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First Look: Moonlight Cruiser Carbon Superlight

Call it niche: A sub 1200g 114mm underfoot powder ski.

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Jason Albert

In another time’s forgotten space, I was overly concerned with weight. The heaviness of it all slowed me down. There could have been many reasons for this dynamic: I may have been out of shape; The gear could have been legitimately (and burdensomely) heavy—it was. And so, at the cost of many things, like my…

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  1. Spencer Dillon

    reminds me of the older Sportiva Vapor nanos etc. Definitely not ideal for your neck of the woods, but a great tool for the right day. And certainly not a quiver of one or even quiver of two ski.

    Those Alptracks are great! But I would agree, they need to be carefully minded in all but the best conditions. Their weight combines with their shape (highly cambered and turny) to create a unique ski experience, requiring aggressive, forward skiing. The shape of these skis (along with the old sportiva skis) seems much more complimentary to the construction and intended use.

    I will say I have very much enjoyed the Alptracks 89s for slow, steep skiing, even in variable conditions.

    1. Jason Albert

      Come to think of it, now that you mentioned the Sportiva Vapor, I’ve snapped a La Sportiva Vapor Svelte, too.

      1. Riley Willetts

        the la Sportiva vapor might be the most snapped touring ski ever created… there are more single vapor skis in household in salt lake city than pairs…

        1. Spencer Dillon

          Wow so much hate for the vapors! Not that I haven’t snapped a too-light-for-me ski.

          More snapped vapors than fischer transalp RCs??? No way. But who knows. I think these sorts of skis you have to mount with a 6 release binding or lower regardless of your release preferences because your tibia is for sure stronger than the ski.

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