Less of a compromise than expected

By Steve Brain Ranked #66 - Telemark Skis and Alpine Touring Skis April 2, 2010

I bought these realizing they were really light and would be a compromise. The first time I skiied these I went from 4 days on my alpine powder setup (193cm 4frnt EHPs, Rossignol 15 din bindings and Lange Banshee Pro boots) and spent two days skiing the Manaslus with dynafit ST and Garmont Radiums. I thought it would be a tough comparison, but had a blast on this setup. Overall the Manaslu's rock - very good in powder, reasonable on softish groomed runs and bumps and overall great fun. They're great for skining and breaking trail in powder, and being light are comfortable to carry on bootpacks. On real icy hardpack conditions they do tend to chatter and slide at speed, but it's manageable and better than I expected for such light skis. I'm 6' and weigh 200lbs and had therefore been wary of such a light setup. I'm excited to get them out on multi-day ski traverses in the Cascades and BC, where I think they will excel. Just going to take it easy on real hardpack/icy conditions.

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