Best sports & outdoors cross-country skiing according to redditors
We found 5 Reddit comments discussing the best sports & outdoors cross-country skiing. We ranked the 5 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
For stomping around in the woods, consider something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Rottefella-NNN-BC-Cross-Country-Nordic-Bindings/dp/B000LGYXGK/ref=sr_1_1?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1452237445&sr=1-1&keywords=nnn+bc
http://www.amazon.com/Rossignol-BC-Skis-180-Mens/dp/B00FK9X2RO/ref=pd_bxgy_468_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0HBR7MYA66CBGYDD7KTD
http://www.amazon.com/Rossignol-BC-Backcountry-Touring-Boot/dp/B00HDZHJXQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1452237415&sr=1-1&keywords=nnn+bc+boots
If you need to travel long-ish distances to get your dog some exercise, then forget about turning stability and go with something like above, value mobility over downhill skills, and get your kicks at the resort later on. Plastic boots are way overkill for anything that's flat and groomed, there is no need to trudge them around when a lighter setup will do the job, especially if it's mostly flatish.
Note that the above setup is robust enough to stomp through the trees with and light enough to be tolerable on a groomed XC trail. Folks who ski just XC would consider this a "heavy" setup for groomed trails.
Just checked my amazon history. Voile Straps - 32" Aluminum Buckle XL Series Red
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LDZ26R0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_6q1NDb36R0R67
Thanks for the reply. Forgive me, but what do you mean by prioritizing support? I don't really know if something like this qualifies as "supportive" or not.
Your Rossis look like great skis. The boots & bindings I'd choose depend on the terrain I'd use them on. If you were in the West I'd match them up with a lightweight 3-pin/75mm, 2-buckle plastic boot like my beloved Garmont Libero. That would also be a good setup for learning to tele on W NY lift areas. But the Alpina Alaskas look great, too, and along with an NNN binding will keep the total weight down really well, making them much more fun to skate, kick and glide around town on (or the shuffling version of kick/glide that a ski without a stiff-camber wax pocket can approximate, at least). BTW, the Alpina Montana is just one lace hook shorter and I found it for $50/pr on amazon.
There's an REI in Rochester, I'd go there and ask where people tour & get turns nearby. It sure does snow a lot there, there must be some sledding hills nearby at least, some place you could yo-yo with a pair of skins.
> Åsnes fjellskis
Neat you should cite those because they're exactly what I was thinking of when I wrote about skis still made but hard to find outside Scandinavia. Their website does list 3 N. American dealers. Pretty pricey, though. A cheaper alternative would be to find some old Fischers or Karhus used. Like the Fischer Europa 99s with wax pocket camber or the BCX w/o it, or the Karhu PAVO also w/o the pocket, the Karhus with a wax pocket are hard to find since they were foam core and didn't hold up like the wood-core Fischers, not many survived the era. There's a bunch on eBay. Just remember that skis that narrow, in the 50mm waist, 62mm shovel neighborhood, need to be a lot longer. I'm 5'10" 160lbs and ski 205s in that width range, Fischer Europa 99s I've had since Reagan was president. OTOH I have Rossi Bandit B2s @174cm to tele in tight trees.
Good luck with your move, I hope all goes well for you in Rochester, not just the skiing. Feel free to ask me for more advice when you get closer to a purchase, learn more about the locale. I've got a lot of free time lately.