Usually just on the bottom by wax pocket it sticks with USGIs, on rarer occasions sticking on all sides of skisKrummholz wrote: ↑Mon Mar 14, 2022 5:59 pmDo you mean the snow is sticking to the top sheet, more than wax pocket on bottom, or both?
Your skiing under the surface of the snow, depth of the ski varies depending on density of the snow, forward speed, turning. Each effects how the snow compacts under the ski so that the ski is supported and travels in a plane that can vary up/down. If you were on hard pack you could only go forward/back or right/left.
Going down steeper passages in depth on the 210 USGIs has required some TLC; they sometimes like to nose dive under the snow, and then I'm plowing and piling up sometimes to the point where it hucks me forward, onto the ground. I sometimes pull back on the tips to give lift, re-adjusting forward and back to ensure lift while going down same downward stretch, but it's kind of annoying as I like a flexed forward knee for good balance and contact.
Does this dive bombing effect happen with the NATOs?
I haven't torpedoed with the Ingstads, although I haven't toured them nearly as much as the USGIs. First season with them.
Only had Ingstads out 2x in these conditions (so far), grip is definitely a point of dissatisfaction with the WL, and I'm sure I'm not the only one, it's not terrible but it's not great either. More thoughtful technique is needed going up, and doesn't grip as good as the USGI, however herring bone and side stepping due to weight difference and ski length is more maneuverable on the 'stads.lilcliffy wrote: ↑Tue Mar 15, 2022 4:46 pmAre you using the Ingstad WL in deep soft snow?
I can't imagine that anyone getting sufficient grip with the WL in deep soft snow...
(I do with my Nansen WL, but I am grip-waxing the base).
How does the grip-waxed USGI(MT65) compare to the Ingstad WL in deep soft snow?
Also I appreciate all the comments, nice to hear others perspective. Looking forward to experimenting more, might have to wait till next season for significant snowfall. Spring skiing is fun though, nice to rip around in short sleeves ✌