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Voile Charger Ace Touring Ski
Skiers who drive a wide ski hard on the descent and still want to earn it are the reason Voile puts a sidewall under the Voile Charger Ace Touring Ski. A 137-104-121 mm shape at 171 cm keeps the early-rise tip and wide flat tail on an 18.5 m radius, and a continuous TPU sidewall over a paulownia core damps the chatter that a cap ski hands back through the boot. At 1,488 g per ski in a 171 the Voile Charger Ace also carries a maple mounting patch, which is why one ski will hold a light pin binding or the most aggressive telemark binding on the rack.
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Why We Like It
- A continuous TPU sidewall, a tough polyurethane strip running above the edge, sends boot pressure straight down to the steel and soaks up the return, which is what a 104 mm ski needs when the snow turns to chunder.
- The maple mounting patch is a hardwood block under the binding screws, and it is why Voile pairs this ski with the most aggressive telemark bindings as readily as with the lightest tech bindings.
- The sidewall tapers into a partial cap toward tip and tail, so the swing weight stays closer to a cap ski than the construction would suggest.
- An ABS tail protector, a molded plastic cap over the tail, takes the damage that rocky exits and boot rooms usually inflict on a ski tail.
Best Uses
- Big lines and open faces at speed
- Aggressive telemark setups needing mount strength
- Resort laps on a touring ski
- Chopped, wind-affected and refrozen snow
- Skiers who want a quiet ski without poplar weight
Ski Specialist's Advice
The Voile Charger Ace starts at 157 cm and runs its own sidecut at the short end, 129-100-114 mm on a 17 m radius rather than the poplar Charger's 125-99-112 mm on 17.6 m, so cross-shopping the two by length needs care. Weight runs from 1,230 g per ski at 157 cm to 1,748 g per ski at 185 cm. The shape wants speed, so take the length you ski at the resort rather than shortening it for touring.
Between the maple patch and the sidewall, this ski holds anything from a light pin binding to a hard-charging telemark binding. Fitting quiver killers is still a warranty problem. Use the boot center mark on the topsheet, which Voile charts size by size, and leave the plate out. Match binding to your boot sole norm, size brakes to the waist at your length from 100 mm at 157 cm to 108 mm at 185 cm, and run skins at a 140 mm stock width for the 114 to 126 mm tail.
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Shape and Sizing
- Dimensions
- 129-100-114 mm (157 cm), 133-102-117 mm (164 cm), 137-104-121 mm (171 cm), 140-106-124 mm (178 cm), 143-108-126 mm (185 cm)
- Turning Radius
- 17 m (157 cm), 17.7 m (164 cm), 18.5 m (171 cm), 19.5 m (178 cm), 20 m (185 cm)
- Weight
- 1,230 g per ski (157 cm), 1,286 g per ski (164 cm), 1,488 g per ski (171 cm), 1,591 g per ski (178 cm), 1,748 g per ski (185 cm)
- Lengths
- 157, 164, 171, 178, 185 cm
- Profile
- Early Rise Camber, early-rise tip with a wide shovel, camber underfoot, minimal taper and a wide flat tail
Construction and Use
- Core
- Paulownia wood core with two layers of Voile Carbon-Weave, a carbon fiber and triaxial fiberglass laminate, and a maple mounting patch
- Construction
- Partial cap layup with a continuous TPU sidewall, maple mounting patch, ABS tail protector, textured polyamide nylon Anti-Ice topsheet, full-contact hardened steel edges, sintered black base. Made in Utah, USA.
- Recommended Use
- Big-mountain and powder touring
- Binding Pairing
- AT bindings, including pin/tech touring bindings, and telemark bindings. Standard mount, no reinforcing plate required. 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 or by installing quiver killers.
Compare the Voile Charger Ace
Voile Charger Ace vs. Voile Charger
Both are Early Rise Camber skis at 137-104-121 mm and an 18.5 m radius at 171 cm, and the construction separates them. The Voile Charger Ace uses a partial cap with a continuous TPU sidewall over paulownia at 1,488 g per ski, while the Voile Charger uses a full cap over poplar at 1,545 g. The Ace is the damper ski and the stronger mount; the Charger is the cheaper one.
Shop Voile Charger skisVoile Charger Ace vs. Voile HyperCharger
Same paulownia core and doubled carbon, different edge construction. The Voile HyperCharger is the full cap version at 1,295 g per ski at 171 cm and is the one to take on a long objective. The Voile Charger Ace adds the sidewall and maple patch for 193 g per ski more, and returns damping and mount strength for it.
Shop Voile HyperCharger skisVoile Charger Ace vs. Voile Vector Ace
Two skis on the same Ace platform, 10 mm apart underfoot. The Voile Vector Ace is 127-94-111 mm at 171 cm and 1,408 g per ski, quicker edge to edge and aimed at firm snow. The Voile Charger Ace is 137-104-121 mm and 1,488 g, and floats better when the snow is soft.
Shop Voile Vector Ace skis