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Depending on the type of ski, the Air Tec system is reinforced with extremely robust Titanal. Id suggest something tried and true. Also looks like they ski well. Morgan: manufacturer listed length and actual chord lengths generally differ. totalResultCount: 6, This combination does not exist for this product. It's not nearly as light as my race skis and I don't use with my race boots. This winter is the year of climbing skins. Click OK to extend your time for an additional 0 minutes. Through its characteristics, this model ensures you an incredible performance both on the way up and down. Hi Brian and Lou, All rights reserved, +44 (0) 203 44 55 927 (price of a local call). Wide base that favours skis with a wide skate, Front stop with excenter and spike shoe locking system, 3 rear wedge system with symmetrical rotation system, Optimized energy transfer with shock absorption and torsional rigidity. It might even be made by Fritschi. The Verticals are still a great binding for this Ski. I regularly use skis that span 70mm race skis to 127mm powder boards, but if I can only take one pair anywhere in all conditions, its the 105. Moosejaw reserves the right to remove any user from the program and zero out their MJ$ balance if Moosejaw determines that the user is abusing the program by buying for resale, attempting to game the program or any other reason at Moosejaw's sole discretion. So I quit telemarking. THESE are conditions when the Hannibal shines. Like I said, classic. That was quite the shindig last winter at ISPO, when Fischer debuted their Transalp touring ski and boot lineup (bindings too, but they were a yawner). The Eternal Decision, A Shoulder Season Ski Traverse: Three People, Three Sleep Systems, Springtime Primer: Securing Skis/Splitboard to a Bike Frame, Backcountry Skiers Perceiving Risks and Recklessness: A Study, Choices in the Wasatch: the DPS 94 C2 and DPS 100 RP. Black is carbon stringers. I blame the gnomes and so should you. Yes, they _are_ Kohla Vacuum, rebranded. Its skate width is the best compromise to be both effective in powder, trafoles, crusty, and on track, including hard. . I needed a ski that was a step up from my AlpAttack Race Skibut smaller and lighter than my Hannibal 100s. Lou. The additional mm guarantee more lift on the descent and thanks to the rocker profile it's easier to break trail - I never got stuck because the nose would have gone below the snow. I dont think its any great surprise that in places were race style tech bindings, and rando boots are a common mode of travel, no body really skis wide skis. Way more fun to ski down through deep powder on a wide set of planks. Transalp 88 is of course your more classic European touring ski. Also, ski crampons are useless or useful on the west butt route? Sheesh Jeffery, youd better let us know how they work _before_ Denali! So the Hannibal comes in a 179 and a 180 cm.hmm which one to get? Sintered bases have exceptional waxing properties and a very long service life. totalResultCount: 0, Convex tops seem to shed dry cold snow pretty well. attributes: "" Lou, when you drill these, Id love someone to take a look at the metal shavings and let us know if its really Titanium. AlpinStore 2013-2021. These had no problem with the hair test, didnt hurt at all. WildSnow.com publisher emeritus and founder Lou (Louis Dawson) has a 50+ years career in climbing, backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering. I rode in Japan 10 years ago on a set of 98 mm skis and they were much too narrow. I know real Titanium will be quite difficult to drill through in comparison unless its thin ideas? Lack of sidewalls gives these planks an elegant feel in the hand, and is said to reduce weight by allowing the cross-section to use less material. What would your grandmother say about that? Still cant understand the North American obsession of a super wide light ski. The Fischer Transalp 80 is a mini version of the Hannibal series. SkiTalk evolved from Pugski.com's original tag line, "SkiTalk at a Higher Level." Regarding the Ambition 12, we had been on Fritche for years, then made the switch to Dynafit Radical over the past couple years. Ive shrunk to 56 and weigh in at 165. Sorry gift givers. I have just started reading your posts on skiing Denali, Congrats! thanks guysthink Ill stick with plan A. I remember getting the first generation seven summits and they delaminated, tried and tested is always good, Waybacks it is. They seem like the right fit for places with firmer snow. Skin mount hole in tip, with skin attached. Ski the white mountains of NH, 5'7" 130lbs male. The CabonTex reinforcements give it an ideal rigidity and a perfect grip while reducing vibrations. Seems like one of the most ambiguous areas in ski design/marketing. Skin weight and is not really an issue for me as the dozen extra calories Ill burn hauling them up will mean another beer required to compensate! So many personal factors have an impact on whether a piece of equipment is best for you depending on weight, experience, style, skills, location, etc. Fun skis for sure. Loves short to med radius turns. I need a few days on the groomers to confirm their abilities but in the limited early season skiing I've logged, they seem like the perfect match. Hannibal and Transalp 88 boast a cutaway in the binding platform, ostensibly to reduce weight. Get FREE 4-6 Day Ground Shipping on all bike accessory orders over $49.00. Lou. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lou.dawson.writer. We will be flying out May 10-13th. Regardless from my limited experiAnce I think Fischer did a great job with their line up, and I will probably buy a pair of the 94s. If u r a ski tourer looking for a light weight ski that will handle most all conditions and give u confidence when making hop turns above massive exposure in hard snow conditions-buy this ski you will not be disappointed. Deal cannot be applied to prior purchases or with other promotions. Fischer has relaunched its widest lightweight ski, the Hannibal in the 18/19 season (before that they offered Hannibal models with 94 and 100mm middle width). And in regards to the skin weight, why spend thousand of dollars on light boots bindings and skis with out any concern for the significant increase in weight of wider skins. Although they are not sold in NA, consider the Ranger 84, available in the EU. But its crazy how light they are and how well they track and hold on hard snow. I believe a bit narrower ski is more realistic for the conditions usually encountered. Agree with above sentiments on how well these ski. One more question: So the precut skins are glueless, like the Kohla Vacuum Base skins? All information collected and used to facilitate the Moosejaw Rewards program is directly related to the program's ability to provide value to the customer. As backcountry skiers, we believe in simplicity and efficiency to go further and do more in the mountains. Skin attachment hole with no skin, machined from alu tip insert. Getting from one edge to anotheris easy, no wonder with such a light ski and the edge hold is solid - but you shouldn't use too much power to avoid overturning. The touring in NA seems to be more centred on fun and less so about speed or racing up the mountain. Although I can't comment on the Transalp specifically, I think you're on the right t track. Make sure to check us out on our social channels for other ways to win some extra MJ$! As to weight vs surface area, as of today Hannibal scores as the 10th lightest weve measured of about 60 skis, in the same class as another well known brands carbon offering. Every so often, we'll have special offers where you can earn bonus MJ$, like an additional 10%, 20% or 40% back. Id take them on an Alps ski traverse any week of the year. A mid fat and a powder ski, and once my snowboarding ability reaches a certain point, I probably wont even own powder skis, and Ill use Verts(which kick ass! Our 177 cm Transalp 88 testers average at 1303 grams, 123/88/111. Indeed, yet another one kilo class ski lineup puts the truth to our assertion that backcountry skis have reached a new level of lightweight. So you may be right about the composition, but are certainly right about the material typically used in skis not deserving the name titanium.. Precut skins rebranded by Fischer are sourced from Kohla, adhesive is a sort of hybrid glueless vacuum technology that appears quite nice, easy to handle. All of these features allow for an amazing downhill ski for it's weight. That's like getting 10% back in Rewards! As cores get thinner at the edges and sidewalls are mostly underfoot, I bet the layer between the p-tex and the core is interesting. Use this popup to embed a mailing list sign up form. For all types of snow and terrain, piste and off-piste. I thought the TX 87 was very nice as well, but black is not my first choice for a corn ski. ISPO, when Fischer debuted their Transalp touring ski and boot lineup, Friends and Resupplies on a Ski Traverse of The Colorado Trail. Regards David, I think the 170 would be ok unless you are a powder pilgrim. So if we are running a 50% back special offer, and you buy a regular-priced item for $100.00, you will receive MJ$10.00 in base points, and a bonus of MJ$40. The tip fix is elegant, a simple shaped hook that cams into the tip hole in similar fashion to the K2 system. Do you currrently own boots with tech fittings? On the other hand, nobody forces me to write this text, nor do I get any money for it. The bindings are also available with Head, Fischer or Elan branding. Mount up and go, thats my agenda! Some of the lighter weight skis weve had cross our threshold. I had a look at the TransAlps 88 in Telemark Pyrenees last week, lovely skis. In real life an 88 with light boots and dynafits skins great in powder. You do not earn MJ$ for shipping or tax charges, only from the item value. The program is FREE to join and membership is ongoing until or unless the user requests to be removed or is removed due to abuse of the program. Actually, Peter, it seems to depend on which source you believe Austria Metall AG doesnt actually give the composition of Titanal on their site, while other online sources give Titanium contents of zero, .25% and .5% (in addition to aluminum, zinc, copper, magnesium and zirconium crystals). As for tech bindings, its a big complex world out there right now, but if you have time to ski something all winter you could go the early adopter route and be a guinea pig on the ION, Radical 2.0, Kingpin, etc. Trans Alps feel lighter (and are based on Lous weights) and a bit more damp and quick turning. Hi Lou. Binding reinforcement area is touted with the topskin words Titanium Binding Reinforcement and an odd pattern I assume is designed to accommodate most touring bindings. At Alpinstore.com, cookies make it possible to facilitate the use of the site, to compile traffic and navigation statistics, to improve its performance and its security. Re-mounted my ST verts on them. (Whats more, Ive heard some amazing rumors about skins that weigh about half what were all used to but those probably wont be retailing for a while). I am about 155lbs, and have a pair of 163cm Transalp 88s with Dynafit Superlite 2.0 bindings and they are very very light on the feet, but surprisingly have a relatively stiffer flex. Spend $12 in Moosejaw products OR at least $35 2022, Ski The Whites. Using the same Aeroshape cross section, the 88s come in at a weight/surface score of 73 (range at this time is 60 to 108). with moderate rocker at the tip and a dose at the tail. By opting out, you forfeit all the Moosejaw Rewards Dollars your currently have in your account, which is basically throwing away free money. The ski handled it all well and its light weight allowed me to skate across the lake 3 miles back to the t.h. First look: The first thing you notice with Fischer Transalp skis is the stunning if not overstated graphics. There were some many offerings in 100-105 waist width and sub 1500grams this year it was difficult to choose. Compared to the K2 Wayback / Talkback, seem to ski pretty similarly. The program opt-in requirement was added on August 6th, 2019. Pack touring Blizzard Rustler 11 (orange) + Black Crows Vertis Birdie hiking pack + binding Pre-cut skin Fischer Skin Transalp 90 Carbon, Tuesday to Friday from 14h to 17h30(price of a local call), Customer service : +44 (0) 203 44 55 927 (*). Sandwich Construction. Both Hannibal and 88 are stickered as Made in Ukraine, my least favorite country in the world, where so many hack attacks and content scraping attempts originate I ended up blocking the whole country (if youre from Ukraine and not a hacker, contact me and Ill whitelist you. I try to be as objective as possible when doing a subjective review of the pros and cons of equipment I use. HIKING SKI A modern ski with generous sidecut but still with an optimal weight. Skis are pretty light feeling for its dimensions. Other benefits are that the Ambition has a super high climbing peg which adds to the convenience. The, G3 Zed 9 ski touring bindings (without brakes), Dynafit TLT Expedition Mount Natural / White / Blue, Dynafit ST Rotation 10 Binding - 105mm (Black), Fischer Tour Speed Turn Ski Binding without brakes, Diamir Vipec Evo 12 ski touring binding - 90mm. Quick turner. Can you demo any skis? The Fischer Hannibal Carbon 96, which is presented and described here, falls into the category of modern, light and yet downhill-oriented touring skis. but yes, virtually all skis that advertise titanium content are actually incorporating Titanal layers. My only gripe in this first look? attributes: "" Please select another combination. If you used the MJ$ and your balance is less than deduction, then your refund is reduced by the difference. I recently bought a pair of the Hannibal 100 180cm. Sam It all depends where you ski. I got a chance to ski the 94s last year on a bad day on snow king, after the hill climb. Complete bikes will ship 4-6 Day for $4.95. These special offers may have a cap on how many bonus MJ$ you earn during the promotion, but you will always earn the base Reward Dollars. Did you weighted 170cm 88? Thanks for your thoughts on the ambitions. It is tried and true. Titanal will be harder than unalloyed aluminum, but probably still softer than Ti. Hi Peter, any tips on how I can tell the difference? And that doesnt even take into account the lack of skinning preformance of wide rockered in all but really deep powder. @Sam when I got my 105mm skis, which arent even that light (Hombres, same footprint as the ZenOxide), I was sure Id only use them on powder days and in the resort. I wait for your real world test! Moosejaw Rewards So I try to describe my experiences as objectively as possible. currentPageNumber:0, They still have a nice flex to them and control the ski well. We got this winters test samples in just a few days ago. Youll be happy. PO Box 75 And Lou (or others): For better or worse the industry seems to have decided this is the sweet spot in an all around touring ski. Powered by. This item has been successfully added to your list. No real rocker, just a slow rise tip and perhaps a tiny bit of tail rise compared to trad geometry. From the first turns, we discover a super maneuverable ski, with an easy pivoting. Im also interested in getting a pair of Hannibal 100s and was wondering about size since ive never skied a rocker ski before. In other words, these things are feathers with perfect metrics for human powered ski touring. Also, I am bringing the Hannibal 94 177cm, with spirit 3s. Total:703 (members:106, guests:373,robots:224). So we have the total convenience of a full on step in binding with security of DIN 12, and reliability all the way around on par with standard bindings. ), or boot pack on the deep days. Yes, we must be very similar. Again, you are discribing a very specific set of conditions. 3 sizes) and extended rail option, Removable knife holder compatible with all PLUM knives, Made of 7075 aluminium, cut from the mass, 3 heights of wedges very easy to handle with the stick: 0mm / 40mm / 52mm, Excellent power transmission and edge retention, Materials: Forged aluminum, High-tech synthetic, Stainless steel, Single screw for full vertical and lateral release adjustment, Simple, minimal boot stop for efficient steering, Streamlined shape maintains optimal performance with minimal weight, QuickFlick heelpieces are easy to manipulate with your ski pole, Heel turret can be rotated in both directions, Single tool simplicity with all binding brackets and adjustments (Pozi 3), 30mm heel length adjustment to fine tune each configuration, Jaw strength of the inserts removes excess snow with each closure, Anti-snow features built into the insert designs, Optimal insert elasticity for maximum energy absorption and minimal pre-release, 10mm forward pressure range in the heel to maintain consistent release, Wide freeride support transfers power to the ski and provides tear resistance, Wide center turret support and a wrap-around metal base transfer power and precision to the ski, Optional extra brake is easy to install/uninstall, Compatible with the ION Crampon for icy climbs, Virtually indestructible fastener with high descent performance, High level of comfort when climbing up thanks to three different walking positions, The patented DYNAFIT rotation stop absorbs the shock to the binding and ski during dynamic and high speed descents, The release function is even more reliable and greatly reduces the risk of unintentional release, The longitudinal pressure of the binding, with 10 mm of travel, maintains release stability even when the ski is strongly flexed, The heel unit, with its powerful bayonet locking system, ensures a very efficient transmission of forces from the binding to the ski, for more responsiveness and power on the slopes, Step-In Side Towers allow for 30% easier entry into the stop, so you can get started in no time, The ski stop automatically locks when the binding is in the on position, for good functionality in the terrain, The system has a longitudinal adjustment range of 45 mm to adapt to different sole lengths, Sole standard: compatible with alpine and hiking soles, Swivel climbing wedge with 3 height settings, available brake widths: 90 mm + 105 mm + 120 mm, Easy to handle in walking world / ski mode, USER PROFILE: Advanced, Expert, Intermediate. Also interested in review of the Kohla skins never really heard of them before. Or do those extra couple of hundred grams per ski make the Waybacks a better quiver of one? The minimum purchase order quantity for the product is 1. Ambition appears to be a knock-off of a Fritschi.

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