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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Skis

Boots

Bindings

Skins

Poles

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Selected by editorial team

The best Race products tested and awarded by our team

12 Skis

tested 2026

Skis

Race

Fischer

Transalp RC

Width Center: 64 mm

Weight: 675 g

Smart Choice Race 2026

tested 2026

Skis

Race

Augment

Race Tour

Width Center: 65 mm

Weight: 780 g

People's Choice Race 2026

tested 2026

Skis

Race

Dynafit

Mezzalama

Width Center: 64 mm

Weight: 790 g

Pro's Choice Race 2026

tested 2026

Skis

Race

Dynastar

M-Pierra Menta

Width Center: 65 mm

Weight: 700 g

Ski of the year Race 2026

tested 2026

Skis

Race

Ski Trab

Gara World Cup 70

Width Center: 64 mm

Weight: 710 g

tested 2026

Skis

Race

Dynafit

DNA Pro

Width Center: 64 mm

Weight: 690 g

tested 2026

Skis

Race

Ski Trab

Gara World Cup 60

Width Center: 64 mm

Weight: 700 g

tested 2026

Skis

Race

Ski Trab

Gara

Width Center: 64 mm

Weight: 760 g

tested 2026

Skis

Race

Hagan

Ultra 65

Width Center: 65 mm

Weight: 700 g

tested 2026

Skis

Race

Dynafit

DNA

Width Center: 64 mm

Weight: 690 g

6 Boots

tested 2026

Boots

Race

Dynafit

DNA Pro

Buckles: 2

Weight: 510 g

tested 2026

Boots

Race

Scarpa

Alien 1.0

Buckles: 2

Weight: 785 g

Boot of the year Race 2026

tested 2026

Boots

Race

La Sportiva

Stratos VI

Buckles: 2

Weight: 530 g

Pro's Choice Race 2026

tested 2026

Boots

Race

Scarpa

Alien 4.0

Buckles: 2

Weight: 610 g

Smart Choice Race 2026

tested 2026

Boots

Race

La Sportiva

Stratos Hybrid

Buckles: 2

Weight: 728 g

People's Choice Race 2026

tested 2026

Boots

Race

Dynafit

Mezzalama

Buckles: 2

Weight: 880 g

5 Bindings

tested 2026

Bindings

Race

Plum

R World Cup

Type: full pin

Weight: 144 g

Race Binding of the Year

tested 2026

Bindings

Race

ATK Bindings

Revolution Brake World Cup

Type: full pin

Weight: 122 g

tested 2026

Bindings

Race

Ski Trab

Titan Gara WC + Stopper

Type: full pin

Weight: 160 g

tested 2026

Bindings

Race

ATK Bindings

Trofeo Brake

Type: full pin

Weight: 145 g

tested 2026

Bindings

Race

Dynafit

Low Tech Race 105

Type: full pin

Weight: 108 g

5 Poles

2026

Poles

Race

Dynafit

DNA

Type: fixed length

Weight: 122 g

2026

Poles

Race

Ski Trab

Vertical Carbon QC

Type: fixed length

Weight: 155 g

2026

Poles

Race

Leki

Mezza Race

Type: fixed length

Weight: 172 g

Pole of the year Race 2026

2026

Poles

Race

Leki

Mezza Ultralite

Type: fixed length

Weight: 148 g

2026

Poles

Race

ATK Bindings

Carbon Kevlar

Type: fixed length

Weight: 140 g

8 Skins

2026

Skins

Race

Pomoca

Race Pro Grip

Material: mohair

Dry weight: 112 g

2026

Skins

Race

Pomoca

Race Explore

Material: mohair

Dry weight: 108 g

2026

Skins

Race

Pomoca

Race Pro Vertical

Material: mohair

Dry weight: 96 g

Race Skins of the year

2026

Skins

Race

Pomoca

Race Pro

Material: mohair

Dry weight: 120 g

2026

Skins

Race

Montana

Montarace High Speed

Material: mohair

Dry weight: 222 g

2026

Skins

Race

Montana

Montarace Super Glide

Material: mohair

Dry weight: 134 g

2026

Skins

Race

Contour

Guide Race

Material: mohair

Dry weight: 104 g

2026

Skins

Race

Pomoca

Race Pro Sprint

Material: mohair

Dry weight: 88 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

Alex

Oberbacher

Professional athlete

Race

tester

Maximilien

Drion du Chapois

Professional athlete

Race

tester

Pablo

Ruiz de Almirón Lanz

Race

Nicola

Damonte

Photographer

Race

tester

William

Boffelli

Professional athlete

Light

Race

Tour

tester

Katrin

Bieler

Race

tester

Damiano

Lenzi

Race

tester

William

Bon Mardion

Professional athlete

Race

coordinator

Denis

Trento

Alpine guide

Race

tester

Robert

Antonioli

Professional athlete

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

Last but not least...

Avalanche Transceivers

Avalanche Transceivers

Shovels

Probes

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

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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