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By sweatyigloos Ranked #899 - Telemark Skis and Alpine Touring Skis March 6, 2008

I used these all last season with Freerides. The first thin you need to know is that these are quite stiff, so if you are not a fast and aggressive skier or tend to get lazy, look elsewhere. That being said, these are the best boards I have been on for steep and challenging terrain. They held an edge increadibly well and were happiest in long, powerful turns in everything from curd to crust to ice. They floated through powder very well, but required quite a bit more speed than I was accostomed to (my last boards were Janaks) The downsides are that Havocs need to be up to speed to turn well. Additionally, they are not short turning skis and because of this they weren't quite the multi pupose ski I was hoping for. There was just too much swing weight for moguls and trees. I was on 183s, so my experience might have been a little different on 173s. But the bottom line is that compared to Janaks, the Janaks turn better in all around conditions. On the touring front, they worked as expected; not the lightest out their but thats not what you are getting them for. They are great for resort accessed backcountry riding.

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