The Volkl Katana V-Werks Skis blur the line between high end backcountry touring and resort ripping. Built around a carbon jacket, these skis are definitely on the light side and stiff. Mixing carbon with a full rocker profile makes these skis devour the deep stuff but have a meaty backbone to take on less than ideal conditions like chunder, ice and windblown snow. These are typically the conditions that many backcountry skiers run into from skiing an objective from top to bottom. Tipping the scales at 1880 grams at the 180-centimeter length, they will give you an ideal weight to fly up the skin track and still provide you with enough energy for the descent down. And speaking of the down, these skis mean business with a stiff flex and powerful ride. The full rocker of the Katana V-Werks is a fantastic blend of power, playfulness, and flotation. They're incredibly smooth through the fresh, and if you get in tight spots and sketchy situations, the carbon jacket and 3D Ridge will more than boost your confidence. For backcountry, side country or resort skiers looking for that elusive quiver of one ski that can simply so it all with the right kind of binding light a Marker Duke PT or a marker Kingpin, the Volkl Katana V-Werks Skis are your answer.