Seth K

I'd agree that this sounds like the perfect ski for this. I've skied the VTAs (in 170), the BMTs (in 177) and these (in 177) - for me the biggest difference is that they didn't make the VTA in 177 (180 is a little longer than I like for mountaineering) and these feel a little more substantial with the full sidewall. I haven't skied the cirques, but I honestly think you could replace all three of those skis with just these.

These are absolutely the best skiing sub 1 kilo ski I've skied. I bought them for a trip to the Cordillera Blanca last spring, and was blown away by how well and quickly they skied in variable conditions. Since then I've used them for a ton of training days in about all conditions but deep powder. The only time I've been disappointed was in deep slush that probably would have skied poorly with any ski. Plus I can keep up with the speedy kids on race skis in the local skimo race series on them.