In the design of sports vehicles focused on maximum agility without punishing the driver, lightening the chassis while retaining elastic damping elements at the ends makes it possible to absorb road jolts without incurring the exhausting stiffness of a track setup. The Völkl Blaze 86 W 166 cm brings this technical solution to contemporary skiing. Its mechanical core features the Hybrid Multilayer Woodcore, combining selected lightweight wood strips with dense hardwood reinforcements beneath the binding area, ensuring firm screw retention and immediate elastic response when exiting every turn.

To do without heavy full-length metal sheets while retaining damping, it incorporates Suspension Tips & Tails elastomer inserts at the ends: a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) profile that absorbs jolts from crusty snow and terrain irregularities like active racing suspension. Under the boot, a 0.3 mm Titanal sheet stabilizes direct power transmission to the edges. Its outstanding agility comes from the 3D Radius Sidecut system (with radii of 28 m at the tip, 15 m underfoot, and 23 m at the tail in the 166 cm length): this triple curvature allows effortless linking of short, tight turns or laying the ski over at speed in wide turns with impeccable stability. Its Tip & Tail Rocker profile provides clean turn initiation and smooth flotation in soft snow. Supplied without bindings (flat skis), it allows the skier to install alpine bindings (Marker Squire 11, Griffon 13) or lightweight touring bindings (Marker Alpinist, Cruise 10), selecting 90 mm brakes.

Technical specifications

• Brand and model: Völkl Blaze 86 W (flat ski version without bindings).

• Manufacturer reference: 122436.

• Available length: 166 cm.

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

• Category: Versatile All-Mountain and lightweight Freetouring (women's line / lightweight all-round).

• Skier level: Intermediate to advanced / expert.

• Waist width: 86 mm (60% groomed runs / 40% off-piste and touring).

• Geometry dimensions (Sidecut): 129 - 86 - 111 mm.

• 3D turn radii (in 166 cm): R1 (tip) = 28 m / R2 (center) = 15 m / R3 (tail) = 23 m.

• Core structure: Hybrid Multilayer Woodcore (lightweight paulownia and poplar wood with dense reinforcement beneath the bindings).

• Structural reinforcement: Titanal Binding Platform (0.3 mm Titanal sheet underfoot for screw retention and power transmission).

• Damping: Suspension Tips & Tails (TPU perimeter inserts in the tip and tail that absorb vibrations and impacts).

• Construction: Full Sidewall (full-length vertical sidewalls for direct edge grip).

• Profile: Tip & Tail Rocker (moderate rocker in the tip and tail with classic camber underfoot).

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

• Weight: ~1395 g per ski in 166 cm (~2790 g for the complete pair).

• Recommended brake width for mounting: 90 mm (incompatible with brakes narrower than 86 mm; widths above 95-100 mm are not recommended).