The current E-109 has oodles of tip rocker- giving it a much shorter XC glide zone on consolidated snow. The E-109 should offer better XC performance…. The current E-109 is more cambered underfoot than the 78. The 78 offers better, more stable XC performance in variable backcountry snow. Neither the Eon nor the 78 offer downhill performance. Yeah-yeah- the Eon has a “relaxed, smooth ride”- blah, blah, blah…Meaning that the Eon is wimpy, soft and dead. I am afraid I just have to admit it (despite being a die-hard Karhu fanatic…). This is a better Nordic touring ski than the Madshus Eon. Lengths: to 199cm (could do with a 209cm option).ěase: sintered tip/tail “Off-Track Crown” waxless-scaled insert.Ĝamber-rocker profile: slightly Nordic-rockered tip camber-and-a-half underfoot flat tail.Longitudinal flex: full-length, stable flex stiff.Tip shape: moderately-raised (from a Nordic ski perspective).
The Fischer Traverse 78 is a sublime and versatile off-track Nordic touring ski.īut- if you could only have one ski it could be better than having the E99 or the E109 for example…īUT- if you had both an E99 and an E109- you might find the T-78 a little boring… With a high-quality waxless-scaled “Off-Track Crown” insert- book-ended by superb sintered tip/tail- an Easy-Skin insert camber-and-a-half underfoot and a full-length stable flex. (I think she may like the 88 even more than the 78- but, more on that later.)įischer recently used to classify this ski as an “Off-Track Cruising” ski. It is becoming clear that my wife likes the 78 better than all of them in this class (at least for a XC ski).
My wife’s favourite ski in this class used to be the Madshus Eon.Īs she became a better Nordic skier she has more often reached for the E109 or the Combat Nato than her beloved soft-flexing Eon. It is light enough to make quick step and jump turns. It has enough camber and stiffness underfoot to release the kick zone when striding forward- but it is soft enough to make it relatively easy to engage the traction zone. It has an excellent stable flex- making it stable in all snow conditions- including deep snow. It is a fast enough XC ski on backcountry snow. HECK- even my E99 Tour- with considerable Nordic rocker is easier to turn than the 78. My Eon, E109, and Ingstad BC are all much better downhill skis. It is not easy to turn- with its traditional XC flex. My E99 and my Gamme 54 are much faster XC skis. However, for someone like me, it is just- well- a bit boring…Įven at 199cm, it is not super-fast. This ski in all honesty is an excellent off-track cross-country ski. IMO Fischer nailed the 78s.Ski Review: 2018-2019 Fischer Traverse 78 Easy-Skin They are fast and confidence inspiring and turn well considering how cambered and narrow they are. The skis glide exceptionally well for scaled skis and they track very straight IME. Im skiing the 2019/20 version of the 78s at 199 and I would not consider the NR to be too much. This was a conversation from before you signed on, I believe, you might find interesting. Something happened at Fischer and they really ramped it up, especially on some skis that are tuned to go straight mostly like the T78 and E99. This is the problem with the concept of excessive nordic rocker. This is why I'm always beating people up to go the next length up from Fischer's recs. When you factor in the Nordic rocker there's only a couple inches of effective forward glide zone. I'm glad I didn't go any shorter than the 199. Its crazy to me how short the glide zone is on the 88. (BTW- a 210cm E99 Crown would be my pick if it had a more stable shovel, stiffer, higher tip, and less tip rocker.) In the end- the 78 is my personal pick over the 88. It is faster, lighter and just as good in wet, icy, transformed snow, crap, crud and breakable crust. The 78 is a better XC ski on consolidated snow. The 78 is the ski that I am using- not the 88. So it is the 88 that is not getting any use- at least not from me (it is still getting use from family, friends, and guests). I have MUCH better deep snow XC/XCd/XCD/xcD skis than the 88 (e.g. Over time it is the 88 that has proven to be utterly redundant- because I do not have one ski. If one wants just one BC-XC ski- one ski that is good in all snow conditions- and is on the heavier side- the 88 is more versatile than the 78.
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