Norse The Enduro
Level: Advanced
Brand: Norse
Model year: 2023
Measure (Tip/Waist/Tail): 126/100/114 mm Turning radius: 21.00 m Weight: 1825 gram (180 cm)
Sizes: 164,172,180,188 cm
Price: 1000 $
Manufacturers description
Rating 5 of 5 in freerides ski test https://www.freeride.se/skidtest-norse-the-enduro-2022/
Test winner All-Mountain in Åka Skidor ski test 2021.
Adjusted flex pattern for the 2022/23 season. Slightly stiffer flex from under foot and towards the tail.
The versatile ski. If we were to pick one ski to use for the rest of our lives this would be the one. The Enduro is a true do it all mountain ski. It floats through powder. It pivots immediately. It grips on ice and is stable through all challenging conditions. And it absolutely rails carving on piste. All this in a lightweight package ready for your next adventure.
The sturdy yet lightweight construction means that you can take this ski everywhere. The right pop and lightness comes from our own developed ash, poplar and balsa wood core. Torsional stiffness with traditional feel comes from double layers of aluminium sheets and triaxial glass fibres combined with the right amount of rubber for vibration dampening.
In contact with the snow we use a high quality sintered base that we permanent impregnate with the original Nanowaxxx treatment. It gives you a waxless base that never needs waxing during the skis lifespan. Further it also hardens the base protecting it better from rock impacts.
Talking about rocks we also use a wider 2.0x1.8mm steel edge for increased lifespan and service.
Test winner All-Mountain in Åka Skidor ski test 2021.
Adjusted flex pattern for the 2022/23 season. Slightly stiffer flex from under foot and towards the tail.
The versatile ski. If we were to pick one ski to use for the rest of our lives this would be the one. The Enduro is a true do it all mountain ski. It floats through powder. It pivots immediately. It grips on ice and is stable through all challenging conditions. And it absolutely rails carving on piste. All this in a lightweight package ready for your next adventure.
The sturdy yet lightweight construction means that you can take this ski everywhere. The right pop and lightness comes from our own developed ash, poplar and balsa wood core. Torsional stiffness with traditional feel comes from double layers of aluminium sheets and triaxial glass fibres combined with the right amount of rubber for vibration dampening.
In contact with the snow we use a high quality sintered base that we permanent impregnate with the original Nanowaxxx treatment. It gives you a waxless base that never needs waxing during the skis lifespan. Further it also hardens the base protecting it better from rock impacts.
Talking about rocks we also use a wider 2.0x1.8mm steel edge for increased lifespan and service.
(Official information from Norse)
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Strengths:
Light weight
Weaknesses:
Mounting point is really ridiculously forward, you have keep your toes up so that you don’t get dug in.
Summary:
Quite disappointed, was hoping for a versatile, true free ride ski, but the recommended mounting point makes it very difficult to turn, the gets dug in and the front too short you have to keep your toes up so you don’t get dug in either, my quads were killing after a few runs… was having high hopes ☹️
Model year: 2021
Riding style: Piste
Length on the ski: 188 cm
Riders weight: 127 kg
Riders length: 186 cm
Light weight
Weaknesses:
Mounting point is really ridiculously forward, you have keep your toes up so that you don’t get dug in.
Summary:
Quite disappointed, was hoping for a versatile, true free ride ski, but the recommended mounting point makes it very difficult to turn, the gets dug in and the front too short you have to keep your toes up so you don’t get dug in either, my quads were killing after a few runs… was having high hopes ☹️
Model year: 2021
Riding style: Piste
Length on the ski: 188 cm
Riders weight: 127 kg
Riders length: 186 cm
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Strengths:
Versatile, predictable, playful, stylish, builds confidence.
Weaknesses:
Can't really think of anything at all.
Summary:
Expectations were high for Norse The Enduro, but it didn't take me long to find that these were exceeded on all counts. A perfect ski for me for the whole mountain all day long and that really works in different conditions!
Start of the day with laps in corduroy, high speed and a lot of hip. A big smile and filled with self-confidence as they carve just like that and sit nicely against the surface. Later in the day, when the surface is messy, they run like locomotives, just to be eaten. When there is an opportunity for mischief off the slopes and the snow gets deeper, they float with their profile very nicely.
You should not be fooled by the turning radius, as I feel that the ski has considerably more turning than other equivalents, with the same theoretical turning radius.
The skis are mounted with Shift and I drive them with Technica Cochise 130 boots. I have also had some luck with the skis but unfortunately it has been a little less than planned as I have several other pairs of skis which are usually the first choice as I prefer to go with a light setup.
Model year: 2022
Riding style: Piste, powder, summit tour
Length on the ski: 180 cm
Riders weight: 90 kg
Riders length: 183 cm
Versatile, predictable, playful, stylish, builds confidence.
Weaknesses:
Can't really think of anything at all.
Summary:
Expectations were high for Norse The Enduro, but it didn't take me long to find that these were exceeded on all counts. A perfect ski for me for the whole mountain all day long and that really works in different conditions!
Start of the day with laps in corduroy, high speed and a lot of hip. A big smile and filled with self-confidence as they carve just like that and sit nicely against the surface. Later in the day, when the surface is messy, they run like locomotives, just to be eaten. When there is an opportunity for mischief off the slopes and the snow gets deeper, they float with their profile very nicely.
You should not be fooled by the turning radius, as I feel that the ski has considerably more turning than other equivalents, with the same theoretical turning radius.
The skis are mounted with Shift and I drive them with Technica Cochise 130 boots. I have also had some luck with the skis but unfortunately it has been a little less than planned as I have several other pairs of skis which are usually the first choice as I prefer to go with a light setup.
Model year: 2022
Riding style: Piste, powder, summit tour
Length on the ski: 180 cm
Riders weight: 90 kg
Riders length: 183 cm
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Strengths:
Rap, fast and fun. Good stable at high speed
Weaknesses:
Actually none so far
Summary:
Playful and stable a really good all-mountain ski!
Model year: 2022
Riding style: Piste / pillows / summit hike
Length on the ski: 180 cm
Riders weight: 90 kg
Riders length: 183 cm
Rap, fast and fun. Good stable at high speed
Weaknesses:
Actually none so far
Summary:
Playful and stable a really good all-mountain ski!
Model year: 2022
Riding style: Piste / pillows / summit hike
Length on the ski: 180 cm
Riders weight: 90 kg
Riders length: 183 cm
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Strengths:
light, easy to turn, stable at high speeds, saves energy, is a lot of fun in high snow - the skis are easy going there, very good grip on icy slopes
Weaknesses:
None
Summary:
An optically totally chic ski that is just plain fun. Delivered on time, I drove it in Kühtai for 1 week in April in spring temperatures. I would buy it again in a heartbeat and recommend it 100%. I ordered it direct from Norse. Patrik gave me detailed advice in advance by e-mail and recommended the right ski length and binding for me. Questions were answered promptly and very friendly.
Model year: 2022
Riding style: Piste/Powder 80/20
Length on the ski: 172 cm
Riders weight: 68 kg
Riders length: 178 cm
light, easy to turn, stable at high speeds, saves energy, is a lot of fun in high snow - the skis are easy going there, very good grip on icy slopes
Weaknesses:
None
Summary:
An optically totally chic ski that is just plain fun. Delivered on time, I drove it in Kühtai for 1 week in April in spring temperatures. I would buy it again in a heartbeat and recommend it 100%. I ordered it direct from Norse. Patrik gave me detailed advice in advance by e-mail and recommended the right ski length and binding for me. Questions were answered promptly and very friendly.
Model year: 2022
Riding style: Piste/Powder 80/20
Length on the ski: 172 cm
Riders weight: 68 kg
Riders length: 178 cm
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Strengths:
The versatility
Weaknesses:
-
Summary:
Have now ridden on my Enduros for a few months and am SO happy! They are damn fun and at the same time stable to ride on! Works on just about any surface - in powder, in the kids' forest tracks, in hard piste, in run-up piste, on cut snow and in slushy spring snow. They respond quickly and turn easily, but can also handle high speeds and large carving turns. Good grip even on really hard ice and no problems floating through 20 cm powder. I feel like a queen on mine and jump even more gracefully than I ever could before! Also sick looking! So, if you only have a pair of skis that make skiing more fun no matter where you go, these are them!
I bought mine directly from the supplier and Patrik is a professional. Committed, knowledgeable and caring about me as a customer, which is not unimportant. At least not for me.
So - full pot!
Model year: 2021
Riding style: Everything except the summit
Length on the ski: 180 cm
Riders weight: 65 kg
Riders length: 180 cm
The versatility
Weaknesses:
-
Summary:
Have now ridden on my Enduros for a few months and am SO happy! They are damn fun and at the same time stable to ride on! Works on just about any surface - in powder, in the kids' forest tracks, in hard piste, in run-up piste, on cut snow and in slushy spring snow. They respond quickly and turn easily, but can also handle high speeds and large carving turns. Good grip even on really hard ice and no problems floating through 20 cm powder. I feel like a queen on mine and jump even more gracefully than I ever could before! Also sick looking! So, if you only have a pair of skis that make skiing more fun no matter where you go, these are them!
I bought mine directly from the supplier and Patrik is a professional. Committed, knowledgeable and caring about me as a customer, which is not unimportant. At least not for me.
So - full pot!
Model year: 2021
Riding style: Everything except the summit
Length on the ski: 180 cm
Riders weight: 65 kg
Riders length: 180 cm
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Strengths:
Safe and robust. Easy going and intuitive. Low weight in relation to stability and damping. Designed and produced with care for the environment. Looks like hell ...
Weaknesses:
Sees no direct weaknesses compared to other skis in the ≈100mm segment - but it is clear that larger planks can handle more mess and deeper powder, and that smaller planks are faster uphill, sharper on the piste and faster in short turns.
Summary:
I decided to invest in a pair of Norse Enduro for a fairly simple reason - Patrik, who is behind the brand's long experience of designing award-winning skis and he does his best to reduce the environmental impact at all levels. That's what's important to me. And honestly, the detailed specifications of the ski itself played less of a role. Even though I travel a lot, and especially tours at a fairly advanced level, I have always experienced that you adapt to what you have. Of course, given that the basis of the ski's design and composition holds the measure ...
... but now I have at least rested Enduron for almost three weeks. It has become a lot of ski systems but also around 4000 meters of altitude touring in very varying conditions, from blank ice and lack of crowds to decent powder snow. The skis are absolutely perfect. They bet when it is slippery, have sufficient stability to drive hard, float fantastically well and walk like high-speed trains on the piste. And at the same time, they are incredibly easy and intuitive to handle regardless of conditions. I'm a little in love ... 🙂
For me, it is a perfect all-round ski. The only time I felt limited is when I pressed the gas properly in messy terrain. Then I long for a little more length and stability. But honestly, it is rather the boots (Scarpa Maestrale RS2) that set the limit.
If you want a ski that works for everything - take a slightly longer length and mount with shift bindings. If you want something that is a little more focused on mountaineering / skiing but still can do most things if you have a little finesse, take a slightly shorter length and mount with a light tech binding. I did the latter and am really super happy.
I can also mention that it's fun to buy skis directly from the person who created them - get in touch with Patrik and shout a bit if you are a speculator!
Model year: 2020
Riding style: Most summit trip in all conceivable conditions, but also a bit of lift-borne chaos and piste whipping
Length on the ski: 172 cm
Riders weight: 62 kg
Riders length: 167 cm
Safe and robust. Easy going and intuitive. Low weight in relation to stability and damping. Designed and produced with care for the environment. Looks like hell ...
Weaknesses:
Sees no direct weaknesses compared to other skis in the ≈100mm segment - but it is clear that larger planks can handle more mess and deeper powder, and that smaller planks are faster uphill, sharper on the piste and faster in short turns.
Summary:
I decided to invest in a pair of Norse Enduro for a fairly simple reason - Patrik, who is behind the brand's long experience of designing award-winning skis and he does his best to reduce the environmental impact at all levels. That's what's important to me. And honestly, the detailed specifications of the ski itself played less of a role. Even though I travel a lot, and especially tours at a fairly advanced level, I have always experienced that you adapt to what you have. Of course, given that the basis of the ski's design and composition holds the measure ...
... but now I have at least rested Enduron for almost three weeks. It has become a lot of ski systems but also around 4000 meters of altitude touring in very varying conditions, from blank ice and lack of crowds to decent powder snow. The skis are absolutely perfect. They bet when it is slippery, have sufficient stability to drive hard, float fantastically well and walk like high-speed trains on the piste. And at the same time, they are incredibly easy and intuitive to handle regardless of conditions. I'm a little in love ... 🙂
For me, it is a perfect all-round ski. The only time I felt limited is when I pressed the gas properly in messy terrain. Then I long for a little more length and stability. But honestly, it is rather the boots (Scarpa Maestrale RS2) that set the limit.
If you want a ski that works for everything - take a slightly longer length and mount with shift bindings. If you want something that is a little more focused on mountaineering / skiing but still can do most things if you have a little finesse, take a slightly shorter length and mount with a light tech binding. I did the latter and am really super happy.
I can also mention that it's fun to buy skis directly from the person who created them - get in touch with Patrik and shout a bit if you are a speculator!
Model year: 2020
Riding style: Most summit trip in all conceivable conditions, but also a bit of lift-borne chaos and piste whipping
Length on the ski: 172 cm
Riders weight: 62 kg
Riders length: 167 cm
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Strengths:
If you only want to own a pair of skis, these are the ones!
Works great on the piste and flows nicely in loose snow.
Weaknesses:
Not discovered anything yet.
Summary:
Went on mine for a little over a week. In both wet snow / rain, piste and powder in the forest. All the time, the ski delivered what you want and expect.
Great fun in loose snow in the woods, but also a good grip on the piste. Even when it has been a bit icy, the ski has had a good grip.
I'm super happy! I bought mine directly from the manufacturer. Smooth and fast delivery. Great support, had some questions and got answers right away.
Model year: 2021
Riding style: Piste and powder
Length on the ski: 180 cm
Riders weight: 70 kg
Riders length: 177 cm
If you only want to own a pair of skis, these are the ones!
Works great on the piste and flows nicely in loose snow.
Weaknesses:
Not discovered anything yet.
Summary:
Went on mine for a little over a week. In both wet snow / rain, piste and powder in the forest. All the time, the ski delivered what you want and expect.
Great fun in loose snow in the woods, but also a good grip on the piste. Even when it has been a bit icy, the ski has had a good grip.
I'm super happy! I bought mine directly from the manufacturer. Smooth and fast delivery. Great support, had some questions and got answers right away.
Model year: 2021
Riding style: Piste and powder
Length on the ski: 180 cm
Riders weight: 70 kg
Riders length: 177 cm
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Strengths:
All-round skiing for all surfaces
Weaknesses:
Can't see that there would be any weaknesses
Summary:
Absolutely wonderful skiing - Norse Enduro. Never liked hard surface but with Enduro it was a completely different experience. It does not matter what ground you go in. Hard, pinched or wet snow. The skis will take you through everything.
Got to test drive these for 2 days and simply had to buy their own.
Model year: 2020
Riding style: Piste, pillows
Length on the ski: 172 cm
Riders weight: 58 kg
Riders length: 164 cm
All-round skiing for all surfaces
Weaknesses:
Can't see that there would be any weaknesses
Summary:
Absolutely wonderful skiing - Norse Enduro. Never liked hard surface but with Enduro it was a completely different experience. It does not matter what ground you go in. Hard, pinched or wet snow. The skis will take you through everything.
Got to test drive these for 2 days and simply had to buy their own.
Model year: 2020
Riding style: Piste, pillows
Length on the ski: 172 cm
Riders weight: 58 kg
Riders length: 164 cm
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Strengths:
Awesome, versatile ski that floats like a cork in loose snow, but which is also wonderfully fun in the piste. Highly recommended!
Weaknesses:
Not found any yet.
Summary:
I've been running the Enduro for a week. On that week I managed to time everything from downpours / slush, icy slopes and real snow, to both feather-light and a little heavier fresh snow as well as perfectly piste manchester; in other words, a perfect test week :)
The overall impression is that it is an extremely competent ski; calm, safe and very predictable - it does exactly as I want and responds quickly and efficiently.
There is no 'poppy' ski that sends me out of the swing, but stable and well-balanced; muted without feeling 'dead'.
Someone might thus describe it as boring, but in that case boring is something very positive in my world :)
Also had the opportunity to drive it in loose snow inside the forest where it felt responsive and easy to maneuver.
Versatile is another suitable word; they come up easily on edge and cut really nicely. Surprisingly comfortable on icy piste. I was down for a week with UCPA, so the time was mostly spent drilling carving turns and running off-piste / loose snow. At UCPA you can borrow equipment - as everyone else did - equipment that was more suited to piste and carving, but I can say that my Enduro probably claimed as well in the piste as the others.
We only had about 20-30 cm of powder snow, and it ranged from being really dry and nice to quite heavy and sluggish. The feeling is that they go absolutely fine in loose snow and that they float like a cork. Despite the thin loose snow cover, it was very rare that I went through, a little surprising given that it is only a centimeter below the foot.
That said, fast up the edge, a really good cut, floating like a cork in powder and quick in the woods ... What more can you ask for?
Those of my old skis that I always come back to have been my Stöckli. Something tells me they will still be superior in really hard snow, but amazed at how stable Enduron is.
I bought them with a couple of Shift bindings plus hides because the plan was originally to use them for touring. Unfortunately, this is the only thing I have not yet tested :(
My set with Enduro and Shift certainly weighs a bit more than a 'pure' touring gear, but considering how the skis behave on the mountain in general, I'm convinced I chose the right one. In the end, I think I will spend at least 90% of the time performing and just a little bit of job banding up.
Where I come from:
Technically, there are many who go infinitely better than I do, but I go as much off-piste as I can and usually take me down where I want. As a parent, however, the focus has begun to shift more and more towards the piste ...
Historically, I have alternated between three pairs of skis; a couple of Fischer ski trips, Extrem Opinion (first edition) and a couple of Stöckli Stormrider Dominique Perret from 2008. Was really quite happy with that set, but wanted a couple of skis to go on. Turned out, however, that it was more than 'just' a couple of ski trips, in the future the Enduro will be my first choice for 'a day on the mountain'.
Model year: 2020
Riding style: Tested in piste, pillows, slush and ice
Length on the ski: 180 cm
Riders weight: 75 kg
Riders length: 174 cm
Awesome, versatile ski that floats like a cork in loose snow, but which is also wonderfully fun in the piste. Highly recommended!
Weaknesses:
Not found any yet.
Summary:
I've been running the Enduro for a week. On that week I managed to time everything from downpours / slush, icy slopes and real snow, to both feather-light and a little heavier fresh snow as well as perfectly piste manchester; in other words, a perfect test week :)
The overall impression is that it is an extremely competent ski; calm, safe and very predictable - it does exactly as I want and responds quickly and efficiently.
There is no 'poppy' ski that sends me out of the swing, but stable and well-balanced; muted without feeling 'dead'.
Someone might thus describe it as boring, but in that case boring is something very positive in my world :)
Also had the opportunity to drive it in loose snow inside the forest where it felt responsive and easy to maneuver.
Versatile is another suitable word; they come up easily on edge and cut really nicely. Surprisingly comfortable on icy piste. I was down for a week with UCPA, so the time was mostly spent drilling carving turns and running off-piste / loose snow. At UCPA you can borrow equipment - as everyone else did - equipment that was more suited to piste and carving, but I can say that my Enduro probably claimed as well in the piste as the others.
We only had about 20-30 cm of powder snow, and it ranged from being really dry and nice to quite heavy and sluggish. The feeling is that they go absolutely fine in loose snow and that they float like a cork. Despite the thin loose snow cover, it was very rare that I went through, a little surprising given that it is only a centimeter below the foot.
That said, fast up the edge, a really good cut, floating like a cork in powder and quick in the woods ... What more can you ask for?
Those of my old skis that I always come back to have been my Stöckli. Something tells me they will still be superior in really hard snow, but amazed at how stable Enduron is.
I bought them with a couple of Shift bindings plus hides because the plan was originally to use them for touring. Unfortunately, this is the only thing I have not yet tested :(
My set with Enduro and Shift certainly weighs a bit more than a 'pure' touring gear, but considering how the skis behave on the mountain in general, I'm convinced I chose the right one. In the end, I think I will spend at least 90% of the time performing and just a little bit of job banding up.
Where I come from:
Technically, there are many who go infinitely better than I do, but I go as much off-piste as I can and usually take me down where I want. As a parent, however, the focus has begun to shift more and more towards the piste ...
Historically, I have alternated between three pairs of skis; a couple of Fischer ski trips, Extrem Opinion (first edition) and a couple of Stöckli Stormrider Dominique Perret from 2008. Was really quite happy with that set, but wanted a couple of skis to go on. Turned out, however, that it was more than 'just' a couple of ski trips, in the future the Enduro will be my first choice for 'a day on the mountain'.
Model year: 2020
Riding style: Tested in piste, pillows, slush and ice
Length on the ski: 180 cm
Riders weight: 75 kg
Riders length: 174 cm