Light - The Skialper Buyer's Guide

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The ways of lightness

Exploring the mountains to any height and across any terrain, the only limits set by your physical fitness and technical abilities. Minimizing the weight of your ski touring gear, whether to explore farther or just to expend less energy on your everyday outing.

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A breakdown of the categories

How we have classified skis and boots

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Light skis, boots & Bindings

How lightweight products are changing

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Bindings: more than lightweight, clean and smart

Ski brakes or leash?

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Light skis

87-91 is where the fun’s at: the lightweigh skis evolution

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Boots: two buckles and thinner liners

Looking for efficiency

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Awards

The best lightweight touring skis of 2024

Skialper's award

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Awards

The best lightweight touring boots of 2024

Skialper's awards

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The best Light products tested and awarded by our team

42 Skis

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OF THE YEAR

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Skis

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Atomic

Backland 89 SL

Width Center: 90 mm

Weight: 1.220 g

PEOPLE

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Skis

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Made for women

Wayback 89 W

Width Center: 89 mm

Weight: 1.150 g

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Skis

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Ski Trab

Magico.2

Width Center: 85 mm

Weight: 1.050 g

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Skis

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Ski Trab

Bernina 90

Width Center: 90 mm

Weight: 1.170 g

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Skis

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Ski Trab

Mistico.2

Width Center: 90 mm

Weight: 1.100 g

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Skis

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Made for women

Atomic

Backland 85 W

Width Center: 84.5 mm

Weight: 1.130 g

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Skis

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Made for women

Salomon

MTN 86 W Carbon

Width Center: 86 mm

Weight: 980 g

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Skis

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Völkl

Rise Above 88

Width Center: 88 mm

Weight: 1.187 g

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Skis

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Völkl

Rise High 88

Width Center: 88 mm

Weight: 1.005 g

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Skis

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Salomon

MTN 86 Carbon

Width Center: 86 mm

Weight: 1.120 g

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PEOPLE

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Boots

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Made for women

Scarpa

F1 GT W

Buckles: 2

Weight: 1.075 g

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Boots

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Scarpa

Buckles: 2

Weight: 1.260 g

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Boots

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La Sportiva

Skorpius CR II

Buckles: 2

Weight: 1.190 g

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Boots

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Made for women

La Sportiva

Stellar II

Buckles: 1

Weight: 1.075 g

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Boots

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Dalbello

Quantum Free

Buckles: 2

Weight: 1.270 g

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Boots

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Tecnica

Zero G Peak Carbon

Buckles: 2

Weight: 990 g

PRO

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Boots

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Scarpa

F1 XT

Buckles: 2

Weight: 1.145 g

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Boots

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Scarpa

F1 LT

Buckles: 2

Weight: 990 g

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Boots

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Scarpa

F1 GT

Buckles: 2

Weight: 1.165 g

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Boots

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Salomon

MTN Summit Sport

Buckles: 2

Weight: 1.250 g

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12 Bindings

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Bindings

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ATK Bindings

Haute Route 10 Plus

Type: full pin

Weight: 165 g

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Bindings

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Plum

Oazo 8

Type: full pin

Weight: 205 g

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Bindings

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Dynafit

Superlite 150

Type: full pin

Weight: 150 g

OF THE YEAR

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Bindings

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ATK Bindings

RT 10 Evo

Type: full pin

Weight: 280 g

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Bindings

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Tour

Plum

Pika

Type: full pin

Weight: 265 g

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Bindings

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Tour

Ski Trab

Titan Vario.2 + Stopper

Type: full pin

Weight: 309 g

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Bindings

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ATK Bindings

Trofeo 6 Plus

Type: full pin

Weight: 204 g

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Bindings

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Kreuzspitze

GT 2.0

Type: full pin

Weight: 223 g

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Bindings

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Plum

R170

Type: full pin

Weight: 170 g

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Bindings

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Dynafit

Mezzalama+

Type: full pin

Weight: 165 g

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2 Poles

Poles

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Dynafit

Blacklight Pro

Type: fixed length

Weight: 162 g

Poles

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Grivel

Anarchist

Type: fixed length

Weight: 211 g

5 Skins

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Kohla

Performance

Material: mohair

Dry weight: 122 g

OF THE YEAR

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Pomoca

Race

Material: mohair

Dry weight: 100 g

OF THE YEAR

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Pomoca

Climb Pro S-Glide

Material: mohair, nylon

Dry weight: 226 g

Skins

Tour

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Colltex

Tödi Crystal

Material: mohair, nylon

Dry weight: 208 g

Skins

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Tour

Colltex

Palü Crystal

Material: mohair

Dry weight: 212 g

Meet them all

Alpine guides, ski instructors, elite athletes. Heaps of skill and expertise. Add their immense passion into the mix, and you've got a dream team of testers.

Here we are!

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Simon

Bellabouvier

Ski instructor

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Philipp

Reiter

former athlete/photographer

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Gilles

Sierro

Alpine guide

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Fabio

Iacchini

Alpine guide and ski instructor

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Davide

Spini

Alpine guide

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Andrea

Bormida

Alpine guide

Inside the brands

ATK Bindings

Just a stone's throw from the home of Ferrari, lies the birthplace of hi-tech bindings that have revolutionized modern ski mountaineering

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Dynafit Ridge Pro

Il nuovo scarpone con mobilità superiore in prova insieme all'omonimo attacco

Free

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Atomic Bent Chetler 120

The Bent Chetler family gets a refresh: discover the new 120 model, developed for deep powder

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La Sportiva Kilo

We tested in preview the brand new La Sportiva Light skimo boot

Split All Mountain

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Burton Step-On Splitboard

We tried the new splitboard binding with Step On technology

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Ski Trab Ortles Next 90

An easier, more playful iteration of the Ortles 90, courtesy of the torsion reinforcement wrap in basalt and glass fiber

Tour

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Majesty Superpatrol Carbon

Polish manufacturer introduces a new carbon line for technical touring

Tour

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Atomic Backland 102

The Atomic new ski designed for light freetouring

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Tecnica Zero G Tour Pro

After years without modifications, Tecnica has finally unveiled the new generation of their Zero G Pro, the long-awaited upgrade to one of the market’s top-selling boot

Tour

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Ski Trab Neve 104

The widest-ever Ski Trab has been unveiled, the natural evolution of the choices made two seasons ago with the creation of the Neve with a 93 mm waist

Spoiler

Ortovox Avabag Litric Tour 28S

Released two years ago, it’s been hailed as a real revolution in terms of efficiency, and has been extensively tested

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