Åsnes Falketind 62 Xplore

Amazing crossover ski, perfect for telemark with Alfa free boots. Have used these in southern Quebec and Baffin Island in varied conditions from ice to powder and they handle it all very well.

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Fun and beautiful skis! At 182 cm/70 kg, I took 188 long skis, which are actually 186 cm. The size is just right - I could do with shorter ones, especially if I were cutting tighter woods. Even a 174-centimeter has fallen quite nicely with these. You will mostly visit fells and less forest. It doesn't depend on the agility, but on the driver, that you don't want to go to denser places! The shape of the tip is quite low, i.e. it does not rise very much, so if there is more than 10cm of soft on the surface, the tip dives under the surface when skiing. Except if you let the rocker push to the surface. So they are not actual ski touring skis. There are better options for that. On a side slope, with Kant's support, these want to constantly rise up to a steeper angle because of the side cut. However, the skis are surprisingly skiable. You don't have to walk to the sides on the trail bottom, you can go up the fells with grip creams. Fast and fun to ski, even though it's quite low and soft on the feet. The declared weight was correct, they feel unreal light for the size of the ski. Grip creams have been applied from heel to toe, slips and holds brilliantly. It doesn't really lose in speed to my other narrower downhill skis on a hard base. Now we've managed with creams, so we couldn't find a use for the half-hairs. Long bristles are better for steeper terrain, works better in soft snow. In soft snow, when the toe and tail support enough that underfoot the half fur may not get full grip on the soft ground. Otherwise, even soft snow is fine. So they are stable, nimble and fast to ski. There are no games in incredibly deep snow with a width of 62mm underfoot. Then the other boards. These are excellent for practicing telemarking, making long transitions towards the fells, and even day trips bring their own fun flavor. The downhill element is still the main idea in these skis. The Xplore bindings were put on and the Alpina Alaska XP was now on. With a stiffer mono, you would get even more out of the ski, on the other hand, the bottom of the Alaska is really loose compared to other Xplore monos and folds in the right place, so if you like the feel, it's the right choice.

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These skis are wonderful. The only true alpine skiing (Norpine)