Backcountry Beta: Route Finding and CalTopo Demo
For our February Backcountry Beta event, guest speaker Erin Hennesy from Vntr Birds explored one of the most important topics in backcountry safety: terrain selection. Watch the recording here!
La Nieve Backcountry Skis | Splintered Sunlight
$799.00
Limited Edition & Small Batch
There’s nothing worse than having your skis ghost on you like a bad Tinder date while dropping into a holy grail line after a slog uphill. With our La Nieve backcountry ski, you’ll never have to sacrifice commitment for a lightweight ride. Our backcountry skis won’t feel like a ball-and-chain and they’ll have your back from the summit to the tailgate. Swipe right for more smiles and high fives.
GET UP & GET DOWN
LA NIEVE BACKCOUNTRY SKI
Our unique design helps you summit with ease and crush all of the variable conditions that you find in the backcountry so that you aren't left hanging when the going gets tough.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
DETAILS
✔️ Sidecut is ideal for medium length turns and shines in when skiing in trees and variable terrain on the mountain
✔️ Early-rise tip profile is a directional shape that pairs off-piste stability and soft snow performance with control
✔️ Rocker in the tips handles crud and bumps for downhill performance and provides maximum float in soft snow; slightly eased tails add control and stay out of the way in a kick turn
✔️ Wide waist and shovel tip blasts through waist-deep powder with composure
✔️ A just-the-right-weight touring ski lets you enjoy the skin track and the descent
✔️ Constructed with FSC certified birch and poplar
✔️ ABS sidewalls and sandwich construction provide torsional stiffness that gives the skis more pop and a solid, stable edge grip
TECH SPECS
Rocker - Tip and tail rocker provides optimal float in untracked powdery bliss - Tip Rocker – 480 mm
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Camber – +2 mm | Tail Rocker – 400 mm
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Sidecut - 18m sidecut radius is suited for medium-length turns and tight trees
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Core - Hybrid wood core of FSC certified birch and poplar gives damp stability at speed at a weight that assists with the uphill climb
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Construction - Sandwich construction and sintered base ensures reliable durability and fiberglass laminate offers alpine ski-esque stiffness and minimal weight
Sidewall - ABS Sidewalls
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Laminates - Triaxial Fiberglass
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Bases - IS 7500 Sintered
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Edges - 1.7mm HRC 42
IS THIS THE RIGHT SKI FOR ME?
Not sure if this is the ski for you? Deep dive into the differences between all of our models in this handy flow chart.
MOUNTING & SPEC GUIDE
Compare specs across all of our models here and find mounting info for your binding placement too.
HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT SIZE SKI
Not sure what size is right for you? Check out our size guide here and learn how to choose the right size ski.
SWIPE RIGHT
FOR SMILES & HIGH FIVES
With our La Nieve backcountry ski, you’ll never have to sacrifice commitment for a lightweight ride. Our backcountry skis won’t feel like a ball-and-chain and they’ll have your back from the summit to the tailgate.
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