Skin base skis are great for late season skiing – icy hard crust; soft wet fresh snow

Just a quick note to folks about what type of ski works well for late season skiing: icy crust, hard crust that you can't break through, several inches of snow that would make great snow cones and clumps like crazy on most skis. My out the door skis for the last two seasons have been …

Turnamic(r), NIS plate is important for Nanogrip, Skintec, high tech waxless – tune the grip by adjusting the balance point

Turnamic(r) is the upgraded NIS with a built-in lever for adjusting the binding position. With NIS one needs to use a metal lever to release the NNN binding from the NIS plate. How to use your NIS plate - Madshus video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ybDz65KjWU Choosing the Right Race Skis – Part 3: Get the Most Out of …

Hok is my out the door skis, I can ski even on only a few inches of snow

The Hok is my out the door ski. Even when there are only a few inches of snow I can still ski. The base and mohair are tough so rocks, roots, when the snow is shallow aren’t an issue. The mohair gives excellent grip and tracking even on shallow snow or icy crust, but it …

“Time for some corduroy on the snow” with Human Powered Trail Grooming

"Time for some corduroy on the snow" with Human Powered Trail Grooming http://www.humanpoweredtrailgrooming.com/ I am glad that I got both the Skate Lane and Classic Tracks models. There has been just enough snow, again, to pack tracks with the Skate Lane model without the wings out. Not enough snow yet to set a classic track. …