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In words
Intro
Unchanged from last year, this ski is the latest in the Black Ops Alpineer line, and in the Seek 7 line before that. Escaper is the French brand's touring line, and this ski is the mid-range model, alongside the 80, 97 and 105 widths. It features modern lines, a broad, lightweight tip (with honeycomb construction) with a pronounced, extended rise, and a tapered tail to balance release and snow feel. This ski is designed for a fun, easy ride.
On the snow
A waist width of 87 or thereabouts, paired with a length of around 170, is standard in lightweight ski mountaineering for good skiability. Just a few millimeters makes all the difference, for a versatile ski that's fun to ride. On a par with the Hagan Core Carbon 89 Lite or the Atomic Backland 88, the Escaper 87 Nano fills this role to perfection. Fun (but not excessively lively), friendly and instinctive, this ski amazed more than one of our testers. It's easy to ski and instills confidence, rewarding good posture while also accommodating a little uncertainty. It's stable underfoot and has a tail you can lean on when needed (providing support and spring). The tip floats when you're balanced and helps to enter and round off turns and change radius, but it won't let you ski on autopilot. On hardpack it provides excellent edge bite, which it finds by molding to the terrain.
Technical specifications
Construction
cap-sidewall
Materials
paulownia, Microcell, carbon fiber
Base
sintered polyethylene
Available sizes
153, 160, 168, 175, 181
Released in
2022
Made in
Spain
Price
650 €
Declared specsMeasured by us
We measured the length 175 to get all the details
175 cm
Length
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124 cm
Tip width
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109 cm
Tail width
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87 cm
Waist width
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Edge contact
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Camber
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Tip rocker
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N/A
Tail rocker
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1.250 g
Individual weight
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Left weight
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Right weight
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19 m
Sidecut radius
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Load-bearing surface
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Tip torsion
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Center torsion
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Tail torsion
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