Volkl Nunataq — Ski Review
Anton Sponar
Anton riding the Nunataq in South America.
Having skied extensively in the Andes Mountains for the last five years, I frequently get asked what it is like to ski there. My answer is a simple word: Different. No two days are the same. You could go up the day after a storm and have the best blower powder day of your life. That night the wind will pick up, and you will ski the most heinous crust or sastrugi imaginable. For this reason the Andes are a superb place to see what a ski (and a skier) are really made of. This year’s backcountry skiing victim: Volkl Nunataq.
First the specs:
Dimensions: 139-107-123
Radius: 27.4 m
Length tested: 178 cm
Weight per ski: 63 oz, 1786 gr (see WildSnow real world ski weights)
Style: Full Rocker (slight, see photo)
Binding: Dynafit FT 12
Skier: Ex downhill racer turned dirt bag ski guide at Ski Arpa Cat Skiing. 160 lbs (soaking wet). I like to go fast.
Anton in Chile, Volkl Nunataq review 2011 2012. Is this the WildSnow SA headquarters? Stay tuned.
I skied the Nunataq nearly every day this Austral season — on nearly every type of snow imaginable. My report follows.
Volkl Nunataq rocker
Powder (I know there are many different types of powder, but this is a ski review not an avi course):
It is my opinion that just about anything will ski well in powder. However, Nunataq were made for the fluff. It truly was a dream to have planks these on my feet after some of our big Andean dumps. Effortless is a good description, playful being another (but rather overused these days in ski reviews). I felt as though I could do anything on the Nunataq. At speed (and I mean SPEED) I could throw the skis sideways and begin a McConkey turn (basically a high speed pivot) that would last a couple hundred vertical. This would result in a 3-7 second face shot than can only be comparable to a surfer getting that extra long barrel ride. I was getting it every turn all day though. It was almost not fair. Almost. I have skied quite a few powder specific skis in my day, but the Nunataq is my favorite.
So, the pow day is over. Now what?
Crust (Cartton en Espanol):
The hair on the back of my neck stands on end when I hear this word. I have visceral memories of coming into sections of cartton that resulted in violent cart wheeling. Not fun stuff in any mountain range. The Andes seem to get crust that will destroy a skier’s soul. The Nunataqs can now also be called Soul Savers. Skiing the cartton was by no means easy on them, but my day was not ruined because of the crust. The full rocker helped to deflect the tip of the ski up on top of the hard layer of snow on the surface and break through it. In fact, I could ski it well enough to make my clients think that the snow was going to be good. This did not always end well for them, or any tips that may have been heading my way, but at least I was having a good time.
Hardpack (aka wind board or the natural groomer):
After long periods of wind and no new snow we start to develop what we affectionately call wind board. This is a hard surface layer of snow that the wind makes nice and smooth. I describe it to my clients as Triple F: firm, fast and fun. Initially this was what I imagined would be the weakness for the fully rockered Nunatag. However, I was pleasantly surprised. They by no means performed like a race ski on the hard stuff, but I didn’t expect them to. I didn’t get the usual bone rattling, totally unresponsive feel that I usually get with a fully rockered ski while trying to coax them down a smooth hard surface. In fact, I found that I could actually arc some turns. Wild!
Corn (Nieve choclo, literal translation that makes no sense to any Spanish speaker):
Much like in powder the Nunatag gave me a goofy smile that made it look like I had just gotten away with something that I shouldn’t have. My mother would be very worried about what I have been up to after seeing me ski these in the warm, soft snow of the spring.
Sustrugi (Hard snow formations created by wind that look like mini UFOs):
Nothing skis well on Sustrugi. Nothing. Snowcats drive over it okay — so long as it’s less than two feet high.
Rocks (not snow):
See durability.
That does it for the types of snow, now on to other aspects of a ski that I find to be important.
Touring:
If you prefer, you can purchase your Nunataq with a set of pre-cut nylon/mohair skins in a lovely shade of blue (cost additional). The tip attachment is a hole in the tip of the ski that a peg on the front of the skin goes into (same as the excellent K2 skin system that Lou tested and passed on Denali). It attaches to the tail with a clip. Once the skins are on they are super secure. Or, if you prefer for backcountry skiing, the conventional tip and tail of the Nunataq also work with nearly any other type of skin attachment. The slight but long rocker of the Nunataq makes touring through new snow very easy. Submarining the tip is easily avoided, hence less energy is expelled. The light weight of the ski also makes for an enjoyable tour to the top of your favorite powder stash.
All Around Backcounty Use:
Volkl Nunatag is made for the backcountry. The holes for the tip attachment can be used to make a makeshift backcountry rescue sled in case of an emergency. The tip holes also enhance the face shots! Bonus! The tails are flat so that anchors can be easily made. The flat tail also makes it easy to plunge the ski into the ground on those steep transitions. Again, the remarkably light weight vs width of this bigger ski has is another obvious benefit to backcountry human-powered use.
Volkl Nunataq graphics, most folks like.
Durability:
In my opinion this is the one drawback to the Nunatag (though any ski made lightweight for human powered uphill may need to compromise in this area). The bases are quite thin. Indeed this contributes to weight reduction, but having every rock hit become a core shot gets old. (Disclaimer: I used the Volkl Nunataqs in the Andes. The rocks there are sharp and everywhere. I am also a person who views their skis as tools, not jewels. I ask a lot from the durability of my ski.) The other issue that I could see arising is that of the construction of the ski. It has a wood core, but has what I can only describe as air pockets. This is huge as far as keeping the weight down, and as far as I could tell did not impact how it performs. It does make me think that the life of the ski and its durability may be suspect. This is only my assumption though. I had no issues with it over the three months that I used them.
Anton on Nunataq, Ski Arpa, Sud America.
Overall Impression:
Volkl Nunataq is a backcountry skiing powder machine, and it should be used as so. If you are looking to add a light weight rockered pow ski to your quiver, that could also be used as an everyday ski if need be, look no farther. I also got quite a few positive remarks on the aesthetics of the ski. This may help me with all the ladies in the backcountry, or something? This is the ski that I will use to get to all my powder stashes in the Elks all winter. I am starting to shake with excitement just thinking of the fun I will have doing that.
Shop for Volkl Nunataq backcountry skis.
Volkl website with Nunataq information.
(Guest blogger Anton Sponar spends winters enjoying the skiing ambiance of the Aspen area, while summers are taken up with slave labor doing snowcat powder guiding at Ski Arpa in Chile. If Anton didn’t ski every month of the year, skiing would cease to exist as we know it. He sometimes spells Nunataq as Nunatag.)
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Just to confirm, from “full rocker” and pic, these have no camber under foot?
Harpo, exactly. They take rocker to its ultimate conclusion…
Great review Anton. You certainly know your stuff!
Would a TLT5 Mountain be enough to drive this ski?
thanks for the review, great info.
How would these ski do if you, god forbid, encounter some ice?
I skied Volkl Nunataq a number of times last winter. You’d survive on ice, but just. Really, no ski does everything, these are soft snow skis.
Hey Spooner, was that a ski review or a rub-it-in-my-face on your season in the Andes?? Thanks for sharing heheh, I’d looked at that ski too but grad-school budget conciousness led me to pick up a pair of last years Sidestashes from the sale rack in CB this summer. Will be the first year I haven’t been on Volkls for a bit. Hope to see you in the greater Roaring Fork play pen this winter, and with any luck, it will be me skiing by you on nice pooder day as you’re helping your lesson of 14 year olds with giant braces and iPhones find their skis under the snow in Highlands bowl…Cheers!
How stiff are they?
Bill, should we be asking how the Nunataq is are for teaching skiing to pre-teens?
Matt, moderate to supple would be my recollection for the Volkl Nunataq flex. Anton refuses to bring them back over here.
Cool, hopefully I can try them out. Volkl’s are back to being made in Germany now right?
I’m riding Gotamas inbounds. The thought of having nearly the same ski (dimension wise anyway) in the backcountry is tempting. Any idea of how much performance I’d loose with the lightweight construction?
SB, I skied them back to back in some pretty rough conditions last year. The short answer is that you loose a lot. Specifically stability and edge hold (directly related to torsional stiffness in this instance, IMHO) which made me feel the ski was less predictable and confidence inspiring. I would not tour with a gotoma though because of the weight.
I would say it is near imposible to make a soft, full rocker ski stable on hard or variable snow w/o a lot of mass to damp it.
I had a similar experiance with the Nanuq, which is the 10-11 Mantra with the 11-12 camber profile. The Nanuq was good, but not trancendant, it skied similar to other light mid 90 waisted skis.
I liked the Volkl touring skis, but if you have Volkl alpine skis and are thinking that the “Volklness” has translated into a lightweight touring version in terms of feel you will be disapointed. The touring skis need to be thought of on there own and compared to their lightweight competition rather than related alpine skis.
Same for the new Nordica sidecountry skis.
Is the answer to the new anti-spam “binder” or “bindings” depending on the region your post from?
SB, I would disagree a bit with Harry. I thought the Nunataq skied distinctly like other Volkls. You are obviously loosing a hair of the underfoot dampness of the gotamas as well as the tip and tail being a bit softer. I think most of the difference comes from how much lighter they “feel” on your feet. The vertical sidewall (sandwich) construction leads to impressive edge grip and a relatively high energy ski. These skis are amazingly quick, much more than the 27m would indicate.
When Anton says he likes to ski fast, he isn’t joking. I think the fact alone that he liked them says something for how confidence inspiring this ski really is.
I will caution that if you have poor or relaxed technique you will not get much out of these skis. A skier in the front seat with with good angulation will be surprised with how well they perform on the hardpack. As Harry indicated, they should not be compared to an full on alpine ski. I wouldn’t ski them as an in-bounds ski, but they are perfect for touring (as designed).
Thanks Ty
It makes me feel a little better that even way better skiers than me can have trouble with firm snow
Yeah, I was going to say the profile of that ski looks like the recent Gotama. I’ve skied that one at the usual early-season demo days in crummy thin conditions and was really wowed at the way the full rocker hooked up on edge. Super solid.
Ty, I am not disagreeing with Anton’s assessment, or yours. I agree with you that if skied properly it can handle difficult conditions. I am sure that Anton is a significantly better skier than I am, and can get much more out of any ski than I could. However I think we disagree on what makes a Volkl a Volkl, or at least the expectations that people would have of them coming from their experience with Volkl in the alpine world. Expectations are everything when it comes down to being happy with a ski choice. As our sport becomes ever more popular, and the large alpine companies follow their customers into the side country and backcountry, those customers will expect the large alpine companies offerings to have a family feel between brother skis that emerged from the same mold, as evidenced from SB asking for that comparison. Of all the large market share companies Volkl has the strongest brand image associate with specific traits, which is why it was so attractive to K2.
Volkl: huge sweet spot, stable, energetic, good on ice.
The entire touring series from Volkl uses the shapes and molds developed for very popular alpine models. The Gotoma and Mantra have been huge sellers for years, and along with the All-Star and Tigershark lines they have come to define the brand for several generations of skis. The secret of these skis is that you can take an intermediate level skier, throw them on an “expert” ski and within a few turns they feel confident and in control where on previous “expert” equipment they were flailing because they weren’t hitting the sweet spot, or it was too stiff, or whatever. Many aggressive skiers lack the ability to be self critical of their technique when making their ski choice (there are convoluted ski design theories about putting back seat skiers in super stiff tailed skis so that when they lean back the front of their ski still has edge contact…)
You could put a true expert skier on the same skis and they would praise the skis edge hold, dampness and pop.
The downside of this market and on snow versatility was either extreme weight (All-Star, Gotoma, Mantra, Katana), or extremely complicated skis with stuff such as adjustable tension carbon rods on Tigershark, Grizzly w/power switch, pistons, motion control secondary power arms, the list goes on.
By using the same molds, cambers and shapes as their heavy skis, but striping them down to their minimum elements, they also stripped away those things that make them Volkl in the way that many owners of those skis understand them. As you said it is important to use good technique, not everyone has good technique, and if they do it often goes to the wayside when conditions get tough.
A current Volkl alpine customers should definitely look at the Volkl touring skis because they are good on their own merit, but not because of any particular relation they have to skis already in their quiver. These skis are not lighter Gotomas and Mantras.
If backcountry continues to grow as it has, alpine companies will bring their massive R&D money to bear, and launch innovative products that will push limits of what is possible with skis. The Volkl touring models I skied don’t expand the weight/performance/usability envelope they way I would expect given the brands reputation for innovation.
A side note on sidewall. Sidewall over the edge is superior to cap construction in maintaining edge angle because it places material on top of the entire thickness edge, instead of having the joint between the plastic cap and the structural metals and fibers of the ski be on top of the outer part of the edge. When is ski is very wide underfoot, it doesn’t matter how accurate the edge angle under the sidewall is if the entire ski folds along the centerline. A easy way to stop that is a nice thick sheet of metal, which is heavy, and works on the Mantra, Nordica Enforcer ect., or uni-carbon like some other companies use, which is expensive.. If its taken too far then there is too little centerline flex and it is difficult to initiate and release a turn. W/o a lot of reinforcement skis feel the way all of our wood and fiberglass wide light touring skis do with comparatively little edge hold and stability. I think that is why I see a lot of Dynafit bindings on Mantras and Katanas. It’s an easy way to shed weight with out loosing an alpine feel.
I’d add that many of these types of skis do MUCH better on hardpack with pro tuned edges. When doing a demo, be aware of that factor. What happens, is when the skis go out of tune many of them fail on boilerplate as they just don’t have the structure and torsion to force a dull edge to grab. This syndrome can be terrifying, and downright dangerous.
Great site, blog and post, looks good and fun
I was also intersted in the gotama comparison, but i think that has been well answered. maybe a better question is how does this compare to the stoke or other touring skis of similar dimensions. I’m skiing in new zealand so it great to have a review based on conditions closer to our own.
The review mentions that the tails are flat-they don’t look flat in the picture? Just wondering?
Thanks
Steve, we tend to call anything other than a twintip as “flat.”
Harry, quite a response! Volkl happens to be my ski of choice, but in the last couple years I’ve been skiing K2, and DPS in the backcountry because of Volkl’s lack of a true BC offering. I would say this ski is finally a true BC offering. I’m not sure where you got that they aren’t lighter than the Gotama or Mantra? The gotama’s posted weight looks like 4,670 grams in a 176cm and the Nunataq looks like 3572 grams for the 178 cm.
I’ve spent a bunch of time on the Gotamas and have 6 other pairs of volkls in my current quiver. The Nunataq certainly seemed volkl reminiscent to me. I’m excited to finally see a legit offering from Volkl and extremely excited to see a true vertical sidewall in a touring weight.
Bottom line. If you like the gotama but want a ski you can tour on, I’d go with the Nunataq.
Tyler, what DPS skis have you been on? How does the Nunataq compare?
Harpo, I have a pair of Wailer 95s 185cm. I would say they are a very very different beast. The 95s have a more traditional camber and are twin tips. The carbon in the ski makes it feel like nothing else I’ve ever been on. (I wasn’t the biggest fan) They are incredibly light weight for the skin up, but I couldn’t find what conditions they really excelled in. They were ok in powder, pretty good in corn, not so good on hardpack, etc, etc. To be fair, I know DPS has changed some of their construction and design processes. I think their new sidewalls and layup has made for a better ski than the iteration I have. (I may have the 08 or 09′ model?)
Thanks for the feedback on Gatama vs Nunataq. It is a logical comparison to be made. And no suprise it isn’t as torsionally stiff or as damp. I don’t ski quite the same in the backcountry and I don’t huck on Dynafits.
I know many people who have been touring Gotamas over the last few years. I don’t think they are particularly heavy for an alpine ski or crazy stiff like many other Volkls. However, the thing I like most about them is the full rocker and large sidecut, so I’m interested in going that way in the backcountry. My current ski is a BD Verdict, which I think is only so-so for my interests. Planning to go fully rockered this winter. Thinking this or the Sprtiva Hi5 would be fun.
Really surprised you haven’t reviewed any DPS skiis. They have a huge cult following and are superlight. The comments here I think show a need for a good review aside from the typical TGR tripe.
Alb, we expected to do a DPS test and review last season, but the samples got sent to someone hipper than I am. Too bad for DPS, but perhaps we can make up for it this season and receive some love from the WildSnowers. Thanks for bringing it up, I know they’re good planks.
Albatross,
I skied the DPS 112RP Carbon ski with the ATK RT (now LaSportiva) bindings while wearing Dynafit TLT5 Mountain boots for much of last season. I probably had the lightest, most amazing gear on the mountain, and I had the best season skiing of all time. I wrote a little review here and on the Teton Gravity forums. I’ll be skiing on the same gear again next season.
The DPS skis don’t look too superlight from their specs. They’ve got super expensive covered, though.
Calling people’s comments TGR tripe is pretty lame, I think.
Hey Scott; I sift through TGR often enough for the stand-out gems that do get posted there, so it’s not like i’m pulling a holier-than-though attitude. There is plenty of great stuff, which is what i DO like about the site, but the level of juvenile nonsense can be rather high. Many of the ski-reviews are just plain goofy or just very biased as well.
Lou & Jon Moceri: Thanks guys. Hopefully DPS will get it together and work with Wildsnow for a large-scale review.
Tripe is all over the place on the web. I daresay even here, and I’ve most certainly been guilty and been called on it. Nothing wrong with calling it like it is. Reality strikes… both here and on TGR. Calling that call lame is tripe (grin).
Sorry, I thought he was calling the comments tripe. I didn’t mean to defend the review
Same weight as the DP112 Wailers(185). Curious…..
@Scott
The DPS may not be the absolute lightest. I also have the Goode BC 95 ski mounted with dynafit bindings. They are lighter than the DPS 112RP, but there is just no comparison in performance. DPS is the clear winner.
BTW, I just looked at the Goode website. There are some changes in the product line this season i.e. they have rocker now. Finally, they woke up. It’s about time. Interesting.
Yes, the DPS 112RP Carbon is very expensive. The carbon version is $400 more than the hybrid version. But they are light, very responsive and fun. Sports car like handling and not for the faint of heart.
So, for all that extra fun, it is just a little more than a dollar a day for a year. Or 50 cents a day over two years. Or….. you get the idea.
Just stop drinking the Frappachinos at Starbucks for a year, cancel the cable TV and stop buying your girl friend all that S#!T she wants and you’ll have enough $$ to buy yourself a superlight, superfun pair of skis. Then have her buy you the ATK RT bindings for a Christmas gift — ’cause you are such a great guy and you deserve them. If she won’t do that for you, she’s not worth keeping around. Just my opinion.
Sorry, now this sounds like a TGR rant. And I have to get back to my Benromach 21 year old single malt scotch.
Cheers!
Jon
Lou,
not related to the Nunataq, but to 2012 gear. But I’m wondering if there’s some review in the pipeline on the new Titan Ultralight? Seems like nobody has used or tested them so far as I can’t find any reviews on them yet.
thanks,
Vincent
Aftter reading the La Sportiva Hi5 review back in June I figured that was my powder AT ski for this winter but now I guess it’s the Nunataq.
One thing that IS absent from the discussions of many of these skis is that different lengths of a ski like the Nunataq might as well have different names. A person who is 5’4 on 107 under foot at 174 cm is skiing a superfat, and a 6’4 person on the same ski dimensions on a 194 cm is on an all mountain powder board. Would like to see more manufacturers give all skiers the same ski if they are going to call it one thing…
Not just picking nits here. The radius changes, and I would assume they leave the thickness of the materials the same too….so the flex would change as well at different lengths. You end up with very different skis. Seems like the only way to assess a ski like this is to get some feedback or a demo on THE SIZE you are interested in. Seems like bean counters were involved.
Very interesting review and comments, thank you all! I’m just curious why Anton has the skis mounted without the front half of the fiberglass connectors for his Dynafits? Are they missing all-together up front for some sort of ramp angle change? Just broke off? Something trick going on I should know about?
@Chris, I do love that Voile has different widths to maintain side cuts on different length skis.
@Andrew. I think you are talking about the fiberglass piece that runs from the toe piece to the heel. These bindings are actually Lou’s, but I do the same to mine. I feel as though that piece is basically useless so I cut it off. I know it is kind of a nit picky thing to cut off something that weighs so little, but if it is not doing anything I would rather not have it.
If you are talking about the fiberglass that is around the toe piece you will have to ask Lou. To me it looks like they were modified to fit ski crampons.
@Anton – I’m curious to know how you felt about the 178 size. I’ve long been a fan of Volkl skis and am really excited about the possibility of a lighter weight backcountry model that can handle a variety of conditions, but specifically powder. In-bounds I’m at home on skis in the mid to upper 180′s but in the backcountry don’t like to go longer than I have to. I’ve got about 10lbs and probably a couple of inches on you and was thinking that the 186 might be a better choice as it seems that every tip/tail rockered ski (Volkls included) I’ve been on skis pretty short.
Just mounted up a pair of Nunataq with some Dynafit FT bindings. I used the boot sole center mounting mark on the skis which put the boot toe on ski center. The bindings are mounted back 50mm or more that any other skis that I have ( K2 Coomba, K2 Obseths, Atomic Sugardaddys) Is this right or is the boot sole mark in the wrong place?
Thanks Jack
We mounted using the mark and they worked fine. Carpe skium.
Hi, I was thinking about getting the K2 Sidestash with Dynafit FT Radical and use them as my everyday ski. I ski Andorra and European Alps. Allways backcountry and I ocasionally use the skins (about 8 days per season).
Then I saw this Volkl Nunataq and have some doubts in choosing the skis.
Could anyone explain me the main differences between the two skis and specially the influence of the different rocker of each one while skiing?
Thanks!
It sounds like these are great for the downhill but I’m curious how a fairly soft, wide, and rockered ski climbs when the snow gets a little firm. It seems like even on powder days I end up traversing firm snow up high and would like a little edge hold for those conditions. I spend a lot more time on the uphill so it’s something that I have to consider and skinning performance never really gets talked about.
Do you use dynafits ski crampons to your nunataq? I tried them on in the shop and it seemed a little bit tight (the “110 mm” are apparently 108 mm this year – I asked dynafit). Might be possible to apply a modest amount of violence, but I don’t know if that’s advisable…
Anders, one of the Dynafit products I have here in my hot little hands is the 110 mm cramps, thanks to my amazing almost psychic foresight last winter. Yes, the stamping pattern narrows the actual clearance of the crampon down a couple of millimeters, to about 108. Remember, for ski crampons to work the best a tight rather than loose fit is ideal, so that the fit to the ski keeps the crampon from twisting. On the other hand, you don’t want it to bind when it goes down over the ski.
Back to the Dynafit “108 mm” crampon. I took it out to the shop and did violence to it. In doing so, I didn’t have any success with bending it wider, as the stampings are incredibly strong. And knowing how aluminum behaves (bend it once, it might get strong, bend it twice, and it can quickly weaken) I saw no purpose in breaking them. At this point, you have a right to be annoyed that a crampon is touted as 110 but it’s actually 108mm, yet on the other hand, at least it goes to 11 (grin).
Solution? Contact B&D (see ad to left).
Lou
More on those crampons at this very site:
http://www.wildsnow.com/1813/wide-ski-crampons/
Great review, how does this ski compare to the Voile Charger?
Just picked up a pair of Nunataq’s for BC this season. Anyone know where I can get the Colltex skins? The Colltex website isn’t helpful far as pointing you to a way to purchase the specific Colltex skins for the Nunataq’s.
What a review and series of follow up comments. In the end, it comes down to the skier. I have 2 sets of Mantras (one with a Fritschi & one with an alpine binding). I also have Nanuq’s and they ski great in all conditions. They hold absolutely fine on hard eastern ice with dynafits. They work fine as a mogul ski as well. So, it comes down to the skier. The nanuq is a mantra sans metal and it skis great.
I just picked up a pair of 186 Nanatuk’s, Titan Ultralights and TLT Verts. Unfortunately I have yet to ski them other then with my 3 year old daughter due to the Elk Mountain drought.
Does anyone have thoughts on mounting position? I feel like the center mount seems back a bit. I also felt this way about the Katana.
Follow up on my last comment. Titan Ultralight = most uncomfortable boot I have ever skied in. Fortunately I was able to trade them in after a couple tours. The arch area of my foot felt like it had been hit with a hammer. Nanatuk =
Light but skis like wet spagetti. The ski is so soft that in variable snow when powering though a turn the tip flexes like a lady ski. Back to the drawing board and my Katana’s.
Why do so many of these new fat skis have a turned up tail? Seems like what you gain is little for how annoying it is in the backcountry – skating on a road is a pain…sticking your skis in the snow….Would it be crazy of me to think I could cut off that tail to make it flat?
Ellen, it’s part style and part what some folks want… and annoying yes. You can cut tails off, but there are plenty of good AT skis without turned up tails…
For sizing with the Nunutaq – is the early rise significant enough that you have to buy it longer? It doesn’t appear to be….which is good because I really don’t want to lug around a longer ski and more skin…
The ski I’d like is the Movement Jackals – 170cm. A light, traditional fat ski. But I can’t find them anywhere. So if anyone has a pair…..
I’ll answer my own question in case other folks had the same question – but volkl wrote me back and told me that you don’t have to size up with this ski. So if you’re on a 170 traditional ski, they recommend buying the same size in the nunataq.
hi Anton
I see you also tested some of the voile skis can you share your thoughs on the chargers compared to the nunataq’s.