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Sunday Nov 22, 2015 #
Note
weight:65.7kg
16.4
9 AM
XC skiing (classic) 1:00:00 [2]
Demo'ing a couple of pairs of skis in our search for waxless skis to buy.
Fischer Superlight Crown. Rated for about 60-75 kg. insane grip, you could walk up hills with no technicque (these skis may even cause you to lose your technique if you skied them too often), but the glide was slow, so much so that they weren't enjoyable. I wonder what an even stiffer pair might be like? But I think these turned me off of crown skis.
Salomon Equipe RC Skin (196 cm, rated 60-75 kg, MF 38, ??W 1.49, FBW 0.27). Really nice glide, they feel more like a wax ski, but the grip would let go on the steeper stuff, even just trying to climb the first hill out of the stadium. It would be interesting to try a softer pair and see how much glide they give up. Unfortunately they don't have a demo in this size.
Definitely interested in exploring the skin skis more to see if there is one that has enough grip for the climbs.
Fischer Superlight Crown. Rated for about 60-75 kg. insane grip, you could walk up hills with no technicque (these skis may even cause you to lose your technique if you skied them too often), but the glide was slow, so much so that they weren't enjoyable. I wonder what an even stiffer pair might be like? But I think these turned me off of crown skis.
Salomon Equipe RC Skin (196 cm, rated 60-75 kg, MF 38, ??W 1.49, FBW 0.27). Really nice glide, they feel more like a wax ski, but the grip would let go on the steeper stuff, even just trying to climb the first hill out of the stadium. It would be interesting to try a softer pair and see how much glide they give up. Unfortunately they don't have a demo in this size.
Definitely interested in exploring the skin skis more to see if there is one that has enough grip for the climbs.
11 AM
XC skiing (skate) 30:00 [2] 4.0 km (7:30 / km)
Headed out for a quick bit of exercise after feeling like the ski testing wasn't really a workout. Met up with our friend Maz and headed out with her. Tried towing her Chariot up one hill. Didn't enjoy how it pushes at its own rhythm. Caught up with our friend Roy and visited a little. Then tried skiing on my own a little in order to set a better pace.
Nice sun, beautiful mountain views up at the meadow.
Nice sun, beautiful mountain views up at the meadow.