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Touring skis recommendation?
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I'm in the market for some new touring skis but haven't really being paying attention to what is out there nowadays.

I'm mostly doing multi day trips, often ski mountaineering so I want them to be super light but also wide enough to enjoy the powder.

If possible I'd quite like them to be twin tip for backwards fun on the piste every now and then.

Thoughts?
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There are so many available it's where to start, but for sure someone will be along in a minute to recommend whitedot or down carbon ski's. Shocked
Most pure touring skis wont have a twin tip , not that it will stop you skiing backwards, even the slightest of tail rise is enough.

Are you going the whole hog with tech bindings & boots?
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Thanks... Well I use Fritschi free ride bindings at the moment and was going to get some Dynafit but keep my existing Scarpa boots.

So ideally Dynafit with brakes and ski crampons. I'm happy with the Fritschis at the moment but thinking Dynafit purely for weight purposes.
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northcave wrote:
Thanks... Well I use Fritschi free ride bindings at the moment and was going to get some Dynafit but keep my existing Scarpa boots.

So ideally Dynafit with brakes and ski crampons. I'm happy with the Fritschis at the moment but thinking Dynafit purely for weight purposes.


K2 Wayback 88, Atomic Backland or Fischer Transalp are all good, lightweight touring skis which can be picked up for around 300 euros if you look hard enough.
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here is a good selection of the larger brands available, not exhaustive but a fair amount there, It's pretty hard to pick a ski for someone else online i'm sure you can appreciate the variables
http://www.sport-conrad.com/en/ski-touring/skis/

also worth looking at the dynafit beasts perhaps or the marker kingpins but at the price beasts are available for i wouldn't pass that up.

To keep the regulars happy you should also check
http://www.downskis.com/ who are a small company but produce some great ski's by all accounts
and https://www.whitedotskis.com/ again another small company with a good choice
and http://thepisteoffice.com/ as they are in the UK and often match or better the larger retailers prices and they post on here so support/help is always forthcoming
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@northcave,
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I'm mostly doing multi day trips, often ski mountaineering so I want them to be super light but also wide enough to enjoy the powder.
I've just gone for some Blizzard Zero-G 95, with G3 ion bindings.
Yet to ski them, but reviews on the interweb are very positive snowHead
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Twintips SUCK for touring - it's really nice to be able to easily stick the tails into the snow, whether when taking skins off or cheating on steep kick turns.

I really like the older slightly wider version of these (107mm): http://www.downskis.com/shop/countdown-104-181cm-2016

I do have a bias, but they've been great for everything from chasing powder, couloirs, and high altitude multi day stuff.
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davidof wrote:


K2 Wayback 88, Atomic Backland or Fischer Transalp are all good,.


I used to tour on Backlands, but I've changed to skis with a 95mm waist and more rocker. I much prefer them. I suspect that my preferences are different to yours because I'm not as good at skiing as you are and consequently need some extra help in heavy wind blown snow.
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Oceanic wrote:
davidof wrote:


K2 Wayback 88, Atomic Backland or Fischer Transalp are all good,.


I used to tour on Backlands, but I've changed to skis with a 95mm waist and more rocker. I much prefer them. I suspect that my preferences are different to yours because I'm not as good at skiing as you are and consequently need some extra help in heavy wind blown snow.


Such as ? Exactly what I am considering!
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mishmash wrote:


Such as ? Exactly what I am considering!


Mine are Black Diamond Reverts, I believe the newer European made version is called the Link 95.
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Scott Superguide 95 + Scott's pre-cut skins (which are the excellent Colltex mohair/synthetic mix camlock Whizz skins) + Dynafit Radical ST 105mm. Excellent kit, sensible money.

Simples.
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mishmash wrote:
Oceanic wrote:
davidof wrote:


K2 Wayback 88, Atomic Backland or Fischer Transalp are all good,.


I used to tour on Backlands, but I've changed to skis with a 95mm waist and more rocker. I much prefer them. I suspect that my preferences are different to yours because I'm not as good at skiing as you are and consequently need some extra help in heavy wind blown snow.


Such as ? Exactly what I am considering!


I know quite a lot of very very good skiers who are now touring on 95mm skis. Lionel Tassan (who some here will know) skis something like that for his everyday touring ski. I think he binned everything narrower Happy. You can get skis that wide < 3kg, which is in the sweet spot for touring but to do that they are generally more fragile (thinner edges etc), if you can live with that.

I had some 100mm skis a few season back, 3100 grammes the pair, 3.6kg with bindings, but they made it just too easy. I could ski from the top to bottom of my local hill (1500m descent) in a few minutes. If I had a helicopter it would be great fun but after 2 hours+ climbing....
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@northcave, i have the new dynastar mythic 97 , they are great , light at 1.4 kg for touring , but with the same ski profile as the cham 2 they are really really good in all conditions on the down .

http://www.dynastar.com/product/mythic-97
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You know it makes sense.

@northcave, @Dabber,

Dynastar Cham 2.0 97 with vipec bindings , a great combo for touring and off piste but still great for messing around on piste with the kids . Cannot recommend more highly .
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Thanks all. Some great suggestions there!!!
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