By popular demand, the Emmerich is a narrower version of our beloved Cathedrals shape. Dedicated to those seeking a lighter weight and a narrower profile for firmer snow, the stock version of these skis comes in our new X3 Carbon construction. You can order this shape in a different construction style or with different graphics in our custom ski page.
Some of the most dramatic skyline that can be seen from town are the Cathedral peaks, the tallest of which is Mt Emmerich. The Emmerich ski similarly resembles the shape of the our popular Cathedrals design, the most notable difference is that it is narrowed up 10mm. Practical in every sense, these skis naturally lend themselves to a nice round turn shape. Rocker tip and camber underfoot pop the skis out of the snow and grips on the firm stuff. Less tail rise allows for a slightly more secure finish to the turn in firm snow. Our X3 Carbon construction style is slightly stiffer and lighter than the Cathedrals build, as the ski is tailored toward firmer snow and fast ascents. These skis are designed to be ridden short and small for a light and nimble kit.
Additional information
Length
162, 169, 177, 184, 190
Specs
Turning Radius: 15.5m
Tip Rocker: 41cm
Camber: 2mm
Tail Rocker: 12cm
Length
Dimensions
Weight Carbon
162cm
126x96x109mm
1226g/ski
169cm
128x98x110mm
1400g/ski
177cm
129x100x112mm
1532g/ski
184cm
131x102x114mm
1732g/ski
190cm
123x104x106mm
1690g/ski
Construction Style
The Emmerich skis come standard in a full carbon X3 construction and a Sitka spruce core for the lightest weight possible.
X3 Carbon
This premium option eliminates the fiberglass layer compared to our standard carbon construction and replaces it with a triaxial blend of carbon cloths, resulting in the lightest, strongest construction style available. Cosmetically, the X3 carbon option will look similar to our standard carbon top sheet except that the weave is rotated at a diagonal 45 degrees from the longitudinal direction of the ski for extra torsional stiffness.
Artwork by Klara Maisch
With artwork by Klara Maisch, featuring a section of the Cathedrals painting, perhaps the most bomb diggity ridge line we can see from the front door of our shop. We first met Klara around the same time we started building skis. She burst into our workshop, and in a blur of enthusiasm busted out an paint job for her first set of sticks that knocked our socks off. She regularly shreds hard with a backpack full of painting supplies and a canvas strapped to the outside. We’ve been honored to collaborate with her ever since.
More info on Klara and her most up to date work can be found at her website, https://www.klaramaisch.com
Touring Bindings
We now offer bindings on our skis! For ski touring, we recommend Dynafit bindings as they have the longest track record and have proven themselves as reliable as anything in our harsh environment. Though we try to keep a variety of bindings in stock, styles, colors and inventory fluctuate and their stock quantity is not necessarily reflected in our webstore. If we don’t have your selected binding in stock, we will contact you to make arrangements for an exchange.
We recommend either : Dynafit Radical ST 10 The industry standard tech binding. When Dynafits patent ran out a few years ago on this binding, most other binding manufacturers jumped on the opportunity to copy it. Some succeeded, others failed, we love this binding because of its simplicity and combination of strength, weight ($535g) and brakes.
Dynafit ST Rotation 10
Seems to be Dynafits improvement on the ST Radical 10. Features a toe piece that rotates to release for safety. Adds a bit of weight (599g) which is a small price if it prevents a knee injury!
Dynafit TLT Speedfit
The TLT Speedfit Binding is a 310-gram, minimalistic ski touring binding that combines the characteristics of a lightweight, ascent binding with the advantages of a classic ski touring binding. The heel unit can be adjusted to release values from 5 to 10. The TLT Speedfit binding has less length adjustment compared to the ST models, weighs less and doesn’t include brakes.
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