Nordic Backcountry Is Now Backcountry and Nordic

[Philpug]

With the expectation of more nordic skiing this winter we added Nordic to the title here along with a Nordic prefix. If we find that there is a significant anount of activity, we will break Nordic into it's own forum.

 

[Tony S]

I was at Pineland today for an old man trail run and to pick up my season pass. The woman at the desk and I chatted briefly about their planning for the upcoming season. She asked what I thought. I said "I think you're gonna be slammed." She said, "Yeah, so do I."

That assumes snow, of course, which is assuming a lot.

 

[Ken_R]

Nordic skiing no good in pow, il pass

 

[Tony S]

Nordic skiing no good in pow, il pass

 

[anders_nor]

we call it Langrenn

 

[Tony S]

we call it Langrenn

Interior wall in my house. Still love the look and feel of hickory skis.

 

[anders_nor]

haha ! awesome! thoose used to be hotshit for my parents still only has wooden skis! Im getting my dad new fancy ones for christmas since hes now retired and will do more of it with grandkids. grandkids are racers on langrenn, literally.

Langrenn for us is a huge thing, same with skiskyting (biathlon)

 

[Slim]

Nordic skiing no good in pow, il pass

I’d say that is one of it’s redeeming features.

 

[cantunamunch]

Are we actually going to pretend that it's a true statement?

 

[Tony S]

Nordic skiing no good in pow, il pass

Are we actually going to pretend that it's a true statement?

Actually the shrug smiley was my polite way of saying to Colorado guy, "Bite me, with your reliable powder." If I waited for powder days to go skiing, I wouldn't have much of a season. And perhaps that's where @Slim was going with his comment. Sometimes when the the snow on the mountain is uninspiring there is a lot to be said for getting out for a few km on the skinny skis. Especially if you can sneak it in on a work day!

 

[Tony S]

Are we actually going to pretend that it's a true statement?

We should pitch in and get a pair of those for @Ken_R to ski on all through the next gathering.

 

[Tony S]

 

[anders_nor]

IF you can turn like the pic @Tony S it would be using fjellski or telemarkski, or, telemark svinger on fjellski!

 

[Ken_R]

Are we actually going to pretend that it's a true statement?

Now we r talkin'

 

[neonorchid]

Are we actually going to pretend that it's a true statement?

Are you trying to turn this into a snowshoeing forum too?

 

[cantunamunch]

Now we r talkin'

Dood, we've been down this meadow before

I want a ski. I am not sure it exists. But I think it might.

I want to be able to skate powder. Western powder. I think it is possible. I already know I can skate Vermont powder - pretty much any of the Salomon Q series over 100mm will do that for me (and has). I have zero expectations of the skis' downhill performance - anything goes in...

www.skitalk.com

(And yes, I did get the MegaPows)

 

[Scruffy]

Are you trying to turn this into a snowshoeing forum too?

HOK - Ski snowshoe hybrid

 

[Ken_R]

Dood, we've been down this meadow before

https://www.SkiTalk.com/threads/i-want-a-ski-i-am-not-sure-it-exists-but-i-think-it-might.3949/

(And yes, I did get the MegaPows)

 

[Tony S]

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In case anyone might assume that's me, it's not. I totally stole it from the interwebs. (I can make a tele turn, but it's not likely to be pretty, barring idiot-proof conditions.) The point is to illustrate my old fashioned idea that a nordic ski outing can be many things, all on the same day, using the same generalist gear. Those wood skis from up thread are actually not bad at turns like the above as long as the snow is not crazy deep or icy. My skate skis, on the other hand ...

 

[Slim]

Actually the shrug smiley was my polite way of saying to Colorado guy, "Bite me, with your reliable powder." If I waited for powder days to go skiing, I wouldn't have much of a season. And perhaps that's where @Slim was going with his comment. Sometimes when the the snow on the mountain is uninspiring there is a lot to be said for getting out for a few km on the skinny skis. Especially if you can sneak it in on a work day!

Yes, that’s exactly what I meant.

• No new snow? Icy hardpack? = great skate skiing.
• a few inches of fresh, followed by a week of well below zero F(-18C) temps? great classic skiing
• foot of powder? Ungroomed DH skiing
• slushy melt down? Moguls baby!

I like torens ways to enjoy every thing as much as possible