Touring skis
Why should you buy your touring skis on Glisshop?
We select the best brands and manufacturers and offer touring skis for all kinds of style: light touring, allround touring, freetouring. If you already own your touring bindings, then you're in the right place. Glisshop has a large selection of skis to match them. Feel free to contact us to make sure your bindings work with our skis: size, style, safety, brake width... Our knowledgeable staff will be happy to guide you through our range and help you narrow it down to what you really need. From the leading brands like Black Crows or Dynafit to smaller high-performance manufacturers like Zag, our touring skis match all tastes, skills and budgets. You can also discover our men touring skis and women touring skis. Read more Show less
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Recommended price
£514.15
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£309.31
The K2 Wayback 88 is a versatile men's touring ski, light enough to make nice ascents without difficulty while offering good skiability in various conditions.
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Recommended price
£514.15
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£309.31
The Talkback 88 is a women's touring ski developed by the American brand K2, light enough to be comfortable on the ascent while offering good capabilities in a variety of snow conditions.
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Recommended price
£391.21
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£236.51
The Wayback 84 from K2 is an ideal ski for touring or freetouring, it offers a very good balance between weight and performance, while offering an enjoyable skiability on the slopes.
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£591.41
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£354.81
By preventing snow build-up on the stick, Snophobic technology on the K2 Wayback 96 allows this all-round touring ski to remain lightweight in all conditions.
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£682.41
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£473.11
The K2 Wayback 80 is a lightweight, versatile touring ski, offering stability and performance for intermediate to advanced skiers across various terrains.
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£591.41
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£409.41
The K2 Wayback 89 is a versatile, lightweight, high-performance touring ski for intermediate to advanced skiers, featuring advanced technology and a Paulownia Wood Core for durability and easy ascents.
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£454.91
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£318.41
The K2 Wayback 92 is a versatile, agile and lightweight ski featuring Snophobic technology to prevent snow build-up, guaranteeing good manoeuvrability on all types of terrain.
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£636.91
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£436.71
The K2 Wayback 98 W is a lightweight, versatile women's ski, optimized for touring and freetouring, offering stability and excellent performance in all conditions.
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£409.41
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£282.01
The K2 Wayback 84 is a versatile, lightweight ski, perfect for intermediate to advanced skiers, offering excellent manoeuvrability, stability and grip on various terrains.
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£591.41
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£409.41
The K2 Wayback 89 W is a lightweight, versatile ski for women, offering advanced technology for exceptional performance on all terrains, ideal for intermediate and advanced skiers.
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And touring was born again
The oldest picture we have of a man on skis is….4000 years old, on paintings discovered in Norway. That turns skiing as we know it, with resorts, lifts, parks etc, into a very small part of what is called history and of what was originally designed to carry people on snow. Despite the young age of alpine skiing, the sport quickly replaced touring and turned it into an old-fashioned way of using skis.
Not trendy enough, perhaps too difficult as well as it requires a tough physical condition, touring was underestimated and sadly forgotten for years. But the eco-friendly debates rising and the environmental problems we have nowadays brought touring back in the game. Touring means protecting nature and the mountain. No lifts, no resorts, touring is for nature lovers who like it when there’s no noise and no people around.
Touring, Backcountry or approach ?
There are different ways of touring :
Touring :
The original way of skiing. Before descending, you need to climb and it is the favorite part of a tour for most skiers. Touring means be as one with nature. They need to know how it works (weather, conditions, type of snow, etc) and they mainly use an equipment that’s as light as possible on order to be able to tour for a few days in a row.
Backcountry or freetouring :
If touring is uphill-oriented, freetouring prefers the downhill. To get the best tracks on the untouched slopes, freeriders don’t mind climbing a bit. Be aggressive and charge hard when descending is the main goal which is why they focus on performance more than on lightweight.
Approach :
This is only when you want to reach a close spot near the resort. Not very steep and not very long, this kind of ‘tour’ does not require any specific gear and skiers ride equally on groomed or soft snow. Discover our wide selection of Armada, Atomic, Black Crows, Black Diamond, Blizzard, Dynafit, Dynastar, Elan, Faction, Fischer, K2, Movement, Rossignol, Salomon, Scott, SkiTrab, Volkl, Zag touring skis without bindings!