Fischer Powerlight Review

[red_pine]

First, Fischer appears to be removing skis from their website as they sell out, so you can't see what they have in their catalogue. Does anyone have a work-around for this? (fischer website = dumb)

Second, I bought a pair of Powers (SAME dimensions, NO edges, NO "lite") last year on super sale over the summer. Twin Skin version, 204cm. I got them for icy track skiing here in NH. So far, only one day due to miserable conditions, but they were awesome! There is definitely something to getting a dedicated track ski for the track. The Efficient Forward thing is actually a thing. The skis were smooth and fast and I felt like I was skiing on springs. Cool feeling for sure. I will say, as Red Pine mentions, they are totally useless off the groomed tracks. A super soft tail collapses immediately in any soft snow. Hardpack only. But damn! The addition of the metal edges on the "lite" is interesting. I'm surprised they went with full metal instead of just 3/4 metal.

Red Pine, are you in North America? I'm not sure this ski is even available here.

I am from North America, but I currently live in Norway. Here, they are relatively easy to find, but still not very common, which is surprising given how quickly the trails here get beaten down to ice by all the skiers. I'm not sure if anybody sells them in North America, and Fischer's website is, as you say, dumb. Maybe try emailing Fischer to see if anybody sells them? If enough people request them, Fischer might catch a clue and market them more. I'm glad to hear that you enjoy the version without metal edges. I also find them to be fairly springy. When the wax conditions are good, I find myself flying past the other skiers, which is quite surprising given that I'm used to being the slowest skier on the trail, and the other skiers are Norwegians .

[red_pine]

Thanks for the review, Im gonna keep my eyes open for a set of these. Im often on hard, frozen snow and ice, especially on skied out xc trails. I've been considering a set of e89s, dont see them too often though

There are some other skis similar to the E89 which you could try to find. Åsnes makes the MT 51 and MR 48, Madshus has the Voss/BC50/ Panorama M50, or whatever it is being called now, and I think Rossignol and Alpina both make skis in that width class (60 mm) with metal edges, alhtough I do not know that for certain. Fischer also makes the Spider which is in the same width class.