The lightest ski here, and the only one that walks uphill · review
The dearest ski on the shelf and the only one sold without a binding, which makes its real cost higher than the page suggests.
The bottom line A flat expert ski at the top of the price list, honest about the binding it does not include and silent about everything else.
Five lines: for men, one year of warranty, level: expert, style: hiking, collection 2025.
The title carries the important part — Ski ohne Bindung, 163 cm.
Ohne Bindung means the ski arrives on its own. A touring binding and its mounting follow, and both are real costs: the binding is a purchase, the mounting is a workshop job priced by the hour.
At 767.20 in the German store before either, this is the dearest entry on the shelf by a distance, and the figure on the page is not the figure at the end.
Everything dimensional. The model name carries an 87, which on this range is the waist in millimetres, and the listing never says so. No sidecut, no radius, no weight.
For somebody who already owns a touring binding and a boot that suits it, a flat ski is the correct purchase and the only kind worth buying. For anybody else, the page above is the beginning of a bill rather than the end of one.
One check, 745 € at the bottom and 767 € at the top, across the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon shops.
Outside the euro, the American Amazon shop sells it in its own currency, and the range above is kept clear of that.
An empty answer from the British Amazon shop: the buy button there opens a search instead of a blank page.
Figures pulled from Keepa the day this page was last revised. Stock and prices move without notice.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 28 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
Same category, nearest budget — what else the same money buys.
| Lengths | 163 cm, as listed |
|---|---|
| Waist width | Not published; 87 appears in the model name |
| Dimensions | Not published |
| Radius | Not published |
| Profile | Not published |
| Binding included | None — the title says "ohne Bindung" |
| Weight per ski | Not published |
| Skin attachment | Not published |
| Amazon reference | B0DKFRR326 (one reference across 5 Amazon marketplaces) |
| EAN | 0726423209881 |
A touring binding plus its mounting, and neither is trivial. This site keeps flat skis and complete sets in separate rows for exactly that reason — a price table that mixes them is comparing cartons.
It is the number in the model name and on this range it refers to the waist in millimetres. The listing does not state it as a specification, and this page does not print an unpublished figure in the table.
Any touring binding a workshop can mount, which then has to match the boot’s sole and inserts. The order of that decision is boot, binding, ski — and this ski is the last step, not the first.
An experienced tourer who already owns the binding and wants a light ski under it
At 799 $, it sits +78 % against the 450 $ median of the 5 models in this category published here.
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on September 28, 2026.
Specifications: manufacturer sheet and Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. No product on this site has been physically tested.
170 cm all-mountain ski with Tyrolia PR 11 GW, tip rocker, wood core
An all-mountain ski with an alpine binding, described at length and measured not at all — and another one that does not climb.
Best for: An intermediate skier buying one ski for mixed snow, with the binding included
≈ €439
158 cm women’s touring ski, sold with no published specification at all
A genuine women’s touring ski from a house that makes little else — and a listing that publishes not one figure beyond the length.
Best for: A skier who already knows this model and is buying a second pair or a replacement
≈ £375 / €416
174 cm touring ski, 88 mm in the model name, paulownia core with a titanal laminate
A real touring ski whose waist is in its name, with the lightest core material on the shelf and a laminate the maker says is specific to its touring range.
Best for: A tourer who knows the Wayback and wants the 88 at a season-old price
≈ €473
