Classic cross-country ski gear
Are you looking for equipment for classic cross-country skiing?
The classic technique is the essence of cross-country skiing, the fundamental technique that allows you to learn how to position yourself well and to have finesse on the supports. At Glisshop we are particularly attached to the classic style because of its historical side, the beauty of the technique when it is well done but also for all the benefits it offers in the versatility of practice and technical learning, even for skating. Classic is a technique that can also be practiced at low intensity more easily than skating, which requires much more muscular work at the beginning. Based on this observation, we have done our utmost to offer you a wide choice of skis so that you can find what suits you best, according to your expectations, your goals or your budget. Read more Show less
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Madshus Bootcover Warm cross-country ski overshoes offer additional insulation for use in cold conditions, and are also a great asset for people who are very sensitive to the cold.
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The Madshus Endurace Classic cross-country ski boot allows you to find your technical bearings in comfort and with a good level of insulation. A progressive model that allows you to evolve into a classic.
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The Rossignol Walking Overboots protect the soles of cross-country ski boots while making walking easier.
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The Rossignol X-8 Classic is a versatile cross-country ski boot designed for sport skiers, offering optimal stability, precise foot support, and excellent comfort for both occasional and regular use.
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The Rossignol X-8 Classic FW cross country ski boot provides stability and comfort. It is a sporty and progressive model for women skiers looking to progress technically in classic.
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The Fischer XC Control Ws is a comfortable, recreational cross-country ski boot designed for women, offering exceptional lateral stability.
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The Fischer XC Touring is a comfortable, robust cross-country ski boot with innovative technologies, ideal for beginners or recreational skiers seeking a balanced performance.
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The RC7 eSKIN from Salomon is a classic cross-country ski designed for skiers looking to improve their technique. This ski offers exceptional stability and maneuverability thanks to its S-Cut dimension line. What's more, its eSKINGRIP+ skin system eliminates the need for daily waxing, allowing you to enjoy your outings to the full without additional constraints. This model comes with pre-mounted Prolink Shift bindings.
What's on offer with the Salomon Rc7+ eSkin + Prolink Shift cross-country ski?
The RC7 eSKIN features an innovative construction that incorporates a Densolite 2000 core and a G3 sole. These technologies ensure excellent responsiveness and optimal glide on all types of snow. The S-Cut sidecut offers enhanced stability, facilitating ski control in all circumstances. The eSKINGRIP+ flaps guarantee effective grip without the need for regular waxing, making this ski particularly practical and easy to use.
Who is the Salomon Rc7+ eSkin + Prolink Shift cross-country ski for?
This model is ideal for beginner skiers wishing to progress in classic technique. Thanks to its well-thought-out design, it offers an excellent compromise between performance and comfort, allowing skiers to improve their skills while getting the most out of their outings.
What are the main qualities of the Salomon Rc7+ eSkin + Prolink Shift cross-country ski?
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The Salomon Escape 48 Eskin + Prolink Shift is a high-performance, stable and controlled skin ski, ideal for beginners and recreational skiers looking to improve their cross-country skiing technique.
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The Salomon Escape 51 Plus + Prolink Access is a wax-free, cross-country ski designed for optimal control and stability, ideal for amateur skiers looking to improve their technique.
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Fischer Bootcover cross-country ski boots provide additional insulation in cold weather. They are used for skiing and have an elastic structure to ensure a perfect fit.
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The Rossignol Race Classic cross-country ski binding provides stability and control in reciprocating. Its enlarged nose plates promote precise, powerful grip.
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The Madshus Boot Cover Warm offers optimal protection with its windproof, breathable fabric, Thinsulate insulation, and ergonomic design.
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The different styles of classic cross-country skis and how to choose them?
Classic skis are generally longer than skating skis, with a few exceptions. They have this length because in order to provide the necessary restraint for the alternative step a restraint zone is mandatory, this zone is located at the level of the skate, i.e. 20 cm at the front of the foot and up to the rear foot. But to be able to keep a maximum of glide it is necessary to add length to the ski in order to have sole length at the front and at the back which will compensate the lack of glide of the restraining part by the effect of friction on snow.
There are several types of restraint systems:
- The scales which are less and less in sight today.
- Skin systems, which are currently the most used.
- Waxing skis used in the competition environment and whose grip depends on a restraining wax adapted to the snow temperature.
- Finally, there are the so-called 0 skis, which are made for falling snow that tends to make the skis kick. These skis have a micropore retention zone and are generally only used for competitions in specific conditions.
Most skiers have nowadays adopted skin systems that are the best compromise between grip comfort and gliding performance. As with skating, there are skis suitable for all levels. In classic even more than in skating the choice of a ski is made by level of course but also, and especially according to the weight of the skier. This is the most important criterion of choice if you want to have skis with a good grip and glide ratio. A ski too long and rigid prevents you from finding the grip on difficult profiles. And a ski that is too soft will penalize you strongly in terms of glide.
Classic boots what design and what to choose?
Most classic cross-country ski boots have a lower upper than skating boots. On the one hand, this is because the movement of the classic style is axial and not lateral, and on the other hand, because classic boots must have maximum forward flexibility for optimal foot roll. Therefore, they do not have collars like skating boots and have a much softer sole at the front. Depending on the level, there are boots with very different designs.
The top of the range boots are equipped with frames with carbon side stiffeners which stabilize the foot laterally for changes of tracks and turning steps. Their soles are also made of carbon and offer more dynamic propulsion. Performance-oriented mid-range models are usually equipped with carbon or plastic and injected carbon side buttresses, and leisure models are equipped with plastic buttresses with soft plastic soles. So there's something for everyone, depending on what you want to do and your budget.
One important thing to remember about shoes is that there are different standards that fit different bindings. The most popular are now the NNN, Prolink or Turnamic boots, these three standards are 100% compatible and allow a much wider choice of equipment for skis and bindings. Then there are the SNS Profil and SNS Pilot standards which are now more in the background because they do not offer the versatility of the other systems.
It is therefore very important when choosing your equipment to make sure that you make the right choice of boot and binding standards. We are here to help you with this, so if you have any doubts, do not hesitate to contact our advisers.
Classic cross-country ski bindings, specificities and choice :
Classic bindings are for the most part very similar in terms of design to skating bindings. The big difference is usually due to the flex pad located on the front of the boot. In classic style, the flex should help you extend your axial movement and foot roll, so flexes are quite flexible. For the choice of bindings, you have to refer to the standard of the shoe, even if as said before, today three 100% compatible standards have taken over, the NNN, Prolink and Turnamic systems. They are compatible with Rossignol, Fischer, Alpina, Madshus, Salomon Prolink and Atomic Prolink shoes. Shoes under SNS Profil standards are only compatible with bindings of the same standard, it is the same for the SNS Pilot standard.
There are of course several levels of ranges, and these generally depend on the materials used to make the plates or at Turnamic the different lever clamps.