What's new in skating skis
Thu, Nov 12, 2009 - By Bob Frye
What new in skating skis this year? Here's rating and recommendations for a few of the new skating cross country skis from Salomon, Rossignol, Fischer, and Atomic. (See more details at the Cross Country Ski Headquarters web site).
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| 2010 Salomon Equipe 10 Lab The easiest skiing racing ski ever. This ski is an all wheel drive rocket. The stiff yet low carbon-powered camber provides phenomenally efficient energy transfer on all surfaces and terrain. Comes in cold or warm Bases and medium or stiff flexes. XCSKIHQ Demo Rating: ***** |
Width: 41/43/42/44 Weight: 1000 grams/186cm Sizing: 179cm 110-154 lbs 186cm 143-176 lbs 191cm 165-220 lbs |
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| 2010 Rossignol Zynex Skating A ski designed for the recreational skate skier. Easy to learn on, light weight, stable and high-end features like the Racing Cobra tip make this ski a great value XCSKIHQ Demo Rating: **** |
Width: 42/45/44/44 Weight: 1340 grams/180cm Sizing: 170cm: 100 -135 lbs 180cm: 135-170 lbs 190cm: 170-205 lbs |
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| 2010 Fischer SCS Skating Fischer's Air Core construction, Ultra Finish World Cup Pro Universal Base for all temperature and snow conditions, Power Edge and computer flex control for perfectly matched skis. This full length skate ski has to be one of the best values in the whole skating world! They are very fast and most enjoyable to ski!! XCSKIHQ Demo Rating: **** |
Width: Two hourglass sidecuts one above the tail and one below the tip Weight: 1290 grams/187cm Sizing: 177cm: 110-155 lbs 182cm: 120-165 lbs 187cm: 155-179 lbs 192cm: 175-220 lbs |
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| 2010 Fischer SC Skatecut Great performance skate ski (stiffest skate ski for its price) and great choice for recreation skaters and citizen Racers. The SC is very durable and lighter than ever because of it's AirTec construction made with FUMA (lightweight wood from environmentally friendly sources) With the SkateCut technology, UltraFinish World Cup Pro Graphite Base and PowerEdge the SC is fast, stable and easy to ski uphills on! XCSKIHQ Demo Rating: **** |
Width: Two hourglass sidecuts one above the tail and one below the tip Weight: 1310 grams/187cm Sizing: 172cm: 80-120 lbs 177cm: 110-140 lbs 182cm: 120-155 lbs 187cm: 150-185 lbs 192cm: 180-240 lbs |
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| 2010 Atomic Pro Skate The Semis Beta profile provides great support and stability. The High Densolite core makes them very light weight yet strong. The Carbon ptex-300 base is easy to wax and very durable. XCSKIHQ Demo Rating: ***3/4 |
Width: 45/42/45 Semibeta sidecut Weight: 1270 grams/184cm Sizing: 172cm: 99-143 lbs 178cm: 110-154 lbs 184cm: 143-176 lbs 190cm: 154-209+ lbs |
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| 2010 Fischer RCS Junior Skate Air Core, Power Edge, World Cup Pro Base with Race Finish make this the best Junior Skating ski you can get! These skis are very fast and they feature the same construction and technologies as those in the top RCS skis XCSKIHQ Demo Rating: ***** |
Width: 41/44//44 Weight: 970 grams/157cm Sizing: 172cm: 75 - 100 lbs 177cm: 195 - 145 lbs |
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| 2010 Fischer SC Junior Skate AirChannel core, UltraTuning, Sintec Base. The best value for young skate skiers. XCSKIHQ Demo Rating: **** |
Sizing: 122cm: under 45 lbs 132cm: 45 - 55 lbs 142cm: 50 - 60 lbs 152cm: 55 - 65 lbs 162cm: 55 - 70 lbs. |