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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Nathalie Von Siebenthal Quits International Skiing Just Weeks Before Season Start

Nathalie Von Siebenthal Quits International Skiing Just Weeks Before Season Start

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No reason for unexpected decision by Switzerland's best distance skier - and one of the best in the world was given except for this : " Head and body have resisted...Now I'm looking forward to being at home on New Year's Eve, going for free weekends and going cross-country skiing as long and as slow as I want." Swiss broadcas SRF quotes a 26 year's old skier. We could only add that Nathalie was universally liked on the international skiing circuit for her mild manners and friendly disposition to media. Natalie was also one of the only two world class skiers (the other one is Martin Sundby) to do not have official presence on Instagram.
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