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Advice from tourers - Volk Arctic Fox ?
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

I need a new touring ski but budget constraint means not able to pay for new K2 Shuksans or the like so I found I can buy these new 07/08 model flats for 125 Euros including delivery and they seem to have been designed as lightweight made for alpine touring planks.

http://www.sport-conrad.com/index.asp?disp=artikel&art_nr=70601001

Trouble is, apart from the manufacturer blurb, I can't find any reviews or feedback or indeed anything else useful written about them anywhere.

Intention: Day tours (10 to 15 miles at most), to mount with Fritschi Freerides
Style: quite aggressive, adventurous, prefer winding through the rocks and gullies for downhill than using wide open snow fields.
Days on snow: 100+
Me: 10.75 stone, 5'8''
Everyday ski: 167 cm K2 Apache Recon (2006 model).
Snow type: Mixed, most likely all Scottish.

Questions:

Are these skis likely to get broken on my first day out ?
Blurb says something about those preferring the downhill but they are only just over 2.5 KG per pair anyway. Is there something else as important as weight to consider for uphill progress ?
Are they likely to be inhibitively floppy compared to my Recons ?

Hope someone can help but even if you can't give an authoritative or informed answer, post a reply anyway if for example you can feel it in your teabags that they're just wrong or if you've got something nice to sell me. Smile
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

You can buy skis with more of a touring pedigree within your budget with the guy below:
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/wischili/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&
The guy speaks good English and will mount any binding (dynafit, silvretta, fritschi) you like on there with a good discount. I got lucky and got a pair of Dynastar Altitrail plus Fritschi Explore, delivered for about £200. The set up is ok for 12 hour plus tours in Scotland, the odd 35-40 deg gulley, and the occasional bullet-proof Scottish piste - the Goose on a bad day!

Good luck


Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Thu 14-01-10 21:05; edited 1 time in total
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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?

Fishwins, thanks so much for that link, that is a superb selection of the right price kit and loads of options. Very Happy As I already have the Fritschis on an existing ski I would just get them remounted here so keeps the whole selection process v. simple.

Cheers.
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