chris on August 31st, 2007

This is one mean looking pair of skis- in fact they were the only skis that stopped me in my tracks at last seasons ISPO exhibition. The dark snake-skin finish matched to huge dimensions and a very sporty flex makes for the coolest freeride skis out there. I imagine they will be fantastic on-snow [...]

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chris on August 23rd, 2007

The manufacturer says this about the Amplid Infrablack Skis 2008:
Probably the lightest fat ski on the market. Our Amplid Helio Core, home grown carbon fibre and things we don’t wanna talk about make the Infrablack the superlight big mountain weapon.
Handling while riding or carrying while hiking 1700 gr. (!!!) per ski is more than [...]

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chris on August 10th, 2007

Ski touring is increasing massively in terms of its popularity. Touring is no longer the preserve of smelly mountain goats or skiers who don’t have the technique to arc a turn on groomed, icy pistes- thankfully those folk take their abyssal technique elsewhere, far away into the back-country. No, surprisingly the new breed of [...]

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chris on August 8th, 2007

Versatile ski tourers ideal for mixed terrain and a hearty amount of downhill fun as well as uphill yomping.
The manufacturer says this about the Dynastar Altitrail Vertical Skis 2008:
Rider ProfileFor high altitude fans who love climbing on skins but also want maximum performance from their skis during descent.
Advantages
Great floatation on all snow [...]

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chris on July 22nd, 2007

The Bandit Respect 78 looks fantastic and is a well-rounded pair of ski tourers for those that love not only to walk up but are look forwards to an exhilirating decent. Light, stong and formed in the mould of the legendary bandit 78. If you are looking for a great pair of very skiable [...]

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chris on July 22nd, 2007

The Bandit 94’s are a refreshing approach to touring skis. Unfortunately too many manufacturers make skis for touring with going uphill in mind when whats is the point of walking all that way if you’re faced with a pretty poor experience even in great snow heading back down- surely it is only for woolly [...]

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chris on June 25th, 2007

The Red Apples are a medium-narrow touring ski that give you a few more millimetres over the Apple 71- so a slightly better ride is guaranteed when heading downhill rather than yomping uphill. If you are thinking of skiing more downhill, or cherish it a little more than a few extra grams over the [...]

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chris on June 25th, 2007

The Spark fills a gap in the very advanced to expert Movement range- that of a versatile ski that is useable for the average advanced skier who skis a week or two per annum. With its 50/50 split of piste/freeride the Spark is wide enough to cruise through powder, carve on-piste plus they are [...]

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