Are my undersized 165/65 width Positracks a good fit for my style?
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 4:01 pm
Hi,
This is my first season skiing on nordics. I was lucky to get a gift of some Rosignol Positrack metal edge BC 165 length, 65 width, with NNN BC bindings and Alpina Montana boots. I'm usually a snowboarder but loving the appeal of the planks.
I am about 145 lbs, and the recommended length for me by the manufacturer is a 175 instead of 165. I can tell there is not much glide but haven't tried many other skis to know.
I live in Vermont and really only care about XCD style, going up and down at places like Bolton Valley. It seems to me the shorter skis are working out well as I can turn them and get out of sticky situations pretty easy. I am having a blast out there. I occasionally visit rolling nordic terrain where longer skis would probably be better, but my priority is not flat cruising.
TLDR: Is skiing too-short skis a thing for XCD and am I missing out on a lot of glide for rolling terrain by riding the next size down, from what is recommended?
Thank you!
This is my first season skiing on nordics. I was lucky to get a gift of some Rosignol Positrack metal edge BC 165 length, 65 width, with NNN BC bindings and Alpina Montana boots. I'm usually a snowboarder but loving the appeal of the planks.
I am about 145 lbs, and the recommended length for me by the manufacturer is a 175 instead of 165. I can tell there is not much glide but haven't tried many other skis to know.
I live in Vermont and really only care about XCD style, going up and down at places like Bolton Valley. It seems to me the shorter skis are working out well as I can turn them and get out of sticky situations pretty easy. I am having a blast out there. I occasionally visit rolling nordic terrain where longer skis would probably be better, but my priority is not flat cruising.
TLDR: Is skiing too-short skis a thing for XCD and am I missing out on a lot of glide for rolling terrain by riding the next size down, from what is recommended?
Thank you!