Different toepieces have different hole patterns, so if you choose a relatively narrow one it should be okay. Presumably that's what the OP did for his TN skis.

Narrower than the Fischer 98- with scales- w Nordic touring boot? Fischer 78 Asnes Nansen WL I have both↑ and the S-Bound 98- On truly steep terrain and hardpack and/or icy snow- the Nansen offers the best edge hold- stiff, round flex, torsionally stable. The Fischer 78 is more cambered and therefo...

Why not even a short Mountain Race 48? Or a similar Fischer ski. For touring in icy rolling terrain, may steel edges be most crucial, and the ease of edging. For that reason, could narrower be better there? FWIW, I toured in Norway on the Madshus Voss (60/50/55mm) for a couple of weeks back in 2015...

IIRC the Madshus boots do have something to keep water out, but this isn't IMO a big deal; past synthetic ski boots have worked well enough. The important thing is that they're basically non-absorbent, so cannot freeze. FWIW, I have the Fischer Boundless (renamed later as SB98), and can't imagine th...

Interesting discussion, thanks everyone. Perhaps I should say here that I have zero intersst in ever again owning any leather ski boots as they invariably get wet here when touring, then freeze solid overnight; I've had frostnip more than enough already. If "leather" is being used as a proxy term fo...

If I'm doing any sort of serious turns (tele or parallel) on Switchbacks then the toepiece is locked down, but if I'm touring and can go straight (or snowplow a bit) I don't bother for short descents; it's a cost/benefit thing with mode changes. While it's *possible* to do teles with a free toe (on ...

Does FTX = Falketind Xplore? (I've not seen this before.) I'm semi-interested in something to pair with Xplore bindings and boots, but would need to deal with firm to icy conditions frequently - no powder - so going too wide is a nono. My guess is that the Falketind should be narrow enough to edge, ...

I'll play devils advocate, do you not lose kick and glide ability by being in free tour mode full time? Or am I missing something? Switchbacks for example, I would only have those in free pivot mode with full skins in deep snow and likely with significant incline and standing on heel lifts, otherwi...

Several years ago now I did a Worldloppet season in Europe, and started off on Atomic Worldcup skating skis. These were superlight, but the tails especially were too soft so control and glide were poor at times. When we were in Lahti I bought a slightly shorter pair of Fischer skis (50% off due to t...

The two brands use rather differently shaped lasts. IMHO there aren't really any equivalent sizes. FWIW and IME: I've had 28.0 Scarpa T2Xs & T4s but these caused problems with my right big toe going numb; 28.5, the next size up uses a bigger shell, and there's then too much volume everywhere. NB: Do...