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loopieSteeples are sick, I can't say enough good things about them. I racked up about 140,000 ft of vert on mine this season. They are a great do it all ski. Light enough I'll take them on pure ski-mo missions and enough float I'll ski 12 inches of pow with them.
That being said I find them being somewhat of a comprise between two extremes. I came off 2014 Volkl Ones with salomon guardians and I feel way more stable ripping at speeds on those than my steeples (with dynafit radicals FT). You can definitively tell its a more touring specific ski and has that light weight feel. You gain a ton of efficiency on the uphill, but I found it traded off for stability at speed. You can't hold an edge like a true alpine ski with alpine binders.
Like I said I enjoy them thoroughly but next season I will be adding a beefier ski to my quiver for more free ride oriented backcountry days.
mike64bThanks for the info! You have the 102 or 112s? I feel like a compromise ski is probably what I'm after. I mainly ski a Pollards Opus in resort for pow, and I was thinking the Steeple 102s would be good for a mix of winter and spring touring in variable conditions. I mean they're going to be a huge upgrade from my old k2 fujatives that I've been using for bootpacking touring.
loopieI have the 102s. This is your ski if you are looking for spring and winter conditions. Small enough turn radius to make snappy turns in chutes. I found they excel the best in corn snow or 2-4 inches of consolidated. I dig em, and was so surprised on how well they skied pow. Haha...enjoy that upgrade, your first step in tech bindings and touring skis you will feel like you are sprinting uphill.
loopieI have the 102s. This is your ski if you are looking for spring and winter conditions. Small enough turn radius to make snappy turns in chutes. I found they excel the best in corn snow or 2-4 inches of consolidated. I dig em, and was so surprised on how well they skied pow. Haha...enjoy that upgrade, your first step in tech bindings and touring skis you will feel like you are sprinting uphill.
loopieI have the 102s. This is your ski if you are looking for spring and winter conditions. Small enough turn radius to make snappy turns in chutes. I found they excel the best in corn snow or 2-4 inches of consolidated. I dig em, and was so surprised on how well they skied pow. Haha...enjoy that upgrade, your first step in tech bindings and touring skis you will feel like you are sprinting uphill.
