It is that lifting of your feet which makes skis easier to use for travel even though skis are not as easy to do work from.
Yes... and exactly why I haven't done much snow shoeing. I've tried and I enjoy it, but it is just too boring compared with skiing. I haven't that many skiing oportunities, why should I waste them doing stomp-lift-stomp-lift... ?
You might be able to find old skis with bindings that accept hiking or work boots but those bindings tend to increase the risk of sprain injuries to knees and ankles. (even fractures)
They are usually not stiff enough for good control going downhill either.
Forget about them, they are so inferior to dedicated skiing boots that you don't really want to know. It's like comparing one of these:
with a modern offroad bike.
What you might look for are X-country/backcountry/telemark.
You will be after something that is a blend of them.X-country are usually too light and telemark are usually too heavy.
+1.
Choosing skis more or less boils down to these criteria:
- The width of the ski
- The flexibility versus "spring" of the ski (How hard does it bounce back when you bend it out of sh
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