The Volk Beyond 96 Skis with Bindings is a lightweight touring set design to take you beyond the boundaries of the resort and provide you with an exceptional ski performance on the up as well as the down. Volkl uses their Tourlite Hybrid wood core which is comprised of Beech underfoot, and a mix of Poplar and Paulownia in the outer portions of the ski. As a result, you get a very light ski that maintains good stability and responsiveness similar to that of an all-mountain ski. The shape and profile of the Rise Beyond 96 lend themselves to premium backcountry performance. 96-millimeters underfoot is plenty wide to handle deep snow, but it stays light enough to remain efficient. A bit of camber underfoot helps with edge hold when the conditions are less than favorable, and a bit of tip rocker helps the ski plane out nicely in the soft stuff. Add in some early taper in the tips and tails and you have a ski that slices and dices through almost any snow condition imaginable that you will incur when earning your turns. When this ski is paired with a light weight AT binding, the sky is the limit for what you can do and where you can go to discover untouched snow with the Volkl Rise Beyond 96 Skis with Bindings.