Liberty Genome Ski

Hey steezy shredder,

Thanks for your question. When it comes to bindings that will actually fit a ski this wide, the options are quite small. Marker, Salomon, 4FRNT and HEAD/Tyrolia have 130mm brake options (you would most likely have to buy them aftermarket unless a retailer offers the 130mm brake with the binding), but even then more than a bit of bending will be needed and there is a chance that the brakes may still not work properly.

I also would try to keep these a resort ski unless you are looking the AT to the point of sidecountry and limiting the amount of uphill to as little as possible. This ski is so heavy and has less sidecut that only a Marker Duke/Baron should be considered as an AT option binding on this ski. Then, it'll make the ski great on the down, especially in untouched pow, but heavy and unwieldy enough to not want to think about taking it into any technical skinning touring wise.

If you keep these in the resort only, the Salomon STH line will do the trick. If you want to go sidecountry with resort and need to do it now, go with the Marker Duke. If you still do sidecountry with resort, but can wait on the binding, the Duke for next year will have a bit of a wider mounting plate for better downhill control than this year's Duke.

Once more, bending will be needed with any option and the brakes may still not be 100% optimal as far as function goes. Be sure to have a legit ski shop perform the bending for you if you haven't had experience in bending binding brakes. I hope this answer helps you out.

Ive got to disagree ALL of you!!! This ski is amazing in ALL terrain and surprisingly ALL conditions. As for the trees, I like em steep and tight and I feel I can turn these things anywhere and everywhere!! Such an easy ski to turn and just start ripping on. As for long turn radius and weight a lot I'd have to disagree they weight half as much as a ski of the same size for example the Fattypus Alotta which by the way twist when you put it on edge on harder snow which the Genome does not. I wouldn't get to hung up on that turn radius because of the flex in the ski and the more you charge and get forward on the ski the tighter you can make it turn. I also don't know how many people I see skiing in tracked powder and cruddy conditions just bouncing and getting thrown around on those S7's but then again my girl friend just got a pair and rips on them. Maybe the Genome just takes a special kind of skier!!!!!

I wouldn't say they weight a lot, but I agree, you probably don't want to tour in them. Bamboo core makes them light and poppy for a battleship of a ski.

They have a long turn radius and weigh a lot. If you want skis for trees and touring, you should look elsewhere.

Thanks for the info...Liberty Genome 194 it is!!!

I am 5'8" and over 200lbs. I skied the 194's all winter at the Bird. They are sweet in the wide open bowls, and are epic in steep trees. They turn on a dime. Always go big due to the early rise and taper, and you will love the extra float. I have the Jesters on them.