With the introduction of of the Rottefella XP binding and the ideal match of the Alpina Alaska XP boot a decades long argument has closure. For backcountry ski touring the post-ski discussion has been, 75mm boots have better downhill control, but NNN-BC tours better. 75mm boots walk and climb better out of the binding but NNN-BC has more durability. No more discussion. Compatible only with the new Rottefella Xplore binding, now you can go backcountry skiing with more downhill control, a vastly better touring stride, bombproof boot/binding integrity, and when off the skis not tripping over that stupid duckbill or digging out gravel from the binding channel.
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