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by bgregoire
Tue Feb 23, 2021 6:35 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Equipment upgrade from skinny skis
Replies: 36
Views: 36938

Re: Equipment upgrade from skinny skis

So thanks once again all who chimed in with advice. In the end I went for a mellow upgrade and found items that fit at good end of season pricing. Ended up with 200cm Fisher E99 waxable easy skin skis, Rotefella NNN-BC manual bindings and Rossignol X-10 boots. I genuinely believe the only boots my ...
by bgregoire
Tue Feb 23, 2021 1:07 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: What is an "old school telemark ski"- a thread for the real nerds...
Replies: 25
Views: 32292

Re: What is an "old school telemark ski"- a thread for the real nerds...

lilcliffy wrote:
Tue Feb 23, 2021 12:47 pm
Back to Pinnah's ski categories- what is the point of calling a XC-tuned ski a "Telemark" ski?
I understand your perspective. To understand his, you might have to bring yourself back 30 years and imagine how all this was conceived of then. Just a thought!
by bgregoire
Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:43 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Equipment upgrade from skinny skis
Replies: 36
Views: 36938

Re: Equipment upgrade from skinny skis

Thanks, I think less easy turns and more straight line performance is what I'm seeking, glad to hear about that. I will check the review section! That makes things a little clearer. Go for a Fischer E99/Asnes Gamme then. Other brands such as Madshus make similar class skis. Ask you sales rep for eq...
by bgregoire
Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:32 pm
Forum: Community Ski Reviews
Topic: Ski Review: 2018-2019 Åsnes Ingstad BC
Replies: 136
Views: 251173

Re: Ski Review: 2018-2019 Åsnes Ingstad BC

I think this is the ski I need. I’m starting to get into really long days (50-60km) and deep multi day traverses. My objectives are a ton of fun, but I think not efficient enough over that kind of distance. My one worry is how to try and find out just how steep I can ski something this cambered. So...
by bgregoire
Mon Feb 22, 2021 9:35 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Fischer E-99 getting a makeover/name change?
Replies: 50
Views: 55622

Re: Fischer E-99 getting a makeover/name change?

VERY interested. Once Asnes has perfected a waxless-scaled verson of the Gamme 54 I will have one. I don't know if I would call it the "Telemark ski" though... I think that the Nansen is Asnes' old-school Telemark ski. The Gamme- as is the E99 (oops does this ski still exist :cry: :twisted: )- is m...
by bgregoire
Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:32 pm
Forum: Community Ski Reviews
Topic: Madshus Glittertind BOOTS! Initial review - NNN-BC
Replies: 23
Views: 45383

Re: Madshus Glittertind BOOTS! Initial review - NNN-BC

@The GCW, If you can't return them for a refund/replacement, the better news is that that is repairable. Just bring em to your trusted cobbler.
by bgregoire
Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:30 pm
Forum: Community Ski Reviews
Topic: Åsnes Falketind 62 (FT62) 172cm
Replies: 8
Views: 11207

Re: Åsnes Falketind 62 (FT62) 172cm

Thumbs up!
by bgregoire
Mon Feb 22, 2021 6:43 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: LilCliffy's Nordic Backcountry Touring Waxing
Replies: 126
Views: 176530

Re: LilCliffy's Nordic Backcountry Touring Waxing

lilcliffy , we are not the first to ski on this planet, that's fo sure. Check out this oldschool ski prep advice from Jacques Powell (from the Laurentians, Québec): Mise en garde : Les boutiques offrent généralement de préparer gratuitement la base des nouveaux skis. À PROSCRIRE! En effet, les bout...
by bgregoire
Mon Feb 22, 2021 6:37 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Equipment upgrade from skinny skis
Replies: 36
Views: 36938

Re: Equipment upgrade from skinny skis

I prefer to be "heavy" for my skis but opinions differ on this subject! I do think that shorter skis are better for the Laurentians though - the snow is hard-packed and often icy, the hills are short and often very steep, the trails are narrow and turn sharply and frequently, and the only flat part...
by bgregoire
Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:12 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Equipment upgrade from skinny skis
Replies: 36
Views: 36938

Re: Equipment upgrade from skinny skis

Please give us more details as to where these trails are. I am from Québec so know the terrain quite well. Unlike Al, I would argue that if your main objective is to have greater control on the down BUT your outings are mostly of the cross-country sort, in hilly trails, I think you might be better o...