I've been through all eight pages of this thread (and other threads here on waxing)... lots of good information and ideas annnnnd... all of it leaves me just a bit confused. If I try to distill all this down, at least for waxless bc touring skis, what I think I am hearing is: - glide waxing is un-ne...

I am a big fan of the Black Diamond Nitro 26. Has a proper hip belt, and good strap adjustments, which is often hard to find on smaller packs, a couple of good pockets at the top, a back pocket for a shovel (but which is a good place to stash a down jacket). I use it winter and summer for day trips....

Woodserson thanks for the feedback. i am looking forward to getting out on them... my alpina alaska boots are on the truck. and while i may not know anything about bc skiing (yet), the engineer in me looked at that little scallop pattern and thought, how did that ever get through a design review le...

Sorry, missed that you asked for photos of the bases...

Here's the E99
And the E109
Do I have the dreaded base pattern?

Hi all, thanks for the replies. Here are a couple more photos... IMG_2547.jpg IMG_2546.jpg And the bindings on the E99s are Rottefella BC NNN Autos (the ones with the push button) in good shape. I am going to put BC NNNs on the E109s and ski both in Alpina Alaska BC boots. As far as learning to turn...

thanks for the reply. i will probably try skiing both of them this year and see which i like better. while i am inclined to 3 pin bindings, what would you put on them? cheers - wh

btw, i just found the long thread about the E99... that's been fun to read. thought i would add a couple of photos of the skis to help the discussion along.

I am getting back to backcountry ski touring after a decade-long absence (when I mostly skied downhill on AT gear) and just acquired two pairs of skis: Fischer BCX Europa 109 Crowns (203cm) with a 3 pin Voile cable binding and Fischer E99 Crowns (210cm) Rottafella BCX bindings. I am mostly intereste...