Which first Asnes ski to buy ?

[lilcliffy]

Whoa- you mean you already have them?
Have you considered trying them out?
I don't think I would be able to give those up without putting them through their paces...

What length are they?

[jyw5]

Man these are gorgeous sticks but sadly they are going back to REI. I feel bad having to return them. They dont have any inventory on Nordic skis at all on the shelf. Hopefully someone local could see these gorgeous skis and buy them.
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those will be sold tomorrow!! you should have tried those out if returning them is an option!

I would love to try both of those. Especially the FT62...vs. the 2019 version.

[Dxmetal]

Whoa- you mean you already have them?
Have you considered trying them out?
I don't think I would be able to give those up without putting them through their paces...

What length are they?

I got these the day they were available to order from REI fearing that they will be gone for the season. Its weird that it seems like not even Neptune or Ragged carry the Rabb 68 ?? Since getting input from you guys, I decided to return these 2 guys and get the Ingstad WL instead.

I dont feel right using these while knowingly that they will be going back to REI :/ The Rabb 68 and FT 62 are both 172cm in length. I dont have any experience with the previous model FT 62 or Rabb 68 but these two guys are really stiff (trying to bend the tip area).

[lilcliffy]

I would have to try those boards!!

[Woodserson]

Ragged had 68s I touched them personally. They must have sold.

[Dxmetal]

Ragged had 68s I touched them personally. They must have sold.

The texture of the Rabb 68 and RT 62 are really unique, I dont know if those are carbon fiber layers or what.

[Woodserson]

Ragged had 68s I touched them personally. They must have sold.

The texture of the Rabb 68 and RT 62 are really unique, I dont know if those are carbon fiber layers or what.

Just the topsheet. The old ones same.

[fisheater]

I don’t know what you weigh, I’m 5’9” and 190 lbs. I’m have a196 cm FT Xplore and wouldn’t consider shorter for my use, and the whole idea is to make turns downhill. However I still need to k&g to get there.
The only reason to send both those skis back is that they are so short. You’re going to need one sooner or later. That’s need, not want. Sorry skis are like Lay’s Potato Chips, nobody can have just one!

[Dxmetal]

I don’t know what you weigh, I’m 5’9” and 190 lbs. I’m have a196 cm FT Xplore and wouldn’t consider shorter for my use, and the whole idea is to make turns downhill. However I still need to k&g to get there.
The only reason to send both those skis back is that they are so short. You’re going to need one sooner or later. That’s need, not want. Sorry skis are like Lay’s Potato Chips, nobody can have just one!

@fisheater I am 163lbs fully ski clothed with ski boots. The Xplore series does even have weight-to-ski-length guide mentioned on their spec sheet, its only by height ?? Wouldnt the Rabb 68 be a total opposite o a ski vs the Ingstad ??

@Musk Ox you are correct, this is a Cult !!!!

[fisheater]

I don’t know what you weigh, I’m 5’9” and 190 lbs. I’m have a196 cm FT Xplore and wouldn’t consider shorter for my use, and the whole idea is to make turns downhill. However I still need to k&g to get there.
The only reason to send both those skis back is that they are so short. You’re going to need one sooner or later. That’s need, not want. Sorry skis are like Lay’s Potato Chips, nobody can have just one!

@fisheater I am 163lbs fully ski clothed with ski boots. The Xplore series does even have weight-to-ski-length guide mentioned on their spec sheet, its only by height ?? Wouldnt the Rabb 68 be a total opposite o a ski vs the Ingstad ??

@Musk Ox you are correct, this is a Cult !!!!

Sorry Dx, I will be up front. First, I’m older from twenty until my mid thirties I skied 205 cm downhill. Back then if you didn’t ski at least 200 cm you probably couldn’t ski well. Well, then mid-fats came out and I dropped to 189 cm. I’ll add up until my early forties, I poured concrete and rode a mountain bike all week. I only weighed 165, but I was nothing but muscle, skin, and bone back then. So 165 lbs is enough to bend a full size ski if you are an aggressive skier.
Now when we talk about skis that need to kick and glide to go downhill, there is no substitute for length when it comes to glide. Personally in my opinion, and you know what they say about opinions, I wouldn’t want less than a 188 in a Falketind. If you have a specialty use such as tight tree skiing or tight mountain trails then go short. I definitely don’t like short for a Telemark mounted ski. I like some edge and ski in front of me, it’s too easy to stick a tip aggressively going downhill, and no locked heel to prevent going over the bars.
So ignore me if you prefer, I do have strong opinions on short skis, I have about as much desire for short skis as I do for flat beer, or being around crabby women.