Re: For Denis
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Denis
February 4, 2013
Member since 07/12/2004 🔗
2,352 posts
Interesting but I don't read that language, whatever it is.

Have you looked at these? http://www.altaiskis.com/blog/products/the-hok/

Nils Larsen, who I have skied with, was inspired to make these by his experiences in the Altai, where he believes skiing actually originated,
http://www.vintagewinter.com/products/skiing-in-the-shadow-of-genghis-khan-dvd

The Visus were not a bad ski, but junk boards with kicker skins are better.
Denis
February 5, 2013
Member since 07/12/2004 🔗
2,352 posts
Every nordic ski is a compromise. All 3 of those skis are probably fun in the kind of powder I skied at Whitegrass on 2/3 & 2/4, which is common in the interior northwest where Nils lives. I haven't used any of them but suspect that an adventurous snowshoer would love them, a skier, not so much.
scottyb
February 12, 2013
Member since 12/26/2009 🔗
559 posts
I got a set of the Altai skis, pretty fun. Climb like a scalded goat, takes little getting used to the short tail. Slap some 3 pins on'em and slide.

Ski and Tell

Speak truth to powder.

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