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How to choose backcountry skis


Desportos de inverno, Trekking, Guias de escolha, Esqui de travessia by Varuste.net, 19.11.2024
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 Step BC
Modalidades‪»Esqui‪»Esqui de travessia‪»Esquis‪»
Peltonen
Metsä Step BC
Preço de campanha 243,16 €
(193,75 €, IVA 0)
Disponível de imediato
(62)
Peltonen Metsä Skin
Modalidades‪»Esqui‪»Esqui de travessia‪»Esquis‪»
Peltonen
Metsä Skin
329,00 €
(262,15 €, IVA 0)
Disponível de imediato
(79)


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
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Finngrip
Erä touringbinding
Preço de campanha 77,69 €
(61,90 €, IVA 0)
Disponível de imediato
(71)
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Finngrip Erä touringbinding (split model)
Modalidades‪»Esqui‪»Esqui de travessia‪»Fixações de esqui de travessia‪»
Finngrip
Erä touringbinding (split model)
Preço de liquidação 70,75 €
(56,37 €, IVA 0)
Disponível de imediato
(7)

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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Rottefella NNN-BC Magnum
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Rottefella
NNN-BC Magnum
Preço de campanha 67,92 €
(54,12 €, IVA 0)
Disponível de imediato
(139)
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Rottefella NNN-BC Manual
Modalidades‪»Esqui‪»Esqui de travessia‪»Fixações de esqui de travessia‪»
Rottefella
NNN-BC Manual
Preço de campanha 63,67 €
(50,73 €, IVA 0)
(215)

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.

OAC KAR 149 esquis + EA 2.0 fixações
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OAC
KAR 149 esquis + EA 2.0 fixações
355,00 €
(282,87 €, IVA 0)
Disponível de imediato
(639)
OAC Wap 129 + EA 2.0 fixações
Modalidades‪»Esqui‪»Esqui de travessia‪»Esquis‪»
OAC
Wap 129 + EA 2.0 fixações
369,00 €
(294,02 €, IVA 0)
Disponível de imediato
(155)
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OAC XCD GT 160 + EA 2.0 fixações
Modalidades‪»Esqui‪»Esqui de travessia‪»Esquis‪»
OAC
XCD GT 160 + EA 2.0 fixações
Preço de campanha a partir de 375,00 €
(298,80 €, IVA 0)
Disponível de imediato
(220)
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
Modalidades‪»Esqui‪»Esqui de travessia‪»Bastões para neve profunda‪»
Peltonen
Metsä Poles
Preço de campanha 54,91 - 64,18 €
(43,75 - 51,14 €, IVA 0)
Disponível de imediato
(198)


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
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Åsnes
X-Skin Mohair
Preço de campanha 63,67 - 72,17 €
(50,73 - 57,51 €, IVA 0)
(106)
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Colltex BC Skin Mohair
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Colltex
BC Skin Mohair
Preço de campanha 118,92 - 137,24 €
(94,76 - 109,35 €, IVA 0)
(13)
Desde -15%
Colltex BC Skin Nylon
Modalidades‪»Esqui‪»Esqui de fundo‪»Esquis‪»Acessórios‪»Peles de aderência‪»
Colltex
BC Skin Nylon
Preço de campanha 89,17 - 107,49 €
(71,05 - 85,65 €, IVA 0)
(18)
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Åsnes X-Skin Nylon
Modalidades‪»Esqui‪»Esqui de fundo‪»Esquis‪»Acessórios‪»Peles de aderência‪»
Åsnes
X-Skin Nylon
Preço de campanha 57,72 - 66,22 €
(45,99 - 52,76 €, IVA 0)
(71)

Sledges/pulkas

Pulka is the trustworthy friend of the backcountry skier. Why carry things on your back when you can pull a light pulka?

Trenós e pulkas
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Trenós e pulkas
ERAPro 60" PRO 960 Expedition Sled
Modalidades‪»Esqui‪»Esqui de travessia‪»Trenós e pulkas‪»Ski touring pulks and sleds‪»
ERAPro
60" PRO 960 Expedition Sled
89,90 €
(71,63 €, IVA 0)
(415)

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