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Voile Hyper V6 Touring Ski
Backcountry skiers who want one ski for the whole winter, and who would rather smear a turn than carve it, are the reason the Voile Hyper V6 Touring Ski exists. A 131-99-111 mm shape at 178 cm puts a wide shovel in front of a 99 mm waist for float in soft snow, and the 18.5 m radius at that length keeps turn initiation quick in trees and tight terrain. At 1,320 g per ski in a 178, which is 210 g per ski under the poplar-core Voile V6 at the same length, the Voile Hyper V6 earns its keep on long days, and the 163 to 188 cm size run covers tight tree skiing through open bowls.
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Why We Like It
- The Voile Hybrid Rocker profile lifts tip and tail around camber underfoot, which shortens the running length and lets the 18.5 m radius at 178 cm break loose early rather than tracking through the turn.
- At 1,320 g per ski in a 178 the Voile Hyper V6 is 210 g per ski lighter than the poplar-core Voile V6 at the same length, which takes 420 g off the pair before bindings go on.
- The paulownia wood core sits under two layers of Voile Carbon-Weave, a carbon fiber and triaxial fiberglass laminate, so the ski holds torsional stiffness while carrying no metal.
- Two lengths of hardened steel wrap the full perimeter, which matters on a ski this light when early and late season approaches put rocks and creek crossings underfoot.
Best Uses
- One-ski backcountry quivers in the 95 to 100 mm range
- Tree skiing and tight terrain where a short running length helps
- Hut trips and long storm-day laps
- Skiers running pin/tech touring bindings
- Soft and variable snow rather than firm groomers
Ski Specialist's Advice
Length changes the Voile Hyper V6 more than it changes most touring skis, because Voile moves the sidecut with the length instead of holding one shape across the size run. A 163 is 126-96-108 mm on a 17 m radius and a 188 is 135-102-115 mm on a 20 m radius, so sizing up buys width and float along with stability, and weight follows from 1,135 g per ski at 163 cm to 1,450 g per ski at 188 cm. Most all-mountain tourers land between 173 and 183 cm: go shorter for trees and technical couloirs, longer for open terrain and speed.
Voile builds the Hyper Series for AT bindings, and mounting telemark bindings or quiver killers on the Voile Hyper V6 voids the Voile factory warranty, which runs one year from purchase against defects in materials and workmanship. Skiers planning a tele setup should buy the standard Voile V6, which Voile lists as telemark compatible. Voile marks boot center on the topsheet and publishes a boot center chart per length, so a standard mount works without a reinforcing plate. Match binding to your boot sole norm, size brakes to the waist at your length from 96 mm at 163 cm to 102 mm at 188 cm, and cut skins from a 120 mm stock width.
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Shape and Sizing
- Dimensions
- 126-96-108 mm (163 cm), 129-98-110 mm (173 cm), 131-99-111 mm (178 cm), 133-100-113 mm (183 cm), 135-102-115 mm (188 cm)
- Turning Radius
- 17 m (163 cm), 18 m (173 cm), 18.5 m (178 cm), 19 m (183 cm), 20 m (188 cm)
- Weight
- 1,135 g per ski (163 cm), 1,275 g per ski (173 cm), 1,320 g per ski (178 cm), 1,400 g per ski (183 cm), 1,450 g per ski (188 cm)
- Lengths
- 163, 173, 178, 183, 188 cm
- Profile
- Voile Hybrid Rocker, hybrid rocker tip with a wide shovel, camber underfoot, tapered hybrid rocker tail
Construction and Use
- Core
- Paulownia wood core with two layers of Voile Carbon-Weave, a carbon fiber and triaxial fiberglass laminate
- Construction
- Full cap construction with reinforced mounting areas, textured polyamide nylon Anti-Ice topsheet, full-contact hardened steel edges, sintered black base. Made in Utah, USA.
- Recommended Use
- All-mountain backcountry touring
- Binding Pairing
- AT bindings, including pin/tech touring bindings. Standard mount, no reinforcing plate required. Telemark bindings and quiver killers void the Voile factory warranty.
- Warranty
- One year from date of end-user purchase against defects in materials and workmanship. Voided by modification, by installing quiver killers, or by mounting telemark bindings on Hyper Series skis.
Compare the Voile Hyper V6
Voile Hyper V6 vs. Voile V6
Same 131-99-111 mm shape at 178 cm and the same 18.5 m radius, so the difference is the layup. The Voile V6 runs a poplar core with a single Carbon-Weave layer at 1,530 g per ski at 178 cm, while the Voile Hyper V6 uses a paulownia core and doubles the carbon for 1,320 g per ski. The Voile V6 also accepts telemark bindings, which the Hyper Series does not.
Shop Voile V6 skisVoile Hyper V6 vs. Voile HyperVector
Both skis use the Hyper Series paulownia core and double Carbon-Weave layup. The Voile HyperVector runs an Early Rise Camber profile with a long running length and a wide flat tail, 96 mm underfoot at 177 cm on a 19.5 m radius, for edge hold on firm snow. The Voile Hyper V6 trades that for tip and tail rocker and a shorter running length, so it smears where the HyperVector carves.
Shop Voile HyperVector skisVoile Hyper V6 vs. Voile Hyper V6 BC
Identical shape, radius and layup, with a molded Traction Pattern scale base underfoot on the Voile Hyper V6 BC that climbs rolling terrain without skins. Published pair weights sit within hand-build variance of each other, so the trade is glide rather than grams: scales drag on the descent and rule out skiing backwards. Take the BC for rolling approach terrain and the Voile Hyper V6 for days where every climb gets skins anyway.
Shop Voile Hyper V6 BC skis