Ski lenght importance... Traverse 78 vs Rossignol BC 80

[metamorphosis108]

Good morning all! Best season is coming soon
I've been reading a lot of posts here and highly appreciate everyone's input. However I can't seem to find an answer to my current dilemna: I want to purchase a new pair of skis to continue exploring the frozen river and its islands, golf courses and forests around my area, but also be able to climb up mountains and ski them down. I'm an experienced downhill telemarker (with T4 Scarpas and kongur skis), and Cross-Country Skier (been exploring my area with Rossignol EVOs).

I am 6'1 and about 210 lbs all dressed up and ready to go with a small backpack. I am hesitating between the new Traverse 78 and the new Rossignol BC 80. Been looking around for a few months already and couldn't find them anywhere, until I got my hands on a Traverse 78... but only available in 186cm... The ski shop tells me that the "196cm" is for ­>220lbs and the 186cm is for 180-220lbs but I can't seem to find an actual chart that says that anywhere on the web... it rather says 70-90Kgs for the 186m which means the 196 may be a better size for me, but it's unavailable...

So my question is: Should I better get a longer ski in a "cheaper" BC80, or take a "shorter" ski in a better overall ski "T78"... or should I rather take a different ski altogether? Would love to hear your comments!

Thanks,
Antoine

https://fischersports.com/media/pdf/da/ ... -Final.pdf
The Fischer Nordic size chart for this year's models

Maybe jump on the Traverse 78 in 186, hard to find this year!

Here is the 2021-2022 size chart for Fisher skis:

https://fischersports.com/media/pdf/6d/ ... _21l22.pdf