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Volkl Nanuq or K2 Annex 98
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Choosing between the above skis with marker barons on for my everyday ski . Any suggestions? Smile
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Everyday on what? Assuming a decent amount of lift-served stuff, I'd lean towards the Annex (confession: not skiied it). They're much more substantial skis than the Nanuqs... at least 200g heavier per ski, and they have a metal layer. If you were touring more, the Nanuq might be a good choice but lightweight skis like that are kinda pointless if you're not doing much skinning.

I've used some of the Annex's predecessors (and they're okay), but the recent Blister review suggests that Annex 98 has a bit of a funny flex pattern compared to the old Hardside.

Seems like an odd decision to have to make. I'd lean towards the 'neither' option, myself. Prepared to consider other alternatives?
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Many touring skis are pretty useless on piste. For a lighter person who finds the Völkl Mantra too hard but wants one pair of skis to do it all; who does a fair amount of offpiste and ski touring then the Nanuq's are not a bad choice.


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If you are planning mainly piste with forays into the off-piste and touring then there are better skis around.

If you give your height/weight, skiing level and where you will be using the ski (e.g. 20%Piste, 80% offpiste with skitouring) you have more chance of being guided to the optimum skis for you.
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