Swish new graphics boost the appeal of the now legendary Red Apple touring ski from Movement. Even on this lightweight tourer you have a full-wood core for durability and ski-ability - downhill pleasure doesn’t give way to poor randonee performance, the Red Apple remains light enough to be used on longer tours.
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Highly specialised touring skis for the dedicated long-distance tourer or professional. Extremely light yet robust due to the “Air Carbon” chassis the ‘Lite’s are designed with a “super-model” skinny 69 mm waist to whisk you up the hills and challenge the clock…..if, in the words of the famous randonee skier “Austin Power’s”, “that’s [...]
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Broader, tougher and better suited to skiers rather than mountain goats. The X-Calibur is skireviews.co.uk’s touring ski of choice. A 76 mm waist is going to be a bit better in descents and the Air Carbon chassis is light but stronger to give you more punch in either more extreme conditions or [...]
“Tube-tech” construction for lightness and a little more kick. Built with more advanced to expert, a more serious ski tourer in mind - so lighter, stronger, slightly larger radius turn shape and a faster, stronger downhill ride.
Reliable and suited to longer ski tours with more technical and challenging aspects.
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Light-weight composite construction and 72 mm under-foot are going to be nice and easy for climbing. Great for first timers or the occasional ski tourer who wants a dedicated pair of skis for touring but not go too extreme.With 111-72-98 you’ll make same good arcs, find good grip when traversing and enjoy your [...]
Super-light, the Monster Alpinist is an all-mountain, freeride touring ski weighing in at a paltry 1190 gms, so the Alpinist is very much ideal for the serious ski tourer. As with a ski this light it is designed for heading up the hills as down them so the width is reduced to a [...]
Big-mountain ski touring with an emphasis on skiing rather than hiking is becoming ever-more popular and the iM O.B.’s are here to address those skiers. With 130 - 94 - 119 the dimensions are reasonably hefty but the weight is kept light through the use of “Hollow Glass Technology” and Head’s “Touring” construction.So [...]
Ten years since the first 1080’s, where have they all gone!! So to celebrate ten years of manufacture and the invention of free-skiing with that original bright orange wonder Salomon have moulded a golden 10 yr badge and guarded the same dimensions for one more year.One of the secrets to the 1080’s success [...]
The Snowwolf seems to have been around for an age. A most adept ski touring ski with a great reputation amongst the cognescenti. Ideal for hiking up and skiing down the Snowwolf is a great tool for the regular ski tourer looking for one of the best all-round packages.
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For the serious freerider looking to tour off into the distance for some virgin tracks or a wicked line. More and more skiers are heading off the groomed trails, especially in Europe, and the freeride terrain is getting “skied out” quicker and quicker. So for many serious enthusiasts in resorts the only [...]