If you want to pick up Hagan skis, Up here (ie canada) is the place to come. MEC (warning: I do work for them) has sold them for a few years now but can’t ship them south of the border.

I won’t post a link (unless people ask, it’s easy to find) but the x-race skis are much less than $600 usd.

Looking forward to the Trab factory trip blog, have heard many good things from others that have been.

The couple at Sunlight who finished 3rd were both on Hagans. They spoke highly of the weight but I know nothing of the construction. The big selling point was the cost…about $600 USD. Now that is very inexpensive for a light racing board.

As for finding them, some of the couple’s contact info is on the 24hrs of sunlight website. They both seemed to know “someone” in Europe responsible for distribution.

The Trab is the best skiing small and light ski I have ever skied on. It has the perfect flex, the perfect side cut for a small ski and skis on piste or on packed powder like no other. Great for Slalom or GS turns. Not bad in powder; you have to work a little in crud, but dont you always. We havent broken them and I dont think they break that often.

Before the World Cups we had the race Aeros which have a slightly more lively ski feel, but not much that much different. i prefer the weight savings of the world cup and next year it will drop to 745 g. Not the lightest ski on the world cup curcuit, with some at 700 or under, but I bet it skis the best. And the lightest ones do break. Anything under 800 grams is visible by looking at what the top ten athletes really ski.

Goode and Merrelli both make light carbon fiber race viable skis. Merrelis are made specifically for the race circuit and used quite a bit over here. However, they break! A top Spanish racer broke a pair training and a race shop owner in Aosta broke his.
A snow basin Utah friend broke their Goodes, but they werent the lightest model. I would be careful though.