Volkl Blaze 86

We also get 3D radius on this ski here so 28, 15, and 23 so 15 meters underfoot you know pretty short if you stand on this thing it's going to turn qu...

This ski is geared to a nice range of ladies. It's someone that's looking for a lightweight tour ski to go uphill, someone who really doesn't want a l...

They're very maneuverable, but they're also very precise, which is something that we've talked about with the Blaze Ski. Since they came out, Vocal as...

I just got done skiing the all-new Volkl Blaze 86. A new addition to the Blaze series this year on a little bit skinnier platform. This ski is really ...

I just got off the Volkl Blaze 86. This is a really great ski if you're the intermediate to advanced skier looking for a really lightweight ski that r...

Volkl Blaze 106: such a playful ski! Highly recommend for your needs, I have Mantra M6, Kendo 88's and my favorite is the Blaze 106, the ski is super easy to whip around at 186cm!

- volkl blaze 86 or 94. For bindings I personally don’t want to regularly ski a pin binding on piste. The ride is rough compared with a regular alpine binding. Also using light weight pin binding in bounds puts a lot of wear and tear on them.

Whatever you do, please please please don’t buy the volkl blaze. It’s a ski that is okay going uphill when touring, but on the downhill it’s absolutely awful. Volkl did some weird BS with the rocker on the tip, and it skis like a really weird Soul 7. They aren’t fun, you’re not gonna have a good time jumping, doing any form of trick, or skiing trees.

Line Blend 185 with Look Pivots for park days

Volkl Bash 86 in 180 with Tyrolia Attacks to break up the ice that makes up most of my home mountain

Then a pair of Full Tilt Dropkick Pros because they’re comfy and I like looking like a Gundam

As for skis, if you will be touring and spending time off piste, I would go wider than 79. The XDR 79 is not a ski that's designed for touring, it is more of an intermediate on piste ski that comes with a system binding (included) so it's not designed to be mounted with a pin binding. Something like the Volkl Blaze 86 W, Head Kore 85 W, Elan Ripstick 88 W, Atomic Backland 85 would be lightweight and also capable on piste and in the resort. For bindings, I don't recommend using a low tech binding like the Alpinist if you are also going to be skiing in the resort and on piste.