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Black Crows

Touring ski set Vastus Freebird + bindings

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Men
Winter 2017
Advanced - Expert
Light touring

Touring sets

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Description

Ski Vastus Freebird

Black Crows’ engineers hit hard again this year in the ski touring world with the Vastus Freebird, an ultra light mountaineering ski. For the first time Black Crows came out under 1000g on the scale for a 171cm ski. The secret is the new balsa and flax core stiffened by a layer of carbon. Endowed with a single beak shape, a tip rocker simple but powerful to float in powder effortlessly.

What can the Black Crows Vastus Freebird ski do?

With a waist of only 76mm, the Vastus Freebird is a true rocket uphill. You don’t even feel it underfoot and you hike super fast. You will attack the steep straight up and avoid as many conversions as possible. Once on the edge, this touring ski gives confidence and provides a good grip even on hard and icy snow. Going downhill, it won’t be an epic freeride ski but you will enjoy the Black Crows signature and a super easy pivot. We can’t say that it delivers stunning sensations in freeride but it does the job.

Who is the Black Crows Vastus Freebird ski designed for?

We advise this light touring ski to expert riders who favour the ascent to the maximum to spend long days on the mountain. The Vastus Freebird will be the perfect ski to do Chamonix-Zermatt and go from refuge to refuge.

What are the main assets of the Black Crows Vastus Freebird ski?

Ultra light

Nimble

Grips on hard snow

Specifications

Detailed specifications

Ski category

Tour-Light

Advandced Program

Ease of use
Freestyle
Powder
Piste

Size

163 cm

Skis weight (flat)

1.98 kg

Radius

17 m

110
97

Technical data Ski Vastus Freebird

Waist width (mm)

76
Level

Advanced - Expert
Ski category

Tour-Light
Structure - Construction

Cap
Core

Wood core
Ski Camber

Traditional
Shape

Directional (front tip)
Weight of the pair in grams

-
Structure - Construction

Laminated woodcore

Semi Cap

Biax 300 carbon

Triax 300 carbon
Rocker - Camber

Single Beak
Type of turns

Multi-turns
Season

Winter 2017
Gender

Men
Radius

17

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Tips and advice

How to choose the length of your skis?

How to choose the size of your piste and all-mountain skis?

What kind of skis should I buy ?

On glisshop.co.uk, you may feel overwhelmed by the amount of products we sell. How can you find the right skis, which ones can suit your level, your style or your budget?

Your options:

1. The advanced search engine: You'll find it everywhere on our website, as a sidebar on our listing pages. It allows you to select conditions and refine your selection: brand, level, style, etc. When you select them, only the relevant products will show.

2. You can contact us on the 020 3129 3301: skis feature fine technologies and affect your safety. It is important to make sure that the skis you've selected will suit you. Call our landline and get in touch with our team for any questions regarding these products.

Do you fit the bindings on skis?

During the process or your order, we'll ask you to complete a form about the mounting of your bindings. With these details, we will be able to mount the bindings with the correct settings. The release value of the bindings is set by a professional skiman, and according to the norm AFNOR FD S 52-748.

If you don't have your own ski boots when you order, the bindings will be pre-mounted. The final settings can be done :

- by a shop if you are renting your ski boots

- by our skiman : you can call us for any technical questions. Our skiman will do the final settings for you. Telephone : 020 3129 3301

Are the skis ready to use?

All skis you purchase on our website are factory-waxed and tuned. This means they are ready to hit the slopes. However, gear tends to wear and in order to keep it in its best shape, you need to maintain base and edges on a regular basis.

Maintaining your skis is essential for a smooth glide and a solit grip. Frequency of maintenance may vary depending on how often you use your skis, or on how damaged they are. We recommend you to wax them every 10 riding days and at the end of the season. Edges need to be tuned up to 2 times per season if you want to keep a good edge control. However, don't overdo it. Tuning is basically scraping off material. If you do it too often, the edges will vanish after some time.

When your base is damaged and shows shallow scratches or rock gouge, it is possible to repair it.

You can get these repairs done by professional ski shop, or if the gouge is only superficial you may repair it yourself. To do so, you will need special tools and materials such as wax, Ptex for repairing bases, edge sharpeners, etc. You can find them on our website.

Is the equipment under guarantee?

All products benefit from a manufacturer guarantee, as long as the damage is caused by a manufacturing defect (may it be hidden or obvious).

Usually, the manufacturer guarantee lasts two years.

Only the manufacturer is able to decide if there has been a 'manufacturing defect' or a 'misuse'. Glisshop is only an intermediary between you and the manufacturer.

The manufacturer's guarantee will not apply if the problem comes from a misuse.

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