VÖLKL, a prestigious brand from the industrial kingdom of Germany, has always produced innovative technology. They have a strong presence in the freeskiing world, and this is their "highly recommended" model for the 2025-2026 season, based on requests from users and trends in the ski industry
Among the series, the 25-26 season will be focused on "MANTRA 88"!
The MANTRA series is a central figure in the "All Mountain Freeride" category, allowing you to freely ski any snow condition and terrain, regardless of whether it's on-piste or off-piste. Its versatile nature allows you to freely navigate a variety of situations throughout the season with just one play, and is a popular series that attracts loyal fans.
Among the lineup for the 2025-2026 season, VÖLKL staff's top recommendation is "MANTRA88."
Since its introduction in 2004, this series has continued to evolve over the past 20 years. The current MANTRA is equipped with a variety of VÖLKL's proud technologies. The MANTRA88 has a waist width of 88mm. Recently, it has attracted attention due to growing demand worldwide, and its specifications, which capture the waist width range of 80-90mm, which is designed with on-piste carving performance in mind, are the reasons why it is our top recommendation
The technology
The MANTRA88 offers a high level of balance between maneuverability and stability, allowing for effortless turns on the piste and carving at high speeds. It also boasts unfazed off-piste powder. The three technologies that support this all-around performance are the Tailored Carbon Tips, the Tailored Titanal Frame, and the 3D Radius Sidecut
Tailored Carbon Tips
Using a technology that places carbon fiber in millimeter-level detail like embroidery, the carbon fiber is embedded in the front part along the flow of force, making the shovel's response lighter and more agile, making it easier to turn with less force and providing a more direct feel
Tailored Titanal Frame
The width of the Titanal frame is adjusted according to the length of the ski. Longer sizes offer high rigidity, powerful glide and stability, while shorter sizes are light and easy to handle. Additionally, a thin second Titanal layer is installed under the binding, providing both strength and agility
3D RADIUS
The ski's design allows for three different turning radii at the top, center, and tail, making it versatile enough to handle a variety of snow conditions, terrain, and speed ranges
The tip has the largest radius, making it easy to initiate a turn, the center has a small radius, allowing for quick changes underfoot, and the tail is looser than the top, but has a larger radius, allowing you to use tail rocker to complete the turn smoothly and efficiently
Asano from EOC Japan's product department explained this in a video
Information
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