Last tested

2023

Status:ongoing

2024

Transalp RC Carbon

Its vocation is tight, dynamic turns, which it makes easy. Better on groomers than off-piste, especially for more robust skiers

In brief

Suitable for

confident, technically skilled

Not suitable for

very long, tiring races; your first ski race

Also suitable for

fitness touring

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In words
Technical specifications

Buyer’s Guide reviews

Positioning

Handling

New school ski-tourer

Suggested curve arc

Short radius

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On-snow performance

Hard / packed

Powder

Wind-blown / crust

Damp / wet

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The charts show our impressions from testing

Product info

Category average

Trip purpose

Height difference / Engagement

Performance / Line

Skiing / Slope

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Recommended use

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Recommended level

Technical Level

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

High level

Weight

lightmedianheavy

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In words

Intro

Apart from the new graphic, this ski appears to be similar to the one we tested for the previous edition of the Buyer's Guide in terms of its physical measurements. One exception is the stated tail width, which is supposed to be one millimeter wider (but our measurements didn't confirm that). Compared to its Fischer predecessors, its construction has been tweaked to give it more heft, which will help in heavy use in open-mountain racing. It also appears better balanced throughout.

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On the snow

It's an especially responsive ski, fun for dynamic skiers who love to always be on the attack. If you stay on top of it, it'll go with you and take you wherever you want to go, but stay on your toes. It asks a lot, but gives every bit back. For this reason, it's a ski for well-trained skiers. It's also better on groomed slopes than off because of this dynamic nature. It can even seem a bit excessive and tiring in certain situations, especially in long races, and it can be overly responsive on crust. The ski flexes well and the tail is indulgent and rounded, so it's a ski best suited to the conditions typical of resort skiing and groomed runs, where the terrain is more uniform than in backcountry racing.

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Lab

Highly concave at tip and tail, irregularities at the waist on one of the skis. Worn, ruined base at tip and tail. Good edges, 1.6 x 1.2 mm at 87°, base edge 0.2°, note at tip and tail, not much wax. On the plus side: edge removed at tip and tail. Tuning required.

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Technical specifications

Construction

cap-sidewall

Materials

paulownia, sheets of aerospace carbon

Base

sintered UHMWPE

Available sizes

151, 161

Released in

2023

Made in

Austria

Price

999 €

Declared specsMeasured by us

We measured the length 161 to get all the details

161 cm

Length

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96 cm

Tip width

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79 cm

Tail width

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65 cm

Waist width

XXXXX

N/A

Edge contact

XXXXX

N/A

Camber

XXXXX

N/A

Tip rocker

XXXXX

N/A

Tail rocker

XXXXX

690 g

Individual weight

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N/A

Left weight

XXXXX

N/A

Right weight

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23 m

Sidecut radius

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N/A

Load-bearing surface

XXXXX

N/A

Tip torsion

XXXXX

N/A

Center torsion

XXXXX

N/A

Tail torsion

XXXXX

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