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Peltonen Metsä Step BC
Campaign price 240,16 €
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How to choose backcountry skis
Winter sports, Trekking, How to choose -guides, Backcountry skiing by Varuste.net / Toimisto-Jorma, 19.11.2020
Terrain is the most importat thing you need to take into account when you buy backcountry skis.
Skis for forest
In the forest and on flat terrain, the skis need to carry the skier over snow. This is why forest skis are normally long and wide. There are different types of bases: traction pattern, wax, grip coating and skin. Skis with traction pattern have a very good traction and they are easy to maintain. The wax base has the best slide when the waxing has been done well. We can warmly recommend the best and most functional forest skis in our selection, Metsä-series from Peltonen.
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Peltonen Metsä Skin
(67)Campaign price 325,37 €
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Forest skis are used with (winter) boots and suitable bindings. A few examples of good forest ski bindings:
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Finngrip Erä touringbinding
(60)Campaign price 76,73 €
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Finngrip Erä touringbinding (split model)
(4)Outlet price 70,75 €
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Skis for mountain
In the mountains, especially in spring, it is good to use skis with steel edges since the wind and the spring sun make the snow quite hard. The metal edges create traction when skiing on a sloping surface. Mountain/touring skis are normally shorter and narrower than forest skis since in the mountains, you don't need so much flotation. There are touring skis with traction patterned base and with wax base. Some models, such as Fischer EasySkin ExtraLight, also have removable skins.
In mountain skis you usually have BC bindings, which are more solid than normal ski bindings, and ski boots that are compatible with the bindings. You can also use light telemark bindings and combatible boots.
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Campaign price 400,36 €
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Campaign price starting from 299,96 €
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Rottefella NNN-BC Magnum
Campaign price 61,98 €
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Rottefella NNN-BC Manual
Campaign price 59,92 €
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Sliding snowshoes
What are they? Sliding snowshoes combine backcountry skiing and snowshoeing. The skis are wider and shorter than normal mountain skis. There are fixed skins in the middle of the base. The steel edges make downhill skiing remarkably easier.
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OAC Kar 149 + EA 2.0 bindings
(589)Campaign price 396,23 €
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OAC Wap 129 + EA 2.0 bindings
(141)Campaign price starting from 339,00 €
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OAC XCD GT 160 + EA 2.0 bindings
(197)Campaign price 384,80 €
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Short introduction to Skinbased skiing
Poles
For hard snow, the length of the pole is calculated by multiplying the length of the skier with 0.83. A skier of 180 cm should use a pole of about 150 cm. Softer snow requires longer poles and bigger baskets.
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Peltonen Metsä Poles
(164)Campaign price starting from 54,23 €
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Skins
Touring skis often need extra traction for upphill climbs. The most handy solution is having separate skins. When skiing with a pulka, the skins are useful even on flat ground.
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Åsnes X-Skin Mohair
(74)Campaign price starting from 59,12 €
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Åsnes X-Skin Nylon
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Colltex Tödi Crystal Straight Skins
(2)Campaign price starting from 84,44 €
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Fischer Twin Skin Yellow Mohair Narrow
(2)Campaign price 36,72 €
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Sledges/pulkas
Pulka is the trustworthy friend of the backcountry skier. Why carry things on your back when you can pull a light pulka?
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Sledges & pulks
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ERAPro 60" PRO 960 Expedition Sled
(300)Campaign price 63,92 €
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Fjellpulken X-Country 144cm
(58)Campaign price 587,14 €
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Fjellpulken Expedition Xplorer 168 cm
(12)Campaign price 926,91 €
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