The Great North American ASNES FEVER!

[jyw5]

Anyone skiing the Nosi 76 with BC NNN?

how does it compare to the Rabb 68?

I am assuming that the Nosi 76 would be a good replacement for the S112 ? similar width but way better and much lighter.

I am looking for a ski to tackle the EIGHT feet of snow that has fallen in the past 5 wks. My S112 feels like a slug and I'm skiing in waist deep snow on my FT62s.

I found a secret/overlooked place last wk when it was snowing...there were only two sets of old faint tracks ...otherwise I am estimating 2000ft vertical and 5+ miles of virgin snow...no avy danger, brief steep sections and at least a mile of moderate wide terrain. It was bottomless and a real pain to break trail with my S112s, but the quiet descent was slow, smooth, deep, and graceful. Would love an appropriate ski that would float more and go a bit faster.

[fisheater]

Why not just go 75 mm and a Vector ? You’re getting the snow. My decision would be Vector or V-6. The Nosi is length limited as well. T-4 / Vector is a well regarded combo.

[Woodserson]

Feet? Several feet?

X2 & V6.

Hell that's my combo for 8"+

... And the Nosi would be a 75mm binding for 99% of the population

[jyw5]

So I guess I have to get yet ..another pair of boots...not really wanting to get a pair of 75mm boots

I was hoping to use my new Alfa Guard Advance with NNN BC Magnum or just regular NNN BC bindings....
maybe Rabb 68 or Nosi 76. Someone please help explain the difference vs FT 62 and perhaps even the Fischerb

Yeah, 8ft+... this is quite the winter we are having. I am visiting sunny California right now and its still snowing in AK (will it ever stop?). I will be back skiing on Thursday-Monday next wk...hopefully the snow packs down. Thinking of taking my FT62 and an AT setup.

I wouldn't be surprised if we break 1000 inches this season and have snow through August. I skiied some nice steep snowfields on July 23rd two years ago with my S112s.

[Johnny]

Anyone skiing the Nosi 76 with BC NNN?

The NOSI combined with NNN-BC is simply the #2 best powder tool you can find on the planet. The #1 would be a waxless version of the NOSI... Think of the Karhu Guide but with an added 20 years of tech evolution...

... And the Nosi would be a 75mm binding for 99% of the population

SO proud of being a daring member of the one percenter club. Public opinion never worked for me...

[Rodbelan]

Hé J, I was looking at them this morning... and I was thinking that they had a little too much sidecut (Nosi). Why is that so? 16 m radius in 164. Not much needed in the BC... And the tracking tend to suffer. But I never tried them...

[Johnny]

and I was thinking that they had a little too much sidecut (Nosi). Why is that so? Not much needed in the BC... And the tracking tend to suffer.

Because just like all other skis in this category, the NOSI is a ski made for cross-country DOWNHILL. There will always be a compromise... If tracking is your priority, there are plenty of other options... Better look at nordic-oriented skis... FT62 or Ingstad perhaps? This one is tuned for xcD and touring for turns, not for XCd / Touring with turns...

On the way down, the Nosi 76 offers the feeling of a classic touring ski, solid and stable. On the ascent, however, it feels like you’re shinning up the hill on a pair of rando-race class skis.

[bgregoire]

and I was thinking that they had a little too much sidecut (Nosi). Why is that so? Not much needed in the BC... And the tracking tend to suffer.

Because just like all other skis in this category, the NOSI is a ski made for cross-country DOWNHILL. There will always be a compromise... If tracking is your priority, there are plenty of other options... Better look at nordic-oriented skis... FT62 or Ingstad perhaps? This one is tuned for xcD and touring for turns, not for XCd / Touring with turns...

On the way down, the Nosi 76 offers the feeling of a classic touring ski, solid and stable. On the ascent, however, it feels like you’re shinning up the hill on a pair of rando-race class skis.

I’m sorry J but that “classic touring ski” is meant to mean a backcountry alpine ski, a top touring ski. That’s what they say in Norway. Pretty darn sure of it. Things get lost in translation. There is no true XC DNA in this ski. It’s a nice ski for sure though and anyone can do whatever with it. Go Tur!


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[Rodbelan]

and I was thinking that they had a little too much sidecut (Nosi). Why is that so? Not much needed in the BC... And the tracking tend to suffer.

Because just like all other skis in this category, the NOSI is a ski made for cross-country DOWNHILL. There will always be a compromise... If tracking is your priority, there are plenty of other options... Better look at nordic-oriented skis... FT62 or Ingstad perhaps? This one is tuned for xcD and touring for turns, not for XCd / Touring with turns...

On the way down, the Nosi 76 offers the feeling of a classic touring ski, solid and stable. On the ascent, however, it feels like you’re shinning up the hill on a pair of rando-race class skis.

There is a misinterpretation here; maybe I wasn't clear enough... I meant to say that a BC ski, in order to turn, doesn't need 16m of radius. I've got a pair of K2 Sahale 25m of radius; it tracks great and it turns great too... We see short radius in Alpine skis dedicated to the resort. It is quite different in the BC...

[Rodbelan]

and I was thinking that they had a little too much sidecut (Nosi). Why is that so? Not much needed in the BC... And the tracking tend to suffer.

Because just like all other skis in this category, the NOSI is a ski made for cross-country DOWNHILL. There will always be a compromise... If tracking is your priority, there are plenty of other options... Better look at nordic-oriented skis... FT62 or Ingstad perhaps? This one is tuned for xcD and touring for turns, not for XCd / Touring with turns...

On the way down, the Nosi 76 offers the feeling of a classic touring ski, solid and stable. On the ascent, however, it feels like you’re shinning up the hill on a pair of rando-race class skis.

I’m sorry J but that “classic touring ski” is meant to mean a backcountry alpine ski, a top touring ski. That’s what they say in Norway. Pretty darn sure of it. Things get lost in translation. There is no true XC DNA in this ski. It’s a nice ski for sure though and anyone can do whatever with it. Go Tur!


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Ah mon sacripant! Tu as écrit en même temps que moi!