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    Skevik Anton Skis - VIDEO REVIEW

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      2013-04-19 11:10:24

      Skevik Anton Skis - VIDEO REVIEW

      Although it may not apply to the width of skis, the phrase “bigger is not always better” may be a valid argument when it comes to ski manufacturers. A handful of large corporations sell the vast majority of skis you see on the market these days and even some of the smaller brands from the last decade can now be lumped in with these big boys. In contrast, the number of independent ski manufacturers who hand craft their own skis is on the rise and for good reason; there is something to be said for a well designed and build ski. It's not rocket science to learn how to make a ski, more ski science really, and once you have the basic tools and knowledge your limitations are only that of your imagination. A perfect example of this is the Anderson brothers, Glenn and Gregg, who formed Skevik in 2005 and started selling skis to joe public three years ago. 

      The Skevik Anton skis have a pretty cool top sheet design as you can see below, after all who doesn't like a warm comfy sweater?


      Read the full review over here.

      Skevik Anton Skis



    • MellowDaddySkier
      2013-04-19 15:43:53

      Too heavy for a dedicated backcountry setup??  I respectfully disagree.


      I believe the "heaviness" you experienced pretty much all comes from your chosen bindings.  Ski weights are not that much different (unless you're going carbon fibre or something like that), it's binding weight (and design) that will really determine how much your dragging up a hill.


      Mount a pair of Antons with some Dynafit Vertical FT 12, as I did, and you're set.  Light, great for walking and most importantly, great for charging down when you get to the top.  They'lll handle everything you encounter out in the backcountry and they will make the good conditions the most fun.  These are not skis for going on week-long traverses, they are built for skiing down mountains....but I'd still take my setup on a week-long traverse and not even think twice about it.




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      2013-04-19 16:11:28

      Hey "MellowDaddySkier", you have raised a very valid point.

      The Tyrolia Adrenalin are not the lightest binding out there (weighting in at 2.65kg) and more of a freeride AT binding as they are now calling them. The skis themselves are well within the norm of other fat skis and given that these are 122 underfoot they are just as light as skis that are not as fat. The Skevik Antons come in at 4.26kg per pair or approximately 10lbs so while this is not off the charts it is still a considerable amount of weight when compared to some ski touring specific skis such as the SkiLogik Yeti skis which weigh in at 3.3 kg or 7.27lbs per pair. 


      It all comes down to skier type, age and terrain. If you want to do multi day traverses then this is not the ski for the job as you suggest. If you want to rip the resort and ski laps out of bounds then by all means the Skevik Anton skis were made for this. Being a middle aged skier who is primarily in Pow and going on day long tours I prefer as light a ski as I can get. Having said that I did not notice the extra weight of the Skevik Anton Skis or the Tryolia Adrenalin AT bindings but over the course of a few days this would certainly become a factor.


      How do you find the Dynafits tech bindings on the Antons for skiing in bounds and more aggressive lines?


      Anyone else have thoughts on what the optimal weight is for a pair of touring skis?


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