass and the microscosmos living within.

Montana St Alum On average there are 1.6% tariffs on industrial goods from USA to EU. A lot of these are lying in a 10% on cars. USA claims it is 39% and imposes 20% in return. Of course EU agrees that "0 for 0" is a better deal. But US made cars aren't popular here anyways due to high gas consumpt...

They must be special "ski-weighing" scales? And just thrown in for free? Well, I read that they are natural fish scales. They partnered with local fishermen located near their ski factory. But I also heard they might be quite expensive in the USA because of the new tariffs that will free the USA to...

Thanks for the demo on how to cut the skins.

@lilcliffy the shop mounted them so embarrassingly I cannot be sure. Usually here it is pin line on balance point.

Rodbelan The "older" version without rocker: https://www.en.asnes.com/produkt/combat-nato/ the "new" version with rocker and tapered tip: https://www.en.asnes.com/produkt/combat-nato-62-ski/ I think the design change was due to a call for tenders for the Norwegian Army for new skis for the military...

Yeah the pipeline, what a mess.

fisheater Apparently press freedom is more restricted in USA than in Europe. Partly because big corporations exert more control on the media? Anyways let's admit that they are close by being on the same order of magnitude. General freedom of expression is about comparable. https://en.m.wikipedia.or...

Note that the Sverdrup and similarly heavily rockered skis (newer Ingstad) can still be good on groomed slopes, in my experience just not for carving turns. I lean into the turn but the ski goes straight. Ft-x, rabb, gamme and Ousland have long rocker but it is less pronounced. The Ousland or Gamme ...

Hello I have had both. The Combat is a more efficient xc ski due to the high underfoot stiffness, whereas the Nansen is a better turning ski for the same reason. The flex is much rounder in the Nansen. I don't think that either of these are fun at skiing downhill in breakable crust. Nor is any other...