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Greetings, I am new to the club, but not new to XC skiing. I have done my research on ski brands and models for XC trekking with gear and it seems the ski of choice for this purpose may be the Asnes Amundsen. I intend to either haul a pulk( which I formerly did with snowshoes) or support a back pack...