Last tested
2023
Status:ongoing
2024

Blacklight 88

A high-performance light touring ski for talented, demanding skiers looking for a ski that can take all that they give it
In brief
Suitable for
athletic skiing on lightweight sticks
Not suitable for
beginners, easygoing skiers
Also suitable for
demanding fitness touring skiers
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  • In words
  • Technical specifications

In words

Intro
The middle width of the Blacklight range (alongside the 80 and the 95), it's the most universal size for modern lightweight use, unless you were a competitive skier (in which case the 80 is better). Positioned somewhere between a race ski and old-school touring ski, and designed for demanding missions, it weighs just over a kilo. Like the rest of the Blacklight family, it's not for passive skiers who want to save energy on the ascent, rather dynamic, confident riders on the attack. The carbon fiber makes its presence felt if you don't give it constant load with an aggressive, active ski style.
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Technical specifications

Recommended level
High level
Construction
cap-sidewall
Materials
unidirectional carbon fiber, paulownia
Base
sintered polyethylene
Length
172 cm
Tip width
123 cm
Tail width
111 cm
Waist width
88 cm
Individual weight
1140 g
Sidecut radius
18.5 m
Available sizes
158, 165, 172, 178
Released in
2020
Made in
Austria
Price
750 €
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It's not all about grip

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tested 2025
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tested 2025
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tested 2025
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tested 2025
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tested 2025
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tested 2025
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tested 2025
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tested 2025
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Weight: 990 g
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Weight: 1.260 g
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Weight: 1.190 g
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Recommended setup
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Bindings
Tour
Dynafit
Blacklight
Type: full pin
Weight: 280 g
Top match
preview 2024
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Light
ATK Bindings
Trofeo 6 Plus
Type: full pin
Weight: 204 g
Top match
tested 2025
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Light
Tour
Plum
Pika Stopper
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Weight: 265 g
BINDING OF THE YEAR TOUR
tested 2025
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Light
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RT 11 Evo
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Weight: 295 g
preview 2025
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Light
Plum
R170
Type: full pin
Weight: 170 g
preview 2025
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Light
ATK Bindings
Trofeo 10 Plus
Type: full pin
Weight: 170 g
preview 2025
Bindings
Light
Tour
Ski Trab
Titan Vario.2 + Stopper
Type: full pin
Weight: 309 g
preview 2025
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Light
Dynafit
Superlite 150 +
Type: full pin
Weight: 294 g
preview 2025
Bindings
Race
Light
Kreuzspitze
RS
Type: full pin
Weight: 169 g
tested 2025
Bindings
Light
Plum
Oazo 8
Type: full pin
Weight: 205 g
preview 2025
Bindings
Light
Dynafit
Mezzalama+
Type: full pin
Weight: 165 g
BINDING OF THE YEAR LIGHT
tested 2025
Bindings
Light
ATK Bindings
Haute Route 10 Plus
Type: full pin
Weight: 220 g
preview 2025
Bindings
Light
Kreuzspitze
GT 2.0
Type: full pin
Weight: 223 g
preview 2025
Bindings
Light
Grizzly
GR Olympic Tour
Type: full pin
Weight: 148 g
preview 2024
Bindings
Light
Grizzly
Olympic II
Type: full pin
Weight: 120 g
tested 2024
Bindings
Light
Tour
Plum
Pika
Type: full pin
Weight: 265 g
preview 2024
Bindings
Light
Dynafit
Superlite 150
Type: full pin
Weight: 150 g
tested 2024
Bindings
Light
ATK Bindings
RT 10 Evo
Type: full pin
Weight: 280 g
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