Review:  Best Poles Money Could Buy, Part 2

Review: Best Poles Money Could Buy, Part 2

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This is continuation of Review: Best Poles part I We follow an alphabetic order and continue to present you the very best poles, used by the very best of skiers. Some poles manufacturers ( we are talking about you, Rex, Start, RCS, SixTen and USSPC ) do produce quality 100% UHM carbon fiber poles - but do not sponsor any World Cup athletes. Whether they are not good enough for the very best or their respective owners have other ideas as to how to advertize, we simply would not know. The matter is, we can't show them for the lack of self-taken photos at the top events, sorry. But even without aforementioned, the field of the World Cup club pole makers is rather crowded with at least 11 companies vying…
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Review: Best Ski Boots For Classic Right Now, Part 2: Madshus, Rossignol, Salomon. Plus Alfa And Spine

Review: Best Ski Boots For Classic Right Now, Part 2: Madshus, Rossignol, Salomon. Plus Alfa And Spine

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This is a continuation of the story. If you want to read about Atomic, Alpina and Fischer offerings as of this autumn, go here A few additional things to mull over: - Some (not all) ski bootmakers say that designing and producing true racing Classic boots is actually more difficult than the ones for Skating. Due to conflicting characteristics the sole should posses: rigid in some parts, flexible in others. - Top market for Classic boots is Scandinavia & Finland. Warmth is more of an issue in long-distance Classic races Norwegians, Swedes and Finns are so fond of. [caption id="attachment_13221" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Madshus Super Nano Classic are venerable product that is still being used by the world's best ( cue Krista Parmakoski) . Pros: cheapest carbon classic boots on the…
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Review: Best Ski Boots For Skating Right Now, Part 2

Review: Best Ski Boots For Skating Right Now, Part 2

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This is part 2 where we look at what Madshus, Rossignol, Salomon - and an exciting newcomer, Spine - have to offer to discerning users. Part 1 where we looked into Alpina, Atomic and Fischer could be found here Once again, briefly on definitions: “best” means racing boots, those used by the world’s elite skiers to compete & win. In 2019 those are invariably carbon-fiber soled – and, naturally, with carbon cuffs for ankle support. Madshus, Norway The brand from Biri was long known for the relative warmth of its top-line racing boots - which is entirely expected given the company roots & location. [caption id="attachment_13067" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Super Nano were among the first carbon-soled boots on the market and still could be found in elite competitions. Super Nano are…
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Inside Rossignol Headquarters And Secretive Workshop

Inside Rossignol Headquarters And Secretive Workshop

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All top skis are the same? Yes and No. Yes - because all top manufacturers tend to use similar "construction elements" - most, for instance, source  material for ski bases from just two producers. No, because "big variable" are the people who make them skis. With all the mental, cultural differences you'd expect - plus business strategies vary greatly. We did our best to tell you how Fischer , Madshus , Peltonen are made - and who are the people making them. This week The Dailyskier traveled  to Saint Jean de Moirans near Grenoble, France,  to visit Rossignol [caption id="attachment_11666" align="alignnone" width="1920"] When it comes to location, Rossignol beats all competitors flat out. That view of French Alps from the office window...don't we all wish to have something like that?[/caption] [caption…
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Rossignol Make-Your-Own-Skis. But Only If You Are Big Time Champion

Rossignol Make-Your-Own-Skis. But Only If You Are Big Time Champion

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Rossignol has very interesting tradition: the very best of its athletes once in a lifetime are invited to a race workshop in France where under watchful eye & quite a bit of guidance of the master skimaker Richard Gueraud-Pinet the said athlete makes her/his own skis Race model, naturally Alexander Bolshunov kept the tradition by producing his own Premiums today. C2s classic style, naturally. Pictured at Rossignol HQs Gueraud-Pinet, Bolshunov with Rossignol Racing manager Simon Caprini.
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