Voile Objective BC Ski Review, Part 4
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Skiing the Voile Objective with 3 pins and soft boots in cold dry powder. LInk to My Voile Objective Review, Parts 1, 2, 3
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Location: Fish Creek Ski/Snowshoe Area, Bridger National Forest Wyoming
Used to do this as kids out back of our house. Reminds me. We lived on a huge hill on the area and would get huge wind drifts. For sure skiing at it's purest. You have amazing ski terrain out there in Idaho I guess it is.
Happy new skiing this year from Australia!
Thanks and Happy New Year to you as well
The Voile BC skis are very popular here where I live in Ontario, in Michigan and from what I hear in New England. Just a great adaptable system, where for the flats and short sections you don't need skins. Tip rocker really helps in the powder. Cheers.
I'm a big fan of the Objective BC skis as a "tour for turns" ski. A friend of mine bought a set this spring (his first set of scaled skis) and so far he has been giving them high marks. He has been skiing the waxible Asnes Ingstads and the Falketind 62's, so the Objective BC's are a big change for him. He mounted the Objectives with an NNNBC binding and is using the Alfa Guard Advance boots.
Keep up the great ski videos! Wish Voile made the Objective slightly longer or it would be in my quiver. I’m tall and about 190 and the 178 is way too short for me.
I'm sure a lot of other tall skiers are in the same camp. The 178 is just about right for me at 5'8" and are a great "touring for turns" ski but I think there are better ski choices for "touring with a few turns". Thanks for tuning in and I hope we have a great snow season.
I currently have BC 125 with three pin and old school leather Scarpa Telemark boot. I would like to split the difference between these and my BC 70s. I cannot find new S-Bound 98 in stock and I'm wondering how these would do? Are they so close to the BC 125 to not be worth the purchase? I'm basically looking to replace my very old Boundless Crowns which are similar to the S-Bound 98 but the fish scales are worthless. It's a tough decision. I'm sure you can relate.
If I recall, I think the Sbound 98 was the replacement for the Boundless Crown. If yours are of a similar dimension, 98-69-88, then they probably would ski in a similar fashion. At one point Fischer improved the fishscale pattern, so if yours have the older pattern, the new pattern and the slot for the easy skin might make it worth an update, especially if you are unhappy with the traction/glide performance of your boundless crowns. I picked up a new pair of the Sbound 98's last month. My old 98's are still working great, but my plan is to mount the new 98's with the Xplore system for a comparison when it becomes available later this winter. The new 98 is very similar to my older set, just a bit lighter in weight. I haven't skied the BC 125, so I don't have any experience with those skis. I did ski the Sbound 125's for many seasons. If you are heading out on a tour and your 125's seem a bit more than you need, then the 98's might just be the ticket. In my quiver, the 98's are a great fit between the traverse 78's for kick and glide tours and my Voile Objective's which I use for tours for turns. It may be difficult to get a new pair of skis this season. Many of the retailers have already sold out of their allotment for this year. Let me know how it goes and thanks for tuning in.
@@tomm9850 Thanks. Yeah I think I waited too late. They sold out quick! If I lived closer I would buy your olds ones.
I've been to Kodiak a few times. An amazing place.
@@tomm9850 Oh nice! I love it here. Wish we got more snow however. I skied yesterday and it just wasn't enough snow.
7:13
Tom M: ...If this is you're objective here...
Voile Marketing Dept: _The Checks in the mail._
The Voile Objective is an amazing backcountry downhill focused ski, but it is not a ski I would recommend for general XC use. A year after I bought mine, Voile put a disclaimer on their website that the ski should only be mounted with AT bindings, and that it is not warranted if mounted with a telemark binding. ruclips.net/video/fzxQFr94UmU/видео.html
Everything you said at 4:50 mark is what is rattling around my brain. I enjoy my xc skis but here in New Hampshire and Vermont there a lot of moderate (and extreme) BC opportunities. So going next step to BC or snowshoe skiing on moderate hills off xc touring trails like you vid here, what do you recommend for a boot that allows me to get going but also move up to a more aggressive turning ski and binding? Maybe I have it backwards...buy a more aggressive boot like a Scott Excursion? I’m never going to do anything steep.
This is the dilemma of off trail XC skiing and why most of us end up with at least 2 pairs of skis and boots. The only exception would be for those who mostly ski the same type of terrain, then they can probably pick one setup that is ideal for those conditions. A boot like the Scott Excursion and a downhill focused ski like the Voile Objective would offer lots of downhill control, and would even suffice for steep downhills for a skilled skier. While this combination can be skied on the flats, it would be a bad choice if 90% of the tour could be skied with a soft boot and narrower XC focused skis. Which ski / boot combination are you currently skiing?
Good advice. I’ll check that link you provided. I liked those Volies you’re on but yikes $700+!
Okay thanks for the tips and quick reply. I enjoyed all your winter vids today.
Tom M my XC set up is pretty basic. I have Roosignol X-1 boots with Rossi Evo waxless skis. I also have a pair or Alpina’s RSK 2.0 racing skate boots that click into my Nordic ice skates bindings. I didn’t see any Nordic ice skat vids on your page. You should do some of it. Lots of fun on frozen ponds and lakes. I was hoping the Alpina’s would be stiff enough but someone on a Facebook BC page said not a good idea. I know I’ll eventually have different set ups for different conditions. I just need a step or two up from XC touring.
Nordic ice skates sound like fun.
Tom M it’s pretty amazing. Especially if you get black ice and can see through the frozen water. Check out this
vimeo.com/297673643?ref=em-share
Nice Tom
Thanks!
And Tom since I won’t be starting out doing any steep climbs whats a good start out BC ski that has a bottom that aids in moderate climbs but doesn’t hinder touring or moderate downhill too much? Thanks
I'm not sure I can give a good answer without knowing more about your skiing experience and the terrain you plan to ski. I have been skiing a long time, but I have no experience skiing New Hampshire or Vermont, so it would be wise to seek a second opinion from those who ski in your area. If you haven't already, check out www.telemarktalk.com. There are lots of friendly and experienced skiers willing to offer their expertise. The best I can offer is what I like to ski. My current pick for skiing forest service roads and rolling terrain is the Fischer Traverse 78's with the Alfa Skarvet Advance Boots. For softer, deep snow, with some great downhill runs, I'm skiing the Fischer SBound 98's with a 3 pin binding and soft boots. I'm skiing the Rossignol BC X-12s, but I think that the 98's paired with an NNNBC binding and the Alfa Skarvets or the Alpina Alaska would also be great with this ski. My wife skis the Fischer Excursion 88's paired with the NNNBC Rossignol BC X-6 on Forest Service Roads and rolling terrain, and that is a setup that would be inbetween my Traverse 78's and my Sbound 98's. When the main focus is for backcountry downhill skiing, I ski either the Voile Objective or my Voile Hyper V6 skis, with either soft boots for ideal conditions, or plastic boots for more difficult terrain or conditions. From what I can tell, many on the East Coast ski Asnes skis and I have very limited experience with that brand.