Light

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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The best Light products tested and awarded by our team
Light Ski of the Year Lady
tested 2026
Skis
Light
Made for women
Dynastar
M-Tour W 85
Width Center: 84 mm
Weight: 1.150 g
tested 2026
Skis
Light
Scott
Explorair 88
Width Center: 88 mm
Weight: 1.440 g
People's Choice Light 2026
tested 2026
Skis
Light
Zag
Ubac 89
Width Center: 89 mm
Weight: 1.300 g
tested 2026
Skis
Light
Augment
Tour Carbon
Width Center: 82 mm
Weight: 1.280 g
tested 2026
Skis
Light
Elan
Ripstick Tour 88
Width Center: 88 mm
Weight: 1.270 g
tested 2026
Skis
Light
Atomic
Backland 85
Width Center: 86 mm
Weight: 1.250 g
Smart Choice Light 2026
tested 2026
Skis
Light
Ski Trab
Stelvio Life 85
Width Center: 85 mm
Weight: 1.230 g
tested 2026
Skis
Light
Fischer
Transalp 86 CTI
Width Center: 86 mm
Weight: 1.190 g
tested 2026
Skis
Light
Made for women
Ski Trab
Stelvio Life 85 WMN
Width Center: 87 mm
Weight: 1.180 g
tested 2026
Skis
Light
Dynafit
Blacklight 88
Width Center: 88 mm
Weight: 1.130 g
17 Boots
Light Boot of the Year Lady
tested 2026
Boots
Light
Made for women
Scarpa
F1 GT WMN
Buckles: 2
Weight: 1.075 g
Boot of the year Light 2026
tested 2026
Boots
Light
Fischer
Travers Carbon Pro
Buckles: 1
Weight: 1.070 g
Smart Choice Light 2026
tested 2026
Boots
Light
Dynafit
TLT X Extra Wide
Buckles: 2
Weight: 1.030 g
tested 2026
Boots
Light
Dynafit
Blacklight
Buckles: 2
Weight: 1.140 g
tested 2026
Boots
Light
Atomic
Backland Carbon UL
Buckles: 2
Weight: 1.021 g
tested 2026
Boots
Light
Salomon
MTN Summit Pro
Buckles: 2
Weight: 1.150 g
tested 2026
Boots
Light
Salomon
S/Lab MTN Summit
Buckles: 2
Weight: 1.050 g
tested 2026
Boots
Light
Atomic
Backland Carbon
Buckles: 2
Weight: 1.162 g
tested 2026
Boots
Light
Made for women
Atomic
Backland Pro W
Buckles: 3
Weight: 1.050 g
tested 2026
Boots
Light
Dalbello
Quantum Evo
Buckles: 2
Weight: 1.050 g
9 Bindings
Tour Binding of the Year
tested 2026
Bindings
Light
ATK Bindings
RT 11 Evo
Type: full pin
Weight: 325 g
Light Binding of the Year
tested 2026
Bindings
Light
ATK Bindings
Timepacer 12
Type: full pin
Weight: 250 g
tested 2026
Bindings
Light
Tour
Ski Trab
Titan Vario.2 + Stopper 7-9
Type: full pin
Weight: 309 g
tested 2026
Bindings
Light
ATK Bindings
Haute Route 10 Plus
Type: full pin
Weight: 220 g
tested 2026
Bindings
Light
Plum
Oazo 8
Type: full pin
Weight: 205 g
tested 2026
Bindings
Light
ATK Bindings
Trofeo Plus
Type: full pin
Weight: 170 g
tested 2026
Bindings
Light
Dynafit
Superlite 150
Type: full pin
Weight: 150 g
tested 2026
Bindings
Light
Grizzly
GR Olympic Long
Type: full pin
Weight: 192 g
tested 2026
Bindings
Light
Dynafit
Mezzalama
Type: full pin
Weight: 125 g
2 Poles
Race 2026
2026
Poles
Free
Light
Zag
South Pole
Type: fixed length
Weight: 212 g
2026
Poles
Light
Tour
Ski Trab
Ortles Carbon
Type: telescopic
Weight: 235 g
2 Skins
Tour Skins of the year
2026
Skins
Tour
Light
Pomoca
Tour Pro
Material: mohair, nylon
Dry weight: 300 g
2026
Skins
Tour
Light
Montana
Montasprint Adrenaline
Material: mohair
Dry weight: 276 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!
Free
Tour
Light
tester
Silvia
Moser
Ski instructor
Light
Tour
tester
Sara
De Lorenzi
Ski instructor
Light
Tour
tester
Giorgia
Felicetti
Alpine guide
Light
tester
Gilles
Sierro
Alpine guide
Light
tester
Roger
Bovard
Alpine guide
Light
tester
Philipp
Reiter
former athlete/photographer
Light
tester
Fabio
Iacchini
Alpine guide and ski instructor
Light
tester
Mike
Arnold
Alpine guide
Light
tester
Davide
Spini
Alpine guide
Light
tester
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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Top stories
Thoughts
Necessity

Editorial

Thoughts
At the heart of every ski (duplicate)

Editorial

Location
Test Center Pontedilegno Tonale

Our freeride base camp 

Location
Base Camp Race

Sertorelli Sport Hotel

Location
Test Center Cervino Ski Paradise

To test the equipment and skins for the Race category, we based ourselves in Breuil-Cervinia

Location
Test Center Livigno

For the second year in a row, we headed to Livigno, aka Little Tibet.

Race
Intro
Race: boots

Innovation at the lower end of the market

Instruction
Boots under the microscope

We tested flex, walkability and liner warmth in the Light, Tour and Free unisex models

Intro
Made for women: skis and boots

Strong women

Free
Intro
Free: boots

A new era

Explore other styles

Ski touring
Race
Performance and lightness
Tour
The heart of the skimo world
Free
Freedom of thought
Made for women
The future is here

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