The norm, if you will. I checked it out after the first snowfall, and it rowed like a dud. I tried to slide it, but it wouldn't budge; instead, it dug its claws into the ice and refused to budge. I went with her since her "Nordman 5" has been driven for four seasons and forty thousand kilometers without showing more than thirty percent of the wear seen on a brand new model. We'll have to wait and see how this one pans out, but rowing is definitely hip.