If you want to use your ski for something else you can stop reading here. So a reliable binding up and downwards is pretty much required. The ski is a lowdown 102 (41m radius here) and I ski almost exclusively steep and technical stuff. Currently I have over 100 days skiing and touring on mine and it holds up like a beast. If you haven t decided on the binding yet, I d throw the G3 Ion 12 into the mix. That s the best way to find a ski that suits you. If you have the chance to test some go for it. Ice, hard pack, avalanche debris and so on because they ll jsut go straight and are therefore pretty predictable.
Radius of 30m upwards is awesome when the conditions are bad. any of these will absolutely win at that endeavor.Ĭhoose a ski you like. Springtime corn is what you live for skiing backcountry in the sierras.
You'll enjoy the snot out of them, and they'll all be much lighter and usable than the list you provided. I've skied the entire lot of them, and they all have their pros and don't have a terrible amount of cons. (go if you want a snappier, lighter version of the route)īlack Crows Camox Freebird (not the lightest, but skis really really nicely)īlizzard Zero G 95 (much more useable as an everyday touring ski than the 108)
(go if you want a damper yet heavier version of the helio)īD Helios 95. I'll give you some other options instead.īD Route 95. that's about all you'll ever really need in maritime snowpacks. Today I was out on a pair of Icelantic Vanguard 97's and it was awesome. I generally don't find myself ever touring on anything wider than about 103. what happens after a storm? the pow consolidates pretty densely. I'm just not sure if the Helios are too light and will feel like more of a traverse oriented ski rather than a fun riding ski. I can get a pretty good deal on the Helio 105s and the Backland FR 102s. Here are the skis I'm trying to decide between, in no particular order. I didn't start looking too much into bindings yet, but will probably be aiming for something like the Fritschi Tecton's because I'm overly paranoid about a pre-release while charging. Since I'm on the lighter side, I probably want to stay on the lighter side of skis, but want to make sure I don't go so light that the ski isn't fun. Probably will be touring more in softer snow and after fresh dumps as opposed to wind blown and cruddy. I don't really see myself using this ski at the resort since I have my 7's for that. Looking for a BC ski under the $1k price range that will handle some charging. Obviously they aren't great in hard pack or crud, but I still have fun on them. I can glide on powder days but also catch air and rip a line of bumps. The things I like about the 2016 Soul 7's with my Pivot bindings is the fact that they're light and maneuverable. Profile is a lighter aggressive skier at 5'9" and about 135lbs, currently ride 180 Soul 7s in the resort (Sierra mountains), spending almost all of my time on the blacks/double blacks. I'm trying to build my first touring setup and have bunch of skis I'm trying to decide between. Perfect lineage for sleek and sexy high performance ski bindings that give you the ability for veloce come un razzo, both uphill and down.I've read a bunch of posts on this forum already, but figured I would post something more specific to me. So when members of the family wanted to make ski touring bindings, they were blessed with the familial experience of crafting the machines that make Italian supercars. For the non-motor heads such as myself, this area is home to Ferrari, Maserati, Pagani, Ducati, and more. BD realized the Italian machining perfectionists over at ATK were making top shelf ski touring bindings, and worked out a deal for their Helio line.ĪTK is a spin off from the Indulti families’ GIMEC company, that makes metal working tools in the Emilian Motor Valley just south of the Italian Alps. The skis are now made by the Blizzard factory in Austria, though under BD design. A lesson learned from their less than spectacular boot program? Perhaps. Race plus? The lighter meat in the light and lightest sandwich? Whatever it is, they are light, compact, have the ability to crank the lateral release value, and have heel riser options.īlack Diamond knows what they make well themselves, and seeks to rebrand products they see better built elsewhere. Speed touring seems industry common– just doesn’t fully do it for me. I’ve been struggling to come up with a title for this class. Gets you to the distant steep skiing comfortably, and keeps you attached during it.Ĭontinuing our look at 200ish gram binders here for the spring.
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