Movement Alp Tracks LT 100

Team Skimo,

Hope you all had a nice summer!!!

I was wondering if you could highlight some of similarities and differences between Movement Alp Tracks LT 100 and DPS Wailer 99 Tour1 Ski?

Thank you,

Mike

Hi,
I demoed the Alp Tacks for a day in BC this winter and was amazed how
well they skied powder as well as breakable wind slab.
I'd like to buy a pair but my only concern in the length.
I'm 5'5" and 125 lbs. Do you think 170 is too long?
Thanks Alisa

Is it just me, or did this ski get 100 grams heavier this year? Looking at your weights, the weights on another site, and then looking at the current weights on Movement's site?

How do these ski compared to the La Sportiva Nano?

Skimo set these up for me with Hagan Core bindings and Pomoca Climb Pro S-Glide skins. I was looking for a ski as much of a crusher as my 177 Movement Shift (137-98-125; 3,642 g/pair with Plum Guides w/o brakes) but lighter, these are 177 cm, 132-100-120, and 3,170 g/pair with the Core bindings (w brakes). The Shifts (very similar to the newer Control) are great skis for heavier muscular guys and require strong input, I've enjoyed them greatly. But they tend to hook in trap crust (styrofoam like crust the skis cuts a channel into) and require some pretty strong input in wet junky snow. The Alp Tracks 100 LT are a significantly more pliable ski w/o being a bit wimpy. I got them Wednesday, did a hot deep clean wax followed by scraping, steel, copper, nylon, and horsehair brushing and applying hydrocarbon universal wax that I let see for 23 hours then did the copper, nylon, and horsehair routine followed by two buffings LOL and waite till the clouds lifted off my backyard (Paradise, Mt. Rainier). So I got to ski today, early morning: ice and breakable crust on the climb up to an E-facing slope, sun-warmed with soft, water saturated surface snow--my 1st turns on this ski down a 25-15 degree slope were easy and smooth; the embossed pattern in the bases breaking up the suction. Across another icy flat to 25-30 degree S-facing slope, somewhat sunwarmed with crust here and there, and fast medium-radius turns down; perfect, up and icy/crusty W-facing slope to a E-facing ridge with very soft snow, and then down a 35+ degree slope with a consistenty breakable water-ice crust from rain on snow. Aftrer a very steep soft entry it was shattered crust pieces and and death cookies flying! Using a moderate input the skis carved the crust for over 500 vertical feet w/o a problem. This could be a 1-ski quiver for me because I know it will do fine in poweder and corn and it weighs the same as my Cho Oyus with Superlite 2.0s. But I am sure I will be turning to my Movement Vertex-X for long spring/summer tours to ski the glaciers soon. So light with Superlite 2.0s, and so much fun, I won't be retiring those. Time will tell about the Cho Oyus and, especially the Shifts--the Shifts are crude-eating monsters and I'll have to see how the Alp Tracks hold up. :-) Old men and there skis, LOL>

Which is the better ski for cruddy conditions (heavy wet, breakable crust, trap crust, zip crust, etc), the 94 or the 100? It seems obvious that the 94 is best for hard snow, corn, and shallow powder and the 100 for deep powder.

I've had difficulty finding out much about the AlpTracks line. I haven't found many useful reviews... I'm interested in the 100 (or the 94 or 106). Do you have any on-snow information about them? It would be nice to know something about the profile (camber/amount of early rise tip/tail), and the stiffness and skiability.

In terms of weight/width, they compare well with things like the Wailer99Tour1, or the G3 Synapse+ 101 (or the fully rockered 109) or perhaps the Blizzard ZeroG 95/108s or others. But all of those skis have quite different styles. Where do these fit in? Do they need to be driven aggressively or are they more easy-skiing like the Wailers? Can they hold a carve on firmer snow quite well (more like the ZeroG95s)? etc. etc. I expect there are quite big differences between the 94/100/106... is that true? Are there any useful comparisons with other skis?

Thanks for any insight you can provide!

Is it possible to deliver to austria?
Duty included (How much)?

These skis are an awesome option for a lightweight but very capable powder ski. I went longer (almost equal to my height - I'm 179 and I got the 177) rather than wider, and have found them to be a really fun and stable ski.

The mounting point feels quite forward compared to other Alp Tracks skis, but that just means that they like to be ridden through the middle of the ski rather than the tips or tails. They don't punish poor form severely, but the better you ski them the more rewarding they are.

They can certainly handle ice (even if it's not their preferred medium), and they are fantastic in deeper snow and even crud. In terms of speed limits, I have yet to find one (at least for me). I'll add to this review when they get a northern hemisphere winter under their belt...At this stage, I'd thoroughly recommend these skis as an excellent lightweight soft snow option that weighs less than most regular touring skis.