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Backland 85 2023
The Backland 85 is a men's touring ski from Atomic. This model is the most versatile of the range, it will perform equally well on both uphill and downhill.
The Backland range's success comes from its perfect adaptation to both aspects of ski touring. Indeed, the Ultra Light Woodcore provides it with extreme lightness on ascents and perfect stability on descents. Moreover, it is just as efficient on packed snow as in powder.
This new version features the Horizon Tech spoon-shaped tip, which provides you with perfect performance in powder snow and makes it even lighter and easier to ski off-piste, even on crusty snow. The Cap Sidewall construction guarantees ideal power transmission and excellent grip on all types of terrain and the tip rocker makes riding easy on all types of snow.
It is very versatile and performs well on all types of terrain and offers stability worthy of alpine skis. In addition, it features a carbon insert which reinforces the structure of the ski without extra weight. You can also find pre-cut skins specially designed for this ski.
The Backland 85 is a ski that is easy on ascents and performs flawlessly on descents, regardless of the type of snow.
Weight of the pair: 2480g (172cm).
Turn Radius :
158 cm: 15m
165 cm: 16m
172 cm: 17m
179 cm: 19 m
Construction :
- Ultra Light Woodcore: this core combines the strength of beech and the lightness of poplar to provide our racing skis with phenomenal stability and agility.
- Cap Sidewall: these full sidewalls ensure ideal power transmission and excellent grip.
Shape:
- All-mountain rocker : - 15% tip rocker / 85% classic camber: the tip rocker erases the irregularities of the terrain and makes turning easier.
Technologies :
-HZRN Tech: the ABS construction combined with a groundbreaking rocker increases the area of the tip and tail by 10%. It reduces tip deflection for better control on packed and choppy snow without changing turning inertia.
- Carbon Backbone: ultra-light carbon insert that acts as a stabiliser along the entire length of the ski for better agility and exceptional grip without weighing the ski down
The Backland 85 returns this winter with the same qualities and we absolutely love it! Its spoon-shaped tip gives it perfect lift in powder snow for such a large ski and its light construction is very advantageous uphill. It is therefore very versatile for those looking for performance on both uphill and downhill rides!
Advantages: lightness, manoeuvrability.
Disadvantages: lift in deep snow.
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