In performance motorsport, where the power-to-weight ratio determines dynamic efficiency, lightening the body assembly while reinforcing only the suspension mounting points creates a highly agile vehicle that does not flex under critical loads. The Völkl Blaze 106 W in 165 cm (120428) brings this philosophy to modern ski touring. Its architecture uses the Hybrid Multilayer Woodcore, combining selected lightweight woods such as paulownia with dense beech and poplar, keeping the weight to just 1590 g per ski for long touring ascents while maintaining a solid, consistent response on the descent.

Beneath the binding mounting area, it features the Titanal Binding Platform: a 0.3 mm titanal sheet that distributes lateral pressure directly to the vertical Full Sidewall edges and eliminates any risk of screw pull-out in hard impacts. To remove vibrations in crusty or wind-affected snow, the tips and tails incorporate Suspension Tips & Tails, perimeter inserts made of elastic thermoplastic material that absorb direct impacts before they reach the skier’s legs. Its 3D Radius Sidecut geometry in 165 cm delivers outstanding versatility: a tight 14 m central radius allows the ski to flex and pivot through narrow forests or couloirs with remarkable ease, while the longer radii in the tip (30 m) and tail (22 m) provide stability on wide faces at high speed. Supplied without bindings (flat skis), it allows the installation of tech/pin touring bindings (such as ATK FR14 with a 110 mm brake) or alpine freeride bindings.

Technical specifications

• Brand and model: Völkl Blaze 106 W (flat ski version without bindings).

• Manufacturer reference: 120428.

• Available length: 165 cm.

• Bindings: Not included (flat skis to be drilled and mounted in a specialist workshop).

• Category: Women’s all-round freetouring / freeride.

• Skier level: Upper-intermediate, advanced and expert.

• Waist width: 106 mm (70% off-piste and powder / 30% groomed runs and ascents).

• Geometry dimensions (Sidecut): 146 - 106 - 128 mm.

• Triple turn radius (3D Radius Sidecut in 165 cm): R1 (tip) = 30.0 m | R2 (waist) = 14.0 m | R3 (tail) = 22.0 m.

• Binding reinforcement: Titanal Binding Platform (0.3 mm titanal sheet for screw retention).

• Perimeter damping: Suspension Tips & Tails (elastic TPU inserts in the ends to reduce vibrations).

• Core structure: Hybrid Multilayer Woodcore (lightweight hybrid core of premium wood and paulownia).

• Construction: Full Sidewall (continuous straight vertical sidewalls from tip to tail).

• Profile: Tip & Tail Rocker with traditional camber under the boot.

• Base: High-density molecular sintered P-Tex 2100 with maximum wax retention.

• Weight: ~1590 g per ski in 165 cm (~3180 g per pair without bindings).

• Recommended brake width for mounting: 110 mm (incompatible with brakes narrower than 106 mm).