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Dude, this is golden, make more...

omg now I want to see these pulled behind a snowdogg that would be awesome.

Altai Skis are the original, super well made and fairly priced. Buy the original not the copy, Altai is a great company. Give them a call and it is common that the owner will answer the phone.

I think there is room for both skis and snowshoes, where i snowshoe in the forests of Algoma the snowshoes do an excellent job, however there are areas that i could venture into if i had the ski's as well... good vid

Thanks for comments on finding the right boot. That was my main concern... probably won't pursue the OAC for that reason. Would likely require a special boot for them which eliminates the advantage over regular XCD style skis and boots.

We use snowboard boots in our 125 Altai Hols, and the calf stability the boots provide alliw you to lean back when making turns... highly recommend testing a pair out if you haven't already.

You are a decade late with this. I've been backwoods skiing for over 60 years. Climate change, global warming has brought about the end of reliable winter. It's been fat tire ebikes with studded tires for the last few seasons for me.

$400 skis laugh-out-loud, ill stick with my $78 snow shoes and tougher workout

Snowshoeing in deep snow is a lot easier if you’re using the right size snowshoes. In the mountains of NW Maine where I live, I’ve never seen a single set of ski tracks other than on established trails. If that’s your thing then more power to you, but people use 2 things to get out in the backcountry here - snowmobiles and snowshoes. Traditional snowshoes are common for people who spend more time in the bottomlands, like trappers, but if you’re going to be in the mountains you want the biggest modern snowshoes you can find for their flotation and traction. I actually considered buying a pair of BD Glidelites or Altai Hoks last year, but realized I’d have to stick to snowmobile trails or paths made by snowshoers. Plus they won’t fit in my Jeep so I’d have to spend more money on a rack that serves no other purpose than carrying something of very limited use to me. Snowshoes it stays!

where is that filmed?

u showed us snowshoeing in powder snow but when u jumped to skiing u stayed on packed trails. not fare.

I use nice rubber swamp boots and they work really well! They need to make these ski's with the same design as newer down hill skis with the rounded ends cuz this would give them some steering/turning power but then the bindings would probably have to be changed or upgraded in order to handle the pressure. They need to make the binding itself like cross country ski boot that when its down it catches into the main binding for rigidity. The boot does this in cross country with cleat like bottom but we use normal boots with the hok skis so the binding itself needs to be made the way so that when it hinges down or closed it locks in with a design that's fixed to the ski.

I own the black diamond glidelite 147. Metal edges. I purchased mine without the adjustable binding and mounted 3-pin telemark bindings/boots. These float fairly well in BC interior powder - probably good to 15-20cm of fresh with a good base. I can fully complete solid telemark turns in full control. These are super fun alternative to my AT touring setup when I dont have time or a crew to go to the true backcountry. Highly recommend.

Love how at 0:39 you make snowshoeing look like it's a difficult chore to walk in them, which is SO far from the truth. Snowshoes can go a LOT more places and are WAY more versatile than skis. Yes, I do both XC and snowshoeing.

$600 is a bit steep (though you don't have to buy boots), but I think that winter hikers would still pothole everything if they were $50.

FYI, 35% off at MEC and Algonquin Outfitters currently. Just got a pair, can't wait to get them out.

Dude, you are skii-ing readily made tracks and trails 😂

I live in the Saint Lawrence Valley/Adirondack foothills, and I got a pair of Hoks a couple of winters ago. I hardly ever even look at my snowshoes anymore. I ended up having to get my daughter her own pair because she kept begging me to let her use them. Now, I am looking at the KAR 147s for me and letting the kids use the others. You ain't kidding about not being able to find them in North America. Hoks, too. I will be attempting to buy the KARs next month if I can find them, hopefully.

I wonder how they would work pulling a sled with all the winter kit for and extended trip? compared to snowshoes.

I would be interested in these if they were capable in powder. I like to avoid people, skin tracks, and the typical yo yo skiing AT skiers do now. If these work in going up and down in typical deep ROMO powder and yet allow me to transition to hiking boots in the transition zones count me in. I just don’t have that loose powder confidence in them from your review.

How much do you weight? And do you find yourself wishhing these were just a bit bigger?

I agree with you about snowshoes. and my first pair of XC Skis were to difficult to control that lead me to these skin based skis. Altai is another brand and more affordable. Ultimately I didn't go with these types of skis and I don't regret it. Fischer S-bound 98 skis opened my world to fun and efficient winter travel. They kick and glide and climb well using just the fishscale pattern on the bottomless in and when the going gets too steep or icey adding the little kicker skin keeps things moving. Skis, kicker skin, Alpina Alaska NNNBC Boot, and binding will run around 500 USD and is a much more capable and fun tool. Would recommend to anyone.

A good review, among many poor ones that I've seen. I have had a pair of Atai Hok 125cm and a pair of KAR147 for ~5 yrs now. I use them for back country breaking my own trails, they only work well in powder snow IMO. I also have traditional groomed trail skis, and I also fat bike.