The very first Made in Alaska Nordic Skates. Ermine skates are rugged, indestructible and feature unique fasteners that lock the steel blade to the aluminum deck for a lifetime of adventure. Factory-sharpened blades come with a mounting hardware kit and do-it-yourself instructions for mounting your own XC bindings. Compatible with over a dozen models of screw-in bindings (see links below), including the new Rottefella Xplore - as well as Rottefella Sport Skate, Rottefella Rollerski Skate, Rottefella NNN-BC Manual, Salomon Prolink, Salomon BC Outside, and all models of legacy SNS bindings.
Comfort, convenience and speed! Our most popular Nordic ice blades for cross-country touring on frozen lakes and ponds, using your own XC boots and bindings.
Comfort: The warmth and support of ice skating in insulated, padded cross-country ski boots that support your ankles.
Convenience: Put on your boots at home, drive or walk to the ice, then clip on your blades in seconds. You'll never need to expose your fingers and toes to the frigid air on a frozen lakeshore.
Speed: This recreational adaptation of speed skating technology gives you the efficiency of a long-blade skate that glides smoothly and effortlessly on top of the ice, instead of digging in and wasting your energy chewing up the surface.
Safety: The tip of the blade curves up just like a ski tip, allowing you to skate safely across bumps, cracks, soft spots, even snow-covered ice.
What's Included: Bare blades come factory-sharpened, but they do not include XC bindings. Instead, blades are pre-drilled for screw-on XC bindings. With the included mounting hardware kit, you can install any of the following bindings: Rottefella Xplore, Rottefella Rollerski Skate, Rottefella Sport Skate, Rottefella NNN-BC Manual, Salomon Prolink or Salomon BC Outside.
If you would like us to mount the bindings for you, please add the bindings to your shopping cart, and then add installation: https://nordicskater.com/products/labor-tech
Blade length recommendations:
45cm (17") for skaters up to 5'7" and boot sizes up to size EU 42.
50cm (19") for skaters 5'8" and taller and boot sizes EU 43 and larger.
Note: On rough, bumpy or soft ice, longer blades may perform better.
More information at https://www.nordicskaters.org/nordic-blades
Boot recommendations: (See our boot sizing chart)
Alpina T40 and Alpina Race Skate are affordably-priced skate boots with warmth, comfort and plenty of ankle support. Compatible with most of our skate bindings including Rottefella Rollerski Skate, Rottefella Sport Skate and Salomon Prolink
Alpina Alaska is a rugged, supportive back-country boot with a non-slip hiking sole optimized for walking distances from the parking lot to the ice. Compatible with back-country bindings including Rottefella NNN-BC Manual and Salomon BC Outside.
