Big, powerful bruisers in the “old-skool” sense of freeride. The Pro XXL is definitely a ski aimed at the confirmed freeride expert to pro level skier. Minimal side-cut, race-bred and race-factory manufactured for high-speed control, stability in the crud and on icy, steep pistes. The XXl is your ski for hard-core [...]
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Dynastar’s Exclusive Legend Powder is a not just a pure powder ski but a versatile back-country freerider that will be a great performer in powder, spring or crudy conditions. The 85 mm waist is great for European mixed terrain and snow where one moment you’re skiing blissful powder and the next sheet ice or [...]
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Hugely popular in the French Alps the Legend 8000’s are great all-rounders for the advanced to expert skier- they do everything reasonably well and are pretty easy to use. They are a touch boring though. The Legend 8000’s are one of the more versatile skis out there; but perhaps like most things [...]
Revised and revitalised for 2009, the Legend Pro Rider ski is built for the dedicated freeride expert, or even Pro rider. Firmer, smoother and more invigorating than the previous somewhat soporific model. The float is increased with the addition of an extra 3 mm underfoot, the lengths - there are 3 models [...]
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Versatile all-mountain touring skis. Favoured by many a ski tourer who looks as if they would rather catch a chair-lift than wash. Perhaps a little unjust but the Vertical is a quintessential touring ski - and that sport does attract some seriously happiness-retarded i.e grumpy looking folk. Certainly in my [...]
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Extremely light as less than 1kg per ski, the Pierra Menta Pro is a competition-grade touring ski for the aficionados amongst you. Aimed very much at climbing rather than the downhill bit the ski could be used for longer ski tours or against the clock.
Citizen Ski rating: n/a
Pure touring performance.
The manufacturer says [...]
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Big skis for tough girls. The Exclusive Pro rider certainly fill a gap in the market, albeit a rapidly growing one, of female specific big mountain skis. The Pro Rider comes in with a large 100 mm waist and race-derived construction, they are built Dynastar’s Chamonix valley factory. With such an [...]
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A wicked graphic (each size has a different graphic) and an awesome pair of boards for the freeride orientated. Retaining the same properties as last season each of the three lengths features a slightly different profile - so the ARV’s really are tuned for the rider to excel in the back-country or on the [...]
A wicked graphic (each size has a different graphic) and an awesome pair of boards for the freeride orientated. Retaining the same properties as last season each of the three lengths features a slightly different profile - so the ARV’s really are tuned for the rider to excel in the back-country or on [...]
This is a serious, but highly accessible piece of kit, the ARG is where ski design is at if you are looking for the future of freeride skiing. With five different sidecuts built into the one ski, they only come in a 185 length but check the profile out…..125 - 135 [...]