Movement Response-X Ski

Hi team

I own this pair of Movement X Response (185 / 1.2kg) and am just delighted with it, combined with a (heavy, 1.1kg) Fritschi Freeride Pro binding, it just skies so great carving on slope and floating in powder.

Now today I would like to almost get the same ski (discontinued I know), but combine it with a lighter binding setup (ATK 13 for example) for more uphill-oriented days. Which ski comes closest today from movement or other brands?

Huge thanks

Me: 5'10", 160lbs, type III. I'm skiing the 177cm with green TLT6Ps and Ski Trab Gara Titan bindings.

The Response-X is a great mid-winter daily touring ski for me here in the Wasatch. They are stupid easy to ski - my first turns on them required no thought whatsoever and were just plain fun. I've been pleasantly surprised how well they handle powder, and they've become my go-to ski in anything fresh. I've skied them in some of the best of the very deep conditions we've been fortunate enough to have this winter, and really unless there's over 18" of fresh powder, they're more than enough ski for me. They float great and are comfortable at much higher speed than I anticipated for a ski this light. In any sort of consistent conditions (pow, corn, firm), they're a dream. I've been stunned to be treating my 89mm waist ski as a "powder ski" but that's the role they've snuck into in my quiver.

In funky snow, they get tossed around. No surprise for a ski+binding combo < 1400g/foot. They're also a little hooky in variable stuff - wind affected snow, heavy mush, etc. A reduction in the sidecut might help them be a little less hooky in funky stuff, but it's not a deal breaker. If I know for sure that I'm going to be skiing downright bad conditions I typically take something else.

I've been really surprised by the durability of them so far - I've got a good bit of vertical on them, and even the topsheets aren't showing the normal chipping you'd expect.

Do you have a pair of these set up for demo or rental? Size 184?

Can you recommend a pre-cut skin that will fit my Movement Response-X size 185? Thanks.

Hi Trace, Thanks for the info on the Movement Response's. I bought the 161 length and am about to mount the bindings. Is the arrow next to the serial number the mid point for mounting? Also would you recommend mounting the binding 1 cm forward for women?
Thanks a bunch!
Patti

I am looking at purchasing some backcountry ski's and I like the Response X's but I am a bit concerned that these may be a bit too stiff for me as I am 5'2" and weigh 118lb, I have Scott Celeste Boots with the Fritschi Vipec bindings. I am a fairly aggressive advanced skier.

I am also looking at the Womens blue Blizzard, 85 waist ski and the Movement Vertex X. Can you make a recommendation for me?
Thanks so much!

I am trying to figure out what length to get (177 or 169 cm).
I am 5'11, female, 170 lbs.

Thanks!

A very nice ski. I have put around 30,000 feet of touring on them and a little lift assisted touring.

Me: 6'0" 160lbs type III +/-
Skis: 169 X Response with speed radical binding and dynafit tlt6 boot

Conditions from great to good to bad: ice, crust, wind blown, powder, corn to slush. My typical ski is a 170+ but for this ski I got a 169. I was a little concerned I'd gone too short but they ski'd well for being a smaller ski, toured nicely and handled the conditions well.

The Movement Response-X Ski is hands down my favorite small(er) waisted ski I have ever used. I am 5'10, 145lbs, and chose to go with the 177cm length as a do everything fast and light ski. I paired them with Plum 170 bindings with the additional ski crampon and heel riser options. This, I feel, is the perfect versatile combo as I like the option to go between my TLT6P and Alien 1.0 boots. These past few weeks in the Wasatch I have skied them in knee to waist deep powder and truly enjoyed every turn. They float incredibly well for their dimensions, feel very stable at speed, and offer quick/responsive/predicable handling. On firm snow they hold a great edge and don't feel squirrelly like some of the other similar dimensioned skis I've owned. I will update this review as I put additional time on them throughout the season - but at this time I could not be more pleased. My recommendation is to grab a pair while you can (these are incredibly popular from what I understand) and open your world to the possibility of bigger, faster, more fun days in the mountains! Enjoy. I sure am.

Hi, I want to buy from you a response x, but I am not sure about the length: I am 6.2 feet tall by 220 lbs. used to do a lot of ski mountaineering in europe till 15 years ago. But now I want to start again. Should I go with the 185 or the 177?
thanks for your help!
Michael

I am 6 feet 185 lbs and an advanced skier but not aggressive any more at age 60. Which size movement response x ski should I buy?

What skins go best with the skis?

Do you have the Movement Response in the 161 length?
Thanks!

I am just moving to AT from telemark and am 120lb 5'5", not sure what length to buy.

I am interested in the Response-X to use both on piste and off. I am 5'9" and weight 157 lbs, and I have generally used 175-177 length skis the last few years. A couple of reviewers mentioned that they ski this length, but were much heavier guys (200+). Should I go down to a shorter size? I am not a really fast or aggressive skier anymore; at 61 I'm happy to just keep going uphill and down with some efficiency.

Overall: Four Stars for an incredible ratio of surface area to weight, with float in unconsolidated snow far above (both literally and figuratively?) what would be expected from the 89mm waist. But minus a star short of perfect for firm-snow carving that is less than what I had hoped – perhaps unrealistically, especially given my alpine racing background (and given all the other entirely positive reviews), but I feel like the Response-X skis like a much wider ski, for both better and worse.

Background on product familiarity: I skied on the 2013-14 version in a 169cm for almost 43,000 earned vertical plus several lift-served runs, mounted with Dynafit Speed Superlite bindings, driven by Scarpa Alien 1.0 boots. Conditions ranged from nearly perfect to nearly indescribably bad. Somewhat similar skis I have used include the Hagan Y Flow (173cm, 87mm waist with significant rocker), Dynafit Manaslu (169cm, 92mm with early rise tip), Movement Logic-X (168cm, 88mm waist with traditional camber and geometry), and Dynafit Mustagh Ata Superlight (169cm, 89mm with traditional camber and geometry).

First, the first impressions out of the box: I had been an early adopter of the Movement X-Series for the 2010-11 season, both their skimo Fish-X and the all-around Logic-X (reviewed here: https://www.wildsnow.com/4181/movement-logic-x-series-review/). I was hoping that the Response-X would retain all of the firm-snow carving ability of the Logic-X, while improving the performance even more in unconsolidated snow by the addition of tip rocker (plus another 1mm of width throughout). Side-by-side with the Logic-X, the tip geometry of the Response-X is far different, both the early rise and the shape. (And the Response-X ditches the Logic-X’s final ~2cm of upturned tail, which had been utterly pointless except for hampering the ability to jam the tails straight into the snow.)

All 14 binding holes drilled out very nicely with the screws seated securely – except for one that I botched by foolishly and lazily trying to force in a screw that started crooked. Fortunately the helicoil went in very well. Overall, an impressively secure mount for such a light ski. (And note that unlike some other light high-carbon skis, the profile is of normal thickness, so no need to compromise retention by filing down screw lengths.)

Second impressions, in use: Overall, the Response-X excelled in all sorts of unconsolidated snow. In untracked powder that had formed a slight crust at the lower elevations, the Response-X skied better that the Manaslu had the prior day in the same location. In a varying combination of sheltered powder and potentially tricky windslab, the Response-X easily handled the constant transitions. Returning from Mount Hood’s Hogsback through the Palmer snowfield (which had been open to lift-served skier traffic early in the day), the Response-X plowed through the rapidly setting up piles of loose corn, which would usually have me thinking mainly about my ACL.

Exiting through a lower-elevation gully on Mount Saint Helens, the Response-X was so much fun in overly ripe corn (probably more so than the twice-as-heavy skis of my four partners, whom I’d arranged to meet at summit, which is a nice arrangement when on a ski this light). Probably so much fun as to even encourage unsafe habits with regard to danger from wet slides and rockfall! In breakable crust, it managed as well as pretty much anything could. In heavy isothermal almost bottomless mank – well, that one outing was really pushing it, but at least both the skis and I survived.

But on nice lift-served groomed corn, I had to get my skis way out from underneath me, drawing on all my gs racer and race coach angulation skills, to produce the true two-footed carve I would have expected to come far more easily from the Response-X, especially given my experience with the Logic-X. Ditto for some brief experience with a groomer.

I could even feel this to some extent when deskinning as I pushed off against one deskinned ski while messing with the other. I suspect the culprit could be the relationship between the sidecut position versus the tip rocker?

Fortunately, in “firm” “snow” more typical of a ski mountaineering situation, the Response-X was fine when having to put them sideways and not being concerned about race-precision carving. Coming down twice from just below Mount Hood’s Hogsback in mid April, the uneven frozen surface sparkled beautifully, but skied ugly – I knew it wasn’t just me since other skiers were downhiking (and not just telemark skiers, but skiers on AT gear, even sporting technical ice tools from their summit bids).

Third impressions, for long-term durability: I can’t pass judgment on that yet given my usage. And my similarly constructed Logic-X are still relatively low usage. However, my similarly constructed Movement Fish-X rando race skis are in excellent condition despite logging almost 386,000 of earned vertical feet, plus a bit of lift-served, and also sporting three sets of holes in the heel area.

Do these come with skins? I thought I remember seeing that before but I don't currently see anything indicating this.

Planning a trip for USA next winter. The San Francisco, Tahoe area where I have some acquaintances for skiing.

My plan is not to bring my old equipment and buy new on place.
I want to buy a pair of Responce X length 177, bindings dynafit and a pair of boots Scarpa or Dynafit size 41.5 or 42.

Do you have a dealer and the associated goods on location? Prices?

Kind regards
Lars

These skis are so light they make climbing a cinch, and the early rise, width and shape make turning effortless - you just think turn and there you are (good thing in tight trees). Plus, the support, information and encouragement provided by Skimo was fantastic.

I bought these skis new this year and have spent about two weeks skiing the Teton Valley backcountry on them so far. I skied wind scoured snow and icy conditions at 10,000+ feet, deep powder mid and lower mountain and breakable crust here and there.

Needless to say, I'm a big fan. I am particularly impressed how they skied a foot plus of new powder. I'm 6"4, 210 lbs, and I don't feel the need for a "wide body" ski while skiing Teton powder. These skis ski everything just fine and are super light on the skin track.

I'm looking forward to skiing them in the Alps this spring!

Got these skis for a deal on skimo.co and had my first chance to use them in the Wasatch yesterday (12/21/13). Fresh 8" really let the early rise tips show their stuff. It took a couple of runs to get used to how much these skis want to be driven. I'm used to having to sit back in the powder to get my tips to rise, but these demand forward cuff pressure and when you do you get rewarded with intuitive turning and excellent stability. I weight 205# and I picked the 177 length to save weight, regardless these skis floated through the soft surprisingly well. It also took a little time to get used to how light these skis are. I mean I bought them because they're light but until I had them on my feet and started hiking up hill I had no idea how big a difference a few hundred grams would make. I felt like I had rockets on my boot on the up. Even skiing down it was amazing how easy they swing around into the turn. I suppose I should reserve final judgment until I have them in more challenging conditions, but so far they have been worth every penny. Great ski. I'm very excited to put them through their paces this season.