Volkl Blaze 94 Alpine Touring Skis

Picking the correct ski size?

There is no one size for one height and weight. The general rule is to pick a ski that is going to land somewhere between your chin and the top of your head. Within your size range there are multiple reasons to choose a shorter or longer ski.

Reasons for Shorter Ski’s, closer to your chin:

• beginner or intermediate skier
• Your weight is lighter than average for your height
• You like to make short, quick turns

Reasons to size your skis longer, closer to the top of your head:

• skiing fast and aggressively
• You weigh more than average for your height
• The majority of your skiing off the trail
• Skis have significant rocker in the tip

A shorter ski will be easier to turn yet not as stable as a longer ski. A carving ski with a skinnier waist and a smaller turn radius can be skied at a shorter length than an all mountain or a freeride ski with larger, longer turn radius and fatter waist width.

• Easy steering and maneuverability

• Disruption resistant at the tip

• No radius limitation and ease of turn exit

• Usage of shorter radius in the center for short turns and lower speed

• Extremely easy to initiate short turns

• Strikingly agile

• Effortless and smooth in short turns

A sintered high-density and high molecular polyethylene base with great gliding characteristics and high durability.

Direct and strong powertransmission with full length sidewalls.

The extra-light hybrid multilayer wood core is a very complex core that is used in the Blaze. Light and very stable poplar and beech woods, individually weighed and selected by weight before gluing, are used in this wood core. In the tip-to-tail construction, the wood extends to the tip of the blade and end, giving them the sophisticated combination of good stability and low weight. In the center of the core, a CNC-milled Isocore area contributes to optimal liveliness and dynamic development. All in all, this design allows the stability of the ski to meet the high demands of a freeride ski, and this at a weight that is only slightly higher than that of a touring ski.

Inserts made of elastic TPU material on the edges of the tip and tail which act like a bumper in wind-blown or tracked snow. Its shock-absorbing elasticity ensures better stability and catch-free float.