Ski Trab Stelvio FreeRide Light XL Alpine Ski - 2010 BCS

Been skiing on the 185cm with dynafit ft12 for the last two seasons and have never had a better high altitude ski......they handle all conditions extremely well....they're so light on the climb up yet edge grip is off the charts for this type of ski....they do prefer shorter radius turns but are stiff enough to load the tail and ski big fast gs turns....crud is easy and they love powder.....I think they are magic skis!! ....... and they're beautiful too....

Well, always interesting when people have just the opposite experience than yourself. Me and five of my outdoor life students have tested out both the Skitrab Freerando and the Stelvio XL this season. Skiers ranked from beginners to experienced. We have been out 2-4 times every week, in various condition from deep powder to ice. We all agreed these skis to be near perfect for the mountain top trips we do in the telemark style. The skis simply do what we want them to do, in short and longturns, in the wood and in the open. Compared to more specilazed skis, you will off course alway find something better for every singel conditon you meet. But also considering incredable lighweight, we found these skis to be top ranking among the all round skis we have tested so far.
Anyway its always interesting to hear quite the opposite experience with the same type of skis. Hope you will find something that will make you satisfied Mac. In the end, its the fun and joy for every singel person that matters. Best regards from Roar, Trollheimen, Norway.

When these arrived at my local ski shop, the employees were all stunned. I think the comment was 'sorry they're so wet, we've all been drooling all over them.' The more meaningful indication of their quality was that the 2 skis measured exactly the same in grams: basically unheard of. These are a tremendous ski for the weight, and even without that consideration they are an excellent item.

I used it out of bounds in UT, at Solitude, and in the backwoods of the Adirondacks. Therefor they had a chance to play in 1+ foot power, and on rain hardened ice, and everything in between. They did just dandy on all of that. I went relatively short - I'm 6'2", ski these with a 25-45 lb pack and am 180+ - and the 178 was great. I am not a super aggressive skier, and at higher speeds on groomers there was very little chatter - although the light weight was notable. An excellent item and if on sale a great value.

Been skiing on these skis since december. Have them set up with dynafit bindings for touring. So far they've been great. I've skied a pretty wide variety of snow conditions on them and have found them to perform well in all of them. Also, they're great on the ascent. I've tree skied in less than desirable conditions and found the ski responsive. I've also not had any problems getting them to power through crud either. For the weight you'd be hard pressed to find a ski that performs this well. The tip floats just fine too

bought a set of these on recommendation and set them up with AXL's. These skiis are only good for big open turns in soft snow. In trees or crud forget it they are slow to respond and dive immediatly when you initiate a turn. At best they are a touring ski. I am selling them as fast as I can