All Things Volkl Thread

[nyskirat]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6530E_Fk1s

Is this a new ski or just their Mantra?

[Bandit Man]

Appears to be a new design. Curious to hear more.


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[nyskirat]

Yeah info should be released today per their instagram

[nyskirat]

https://volkl.com/en-gb/v-werks-100

Available in a 170, 178, 186. 140-100-122 for dimensions.

Tip and tail rocker.

[J. Barron DeJong]

Am I the only one getting the feeling that the main design criteria was that it needs to look cool vs. actual performance?

[kid-kapow]

Whoever wrote / signed off on the marketing copy for that release seriously needs to be fired. It is frankly impressive using that many words to say so little in so a confusing manner. Also funny that the skis says 179, the specs says 178.

I dunno - perhaps they decided to give DPS a run for making the most overpriced ski, though these will prob be more torsionally rigid than the technical marvels that is DPS skis....

would be fun to demo a pair though. I quite liked the discontinued mantra v werks, so if they've kinda fixed the flex pattern of that ski these could be fun. Doubt I can afford them though...

[alpineslider]

Wow, $2k!!! The 170s are sold out already on Volkl's site. The other sizes are supposedly low stock.

[1000-oaks]

Am I the only one getting the feeling that the main design criteria was that it needs to look cool vs. actual performance?

X2 in a big way.

And stop with $#@&# depressions in the topsheet that fill with snow and ice, there's no reason to drag pointless weight around the mountain. Add more carbon / metal / rubber instead, something functional.

[Velomayniac]

X2 in a big way.

And stop with $#@&# depressions in the topsheet that fill with snow and ice, there's no reason to drag pointless weight around the mountain. Add more carbon / metal / rubber instead, something functional.

with those divets, now I can add 600g of snow/ice per ski and have the weight I’m looking for. Finally a ski with variable weight!

[SnakeMagnet]

Whoever wrote / signed off on the marketing copy for that release seriously needs to be fired. It is frankly impressive using that many words to say so little in so a confusing manner. Also funny that the skis says 179, the specs says 178.

I dunno - perhaps they decided to give DPS a run for making the most overpriced ski, though these will prob be more torsionally rigid than the technical marvels that is DPS skis....

would be fun to demo a pair though. I quite liked the discontinued mantra v werks, so if they've kinda fixed the flex pattern of that ski these could be fun. Doubt I can afford them though...

And re-hire whoever designed topsheets pre-2015. Boring triangles and ugly-ass yellows and fingerbanging since.

[chicken feathers]

And re-hire whoever designed topsheets pre-2015. Boring triangles and ugly-ass yellows and fingerbanging since.

Yep. Volkl’s freeride skis looked so good during the aughts & early tens.

[Benneke10]

That ski looks so fucking bad I almost regret starting this thread.

[chicken feathers]

That ski looks so fucking bad I almost regret starting this thread.

Lol. Thats funny

[1000-oaks]

Should be a hit with the Patek Philippe aggressive blue groomer crowd.

(It better not turn out to be an awesome ski, don't want to be sniffing through Craigslist looking for a $500 used pair three years from now after talking smack.)

[Stikki]

Whoever wrote / signed off on the marketing copy for that release seriously needs to be fired. It is frankly impressive using that many words to say so little in so a confusing manner.

I'm getting high end golf club vibes, like you could substitute driver for ski and wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

[Bandit Man]

They probably ski great. The price tag is ridiculous.

[J. Barron DeJong]

I don’t know, man. I’m having a hard time figuring out how splitting the core completely in half and putting big empty areas in it is going to improve performance.

And the price tag is ridiculous.

[SnakeMagnet]

The 176 weighs 2KG so it's not light or any semblance of a tour-focused ski..

What even is the market niche for these? Goddamn FOMO bullshit.

[nyskirat]

Rich Americans and Europeans

[gaijin]

Keyhole technology.


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[J. Barron DeJong]

Keyhole technology.


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Keyhole? Nah, more like:

[SoVT Joey]

Well I guess dentists can have a new weapon. Or maybe this is a lawyer or politician model. $1999. Suck a fat one. I figured they just had a mistake on the price before. Apparently not. That was just in my email.

https://volkl.com/en-us/p/v-werks-100-2024

[Velomayniac]

It’s now showing $2500 on the US site

[Djongo Unchained]

In 2010, volkl released The Grizzly. A $1500+ ski then. They have some history of swingin' for the fences.

This strikes me as another one of those overpriced 'skis for professionals, not professional skiers'.

[mn_teleswede]

I could enjoy a 2 week ski vacation for $2500. Crazy $$