I've been lurking for a few months, but I could use some advice from more experienced forum members. I live in Ellensburg Washington and I'm looking to get a ski for local forest roads and ungroomed marked ski trails. Think Hogloppett type terrain. I have some regular recreational skis (Trak Areos) that I like. They work well on the golf course and groomed trails, they climb well and have ok glide. They don't have a metal edge or enough width to float in deep snow so I'm getting some rugged touring types. I've tried some newer Fischer E99s. Based on that experience I think I'm looking for something in the same width range, but more compact and with a more aggressive scale pattern (the Fischers had a negative pattern). I found climbing and herringbone to be very difficult with them. I think maneuverability and climbing are more important to me than speed and glide. I own Alpina NNN BC boots and bindings so I'm looking for skis that will work with those. My local shop has some S-Bound 78s, Rossignol BC 70s, E89s and will let me demo whatever I want. What advice do you have?
curveball: the shop has a pair of Rossignol BC 110 on sale at a huge discount.
curveball: the shop has a pair of Rossignol BC 110 on sale at a huge discount.
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