Volkl BMT 122 Ski Mens

With the advent of the Volkl V-Werks BMT series, the days of sacrificing touring performance for downhill stability are over. Made for skiers who like to blast up their own lines and shred them like they’ve been lit on fire, the V-Werks BMT (big-mountain touring, if you’re into acronyms) 122 Ski comes with a featherweight multi-layer wood core comprised of poplar and ash. The poplar in the tip and tail establishes a light, playful ride, while ash underfoot brings power and stability when you’re maching down a gun-barrel chute like a lunatic. Extra light was the name of the game during Volkl’s engineering process, and the resulting 8.5lb weight of a 186cm pair means your hip flexors won’t be crying out in pain, nor will your rando-racing buddies be looking at each other wishing they left you back at the trailhead.

New for this year, Volkl added an Ice.Off topsheet to the BMT 122, aiming to help the ski shed ice and snow faster so it doesn’t weigh you down on the way up or down. A fully rockered profile, complete with slightly tapered tips, and a fat 122mm waist delineate the BMT’s pow-gobbling pedigree, setting the ski up to surf, slash, and smear its way down pillowy lines all over the backcountry. Since Mother Nature can’t come through with the goods every day of the season, Volkl bundles the whole package up in a light, stiff carbon-fiber jacket, with a section of short sidewall construction by the foot for increased grip and stability on harder snow. When you’re standing at the trailhead getting ready before dawn, you’ll appreciate the BMT 122’s skin notch in the tail and Skin Pin in the tip, which allow you to attach Volkl’s pre-cut, glue-free Vacuum climbing skins quickly and easily. Your touring setup’s never going to be the same.