Amidst their every growing line-up of skis, Surface skis has ventured into the Backcountry Skiing realm with two skis: the Surface Live Free Skis and the Surface Walk Free Skis. We reviewed the Live Free skis last year (link), and the Walk Free skis are the focus of this review.
Thanks to their light Austrian poplar wood core and the Kevlar runners from tip to tail, the Walk Frees are lighter than the Live Frees. Surface didn’t compromise shovel or waist width in order to keep things light, however, and at 132 / 100 / 122 the Surface Walk Free skis are the little brother to the Live Free but not by much. Despite their traditional camber construction, the Walk Free are designed with a flatter tail to allow them to be plunged into the snow and, therefore, be used as a mountaineer ski.
