Dynafit Se7en Summits Touring Ski - 2009 BCS

I like fat skis and shredding powder, but I have used this pair for many days this year and charged with them. They are narrow and made for ski mountaineering, but they can charge powder and steep lines. BUT they are not powder boards. A light powerful ski made for fast and light, multi-summit, long traverses and high altitude mountains.

I've been skiing my 178 cm 7 summits (I'm 225 lbs) this spring and summer with both Zzero 4s and TLT5s--so easy, so quick edge to edge, and so dependable; very nice skis on firm snow even for a big guy; but for me, they dive in deep, light powder, so I bought Manaslus for that.

I'm using a pair of TLTPs and a 163cm 7/7. Way better than I thought it would be in all terrain. Any Dynafit ski is going to be good but nothing wrong with the narrow skis. This might be a mtn ski but it is super sticky on ice and great in trash snow as well as powder. Lots of good skis around and this is one of the better imo.
When it comes to climbing or on the pack...nothing beats them short of a full race ski.

I'm new to backcountry gear but loving it. Just got a new complete dynafit setup with the se7en summits in 178. I'm 47 and have been alpine skiing since I was 7 yrs old. Love deep and steep stuff . This is an excellent ski, but be careful what you want to use it for. It is actually quite stiff and a bit narrow in relation to modern downhill boards. Feels like a light version of a GS ski. The benefits here is the ability to confidently hold an edge on a 45 degree icy pitch and overall extremely light and efficient to tour with. These would be perfect for TRUE ski mountaineering. The downside is less than ideal powder, crud, and soft snow performance. I prefer something a bit more flexy (ala Rossignol Bandit XXX) and will switch over the the Manaslu. Still an excellent board for the right situation.

I have the 178 cm ski with dynafit bindings for my 170 lbs and 6' frame. This ski works great in all but deep powder >14+". Surprisingly good edge hold, better float then expected and punches through the crud. The light weight is very noticeable when climbing. If you have a dedicated fat stick this would be a great peak bagger, hard snow and spring ski.