Claudio Primavesi

Editor in chief of Skialper

Skialper's editor in chief, Claudio has helped coordinate the Light category and other product testing and has overseen publication of the guide

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Our illustrious editor in chief, Claudio oversees both the Outdoor Guide and this Buyer's Guide. He may have two screws in his femur, but he never says no to a challenge. Last year, he oversaw our Women's category, because putting on skis and boots would have been impossible for him. Now he's handling our Light category, which is perfectly suited to his own skiing style, and he was even able to hit the snow a few times.

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

Light

Intro

Light skis, boots & Bindings

How lightweight products are changing

Intro

Skimo bindings

Weighing from less than 100 grams to nearly a kilo, the common denominator are the pins into which you stick your boots and that enable you to climb. From the revolution of the pin binding to the latest hybrids for freeriding, here are all the best bindings the skimo market has to offer.

Light

Intro

Boots: two buckles and thinner liners

Looking for efficiency

Light

Intro

Light skis

87-91 is where the fun’s at: the lightweigh skis evolution

Tour

Spoiler

DPS Carbon Pagoda Tour CFL 94

The historic Pagoda range — the Salt Lake City-based manufacturer’s most touring-oriented lineup — has been completely renewed for the 2024/25 season

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

Companies

Hi-tech masterpieces

Performance through lightness

Companies

Machining from one piece

Accuracy first

Light

Intro

Bindings: more than lightweight, clean and smart

Ski brakes or leash?

Intro

Poles, they’re actually a pretty big deal

They make more of a difference to technique than you’d think. Finding the right poles costs little but pays off big time. It’s the first upgrade to make to your setup when taking things up a notch. Here’s our selection of the best on the market, both telescopic and one piece.