Race - The Skialper Buyer's Guide

Race

Performance and lightness

It’s the Formula 1 of skimo. Materials innovation for our sport starts with racing, where extreme lightness and total reliability are put to the ultimate test. All for a singular goal: maximum performance. Each and every part of your gear has to contribute to the end result.

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Race

Light

Tour

Free

Instruction

A breakdown of the categories

How we have classified skis and boots

Race

Intro

How race skis, boots and bindings are changing

Getting ready for the Olympics

Race

Intro

Skis: weight still matters

Performance first

Race

Intro

Race boots

More weight does not always mean better skiability

Race

Intro

Bindings: built around the brake

Absolute minimalism

Race

Awards

The best skimo race boots of 2024

I nostri award

Race

Awards

The best skimo race skis fo 2024

Skialper's awards

Selected by editorial team

The best Race products tested and awarded by our team

12 Skis

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Skis

Race

Ski Trab

Gara World Cup 70

Width Center: 64 mm

Weight: 710 g

preview

Skis

Race

Made for women

Ski Trab

Gara World Cup 60 Lady

Width Center: 64 mm

Weight: 685 g

tested

Skis

Race

Ski Trab

Gara World Cup 60

Width Center: 64 mm

Weight: 700 g

SMART

tested

Skis

Race

Ski Trab

Gara

Width Center: 64 mm

Weight: 760 g

SMART

tested

Skis

Race

Hagan

Ultra 65

Width Center: 65 mm

Weight: 700 g

tested

Skis

Race

Elan

Lynx 65 UL

Width Center: 65 mm

Weight: 690 g

OF THE YEAR

tested

Skis

Race

Dynafit

DNA Pro

Width Center: 64 mm

Weight: 690 g

tested

Skis

Race

Movement

Race Pro 66

Width Center: 66 mm

Weight: 675 g

tested

Skis

Race

Fischer

Transalp RC Carbon

Width Center: 65 mm

Weight: 690 g

PRO

tested

Skis

Race

Dynastar

Pierra Menta

Width Center: 65 mm

Weight: 700 g

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7 Boots

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SMART

tested

Boots

Race

La Sportiva

Raceborg II

Buckles: 2

Weight: 735 g

PEOPLE

tested

Boots

Race

Scarpa

Alien 1.0

Buckles: 2

Weight: 785 g

OF THE YEAR

tested

Boots

Race

La Sportiva

Stratos VI

Buckles: 2

Weight: 530 g

tested

Boots

Race

Dynafit

DNA by Pierre Gignoux

Buckles: 2

Weight: 510 g

tested

Boots

Race

Made for women

Scarpa

Alien 1.0 WMN

Buckles: 2

Weight: 735 g

tested

Boots

Race

Dynafit

Mezzalama

Buckles: 2

Weight: 875 g

PRO

tested

Boots

Race

Scarpa

Alien 4.0

Buckles: 2

Weight: 610 g

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8 Bindings

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tested

Bindings

Race

Ski Trab

New Titan Gara WC + Stopper

Type: full pin

Weight: 160 g

preview

Bindings

Race

ATK Bindings

SL Brake World Cup

Type: full pin

Weight: 135 g

preview

Bindings

Race

ATK Bindings

Revolution World Cup

Type: full pin

Weight: 105 g

tested

Bindings

Race

Dynafit

DNA+

Type: full pin

Weight: 128 g

preview

Bindings

Race

Light

Kreuzspitze

RS-R

Type: full pin

Weight: 169 g

preview

Bindings

Race

Grizzly

GR 98 II

Type: full pin

Weight: 98 g

OF THE YEAR

tested

Bindings

Race

ATK Bindings

Revolution Brake World Cup

Type: full pin

Weight: 122 g

tested

Bindings

Race

Grizzly

GR 48

Type: full pin

Weight: 48 g

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7 Poles

OF THE YEAR

Poles

Race

Leki

Mezza Ultra Lite

Type: fixed length

Weight: 148 g

Poles

Race

Ski Trab

Gara World Cup QC

Type: fixed length

Weight: 211 g

Poles

Race

Leki

Mezza Lite

Type: fixed length

Weight: 154 g

Poles

Race

Komperdell

Speed Tour Carbon

Type: fixed length

Weight: 152 g

Poles

Race

ATK Bindings

Carbon Kevlar

Type: fixed length

Weight: 140 g

Poles

Race

Masters

Skimo Carbon

Type: fixed length

Weight: 152 g

Poles

Race

Atomic

BCT Ultra QRS

Type: telescopic

Weight: 168 g

6 Skins

Skins

Race

Light

Kohla

Performance

Material: mohair

Dry weight: 122 g

Skins

Race

Contour

Race

Material: mohair

Dry weight: 110 g

OF THE YEAR

Skins

Race

Light

Pomoca

Race

Material: mohair

Dry weight: 100 g

Skins

Race

Colltex

Race Crystal

Material: mohair

Dry weight: 112 g

Skins

Race

Montana

Montarace Super Glide

Material: mohair

Dry weight: 120 g

Skins

Race

Montana

Montarace High Speed

Material: mohair

Dry weight: 222 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!

Race

tester

Davide

Magnini

Professional athlete

Race

tester

Robert

Antonioli

Professional athlete

Race

tester

William

Bon Mardion

Professional athlete

Race

tester

William

Boffelli

Professional athlete

Race

tester

Nicolò

Canclini

Professional athlete

Race

coordinator

Denis

Trento

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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Light

Spoiler

Dynafit Ridge Pro

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

Free

Spoiler

Atomic Bent Chetler 120

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

Light

Spoiler

La Sportiva Kilo

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

Split All Mountain

Spoiler

Burton Step-On Splitboard

We tried the new splitboard binding with Step On technology

Light

Spoiler

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

Spoiler

Majesty Superpatrol Carbon

Polish manufacturer introduces a new carbon line for technical touring

Tour

Spoiler

Atomic Backland 102

The Atomic new ski designed for light freetouring

Tour

Spoiler

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

Spoiler

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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Ski touring

Light

The ways of lightness

Tour

The heart of the skimo world

Free

Freedom of thought

Made for women

The future is here

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